Cumilla BNP leader Rezaul Kaiyum released after 12-hr police detention
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90-year-old killed inside mosque
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BNP leader’s detention disrupts bus services from Cumilla
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DMP arrests 152 extortionists in 48-hour drive
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Mirpur OC withdrawn over Tk 5 lakh bribery allegation
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Is a government official above the law?

Despite being caught red-handed with gold bars at the airport, the authorities concerned are dilly-dallying in taking any legal action against a physician of Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport.
22 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Drug money behind Faisal murder: DB

The killing of Faisal Russel, a craftsman from Pallabi, was orchestrated by a rival youth gang over drug trade and territorial supremacy, detectives said.
22 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Justice M Enayetur Rahim to serve as acting CJ till March 30

Justice M Enayetur Rahim, a senior judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, will perform as acting chief justice till March 30, in the absence of Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan due to a week-long visit to the US
22 March 2024, 16:55 PM

19-year-old sent to jail for raping 14-year-old girl in Jashore

A court in Jashore today sent a 19-year-old boy to jail in a case filed over raping a 14-year-old girl in the district's Sharsha upazila on March 19
22 March 2024, 15:15 PM

Missing 60-yr-old woman found dead in Gazipur forest

Police recovered the body of a 60-year-old woman from a forest in Gazipur's Sreepur upazila today, a week after she was reported missing by her family
22 March 2024, 13:13 PM

HC blasts DAG Saifuddin for spreading misinformation

A High Court bench today blasted Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Saifuddin Khaled for falsely claiming that the bench had granted bail to a person accused in a drug case in Cox’s Bazar
22 March 2024, 11:36 AM

UP chairman show caused for issuing birth certificate to ‘Justin Trudeau’

Pabna district administration issued a show cause notice to Abdur Rouf, the acting chairman, and Md Awlad Hossain, secretary of Ahmedpur Union Parishad, this morning over "issuing birth registration certificate to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau".
22 March 2024, 10:34 AM

Jubo League man stabbed to death in Jashore

A Jubo League man was stabbed to death allegedly by teen gang members in Jashore's Sadar upazila last night
22 March 2024, 10:02 AM

4 Shohoz employees among 9 held for train ticket black marketing

Rab today claimed to have busted a train ticket black marketing syndicate and arrested nine of its members
22 March 2024, 08:33 AM

MV Abdullah: Negotiation with pirates yet to begin

Negotiations with the pirates who hijacked Bangladeshi bulk carrier MV Abdullah were yet to start, said the ship’s owning firm.
21 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Sexual harassment: JnU suspends lecturer, relieves dept chairman

Jagannath University yesterday suspended a lecturer following allegations that he sexually harassed a student.
21 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Allow hassle-free return of 3 Transcom high-ups

The Supreme Court chamber judge yesterday granted protection for 72 hours to Transcom Group’s Chairman Shahnaz Rahman and two other high-ups upon their return home from abroad and until their surrender before a lower court in connection with the cases filed over property disputes.
21 March 2024, 18:00 PM

‘Teen gang’ members stab woman entering house in city

Members of a “teen gang” entered a house and stabbed a woman in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur on Wednesday night.   
21 March 2024, 18:00 PM

UP chairman sent to jail over beating up homemaker

A Tangail court yesterday sent a union parishad chairman to prison on charges of beating up a woman over a “trifling matter”.
21 March 2024, 18:00 PM

No trade will be allowed on roads: DMP

The Traffic Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police today, in an attempt to prevent traffic congestion, said no traders will be allowed to conduct business on roads during Ramadan
21 March 2024, 17:44 PM

Prisoner dies in Kashimpur jail

An old prisoner, sentenced to life-term imprisonment in a robbery case, died in Kashimpur Central Jail in Gazipur today
21 March 2024, 17:02 PM

Bangladeshi Justin Trudeau!

A birth registration certificate has been found on the national server in the name of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, issued from Ahmedpur union parishad in Sujanagar upazila of Pabna
21 March 2024, 17:02 PM

Renting 7,580sqft MRT space for Tk 1,000: HC orders probe

The High Court today ordered the government to probe the renting of 7,580sqft space for only Tk 1,000 per month to run a staff canteen at Uttara Depot of MRT Line-6
21 March 2024, 15:38 PM

UP chairman sent to jail for assaulting woman

A court in Tangail today sent a local union parishad (UP) chairman to jail on charges of beating up a female neighbour over a trifling matter
21 March 2024, 14:26 PM

Drop all charges against journalist Rana immediately: CPJ

Bangladesh authorities must immediately drop all charges against journalist Shofiuzzaman Rana and investigate the harassment of five journalists in Lalmonirhat, the Committee to Protect Journalists said yesterday
21 March 2024, 10:26 AM