Japan 'outraged' by killing of its citizen in Bangladesh

Japan's top government spokesman expresses outrage over the killing of a Japanese citizen who became the second foreigner to be gunned down in Bangladesh in less than a week.
5 October 2015

Cricketer Shahadat lands in jail after surrender

Suspended national team cricketer Shahadat Hossain surrenders before a Dhaka court and seeks bail in a case filed for torturing an 11-year-old domestic help.
5 October 2015

3 babies dead in shady Dhaka hospital

Authorities have sealed a shady private hospital in Dhaka’s Lalmatia after three newborns died allegedly from negligence.
3 October 2015

10 handed over to BGB

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) yesterday handed over seven children, two women and a man, who were arrested on charge of entering
2 October 2015

Fishermen swoop on mobile court, police patrol team

A mobile court led by Baufal upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) came under attack by fishermen, who were fishing hilsa in the Kalaiya River, defying a temporary ban on Friday night, reports our Patuakhali correspondent.
2 October 2015

Undertrial prisoner dies

An undertrial prisoner of Mymensingh Jail died at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH, yesterday. He was identified as
30 September 2015

2 kids meet tragic death

Two siblings met tragic death as their father allegedly threw them into a pond at Suhila village in Sadar upazila early yesterday.
29 September 2015

34 more fishermen jailed for defying hilsa netting ban

Mobiles courts here yesterday sentenced 34 more fishermen to one year's imprisonment each for catching hilsa in the Meghna River,
29 September 2015

President, PM condole death of Hajj pilgrims

President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina send messages to King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia expressing deep sorrow and shock at the loss of lives in a stampede at Mina during Hajj.
24 September 2015

Good yield, fair prices make sugarcane farmers happy

Good yield of sugarcane makes farmers in the district happy as the cash crop is selling for good prices during the peak harvesting period.
23 September 2015

Fish poisoned to death

Fishes were poisoned to death by criminals in ponds in Nandigram upazila of Bogra and Kaliganj upazila of Satkhira early yesterday and
16 September 2015

Pay workers Eid bonus by Sunday: Minister to industrialists

State Minister for Labour and Employment Mujibul Haque Chunnu asks industry owners to pay Eid bonus to their workers by Sunday.
15 September 2015

Kid drowns in pond

A three-year-old boy drowned in a pond at Kalukhali village in Kaliganj upazila of the district yesterday. The boy is Israfil Hossain, 3, son
14 September 2015

Pro-AL groups clash over hiring teachers

At least 20 people were injured in a clash between two groups of pro-Awami League activists over teachers' recruitment at the honours level of Ishwarganj Degree College in the district yesterday.
13 September 2015

Flooding worsens as major rivers continue to swell

The flood situation in Bogra, Gaibandha and Jamalpur districts worsened further yesterday as the major rivers continued to swell.
5 September 2015

Passengers’ welfare association urges govt not to increase bus fare

Bangladesh Passengers' Welfare Association today demanded the government not to increase public transport fare on the excuse of gas price hike.
31 August 2015

Witness identifies blogger Niloy’s killer, cops say

A witness identifies one of the four suspects held in connection with blogger Niloy murder, confirming that he took part in the August 7 grisly killing at Goran neighbourhood in Dhaka, cops say.
29 August 2015

Shooting with the stars

Three young men get a different perspective on the city and their own lives by taking photos from the rooftops of Hong Kong’s buildings.
24 August 2015

Rajon killing: Court orders to confiscate properties of 3 accused

A Sylhet court accepts the charge sheet pressed against 13 people, including the prime accused Kamrul Islam, in the murder case of 13-year-old Samiul Islam Rajon.
24 August 2015

5 killed as buses collide in Rajbari

At least five people are killed and 34 injured in a head-on-collision between two buses in Gualondo Ghat upazila of Rajbari.
23 August 2015