College girl abducted

Criminals abducted a college girl from Jessore Sadar upazila on Thursday. Family members said a gang of 3/ 4 allegedly led by Badhan
24 July 2016

Missing trader's body found

Police recovered the body of a missing vegetable trader from the Jamuna River in Birampur upazila of the district yesterday. The deceased
24 July 2016

Lightning kills 2

Two people were killed by lightning in Ranishankoil upazila of the district on Friday.
24 July 2016

Tenants, students in fear of police harassment

Tenants, especially students of different messes and dormitories in Jhenidah town and its adjacent areas, are passing their days in
24 July 2016

Launch terminal goes into river in Barisal

Erosion by the Pungli River, a tributary of the mighty Jamuna River, has turned serious in Kalihati upazila of Tangail. In Barisal, the
24 July 2016

Dutch-Bangla Chamber chief ‘missing’

Top businessman and Dutch Bangla Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s President Hasan Khalid has been reported “missing,” family and police say.
24 July 2016

People of 3 upazilas suffer as bypass under water

Thousands of people of three upazilas are suffering as a bypass road of an under- construction bridge has gone under water. All kinds of
23 July 2016

Saudi ‘curbs’ visas for Bangladeshi single male domestic workers

Saudi Arabia temporarily suspends recruitment of Bangladeshi single males as domestic worker in three categories.
23 July 2016

The lost histories of the Bengali Harlem

Vivek Bald reconstructs the forgotten stories and communities of Bengalis in America from the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century.
22 July 2016

Train derails in Moulvibazar, Sylhet rail link cut

A cargo train breaks down and derailed at Kamalganj upazila in Moulvibazar snapping rail link between Dhaka and Sylhet completely.
22 July 2016

Illegal structures built on river bank

Illegal structures have narrowed the Done River in Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali, thanks to mindless encroachment
21 July 2016

Continued flood brings woe to people in districts

The flood situation in Sunamganj is worsening as flash flood and heavy rainfall continue, and in Kurigram, the
21 July 2016

Now the stray elephant moves in Sirajganj shoal

The Indian wild elephant, which was separated from its companions and came into Bangladesh from Assam through
21 July 2016

India to bring back washed away elephant

India is to bring back a wild elephant which was washed away by the Brahmaputra last month and reached a sandbar in Kurigram district, reports The Times of India.
21 July 2016

Train service with Ctg resumes after 10hrs

Rail communication of Chittagong with the other parts of the country including Dhaka has been restored after 10 hours of disruption following a train derailment at Fatehpur rail gait in Feni Sadar upazila in the port city.
21 July 2016

Surma crosses danger level, Jamuna erodes embankment

The flood situation in Sunamganj remains serious as the main rivers were flowing above the danger mark at several points, while the Jamuna continues to erode the flood control embankment in Bogra. The situation improved slightly in Lalmonirhat as the Teesta and Dharla rivers were flowing below the danger mark.
20 July 2016

Install CCTV cameras in launches: Minister

Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan urges owners of all the passenger vessels to set up CCTV cameras and metal detectors to tighten security at all terminals.
20 July 2016

Flood worsens in Kurigram, Nilphamari districts

The flood situation is getting worse in Kurigram and Nilphamari as the Brahmaputra, Dharla and Teesta rivers are
19 July 2016

5 die drinking ‘excessive liquor’ in Rajshahi

Five people including a woman die after allegedly drinking excessive homemade liquor in Charghat upazila of Rajshahi, police say.
19 July 2016

HSC admission seekers confine principal

Female HSC admission seekers of Birganj Women's Degree College in Dinajpur's Birganj upazila staged demonstration and confined the
18 July 2016