Salahuddin denied bail

A court in Shillong yesterday rejected the bail plea of BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed, who has been arrested for entering India without valid travel documents, in view of the red corner notice issued against him.
29 May 2015

Big gunpowder cache seized in Chapainawabganj

BGB cracks down on a smuggling operation and seize 8.5kg of gunpowder from Shibganj frontier of Chapainawabganj.
29 May 2015

An innovative mango cultivation

Nurjahan Garden, a 26-acre orchard with a variety of local and foreign mangoes, now familiarises remote Shola village in Baufal upazila under the district, thanks to the initiative of two brothers Shahadat Hossain Nuton and Shahbaj Hossain Milton.
28 May 2015

SC gives defence, state 4-week for statements

The Supreme Court yesterday gave the defence and state counsels four more weeks' time to submit separate concise statements on
28 May 2015

SC tells Bar Council to hold polls on Aug 13 with updated voter list

The Supreme Court yesterday ordered the Bangladesh Bar Council authorities to hold its election on August 13 after updating the voter
28 May 2015

‘Rapists’ of Garo woman on 10-day remand

A Dhaka court places on 10-day remand two people arrested on charge of gang-raping a 21-year-old indigenous woman on May 21.
28 May 2015

Lightning kills schoolboy

A schoolboy was killed by lightning at Atoshkhali village in Baufal upazila of the district yesterday morning. The deceased is Abdur
27 May 2015

Youth electrocuted

A youth was electrocuted in Akkelpur upazila of Joypurhat district on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Momin Ahmed, 25, son of
27 May 2015

HC set to deliver verdict today

The High Court is set to deliver verdict today on a writ petition regarding enforcement of the house rent law, over two years past
27 May 2015

Trial begins with father's deposition

The trial of the blogger Ahmed Rajib Haider murder case against eight leaders and activists of recently banned militant outfit
27 May 2015

Killer arrested

Police have arrested the man who murdered his cousin's wife and their daughter when looting valuables from their house in Chittagong on
27 May 2015

Maheshkhali war crimes suspect dies in DMCH

A war crimes suspect died around 2:45pm yesterday after being admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Monday with old-age
27 May 2015

He is liable for killing of journalist Serajuddin

Jamaat-e-Islami leader Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed was responsible for the killing of intellectuals including noted journalist Serajuddin Hossain in 1971, Attorney General Mahbubey Alam told the Supreme Court yesterday.
26 May 2015

Salahuddin back in cop custody

BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed will be produced before a Shillong court today in a case filed for trespassing, according to Meghalaya police.
26 May 2015

Land freed from grabber

Sadullapur upazila administration in a drive on Monday freed a land allocated for construction of Muktijoddha complex from illegal
26 May 2015

Baby corn farming gains

Cultivation of baby corn, an item used for producing baby food, is gaining popularity in Sadar upazila of Lalmonirhat district.
26 May 2015

Schoolteacher gets life term for raping 5yr old student

A Dhaka court yesterday sentenced a schoolteacher of Mirpur to life term rigorous imprisonment for raping his five-year-old student on March 11, 2014.
26 May 2015

Latif Siddique gets bail in seven cases

The High Court yesterday granted six-month bail to former minister Abdul Latif Siddique in seven cases filed against him in October last year for his remarks on Hajj and Tablighi Jamaat.
26 May 2015

CJ Sinha calls for ending abuse of women in justice system

Young women awaiting trials are being sexually assaulted at a shelter home in Gazipur, Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha said yesterday.
26 May 2015

Schoolteacher gets life for raping 5-yr-old student

A Dhaka court sentences a schoolteacher to life term imprisonment for raping his five-year-old student in March last year.
26 May 2015