IO faces music

War crimes convicts Mahidur Rahman and Afsar Hossain Chutu had served lifetime imprisonment under the Collaborators Act-1972 for killing four people in Chapainawabganj during the Liberation War.
20 May 2015

Three including wife get life term for killing husband

A Chittagong court yesterday sentenced a woman and two others to life term imprisonment in a case filed for murdering the former's husband in Boalkhali upazila.
20 May 2015

5 railway officials to face ACC music

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) is set to file a case against five officials of Bangladesh Railway, including a former general
20 May 2015

Youth found murdered

Police recovered the body of a young man from a septic tank of his friend's house at Nimgachhi Khokshahat village in Raiganj upazila on
20 May 2015

War crime suspect Razzak sent to jail

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 yesterday sent a war crimes suspect to jail.
20 May 2015

Salahuddin shifted to Neigrihms hospital

BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed is shifted to North East Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (Neigrihms) hospital from Shillong Civil Hospital in Meghalaya for better treatment.
20 May 2015

Bloggers die young (video)

It is hard to believe that a group of writers are in mortal danger in the country now just for expressing their opinions. But that’s the truth.
20 May 2015

Sexual abuse: Rubel discharged of allegations

Dhaka court discharges national cricketer Rubel Hossain from a case filed by film actress Naznin Akhtar Happy, who brought sexual abuse allegation against him.
20 May 2015

Investigation officer ‘incompetent’: Tribunal

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 today termed “Incompetent” the investigation officer of the case filed against war criminals Mahidur Rahman and Afsar Hossain.
20 May 2015

2 war criminals get life until death

A tribunal in Dhaka sentences Mahidur Rahman and Afsar Hossain to life until death on one charge of crimes against humanity committed in Chapainawabganj during the Liberation War in 1971.
20 May 2015

Honours examinees allege taking of excessive fees

The honours final year examinees from Dinajpur Government College have alleged charging of excessive fees to fill up the form for the examinations under National University.
19 May 2015

Sramik leader held with Yaba

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested former secretary of Gaibandha Motor Sramik Union with 1900 Yaba tablets at Dhanghara
19 May 2015

Ex-army man hacked to death

A man was hacked to death by his rivals over establishing supremacy at Shashabaria village in Sadar upazila early yesterday. The deceased
19 May 2015

Another Habiganj war crime suspect arrested

A war crime suspect of Habiganj was arrested in Moulvibazar yesterday, two days after the International Crimes Tribunal-2 issued an arrest warrant against him.
19 May 2015

Ctg youth jailed for carrying Yaba

A mobile court of Chittagong district administration yesterday sentenced a youth to one year's imprisonment on charge of carrying Yaba tablets.
19 May 2015

Hizb-ut man Sharful placed on remand

A Chittagong court placed banned militant outfit Hizb-ut Tahrir activist Sharful Awaal on a three-day remand yesterday.
19 May 2015

Wife wants to take Salahuddin to Singapore

Wife of BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed wants to shift him to Singapore from a Shillong hospital where he has been undergoing treatment since May 10.
19 May 2015

UN despair over lack of rescues

The UN has condemned the refusal of South-East Asian countries to rescue thousands of migrants adrift at sea.
18 May 2015

Murder of 3 girls in Cox's Bazar: Killer father arrested

Police yesterday arrested the man, who allegedly killed his three minor daughters at Chowdhurypara village of Badarkhali in Cox's Bazar on Friday.
18 May 2015

Myanmar acknowledges 'concern' over exodus of migrants

Myanmar acknowledges international "concerns" about waves of boatpeople, many of whom are fleeing from persecution, but denied it is solely to blame as thousands languish in dire straits at sea.
18 May 2015