Ex-enclave citizens to get farm loans, CSR funds

New Bangladeshi citizens from the former enclaves will get farm loans and CSR budgets from the scheduled banks operating in the country.
3 August 2015, 13:31 PM

2 more held over pregnant mother shooting

Law enforcers arrest two more people in connection with the shooting of an eight-month pregnant mother in Magura during a Jubo League factional clash from Signboard area in Narayanganj
3 August 2015, 11:56 AM

Kibria murder: No bail for Gaus

High Court rejects bail for BNP leader and Habiganj municipality Mayor Golam Kibria Gaus in the killing case of ex-minister SAMS Kibria.
3 August 2015, 10:36 AM

CNG drivers clash with cops on Dhaka-Ctg highway

CNG-run auto-rickshaw drivers clash with police on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Narayanganj during protests against the highway ban.
3 August 2015, 08:55 AM

Next hearing on Khaleda graft cases Aug 10

A Dhaka court set August 10 for further hearing on two graft cases against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
3 August 2015, 04:39 AM

'Drug peddler' killed in Mirpur ‘gunfight’ with cops

An alleged drug peddler is killed in a “gunfight” with law enforcers in Mirpur 13 of Dhaka on Early Monday.
2 August 2015, 19:35 PM

Missing girl found dead

The body of a girl was recovered from Paschim Badurtola yesterday, said Sheikh Munirul Gias, OC of Rajapur Police Station.
2 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Heavy rain ruins betel gardens in Patuakhali

Betel gardens on around 150 hectares out of 644 hectares of land in all eight upazilas of the district have been badly damaged due to
2 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Prime accused held over pregnant mother shooting

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrests the prime accused of shooting an eight-month pregnant mother in Magura during a Jubo League factional clash from Kalyanpur in Dhaka
2 August 2015, 14:27 PM

Munshiganj launch, speedboat services resume after 24hrs

Authorities this morning allowe launch and speedboat services to resume on Shimulia-Kawrakandi route following the weakening of tropical storm Komen in the Bay of Bengal.
31 July 2015, 08:06 AM

Vessel movement resumes after Komen weakens

Bangladesh Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) resumed water vessel movement in all internal routes around 10:00am as cyclone Komen weakens, says Mozammel Haque, Chairman of BIWTA.
31 July 2015, 06:46 AM

Girl rescued while being trafficked to India; one held

Police rescue a young girl while she was being trafficked to India through Putkhali border point here last night.
31 July 2015, 04:59 AM

Two traffickers arrested

Police in a drive arrested two alleged human traffickers at Rashiknagar village in Dighinala upazila of the district on Wednesday.
30 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Bangladeshi murdered in South Africa

A Bangladeshi expatriate from Noakhali was allegedly murdered in South Africa last Friday, family has claimed.
30 July 2015, 09:36 AM

6 killed, 6 missing in cyclone ‘Komen’

At least six people have been killed and six missing in Cox’s Bazar, Patuakhali and Bhola, coastal areas of Bangladesh, with cyclone ‘Komen’ waiting at Bay to make landfall.
30 July 2015, 08:54 AM

BSF returns body of cattle trader

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) handed over the body of a Bangladeshi cattle trader to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) through Adatala border under Sapahar upazila in Naogaon on Tuesday evening.
29 July 2015, 18:00 PM

710 rare tortoises seized in Benapole

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 710 tortoises of rare species worth about Tk 10 lakh from Boalia border area under Benapole Port Police Station of Jessore district yesterday morning.
29 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Jute plants drying in fields as new insects attack reapers

Farmers in Jaldhaka upazila of the district cannot cut jute plants during the peak harvesting period this year due to biting of unknown tiny insects that causes unbearable itching on the skin.
29 July 2015, 18:00 PM

159 more to return from Myanmar tomorrow

159 Bangladeshi human trafficking victims, who were rescued by Myanmar’s Navy, are scheduled to return home tomorrow.
29 July 2015, 12:37 PM

Waiting for Salauddin’s execution: Prafulla

Prafulla Chandra Singha, son of Nutan Chandra Singha, who was murdered by Salauddin in 1971, said he is waiting for the execution of death penalty of his father’s killer.
29 July 2015, 07:52 AM