Narayanganj district administration has revoked the licences of all 11 weapons belonging to Nur Hossain and his companions. The Narayanganj Awami League leader is among the prime suspects in the abduction and murder of Councillor Nazrul Islam, lawyer Chandan Kumar...
Police in separate drives arrested two people along with 14 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup in different areas of Rajshahi and Panchagarh districts on Monday. In Panchagarh, police arrested alleged drugs peddler, Abdus Samad, 30, son of Ismail Hossain of...
Voicing deep concern over the recent abduction and killing spree, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has said the country’s human rights situation may further deteriorate and will be at stake if the law order continues to deteriorate. “Human rights...
At least two people were killed in separate incidents in Chuadanga district on Monday night and Tuesday. A farmer was beaten to death allegedly by his nephews (sons of sister) over a land-related dispute at Hardi village in Alamdanga upazila...
His mistake was to run from the advancing mob, and that was enough for the men and women carrying clubs, knives and swords through Donetsk’s Lenin district. They set upon him. Beaten and bloodied, the unidentified man was saved, in...
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The prices of most of the shares on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw upward trend in early hours of trading on Tuesday, the third trading day of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the...
Hardly one week after the abduction and the killings of seven people, including Narayanganj City Corporation’s panel mayor Nazrul Islam and eminent lawyer Chandan Sarker, another case of suspected abduction has been reported in the city. A businessman from Narayanganj's...
Asia's markets rose on Tuesday following a pick-up on Wall Street. Sydney was up 0.41 per cent and Shanghai added 0.14%, Singapore was 0.17% higher and Taipei gained 0.12%. Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul were shut. New York dealers provided...
A minor girl drowned in a pond at Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar district on Monday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Taslima Akter Shima, 3, daughter of Asraf Hossian, a resident of Jagannathpur village. Locals said Shima suddenly slipped into...
Two people, including a minor girl, were killed and two others injured in a road accident at Chandgaon in Chittagong city on Monday night. One of the deceased was identified as Awana, 7, daughter of Anisur Rahman of the area....
US retail giant Target announced on Monday that chief executive officer (CEO) Gregg Steinhafel was stepping down, nearly five months after hackers stole data on potentially more than 100 million customers. Steinhafel, chief executive since 2008, will resign immediately as...
A man was arrested along with 78 fake Bangladesh currency notes amounting to Tk 39,000 in Panchagarh Sadar Upazila on Monday night. The arrested was identified as Akkel Ali, son of late Samir Uddin of Satkhamar village in Atwari upazila...
A mosquito-borne infection causing inflammation of the brain has emerged as ‘a public health concern’ in northern Bangladesh. The government’s disease monitoring agency, IEDCR, says about four among every 10 Japanese Encephalitis (JE) patients are from Rajshahi, Rangpur and Naogaon...
A Dhaka court on Tuesday framed charges against Oishee Rahman and two other accused of killing police officer Mahfuzur Rahman and his wife Swapna Begum over eight months ago. Court sources said charges have been pressed against the slain couple’s...
After a scorching April that parched Bangladesh, the north-eastern region is likely to be hit by flash floods at the end of this May, the Met Office has forecast. In its month-long forecast, the Met Office said a depression might...
Authorities have started evicting the illegal shacks on the banks of Shitalakkha River, used by fugitive Narayanganj City Councillor Nur Hossain for his sand business. The numerous tin-roofed shacks, more than 50, belong to the councillor, his brother Joj Miah...
The emergency ward of DMCH stopped its services Tuesday after a clash erupted between intern doctors of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) and Dhaka University (DU) students over using an elevator at the hospital. Two DU students were beaten up...
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved the 'Ensuring employment for the poor in Northern Region Programme' (2nd phase) at a cost of Tk 948.8 million to further alleviate poverty through creating employment opportunities in...
Stocks ended higher on Tuesday after previous session’s flat movement with improved turnover value as investors went for buying spree on large and mid-cap stocks. The market started with a positive note and the upturn continued till the market closure....
Thailand's Constitutional Court said Tuesday it will rule on May 7 whether to remove Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra from office on abuse of power charges, a verdict that could plunge the country deeper into crisis. The premier appeared at the...
Police have rescued an HSC candidate an hour after she was abducted from in front of examination centre in Chokoria Upazila in Cox’s Bazar district. Four people have been detained with a car for involvement in the abduction, said Chokoria...
European foreign ministers are meeting to discuss the situation in Ukraine, where the authorities have launched a crackdown on pro-Russian separatists. Austria hopes backing will be given to this month's presidential election at the Council of Europe summit in Vienna....
A local BNP leader in Sunamganj along with his driver is missing since Sunday night, his family members said. His relative filed a general diary at the Sadar Police Station on Tuesday morning, Sunamganj Superintendent of Police Harunur Rashid said....
Setbacks for emerging markets and rising risks of fallout from the Ukraine crisis are holding back the global economic recovery, the OECD said on Tuesday. The global economy is now set to grow by 3.4 percent this year, it forecast,...
A BNP leader in Sunamganj district along with his driver is missing since Sunday night, his family members said. His relative filed a general diary at the Sadar Police Station on Tuesday morning, Sunamganj Superintendent of Police Harunur Rashid said....
The world's largest beverage-maker, Coca-Cola, plans to remove a controversial ingredient from some of its drinks brands by the end of this year, following an online petition. Brominated vegetable oil, or BVO, is found in Coca-Cola fruit and sports drinks...
Iran's annual oil and gas fair opened in Tehran on Tuesday, with 600 foreign companies seeking to position themselves for a return to large-scale operations if international sanctions are lifted. With some of the world's biggest oil and gas reserves,...
Narendra Modi, the leader of India's main opposition BJP, has criticised Priyanka Gandhi, the sister of Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi, for saying that the BJP was "indulging in low level politics". "I belong to a lower caste of society...
A local leader of Islami Chhatra Shibir was arrested on Tuesday at Kochua Upazila in Bagerhat district on Tuesday. Police picked up Md Saiful Islam from his house at Fultala village on charges of planning sabotage, said Kochua Police Station...
At least seven people were injured as a truck hit two auto-rickshaws in Brahmanbaria Sadar Upazila on Tuesday. Traffic police inspector Md Bayezid said, two auto-rickshaws first collided head-on and then they were hit by the truck on Comilla-Sylhet highway...
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