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BNP leader shot from moving car in Pallabi
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War crimes: 2 Moulvibazar ‘Razakars’ held

Two war crimes accused from Moulvibazar are arrested hours after International Crimes Tribunal-1 issued arrest warrant for three alleged Razakars, who were involved in crimes committed during the 1971 Liberation War.
1 March 2016, 06:46 AM

Prime suspect of Comilla minors’ killing held

The prime suspect in a case filed over killing of two children in Comilla has been arrested from Dhaka.
1 March 2016, 05:22 AM

Fire breaks out at Meher tower

Fire broke out in a ceramic and electric ware office on the eighth floor of a 15-storey building, Meher tower, in CR Dutta road near Hatirpool last night.
29 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Now death penalty for mutiny in Coast Guard

The House last night passed a bill titled "Bangladesh Coast Guard-2016," introducing a provision for capital punishment for any mutiny in the force.
29 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Accused Shahed on fresh remand

A Habiganj court yesterday granted three-day fresh remand for an accused in the case for killing four school kids at Sundrateki village in
29 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Teacher suspended on sexual harassment charge

The headmaster of Udakhali Government Primary School in Fulchhari upazila of the district has been suspended on charge of sexually
29 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Man to die for killing wife for dowry in Bogra

A Bogra court yesterday sentenced a man to death for killing wife for dowry in Shibganj upazila of the district in 1997.
29 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Red Crescent launches natural disaster mitigation campaign

Aiming to enhance community resilience in times of natural disasters by 2025, Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) yesterday launched a global campaign.
29 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Verdict date deferred

A Chittagong court yesterday deferred the date to pronounce the verdict in Himel murder case.
29 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Tourism teachers go on foreign tour enmasse

Sixteen out of nineteen teachers of Tourism and Hospitality Management of Dhaka University under the business faculty have gone to Indonesia and Singapore for a nine-day academic tour on Monday, while the other three have not gone due to their personal problems. The teachers are supposed to return on March 10.
29 February 2016, 18:00 PM

SC extends stay on Shakila Farjana's bail

The Supreme Court yesterday extended the stay on bail of lawyer Shakila Farjana, accused of funding militancy, until March 20.
29 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Free parking spaces in one month or face action

The mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) yesterday called upon the building owners for freeing all the basement car park spaces of any illegal occupancy within the next one month.
29 February 2016, 18:00 PM

High Court to hear challenge against state religion on March 27

Petitioners' lawyer Jaglul Haider Afric told The Daily Star that the HC passed the order saying it would hear opinions from fewer amici curiae on this matter.
29 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Two die in Narayanganj falling into fuel tank

Two employees of a filling station in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj died after they fell into a tank of furnace oil yesterday.
29 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Foreign minister leaves for India

Foreign Minister AH Mahmud Ali yesterday left for India for a two-day visit to address a dialogue in New Delhi.
29 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Dhaka dwellers must give personal, tenant info by Mar 15

Dhaka Metropolitan Police asks landlords and tenants in Dhaka to submit their identity information to respective police stations by March 15 to help create a citizen database.
29 February 2016, 08:30 AM

Kibria murder: Court orders to attach assets of those absconding

A special tribunal in Habiganj today orders to attach the assets of the accused on the run, including Harris Chowdhury, in connection with the SAMS Kibria murder case.
29 February 2016, 07:54 AM

Judiciary comment: SC cautions Fakhrul

The Supreme Court cautions BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir for his comment on judiciary. The judiciary is an organ of the state, not the organ of the government, the SC tells him.
29 February 2016, 07:27 AM

8 int'l traffickers arrested in Dhaka: Rab

Law enforcers today claimed arrest of eight women traffickers from Dhaka.
29 February 2016, 07:12 AM

Sex assault: Gaibandha primary school headmaster suspended

The headmaster of a primary school in Fulchhari upazila of Gaibandha has been suspended over allegation of sexually harassing a class V student.
29 February 2016, 06:41 AM