1.78 lakh loan defaulters: Muhith

Finance Minister AMA Muhith says at the parliament that the total number of loan defaulters in the country was around 1.78 lakh as of June according to Bangladesh Credit Information Bureau.
3 September 2015, 15:36 PM

2 remanded over ‘links to Arakan Army’

A Rangamati court places two arrestees with suspected links to Myanmar’s rebel group Arakan Army on a three-day remand.
3 September 2015, 14:59 PM

Jubo League man stabbed

A local Jubo League leader was stabbed by an activist of a rival faction in Sadar upazila on Tuesday afternoon. The injured is Saiful Islam Sentu, president of 11
2 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Collision between 2 buses leaves 6 dead in Faridpur

Six, including four women, are killed and over 100 others injured in a head-on collision between two buses at Talmar Jamtola Bazar on Dhaka-Barisal Highway in Sadar upazila this afternoon.
2 September 2015, 15:07 PM

3 ‘human traffickers’ held in Cox’s Bazar

Three people are detained in Cox’s Bazar for their alleged involvement with human trafficking.
2 September 2015, 08:50 AM

Kid drowns in pond

A two and half-year-old boy drowned in a pond in Birampur upazila of the district yesterday. The deceased is Md Ariful Islam, son of
1 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Constable Monir rewarded for saving kid

Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) rewards Md Monir, a traffic constable who bravely rescued an eight-year-old schoolboy from drowning.
1 September 2015, 15:01 PM

HC questions legality of Section 57

The High Court today questioned the legality of the much-talked-about Section 57 of Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Act.
1 September 2015, 11:30 AM

Goodbye, little ghost!

Muhammad Sadman Casper, also known as “little ghost” dies at a Dhaka Hospital.
30 August 2015, 12:37 PM

Robbers shoot 3, looted Tk 1cr in Ctg

Robbers shot three people including a filling station owner and snatched around Tk 1 crore from them in Mirsharai upazila of Chittagong.
30 August 2015, 10:29 AM

Interns issue 15-day ultimatum for pay hike

Setting a 15-day ultimatum for the government to increase their allowance, intern doctors threatens of non-stop strike if the demand is not fulfilled.
30 August 2015, 08:43 AM

3 killed as bus ploughs through tea stall in Savar

Three people are killed when a Dhaka-bound bus ploughed through a tea stall in Savar, the outskirts of Dhaka.
29 August 2015, 16:13 PM

3.5kg gold seized, man held at Dhaka airport

Armed Police Battalion (APBn) arrests a man and seized 30 gold bars weighing around 3.5 kilograms from his possession at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport this afternoon.
28 August 2015, 15:06 PM

12 rescued while being trafficked to India

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members rescued 12 Bangladeshi nationals while they were being trafficked to India through Putkhali
26 August 2015, 18:00 PM

6 BRUR BCL men sued on charge of stalking

Six leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) unit have been sued on
26 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Gaibandha flood situation grave, 5 more UZs affected

The flood situation in Gaibandha district worsened further with inundation of 34 more unions in five upazilas yesterday, reports our
26 August 2015, 18:00 PM

‘Legal action if banned drugs found in market’

The drug administration will take legal actions against the pharmaceutical companies who did not withdraw three types of drugs, banned by the government recently, from the market.
26 August 2015, 11:41 AM

3 lawyers deny terror link

The three lawyers, who were arrested for their alleged involvement in financing militancy, deny their involvement in any terror activities before a Chittagong court.
26 August 2015, 11:15 AM

Robbers abduct 68 fishermen, take away 3 trawlers from Bay

Robbers kidnapped at least 68 fishermen and took away three fishing trawlers from the Bay yesterday and the day before.
25 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Remove collaborators’ names from structures: HC

The High Court directs the authorities to remove the names of two collaborators of Pakistan army from a road in Khulna and a university auditorium.
25 August 2015, 14:29 PM