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Hijacked Bangladeshi ship likely to reach Somalian coast this afternoon: BMMOA

The hijacked Bangladeshi-flagged cargo ship was around 72 nautical miles off the Somalian port of Garacad at 6:00am today, and it is moving towards the coast
14 March 2024, 04:41 AM

Hijacked ship sailing fast to Somali shores

Neither the government nor the firm that owns the Bangladesh-flagged ship hijacked with 23 crew members has been able to contact the hostages or pirates as of last night.
13 March 2024, 18:00 PM

‘Smuggler’ drowns while crossing Ichamati

Border Guard Bangladesh members recovered the body of an alleged smuggler from the Ichamati river along the Agrabhulot border in Jashore’s Sharsha upazila yesterday.
13 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Hijacked Bangladeshi ship 170 miles off Somalian coast

Bangladesh Merchant Marine Officers' Association received an image of the ship's latest position
13 March 2024, 15:08 PM

We're trying to communicate with the pirates: foreign minister

Bangladesh is trying to communicate with the pirates, believed to be Somalians, of the hijacked Bangladeshi ship MV Abdullah, said Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud today
13 March 2024, 12:59 PM

Efforts on, but no timeframe on crew's rescue: state minister for shipping

State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury said today that they were taking appropriate steps to safely bring back the crew members of the hijacked Bangladeshi ship MV Abdullah, but it was not possible to say when that could be done
13 March 2024, 08:58 AM

Bailey Road fire: HC seeks info on detained labourers

The High Court today wanted to know the details, including names and addresses, of the labourers detained in connection with the fire incident in Dhaka's Bailey Road area that killed 46 people and injured many others
13 March 2024, 08:36 AM

Recovering Murshedy's Gulshan house: HC verdict date deferred to March 18

The High Court today deferred till March 18 the date for delivering a verdict on a writ petition seeking its directives to recover the Gulshan house allegedly occupied by Awami League lawmaker Abdus Salam Murshedy illegally
13 March 2024, 08:18 AM

No contact yet with pirates on hijacked Bangladeshi ship

Say officials of company that owns vessel
13 March 2024, 07:08 AM

An iftar phone call makes a mother's nightmare come true

Mother of the hijacked Bangladeshi ship’s chief officer urges vessel's owning firm, govt to rescue all crew members
13 March 2024, 05:53 AM

Two sentenced to life in 34-year-old Sagira Morshed murder case

A Dhaka court today sentenced two people to life imprisonment in the case filed over the murder of Sagira Morshed 34 years ago
13 March 2024, 05:45 AM

Man arrested for raping two girls in N’ganj

A man was arrested from Sylhet for raping two girls aged 8 and 10 in Narayanganj Sadar upazila, Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) said yesterday.
12 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Sherpur journalist freed on bail

The Sherpur journalist, who was jailed for six months by a mobile court for alleged misconduct while seeking information from the Nokla UNO’s office on March 5, was released on bail yesterday.
12 March 2024, 18:00 PM

23 Bangladeshis held hostage by ‘Somali’ pirates

Suspected Somali pirates yesterday hijacked a Bangladesh-flagged cargo ship with 23 crew members in the Indian ocean, according to the company that owns the vessel.
12 March 2024, 18:00 PM

31 tonnes of dates seized from cold storage in Narayanganj

At least 31 tonnes of dates were seized from a cold storage in Narayanganj’s Kanchpur area in a drive by the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection this afternoon
12 March 2024, 16:35 PM

Sherpur journo Rana freed on bail

The Sherpur journalist, who was jailed for six months for alleged misconduct while seeking information at the office of Nokla's upazila nirbahi officer in the district on March 5, was released on bail today
12 March 2024, 16:26 PM

Man arrested for raping 2 girls in Narayanganj

A man was arrested in Sylhet for raping two girls in Narayanganj Sadar upazila, Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) said today
12 March 2024, 10:26 AM

From sculptor to firearms manufacturer

Rab arrest six people on charge of trading illegal weapons
12 March 2024, 08:09 AM

Rab arrests 6 for extortion on Natore-Bogura Highway

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) said that they have arrested six people who were extorting money from vehicles carrying goods on the Natore-Bogura Highway under Singra upazila of Natore early today
12 March 2024, 07:03 AM

Two found dead in city's Turag area

Police recovered two bodies from a roof-top room of a five-storey building in capital's Kamarpara area of Turag
11 March 2024, 18:38 PM