Illegal trade in rare sundari trees continues unabated

Featuring the largest floating timber market in the country, Pirojpur's Nesarabad upazila, yet well-known by its former name of
3 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Man shot, robbed in Gazipur

A person was shot and mugged of around Tk 86, 000 and scratch cards worth Tk 30,000 at Sreepur in Gazipur
3 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Keraniganj boy murder: 4 suspects remanded

A Dhaka court remands four suspects on different terms in connection with the recovery of the body of an 11-year-old boy at Keraniganj in Dhaka.
3 February 2016, 10:42 AM

Myanmarese among 7 held with 7 lakh yaba

A Myanmar national is among seven people held with 7 lakh pieces of contraband yaba tablets from Cox’s Bazar Sadar upazila this afternoon.
3 February 2016, 10:09 AM

1 dead in Jessore ‘Jubo League infighting’

A local Jubo League supporter was killed and three others injured last night in what police said was an internal clash in Jessore Sadar upazila.
3 February 2016, 08:18 AM

Rangpur child murder suspect held in Dhaka

Police have arrested a suspect over the murder of a four-year-old boy Rawnak in Rangpur four days ago.
3 February 2016, 07:18 AM

Housewife tortured for 'dowry' hospitalised

A newly married housewife was tortured by her mother in-law and other members of the family, allegedly for dowry, at Karnapur village
2 February 2016, 18:00 PM

January sees 84 rapes

The first month of 2016 saw 84 incidents of rape including seven gang rapes, reads the monthly Violence Against Women (VAW) data
2 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Two drug addicts jailed

A mobile court jailed two drug addicts for six months each for taking Yaba at Shalmara village in Aditmari upazila of the district on
2 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Drug addict stabs wife

A housewife sustained severe stab injuries in an attack by her drug-addict husband over a family feud at Nauri village in Ishwarganj
2 February 2016, 18:00 PM

5 stolen bikes recovered, 4 arrested

Detectives arrested four members of an organised inter-district gang of motorbike lifters from Dhaka and Gazipur early yesterday.
2 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Picnic boat robbed, 10 people injured

Armed robbers stabbed 10 co-travellers and took away cash, cell-phone sets and other valuables from the Meghna River in Narayanganj
2 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Child’s body found 4 days after ‘kidnapping’

Police today has found the body of an 11-year-old from the roof of a building in Keraniganj four days after he was allegedly kidnapped.
2 February 2016, 11:07 AM

Businessman’s bullet-hit body found in Mirpur

Police recover a bullet-hit body of a businessman at Mirpur in Dhaka.
2 February 2016, 04:37 AM

Elderly woman burnt alive

An elderly woman died in a fire at her house at Panchbibi upazila of Joypurhat early yesterday, police said. The deceased was identified as
1 February 2016, 18:00 PM

35 maunds of jatka seized

Police arrested a young man with 35 maunds of jatka (hilsa fish less than 10 inches long) from a truck near Meghna Ludhua wharf in
1 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Human trafficker held

Police arrested a human trafficker from Nayarpara village in Teknaf upazila of the district early Sunday. Officer-in-Charge of Teknaf Police
1 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Woman murdered

An elderly woman was killed in an attack by criminals at Paikpara village in Abhoynagar upazila of Jessore district on Saturday night.
1 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Girl stabbed for refusing marriage proposal

A college girl was stabbed by a criminal at Singrail village in Nachole upazila of the district yesterday morning.
1 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Jubo League man shot in Laxmipur

A Jubo league man was shot by a gang at Kashimpur village under Laxmipur Sadar upazila on Sunday night.
1 February 2016, 18:00 PM