2 killed as vehicle falls into drain

Two persons were killed and three others injured after a human haulier fell into a roadside drain in Ashulia yesterday.
16 April 2025

Rape victim gets ‘death threat’

A widow and her son have allegedly received death threats from a local Jubo Dal leader in Brahmanbaria’s Nabinagar upazila after she filed a case against three neighbours over her gang rape.
16 April 2025

Two killed as trucks collide

Two people were killed and another was injured as a truck hit another parked truck in Noakhali's Begumganj upazila early yesterday.
16 April 2025

Pakistan foreign secy in Dhaka

Pakistan Foreign Secretary Amna Baloch arrived in Dhaka yesterday on a two-day visit to attend the Foreign Office Consultation (FOC), the first such diplomatic engagement in 15 years, as Dhaka and Islamabad seek to normalise relations.
16 April 2025

Separate secretariat for judiciary in progress

Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed yesterday said the process for establishing a separate secretariat for the judiciary is ongoing.
16 April 2025

Protest rages at Kuet

Students at Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (Kuet) continued their protest yesterday, pressing ahead with their one-point demand -- the immediate resignation of Vice-Chancellor Prof Mohammad Mashud.
16 April 2025

Polls timing tops parties’ talks with US officials

The BNP has told a visiting US delegation that it wants the national election to be held by December as it believes issues related to reforms can be settled within the next one month.
16 April 2025

‘A political group trying to delay Ducsu polls’

A political group is trying to delay the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu) election until after the national polls in a bid to control students and misuse power, similar to the previous regime, alleged Chhatra Odhikar Parishad yesterday.
16 April 2025

Ex-DGHS driver Malek, wife jailed in graft case

Abdul Malek, a former driver of the Directorate General of Health Service (DGHS), and his wife Nargis Begum were yesterday sentenced to five and three years of imprisonment respectively, in a case filed over amassing wealth worth Tk 1.10 crore illegally.
16 April 2025

Sufferings mount as blockades paralyse country

Students of polytechnic institutes have announced a rail blockade across the country today to press home their six-point demand.
16 April 2025

Killing of Swarna Das: 7 months on, fear still lingers at Lalarchak border

For the past seven months, farmers in Kulaura upazila of Moulvibazar have stayed away from their land near the Lalarchak border, fearing attacks allegedly by India’s Border Security Force (BSF).
16 April 2025

Sylhet lost 35,005 hectares of farmland in 5yrs

Unchecked land filling in Sylhet division is putting the region’s future of agriculture at grave risk, as farmlands are rapidly being converted into residential, commercial, and multi-storied structures.
16 April 2025

ICT to quiz Ansar member over July shooting

The International Crimes Tribunal has granted permission to its investigation agency to interrogate Ansar member Omar Faruk, who was caught on video allegedly shooting a protester in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area during the July uprising.
16 April 2025

Shabnam Huq’s death anniv today

Today is the 25th death anniversary of Shabnam Huq, wife of Arham Masudul Huq, former chief executive officer of Dhaka Bank Foundation, said a press release.
16 April 2025

5 CU students 'abducted' in Khagrachhari after Biju festival

Five students of Chittagong University were allegedly abducted in Khagrachhari while returning to campus after attending the Biju festival
16 April 2025

Rights group protests ‘unlawful detention’ of Meghna Alam

A rights group has issued a letter to top law enforcement officials, expressing deep concern over what they term the unlawful detention of Meghna Alam, a resident of Bashundhara R/A, who was taken into custody by police forces on April 9
16 April 2025

Court orders closure of Bandarban ‘mini zoo’

Wildlife relocated to Dulahazara Safari Park
16 April 2025

Husband, accomplice get death for 2020 murder of woman in Ctg

A Chattogram court today sentenced two individuals, including the victim's husband, to death for killing a woman over a family feud in 2020
16 April 2025

Bangladesh armed forces conclude major humanitarian mission in Myanmar

The assistance was launched in response to the March 28 earthquake that struck Myanmar and Thailand
16 April 2025

Four, including ex-MP Jakob and ex-police chief Mamun, sent on remand

They were sent on different terms of remand today in connection with three cases linked to the July uprising
16 April 2025