CHANDPUR, Aug 21: Two Bangladeshi expatriates were killed in a road accident in Saudi Arabia on Friday morning. The deceased were identified as Khorshed Alam, 30, hailed from Kamalapur village in Chandpur Sadar upazila, and Abdul Malek Hawladar, 40, from...
KERANIGANJ, Aug 21: Five members of a family sustained burn injuries when a fire broke out at a house at Ekoria Tila Bari in South Keraniganj area early Friday. The victims were identified as Ripon, 45, his wife Manira, 30,...
Mahmudur Rahman | 2015-08-22 00:00:00
The judgements in the infamous paracetamol syrup and share market cases provide small slivers of hope that corporate crimes can be addressed. Even the honourable judge adjudicating, admitted the highest sentence as per law was not heavy enough punishment to...
FE Report Green chilli prices hit a two-year high in the city kitchen markets on Friday while that of onion shot up further by nearly 20 per cent at the retail level, traders said. However, prices of some vegetables, which...
FE Report A van driver was killed after a sculpture of a tiger collapsed on him in the capital's Karwan Bazar intersection early Friday, police said. The driver of a manually-driven three-wheeler was identified as Mohammad Ali (42), father of...
FE Report Exports of the country's leather goods have been facing worsening market condition in the European markets due to euro zone deflation, industry insiders said. "During the fiscal year (FY) 2014-15, we have been facing deteriorating market conditions in...
A clash between two groups of the ruling party supporters at a programme in Gazipur's Kaliakoir Upazila has left an Awami Juba League leader dead, reports bdnews24.com. The memorial event on Friday was organised to commemorate the National Mourning Day...
The government will drop redundant and non-functional ADP projects. The government has initiated the move to streamline the implementation of various Annual Development Programme (ADP) schemes and save taxpayers' money, reports UNB. "With the passage of time, some projects have...
FE Report A teenage girl was gang raped in the capital's Tejgaon area early Friday, police said. The girl aged 13 hails from Mymensingh. She came to the capital from Mymensingh on Thursday following a call to visit her friend...
FE Report Heavy rain in the last couple of days has caused water congestion in different city areas, disrupting movement of vehicles and commuters. Most of markets and makeshift shops at footpaths in different areas of the capital could not...
Two female students were crushed under a truck in Trishal upazila in Mymensingh district on Friday. The deceased were identified as Nipa, 14, and Nadia, 15, students of a local women’s madrasa. Local people said a speedy truck ran over...
A bus overturned and plunged into roadside ditch injuring 20 passengers in Burimari upazila in Lalmonirhat district on Friday. Police, locals and witnesses said the accident occurred on the Burimari-Hatibandha Highway in front of the Fakirtari Union Council (Parishad) office....
Families of two Awami League (AL) front leaders, one of whom is a prime murder suspect, claim that members of a law-enforcement agency have taken them away amid a wave of ‘extrajudicial’ killings. The families of Awami Swechchhasebak League’s Kushtia...
Locals have thrashed a young man for allegedly raping his 11-year-old neighbour in Savar’s Ashulia. The victim’s father lodged a complaint with Ashulia Police Station on Friday accusing the 24-year-old youth, OC Mostofa Kamal said. The girl has been sent...
One of the charge sheeted accused in August-21 grenade attack case – Maulana Tajuddin Ahmed – has been staying in South Africa. There has been some mentionable progress in bringing him back to Bangladesh for trial in the two cases...
A Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrim has been killed in a road accident in the Kingdon of Saudi Arabia. Amber Ali was killed in the crash in Saudi Arabia’s Madinah on Thursday, according to a delayed message received here. Sources at the...
Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Iyad Ameen Madani, arrives in Dhaka this (Saturday) afternoon on a three-day official visit to Bangladesh. The visit aims to strengthen cooperation between Bangladesh and OIC - the 2nd largest international...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has decided to strengthen its scrutiny to prevent VAT (Value Added Tax) evasion, aiming to achieve the revenue collection target it was given in the national budget for the current fiscal (2015-16). NBR chairman...
The country received $590.03 million in remittance in the first 14 days of the current month of August. Bangladesh Bank statistics show the four state-owned commercial banks -- Agrani, Janata, Rupali and Sonali -- received $189.48 million from the expatriate...
Transport workers have withdrawn the threat to begin a 36-hour strike in greater Chittagong region after their ‘missing’ leader was found in Mirsarai. Bangladesh Road Transport Workers’ Federation (BRTWF) leader Nurul Islam, abducted in Chittagong by armed miscreants on Wednesday...
A suspected robber was killed and three others were injured in what law enforcers termed a ‘shootout’ between his cohorts and members of the Detective Branch (DB) of police in Comilla Sadar Dakkhin upazila early Saturday. The deceased was identified...
A fire that broke out at ‘Shonartori Tower’ in Dhaka on Saturday morning has been doused. Locals said the fire erupted at Sonartori Tower on Bir Uttam CR Dutta Road near Bangla Motor under the city’s Kalabagan Police Station early...
Railway police arrested two people in possession of 32 gold bars weighting five kilograms from Kamalapur Railway Station in the capital on Saturday. The arrestees were identified as Jhutan Biswas, 21, Rahul, 28. Abdul Majid, officer-in-charge of Kamalapur Government Railway...
A doctor was killed and his wife sustained burns in a fire that erupted in their residence in Khulshi area of Chittagong city. The deceased was identified as Dr Imtiaj Karim, 48, a US expatriate physician and his wife Sabrina...
An indigenous man was killed in an attack by a herd of wild elephants at Gandhigaon village in Jhenigati upazila of Sherpur district on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Chandrashekhar Cooch, 35, a farmer of the village. Quoting...
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel in a drive seized 1,743 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from Padma River near Alaipur BGB camp in Bagha upazila of Rajshahi on Friday. Hasan Ali, assistant director of Mirganj camp of BGB-37 said, tipped...
A machine gun-toting attacker wounded three people on a high-speed train in France on Friday before being overpowered by passengers who included an American soldier. Officials said the attacker was arrested after the shooting when the Amsterdam-to-Paris train stopped at...
A clash in Faridpur, which erupted after a car in Rajbari MP Keramat Ali’s motorcade banged into a truck, left over 20 injured on Saturday. Locals at Piyarpur on Nurumia Bypass Road in Faridpur Sadar upazila damaged four cars of...
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