Dhaka
Technical glitch: Airtel subscribers suffer
Several lakh Airtel mobile subscribers are facing disruption in their network due to technical glitches at around 1,000 stations of the telecom company in Dhaka and six other districts in the country.
1 June 2016, 06:48 AM
War crimes: Death for Habiganj man, jail for his 2 brothers
A special tribunal has found three brothers from Habiganj guilty of all the four charges brought against them and handed one death for war crimes. Two of his brothers have been given jail till death.
1 June 2016, 06:26 AM
Fakhrul gets bail in 2012 blockade case
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir secures bail in a case filed over the party’s anti-government road blockade in Dhaka in 2012.
1 June 2016, 05:43 AM
2 crushed by train in Dhaka
Two people were crushed under the wheels of trains in separate incidents in Dhaka.
1 June 2016, 04:41 AM
Another luxury car bought ‘dodging tax’ seized in Dhaka
Customs intelligence seizes another luxury car, allegedly brought into the country by dodging tax worth Tk 1 crore, from Uttara area in Dhaka.
31 May 2016, 14:13 PM
BNP leader Aslam on 7-day remand in sedition case
A Dhaka court places BNP leader Aslam Chowdhury on a seven-day remand in a sedition case filed allegedly for hatching a conspiracy with Israel's Likud Party and its intelligence agency Mossad to oust the government.
31 May 2016, 08:07 AM
Driver beat up, truck hijacked in Dhaka
Miscreants hijack a sugar-laden truck after injuring its driver in Shyamoli area of Dhaka.
31 May 2016, 06:12 AM
6 militants given death for 2015 Ashulia bank heist
Six militants of banned outfits Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and Ansarullah Bangla Team have been awarded gallows for the daring bank heist of Ashulia last year that led to death of eight people.
31 May 2016, 06:00 AM
Owners shut shops to press for package VAT
Shop owners shut their enterprises for an hour in parts of the country including capital Dhaka pressing for keeping the provision of package VAT.
30 May 2016, 07:30 AM
30-day remand sought for Aslam in sedition, 2 other cases
Law enforcers seek a 30-day remand for interrogating BNP leader Aslam Chowdhury in three separate cases including a sedition one. The sedition case has been filed allegedly for hatching a conspiracy with Israel's Likud Party and its intelligence agency Mossad to oust the government.
30 May 2016, 06:48 AM
Death of murder accused hours after arrest
A murder case accused has died in police custody in Jamalpur’s Sharishabari upazila, hours after he was arrested from capital Dhaka.
30 May 2016, 06:10 AM
Arrest orders for 5 Gaibandha war crimes suspects
A tribunal in Dhaka issues arrest warrant against five Gaibandha men for their alleged involvement with crimes during the 1971 Liberation War.
29 May 2016, 08:14 AM
5 female Ansar members killed in Kishoreganj boat capsize
Five female Ansar members have died in boat capsize in Ghorautra river of Mithamoin upazila of Kishoreganj while returning home after UP polls duty.
29 May 2016, 04:01 AM
8 killed in Madaripur road crash
At least eight people are killed and 34 others injured as a bus fell into a roadside ditch after hitting a bridge on Dhaka-Barisal highway in Madaripur Sadar upazila.
27 May 2016, 10:31 AM
‘N’ganj teacher was forced to sign resignation letter’
Education ministry-formed committee says the way Narayanganj school headmaster Shyamal Kanti Bhakta was suspended was beyond relevant rules. A school student made inconsistent statements on whether the teacher said anything demeaning religion and hence the allegation may not be considered acceptable, the report said.
26 May 2016, 12:37 PM
Tk 30 per day hotel rent? Welcome to floating hotels of Dhaka
Is it possible to stay in a hotel in Dhaka for one night for just 30 taka? You may think it’s impossible, but there are at least four hotels in the city that offers you such a low rate.
26 May 2016, 10:56 AM
Families want their ‘missing’ dear ones back
Families of victims of enforced disappearances, who were mostly opposition BNP activists, today urged the prime minister to get back their dear ones at a demonstration staged in Dhaka.
26 May 2016, 07:21 AM
‘Robber’ killed in Brahmanbaria ‘gunfight’
An alleged robber has been killed in a ‘gunfight’ between his cohorts and police at Shashai on the Dhaka-Shylhet highway.
26 May 2016, 05:18 AM
Probe into 2013 hack for links to central bank heist
Bangladesh police are reviewing a nearly forgotten 2013 cyber heist at the nation’s largest commercial bank for connections to February's $81 million heist at the country's central bank, a senior law enforcement official says.
26 May 2016, 04:44 AM
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25 May 2016, 18:00 PM