Woman beaten dead for pressing for marriage: Family

A woman is beaten to death by her alleged boyfriend’s relatives at Dharajamtail in Shahzadpur upazila of Sirajganj for pressing him to marry her.
14 December 2016, 16:05 PM

2 ‘PCJSS men’ killed in Rangamati

Two suspected members of Parbattya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (MN Larma) are killed in an attack allegedly by UPDF men in Baghaichhari upazila of Rangamati.
14 December 2016, 08:14 AM

'Robber' killed in Kushtia 'gunfight'

A suspected robber was killed and four others suffered bullet wounds in an alleged 'gunfight' with members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Bheramara upazila in Kushtia.
12 December 2016, 05:25 AM

Tk 1cr BTCL stolen cables yet to be recovered

Copper cables worth around Tk 1 crore that went missing from Bangladesh Telecommunication Company Ltd's (BTCL) Rangpur Divisional
11 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Chairman held over ‘suicide’ of Satkhira girl

Police arrest three people including a Union Parishad chairman in Satkhira’s Kolaroa upazila over allegedly instigating a girl to commit suicide.
11 December 2016, 10:46 AM

Two arrested in Bogra

Police have arrested two people on charge of brutally torturing housewife Amena Bibi at Kamarchhoto village of the district's
10 December 2016, 18:11 PM

15 sued for 3 Jubo League men murder

Fifteen unnamed people have been sued on charge of killing three Natore Jubo League men.
8 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Two killed in land feud

Two people, including a housewife, were killed in a clash between the family members of two siblings over a disputed land in Nagarpur
8 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Miners threaten strike

Workers of Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Ltd (BCMCL) in Dinajpur yesterday threatened to go on indefinite strike from December 14 if
8 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Vegetable farming instead of smuggling

A few years back, most people of the border areas in five upazilas of the district used to be engaged in smuggling, but now they have
8 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Take steps over ‘forced disappearance’, ‘gunfight’: NHRC tells govt

National Human Rights Commission urges the government to take steps after proper investigation into the incidents of “forced disappearance” and “gunfight”.
8 December 2016, 15:53 PM

2 ‘robbers’ killed in Dhaka ‘gunfight’

Two suspected robbers have been killed in gunfight with law enforcers in Keraniganj upazila of Dhaka district while two more died in a gang fight in Faridpur.
8 December 2016, 04:24 AM

5 ‘Huji militants’ held with arms, bombs in Ctg

Law enforcers claim arrest of five militants of the Harkat-Ul-Jihad in Chittagong’s Pahartali area. Twelve improvised explosives (IEDs), two pistols, nine magazines, 167 rounds of ammunition, and religiously inciting books in large volumes have been seized from them.
8 December 2016, 02:48 AM

Shiva, Kali statues damaged, burnt

Criminals damaged statues of deities at two Kali temples in Lalmonirhat and Magura yesterday and the day before.
7 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Mother cries for justice

Sahara Begum, mother of Union Parishad (UP) chairman AK Azad, who was killed in an attack by rivals, yesterday demanded exemplary
7 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Murder accused runs from custody in Savar

A murder case accused has managed to run from police custody during transfer between district jails.
7 December 2016, 08:39 AM

2 robbers killed in Sundarbans ‘gunfight’

Two robbers are killed reportedly in a “gunfight” with Rapid Action Battalion in Sharankhola range of Sundarbans in Bagerhat.
7 December 2016, 08:12 AM

AL leader found slit-throat

A missing former local Awami League (AL) leader was found dead with his throat slit in Bhuapur upazila of the district yesterday.
6 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Yaba tablets worth Tk 30cr seized

Bangladesh Coastguards in separate drives seized six lakh Yaba tablets worth about Tk 30 crore from St Martin's Island in Teknaf of the
6 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Inhuman torture on Bogra woman

A 50-year-old woman sustained serious injuries after a local union parishad (UP) member beat her up mercilessly, blaming her for not
6 December 2016, 18:00 PM