Members of the Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) today (May 12) arrested an alleged member of Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), a banned militant outfit, from Kotwali Police Station area in Jashore. The arrestee Sijan Hossain, 19, was detained yesterday.  Mahfujul Alam Russel, SP (Media

The Metropolitan Detective Police (DB) has arrested seven members of a gang, for allegedly leaking the question papers of various job recruitment exams and providing answers using high-tech devices. DB arrested Md. Jewel Khan, 40, Md. Russell, 30, Md. Mahmudul Hasan Shakil, 39, Md.

The Saudi government has urged to renew the passports of 69,000 Rohingya citizens who went to Saudi Arabia from Bangladesh after independence.  In this regard, a delegation led by the Deputy Interior Minister of Saudi Arabia held bilateral talks with the Home Minister of

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today (May 12) predicted rain or thundershower accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places over seven divisions and at a few places over Chattogram division. According to the BMD bulletin, rain or thunder

A Cumilla court today (May 12) sentenced 9 people to death and 9 to life imprisonment in a murder case of former Jubo League president Jamal Uddin of Chauddagram upazila of the district.  However, the court acquitted 5 people in the same case. Judge Mohammad Jahangir Hossain of

Road Safety Foundation in a report said last April, the country saw 672 road accidents in which 679 people died and 934 were injured. Of the total fatalities, 93 were women and 108 children.  In the published report this private organization on Sunday (May 12) said these road

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (May 12) sought reasons regarding boys getting involved to ‘Juvenile Gangs’ and ordered to take necessary steps. She said this during the SSC and equivalent examination result published ceremony at Ganabhaban this morning. The Prime

Nine persons, including eight Bangladeshi nationals and an Indian tout, were arrested in Tripura while they were about to leave for Maharashtra. They were arrested at Agartala Railway Station following a joint operation conducted by the Government Railway Police (GRP) and Railway

A boy suffered severe splinter injuries after an abandoned crude bomb exploded in Nayapaltan area in the city on Sunday (May 11) afternoon. The boy was identified as Sanny, 16, a rag picker. He suffered severe injuries in both of his hands and legs. The boy said he found a shopping

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said a comprehensive road law will be passed soon in the parliament to check the deaths including damages caused by road accidents in the country.  He was addressing as the chief guest at the biennial national rally of Nirapad Sarak Chai at

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Chattogram division during the next 72 hours commencing 9.00 am today. Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) also predicted rain or thundershowers at a few places over Dhaka,

Railway Minister Zillul Hakim has categorically said they will make the railway profitable through making it functional properly with spontaneous support of the public in general within the next couple of years. "We have already adopted various need-based steps, including manpower

A number of job seekers have staged demonstration on Dhaka University (DU) campus to press home their demand for extending the age limit up to 35 years for the government jobs. The job seekers staged the demonstration at the pavement of the Raju sculpture on the DU campus around 10 am

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (May 11) urged the engineers to take the pro-people, pro-environment, cost-effective, and sustainable strategy to expedite the country's development. She said: Devise the strategy through discussion to foster the country's development so we

Members of National Security Intelligence (NSI) and Customs Intelligence recovered seven gold bars, weighing 816 grams, from a bin at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram on Friday night. Airport sources said the joint team conducted a drive at the toilet near conveyor belt

After two hours of rainfall since Saturday morning, streets and alleys in the capital were waterlogged causing inconvenience to commuters.  Several areas in the capital still had ankle-deep or even more water accumulated on their streets. The Meteorological Department recorded

Two people were killed after a tank lorry ploughed into a roadside shop at Kauga intersection in Sadar upazila of Dinajpur district early Saturday (May 11). The deceased were identified as Azhar Ali, 60, a security guard of Biswanathpur village and Rana, 25, of Kauga village in the

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Saturday (May 11) arrested 17 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign in

Members of RAB have detained a main KNF militant, who is also involved in a string of bank robberies in April in Bandarban. The court have sent Shanzu Khum Bom to jail after the police produced him at the Bandarban Chief Judicial Magistrate Court on Thursday (May 10), according to RAB

When people hear the name ‘Snake’ gets scared, but there are many who desire to overcome that fear. For this reason, there are many diverse rituals, worships, myths, and tales associated with snakes. A few years ago, if someone was bitten by a snake, common people would