Bangladesh

3 of a family killed in Kishoreganj road crash

Three members of a family including a three-year-old girl are killed as a human hauler overturns in Katiadi upazila of Kishoreganj.
30 March 2016, 04:34 AM

Tonu killer’s arrest to take time: Cops

The arrest of the culprits responsible for the killing of Shohagi Jahan Tonu will take some time, police say.
29 March 2016, 16:22 PM

‘Durga Temple looted’ in Demra

Unidentified miscreants have allegedly looted around Tk 30,000 from a Durga temple in Demra area of Dhaka.
29 March 2016, 14:42 PM

Tonu murder case shifted to CID

The members of Criminal Investigation Department will now investigate the Comilla Victoria college student Sohagi Jahan Tonu murder case.
29 March 2016, 14:33 PM

Cheque bounce case: Toki’s father sent to jail

A Narayanganj court sends Rafiur Rabbi, father of slain teen Toki, to jail in connection with a cheque bounce case filed by a relative of Awami League lawmaker Shamim Osman.
29 March 2016, 13:29 PM

EC warns of actions against negligence of duty

Stern actions will be taken against law enforcers and polling officers if they show any negligence of duty during the second phase of Union Parishad elections, says Election Commissioner Md Shah Nawaz.
29 March 2016, 12:10 PM

Biman board reconstituted, Enamul Bari new chief

Government reconstitutes Biman board with 13 members. Former air force chief Enamul Bari replaces Air Marshal (retd) Jamal Uddin as chairman.
29 March 2016, 11:24 AM

Tonu killing: Strike called at all educational institutions Apr 3

Students demonstrating at Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka call daylong strike at all educational institutions on April 3 demanding punishment to Tonu killers.
29 March 2016, 08:30 AM

War crimes: Charges accepted against 2 Mymensingh men

A war crimes tribunal accepts charges against two Mymensingh men for their alleged involvement in genocide and crimes against humanity during 1971 war.
29 March 2016, 07:08 AM

Nizami seeks review of SC verdict upholding death penalty

Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Motiur Rahmnan Nizami seeks review of Supreme Court verdict that upheld his death penalty for his war crimes.
29 March 2016, 06:43 AM

Man shot at Mohakhali

Unknown miscreants have shot a man in Mohakhali Wireless Gate area of Dhaka.
29 March 2016, 04:49 AM

BB fund heist: Philippines gets copy of Chinese suspect's passport

Philippine authorities obtain a copy of the Chinese passport of Weikang Xu — a man believed to have received P600 million and $18 million in cash, out of the $81 million stolen from the Bangladesh central bank and then laundered in the country.
29 March 2016, 03:32 AM

Tonu’s body to be exhumed for fresh autopsy

Court orders cops to exhume body of college student Tonu, who was murdered in Comilla cantonment area on March 20, for fresh autopsy.
28 March 2016, 15:57 PM

Installment system for motorcycle registration fees

The Road Transport and Bridges Ministry introduces the installment system of paying motorcycle registration fees.
28 March 2016, 15:42 PM

2 ministers didn’t violate oath: law minister

The two ministers who were found guilty of passing contemptuous comments about the chief justice neither violated the constitution nor their oath as ministers, the law minister says.
28 March 2016, 14:43 PM

Govt to cut fuel prices

Government will cut price of all fuels in a month, beginning with furnace oil in a week, as oil prices hit rock-bottom in the international market.
28 March 2016, 13:25 PM

Loan scam: BASIC Bank official among 4 held

ACC arrests four people including an official of the BASIC Bank in Dhaka in connection with swindling of huge amount of money from the bank.
28 March 2016, 11:56 AM

Bangladeshi expats in Libya asked to remain cautious

Bangladesh mission in Tripoli has asked its nationals living in Libya to remain alert amid the rise of violence in the war-torn North African country.
28 March 2016, 11:26 AM

MasterChef judge Matt Preston talks to Star Lifestyle

Matt Preston, renowned food writer, critic and judge on the hit TV show MasterChef Australia is here in Bangladesh to promote the cookie brand Rivoli.
28 March 2016, 09:48 AM

March to PMO if Tonu killers are not caught in 48hrs

Bangladesh Students' Union threatens to march to the Prime Minister's Office if the authorities fail to catch the killers of Comilla college student Tonu.
28 March 2016, 09:39 AM