Dhaka
UGC official among 3 held for question leak
Members of Rapid Action Battalion detain three people including an official of the University Grants Commission (UGC) in connection with question leak in Dhaka.
18 September 2015, 07:01 AM
8 ‘robbers’ held in Dhaka
Law enforcers detain eight alleged robbers in Jatrabari of Dhaka last night.
18 September 2015, 05:42 AM
SC clears way for releasing, screening Rana Plaza movie
Supreme Court clears way for the releasing and screening of the Rana Plaza movie based on the rescue of garment worker Reshma 17 days after the Rana Plaza collapse.
17 September 2015, 07:59 AM
HC stops VAT on English medium students for 6 months
The High Court stays for six months a government decision that imposed 7.5 percent VAT on tuition fees of English medium students.
17 September 2015, 07:15 AM
Rafique’s finest hour at Fatullah
Bangladesh’s highest wicket-taker against Australia in Tests only played two of the four matches, but Mohammad Rafique made the most of the opportunities he got.
17 September 2015, 06:39 AM
BPL begins on November 22
The third edition of Bangladesh Premier League will open with a spectacular show on November 22, 2015.
16 September 2015, 07:59 AM
Income tax fair begins today
The sixth annual tax fair begins throughout the country from today.
16 September 2015, 07:22 AM
4 held over medical admission question paper leak
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrests four people including a physician in connection with medical entrance exam question paper leakage scam in Dhaka.
16 September 2015, 06:33 AM
TCB to sell onion at Tk 50 per kg from tomorrow
The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will start selling onion at Tk 50 per kg across the country from tomorrow ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha.
14 September 2015, 12:50 PM
Sushmita Sen walks the ramp for TRESemmé (video)
Former Miss Universe and Bollywood star Sushmita Sen walked the ramp to an awestruck audience last night at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in Dhaka.
14 September 2015, 10:18 AM
7 held over PSC question leak
Detectives arrest seven people in Dhaka in connection with the Public Service Commission (PSC) exam questions leak scam.
14 September 2015, 08:47 AM
VAT protesters give flowers to cops, take selfies
Students demonstrating for withdrawal of value added tax (VAT) from private universities’ tuition fees pass another day on the streets peacefully.
13 September 2015, 13:45 PM
7 Hizb-ut Tahrir men held at Khilkhet
Detectives claim to have detained seven members of the banned organisation Hizb-ut Tahrir from Khilkhet in Dhaka.
13 September 2015, 04:31 AM
10 children rescued at Banashree, 3 held
Police rescue 10 children from a flat at Banashree in Dhaka and detained three persons for their alleged involvement in child trafficking.
12 September 2015, 10:02 AM
Dhaka-Aricha highway blocked in anti-VAT demo
Agitating private university students have blockaded Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar in continued demonstration against the 7.5 percent VAT.
12 September 2015, 06:53 AM
Drug addicts burn auto-rickshaw driver alive
Some drug addicts in Kishoreganj Sadar upazila allegedly set in fire an auto-rickshaw causing his death.
11 September 2015, 15:27 PM
41 ‘Shibir men’ held at Farmgate
Police detains 41 suspected leaders and activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir, student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, from a Farmgate hotel in Dhaka.
11 September 2015, 13:40 PM
100 turtles seized in Dhaka, 3 traders jailed
Around 100 turtles seized by the members of Rapid Action Battalion and the officials of Bangladesh Forest Department in Shakhari Bazar of Old Dhaka.
11 September 2015, 05:37 AM
Trapped in demo, Dhaka stalls
Traffic problems reaches acute levels in Dhaka after road blockades were set up at several key points by demonstrating public university students.
10 September 2015, 10:23 AM
Govt hikes bus, auto-rickshaw fares
The government has hiked bus fares by 10 paisa per kilometre in Dhaka and Chittagong which will be effective from October 1.
10 September 2015, 07:24 AM