Ministry issues notice to BRTC chief to explain extra bus fare

The road transport ministry this evening issued a show-cause notice asking the BRTC chairman to explain why state-run buses are allegedly charging additional fare from passengers.
12 October 2015, 15:18 PM

Blake named as UK envoy in Dhaka

The UK government announces Alison Blake as the next British high commissioner to Bangladesh.
12 October 2015, 12:39 PM

2 RMG workers killed in Savar road crashes

Two garment workers were killed in separate road accidents in Ashulia on the outskirts of Dhaka.
12 October 2015, 04:45 AM

Charges pressed against 3 for torturing schoolboy

Police submitted charge sheet against three people in a case for torturing a schoolboy in the district yesterday.
11 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Shooting of minor: MP Liton seeks bail

Manzurul Islam Liton, ruling Awami League lawmaker from Gaibandha-1, files a petition with High Court seeking anticipatory bail in a case filed against him on charge of shooting 10-year-old-boy Saurav Mia.
11 October 2015, 10:01 AM

Minister hopes to unfold foreigner killings’ mystery soon

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan says the mystery behind killing of two foreign nationals will be cracked soon and the perpetrators identified.
11 October 2015, 07:39 AM

Boy falls from tree, dies

A schoolboy died, falling off a tree in the district yesterday morning. The dead is Joni, 10, a Class V student of Boro Rauta Government Primary School, and son
10 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Girl commits 'suicide'

Police recovered the body of a teenage girl at Airmari village in Islampur upazila of the district yesterday. The deceased was identified as Amena, 15, daughter
10 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Land dispute leaves one dead

A man was beaten to death over a land dispute in Mayarbazar area under Singra upazila of the district yesterday.
10 October 2015, 18:00 PM

School committee chief accused of corruption

Students and guardians yesterday demonstrated demanding removal of the president of Kisamat Chandrapur Government Primary School managing committee in Aditmari upazila of the district, bringing corruption charge against him.
10 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Mina stampede: Bangladesh death toll rises to 68

The number of Bangladeshis killed in the Mina stampede during Hajj last month rises to 68, the Hajj mission in Saudi Arabia confirms.
9 October 2015, 15:10 PM

Two cattle traders shot by BSF

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) shot two cattle traders, including a Bangladeshi national, at Pathordubi border in Bhurungamari upazila
8 October 2015, 18:00 PM

BSF kill Bangladeshi at Shibganj border

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) troopers have gunned down a Bangladeshi man near Fatehpur frontier in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj.
8 October 2015, 09:56 AM

Family to meet Mojaheed tomorrow

Family members of condemned war criminal Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mojaheed will meet him at Dhaka Central Jail tomorrow.
8 October 2015, 08:58 AM

Sepp Blatter 'provisionally suspended' for 90 days

The bad news just keeps coming for Sepp Blatter after FIFA provisionally suspended the president of football's world governing body.
7 October 2015, 21:35 PM

Indian sarees seized

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 2,400 Indian sarees worth about Tk 2 crore at Benapole border in Jessore district on Tuesday. The
7 October 2015, 18:00 PM

15 idols vandalised in Satkhira

Criminals vandalised at least 15 idols at a temple at Karmakarpara in Ashashuni upazila of the district early yesterday.
7 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Leaf blight worries aman farmers of Dinajpur

Bacterial leaf blight has appeared in aman fields of Chirirbandar and Sadar upazilas under the district, much to the worry of farmers
7 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Drug peddler jailed

A mobile court here on Tuesday sentenced a man to two years' imprisonment for possessing 75,000 litres of wine. The convict is Md
7 October 2015, 18:00 PM

No IS in Bangladesh, police chief asserts

The chief of police asserts claim that there is no organisational existence of international terrorist outfit Islamic State (IS) in Bangladesh.
6 October 2015, 13:08 PM