One killed, 2 hurt in wall collapse

A man died and two others sustained injuries when a wall of an under-construction mosque in Bamonhazra village of Gobindaganj
16 May 2015, 18:00 PM

At 100, Moglu still waits for elderly allowance

Hundred-year-old Moglu Pramanik of Shihipur village in Dikdair union of Sonatola upazila under the district is yet to get the allowance meant for the elderly people.
14 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Jumping off running bus, woman escapes rape bid

A woman escaped a rape attempt by jumping off a running bus at Kazir Shimla Bazar in Trishal upazila under the district yesterday.
13 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Woman kills twin daughters, attempts suicide in Barisal

A woman allegedly tried to kill herself after killing her three-year-old twin daughters at Bhuterdia village in Babuganj upazila under the
9 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Cutter Rush decommissioned to Bangladesh Navy

The US Coast Guard decommissions and transfers the Cutter Rush to the Bangladesh Navy during an official signing ceremony on Coast Guard Island in Alameda, California.
7 May 2015, 09:27 AM

Youth held with fake notes

Police arrested a young man with fake notes worth about Tk 7,400 in Kawapukur Bazar area of Pirganj upazila on Monday night.
5 May 2015, 18:00 PM

‘Nothing abnormal’ in Pintu’s autopsy report

Primary findings of Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu's autopsy report suggest there was “nothing abnormal” behind his death. Pintu died of cardiac arrest while serving life term imprisonment in Rajshahi jail.
4 May 2015, 13:34 PM

Lightning kills 12 in seven districts

At least 12 people were killed by lightning in Sunamganj, Jamalpur, Sherpur, Gaibandha, Bagerhat, Dinajpur and Mymensingh districts yesterday and the day before.
2 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Ctg rail link snaps after train derailment

Chittagong's rail link snaps after a container train derails in Laksham. Official says the line will be back within a couple of hours.
1 May 2015, 06:25 AM

Labour welfare centre hardly benefits stakeholders

Services of government-run 'Sram Kalyan Kendra' (labour welfare centre) in Saidpur upazila under the district remain virtually elusive
30 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Patuakhali, Barguna fishermen yet to get food support

Fishermen of coastal districts Patuakhali and Barguna have not got benefit under the government's food support programme as the list of beneficiaries has not been prepared till now. The first phase of distribution of food grains was scheduled to start in March.
29 April 2015, 18:00 PM

40 policemen fall sick in C'nawabganj

Forty policemen, including two officers-in-charge (OC) of Sadar Model Police Station in Chapainawabganj town, fell sick after having lunch on Monday.
28 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Seismograph at PSTU inactive for over 3 yrs

The seismograph at Patuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU) has remained inoperative since its sensor went out of order over
27 April 2015, 18:00 PM

3 die in Bangladesh during evacuation after 7.9 Nepal earthquake

At least three people are killed in Tangail, Bogra and Pabna districts after an earthquake, followed by a shockwave, hit different parts of Bangladesh.
25 April 2015, 06:29 AM

N Korea rejects links to US envoy attacker

North Korea hit out at accusations that it may be behind a shocking knife attack on the US envoy to the South, branding the claims a "vicious" smear campaign by Seoul
8 March 2015, 09:01 AM

NKorea fires missiles as US-S Korea drills begin

North Korea fires two short-range missiles into the sea as US-South Korea military exercises get under way
2 March 2015, 04:59 AM