United Airways plane makes emergency landing in Chhattisgarh

A United Airways flight with 173 people on board makes emergency landing in Raipur city, capital of central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, Friday evening due to some technical snag.
7 August 2015, 17:46 PM

18 rescued while being trafficked to India

Police rescue 18 people, including five children and seven women, from a truck in Bagerhat town while being trafficked to India.
7 August 2015, 11:49 AM

3-wheelers banned on 22 highways: Minister

The government has banned three-wheelers on 22 national highways across the country to check road accidents and loss of lives, says minister Obaidul Quader.
7 August 2015, 07:46 AM

Gang member held after 'gunfight' with cops

A member of a criminal gang was arrested after a 'gunfight' between police and his cohorts at Mirganj village in Sadar upazila in the district early yesterday.
6 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Unicef condemns violence on children

The UN body on children condemns violence against children and lauds media efforts in bringing such incidents to light.
6 August 2015, 10:32 AM

Bangla Bhai’s ‘adviser’ held in Rajshahi

Law enforcers claim arrest of an adviser of the notorious Bangla Bhai, ex-chief of the now banned militant Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).
6 August 2015, 08:42 AM

Bangladeshi beaten dead by BSF

A Bangladeshi national was beaten to death allegedly by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Nitpur border in Porsha upazila of Naogaon.
6 August 2015, 07:28 AM

Malaysia, Bangladesh to seek solution to human trafficking

Malaysia and Bangladesh agree to work together towards a permanent solution of irregular movement of people in the Indian Ocean.
6 August 2015, 07:00 AM

Housewife killed for dowry

A housewife was beaten to death allegedly by her husband for dowry at Kakia village under Rupsha Upazila on Tuesday night. The
5 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Youth held with pistols

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested an arms peddler from Shadashipur village in Shibganj upazila at around 6:00pm on
5 August 2015, 18:00 PM

The mosque for 'manoth'

Undecided, the monsoon sky is intermittently optimistic with patchy sunlight. People gather regardless of the threat of rain, as they do every Friday at the historic Bharara Shahi Mosque eight kilometres from Pabna town. Unlike the sky, their' hopes are always bright.
5 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Delay in issuing MRPs among expats worries JS body

A parliamentary body lambastes the authorities concerned for the delay in issuing machine readable passports among all Bangladeshi expatriates on time.
5 August 2015, 13:16 PM

No compromise with CNG ban: Obaidul Quader

There will be no compromise with the ban on auto-rickshaws on highways, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says.
5 August 2015, 10:15 AM

Verdict on Bagerhat ‘Razakars’ Aug 11

A special tribunal in Dhaka will deliver verdict on August 11 against two alleged Razakars of Bagerhat for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.
5 August 2015, 07:46 AM

Gatco graft: Khaleda’s trial to continue

The High Court rejects two petitions of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, which challenged the legality of trial proceedings of Gatco graft case, and directs her to surrender before the trial court in two months.
5 August 2015, 07:02 AM

Child tied to tree, beaten up in Natore (video)

Two persons, including a teenager, are brutally tortured in Natore for their alleged involvement in stealing from grocery shop.
5 August 2015, 06:23 AM

2 cops closed for beating up contractor

Two constables have been closed to the district police lines for beating up a contractor in Borolekha upazila of the district.
4 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Illicit relation ends in their suicide

A housewife and her alleged lover committed suicide by hanging with scarves from the ceiling at the woman's house at Kasba-Hajinagar
4 August 2015, 18:00 PM

RU student dies from electrocution

A Rajshahi University student dies after being electrocuted and two others are injured while travelling by a boat in Chalan Beel area of Natore.
4 August 2015, 11:29 AM

Rajon killing: NHRC boss for trial of cops

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairman Mizanur Rahman demands trial for the policemen suspended over Rajon killing.
4 August 2015, 06:55 AM