1 killed, 2 hurt as engine of oil tanker explodes

Three workers of a ship sustained burn injuries as engine of a small oil tanker exploded in Karnaphuli area under Paitya upazila yesterday.
21 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Derailment halts Ctg rail link for 5hrs

Chittagong's rail link with rest of the country remains snapped for over five hours after a Dhaka-bound train derailed in Akhaura railway station in Brahmanbaria.
21 May 2015, 05:43 AM

Jihad's death: Railway engineer gets bail on surrender

A Dhaka court grants bail to the railway engineer who was charged over death of four-year-old Jihad who died after falling into a deep well last year.
21 May 2015, 04:57 AM

Ensure bloggers’ security, Bangladesh rights body tells govt

Human Rights Forum (HRF), national coalition of 19 rights and development organisations, calls upon government to provide protection to bloggers and online writers who are at risk.
20 May 2015, 08:14 AM

Shab-e-Barat on June 2

The holy Shab-e-Barat will be observed in the country on June 2 as the Shaban moon was sighted in Bangladesh sky on Tuesday.
19 May 2015, 14:20 PM

Charges pressed against 2 Habiganj 'Razakar'

Prosecution presses four charges against two war crimes suspects of Habiganj for their alleged crimes against humanity during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.
17 May 2015, 08:12 AM

Pahela Baishakh sex attack: Rewards to find 8

Eight people are identified from the close circuit camera footage of the sexual assault during Pahela Baishakh celebrations at Dhaka University, and Tk 1 lakh has been announced as reward for capture of each assaulter.
17 May 2015, 06:07 AM

Security guard killed in Ashulia 'robbery'

Alleged robbers stabs a security guard to death during a "heist" in a readymade garment unit's warehouse in Ashulia, on the outskirts of capital Dhaka.
17 May 2015, 05:03 AM

Is your plant sick? Just take it to a doctor (video)

Halima Begum in Tangail was tensed with her mangoes being attacked by insects when she came to Plant Doctor Clinic in front of Dainna union parishad premises in Tangail Sadar upazila for solution.
14 May 2015, 09:56 AM

Want to meet Salahuddin as soon as possible: Wife

The wife of BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed says she wants to meet her husband as early as possible.He was missing for the last two months until he called his wife yesterday from India.
13 May 2015, 07:50 AM

Parking of pvt ambulances on MMCH premises causes trouble for patients

The premises of Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH) are often occupied by dozens of private ambulances, much to the nuisance for hundreds of patients and their attendants.
12 May 2015, 18:00 PM

BGB, local admin work to ensure peace in Kurigram enclaves

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) along with the local administration are closely working with the people of 12 Indian enclaves in the
12 May 2015, 18:00 PM

'Missing' trader found dead

Police recovered the body of a 'missing' paddy trader from Bhulbaria area in Singra upazila yesterday.
12 May 2015, 18:00 PM

NID for 15-yr-old citizens

The Election Commission decides to provide National Identity (NID) cards to the citizens when they turn 15.
12 May 2015, 16:24 PM

Woman killed after rape

A woman was killed after rape over land dispute at Telkupi village in Sadar upazila on Sunday.
11 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Schoolboy rescued from traffickers

A schoolboy was rescued while being trafficked to India from Benapole Bazar yesterday.
10 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Abducted schoolgirl, youth rescued in Bogra, Jhenidah

Police rescued a 13-year-old girl from a village in Shariakandi upazila on Friday, 24 days after her abduction from a village in Dhunat
9 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Abducted PWD employee rescued, 5 arrested

Detectives rescued an employee of Public Works Department (PWD) in the district from Malgram Dakkhinpara area in the town yesterday, two days after his abduction.
6 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Truckers stop carrying goods from Sonamasjid land port

Truckers suspended transport of goods from Sonamasjid land port in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj from yesterday morning, protesting alleged extortion and harassment of truckers by port Sramik Samanaya Committee and middlemen.
3 May 2015, 18:00 PM

9 held for distributing leaflets against building Rabindra University

Police detain nine Islamist activists when they were distributing leaflets protesting the government’s initiative to set up the ‘Rabindra University’ in Shahzadpur upazila of Sirajganj.
2 May 2015, 07:35 AM