Water transport workers go for indefinite strike

Bangladesh Water Transport Workers’ Union go for an indefinite strike from today, protesting rampant extortion and attacks on its workers.
21 June 2015, 13:39 PM

Jamuna erosion makes 300 families homeless

With the recession of water level, erosion by the Jamuna River has taken a serious turn in Fulchhari upazila of the district.
20 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Kid rescued hours after abduction, driver held

A five-year-old boy, abducted allegedly by their driver from Golapganj upazila of Sylhet on Friday morning, was rescued in Sherpur area
20 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Liquor seized

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive seized 287 bottles of wine and eight bottles of beer in Chandranagar area under
20 June 2015, 18:00 PM

2 bKash agents mugged

Armed muggers took away Tk 18 lakh from two agents of bKash in Rahmatnagar area of the town yesterday. Injured agents Ruhul Amin
20 June 2015, 18:00 PM

10 Jamaat-Shibir men held

Police arrested 10 Jamaat-Shibir men from different areas in Sadar and Hajiganj upazilas of the district on Wednesday. They were
18 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Minor girl raped

A 12-year-old girl was raped allegedly by her cousin in Shyamoli residential area under Srimangal upazila of the district on Wednesday
18 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Schoolgirl found dead

Police recovered the body of an eight-year-old girl from a field at Panchakala village in Bera upazila of the district yesterday. The
18 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Speaker’s ruling sought to stop money laundering

Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal lawmaker Moinuddin Khan Badal seeks Speaker's ruling to stop money laundering from banks.
17 June 2015, 14:21 PM

College application deadline extended

Those who recently passed Secondary School Certificate (SSC) students will get three more days to file an application for colleges in Dhaka.
17 June 2015, 12:15 PM

Charges pressed against 26 Tangail BNP men

Charges have been pressed against 26 leaders and activists of BNP and its associate bodies in the case for vandalising vehicles at Ghatail upazila headquarters in January this year.
16 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Housewife commits suicide

A housewife committed suicide at Nikathi village under Jhalakathi Sadar upazila yesterday.
16 June 2015, 18:00 PM

UNHCR chief slams govt over trafficking

Chief of the UN refugee agency slams Bangladesh government’s role in curbing human trafficking.
16 June 2015, 12:27 PM

37 more Bangladeshis may be repatriated tomorrow

Thirty seven more Bangladeshi trafficking victims, who were rescued from the Bay of Bengal by the Myanmar navy on May 21, repatriate.
16 June 2015, 10:26 AM

Abduction bid foiled, 3 fake DB men held

Law enforcers arrested three people, who identified themselves as officers of the Detective Branch (DB) of Police, in Hakimpur upazila of
15 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Road crashes kill 10 in Habiganj, Mymensingh

Five people including two women were killed as truck rams private car in Nabiganj upazila of Habiganj. Police suspect that all the victims are from the same family.
15 June 2015, 04:17 AM

Housewife strangled, another kills herself

A housewife was killed allegedly by her husband at Khamarkandi village in Sherpur upazila of the district on Saturday night.
14 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Two Indians arrested with 46 gold bars

Two Indian nationals were arrested along with 46 gold bars weighing 4.6 kilograms at Indian Petrapole check post, opposite to Benapole
14 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Trader robbed of Tk 64 lakh

Criminals took away Tk 64 lakh from a crockery trader at Jhilpara in Gobindaganj upazila of the district on Friday night. Officer-in-
13 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Tureen Afroz files GD after getting threats

Tureen Afroz, a prosecutor of International Crimes Tribunal, files a general dairy seeking “necessary action” as she receives a letter, where the anonymous sender attacked her with abusive words for placing arguments in a contempt case.
11 June 2015, 15:18 PM