DHAKA: India’s Border Security Force (BSF) returned four Detective Branch (DB) personnel of Bangladesh Police to Border Guard Bangladesh (BSF) in Brahmanbaria border area.In first phase, BSF returned Sub-Inspector (SI) Mohammad Sobuj and constable Selim in injured condition through
DHAKA: A fire broke out at Priyangon Shopping Center in Dhanmodi area of the city on Thursday morning. Originated around 9:15am somewhere inside the centre, the fire soon spread out the adjacent area.On information, four fire fighters units from Fire Service and Civil Defense (FSCD)
DHAKA: The nation is celebrating the 45th Independence and National Day on Thursday with a vow to uphold the spirit of the Liberation War to build a ‘golden’ country completing the war crimes trial.On the occasion, President of the Republic Md Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh
COMILLA: Members of India’s Border Security Force (BSF) kidnapped four members of Detective Branch of Bangladesh Police from Ashabari frontier under Brahmanpara upazila of the district on Wednesday.The abducted police members are sub-inspector (SI) Gazi Mahbubur Rahman, assistant
DHAKA: Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday extended his greetings and felicitations to Bangladesh on the eve of the country’s 45th Independence and National Day.President Pranab, in his message to his Bangladeshi counterpart Abdul Hamid, expressed his confidence in expanding
DHAKA: The nation is all set to celebrate the 45th Independence and National Day on Thursday with a vow to uphold the spirit of the Liberation War to build a ‘golden’ country completing the war crimes trial.On the occasion, President of the Republic Md Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister
DHAKA: The prosecution submitted an appeal at Supreme Court Appellate Division seeking death penalty of Abdul Jabbar, who was handed down jail-unto-death for war crimes.Attorney General’s office filed the 378-page appeal on Wednesday showing ten reasons to sentence the former Jatiya
DHAKA: The Independence Glass Tower and museum will formally be open to all on the occasion of the country’s Independence Day, on March 26.Cultural affairs minister Asaduzzaman Noor made the disclosure on Wednesday afternoon at a press conference at Independence Squire in Suhrawardi
DHAKA: Police, in overnight drives, arrested seven robbers along with weapons from Keraniganj upazila of Dhaka and Siddhirganj upazila of Narayanganj.Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) media centre issued a press release in this regard on Wednesday noon.The arrestees are identified as Rubel,
MUNSIGANJ: Roads and bridges minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the main works of piling installation for the Padma Bridge at the Mawa end in October.The minister disclosed the matter while visiting the construction works of the Padma
DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday sought cooperation of all to make the country free from militant acts saying the people want peace, not destruction.The premier made the remarks while handing over the Independence Award-2015, the highest state award, to seven eminent
DHAKA: One more petrol bomb victim succumbed to his burn injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Khorshed Alam, 30, who sustained burn injury when miscreants hurled petrol on a truck in Chandpur few days back.Confirming the matter to
DHAKA: The nation is solemnly recalling the Black Night of March 25 on Wednesday in commemoration of the cowardly attack and unleashing genocide on the unarmed Bangalees by the barbarous Pakistani occupation forces in 1971.Besides, Bangladesh government has prepared all documents to send
DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday handed over Independence Awards (Swadhinota Puroskar) for the year 2015 to eight personalities for their outstanding contributions to the nation.The premier handed over the awards at Osmani Memorial Auditorium in city.The awardees are late
DHAKA: The death toll from the Magura truck arson has raised to four as another victim succumbed to his injuries at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Wednesday. The deceased was indentified as M Yadul Molla, 18, helper of the truck, son of late Jahur Molla of Gram Malik village
DHAKA: Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan police (DMP) has interrogated Farseem Mannan Mohammad, teacher of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) over blogger and writer Avijit Ray killing. He was quizzed for three hours at DB office located at Mintoo Road in the
DHAKA: On the sixth day of collecting nomination papers for the impending elections in Dhaka North City Corporation (DSCC) and Dhaka South City Corporation (DNCC), 1420 aspirants have bought nomination papers.538 out of 1420 aspirants have collected nomination papers from DNCC and 882
CHITTAGONG: A woman allegedly attempted to suicide after slaughtering her son and daughter at Aamtoli village under Lohagara Upazila early Wednesday.Being informed, police recovered the bodies of 7-year-old girl and two-year-old boy. Their mother, who sustained injuries due to suicide
DHAKA: Two Bangladeshi migrant workers, abducted by Islamic State militants from a Libyan oil field on March 6, were freed on Tuesday (March 24).The foreign ministry issued a press release regarding the release of two Bangladeshis.It said that Bangladesh Embassy in Libya confirmed the
DHAKA: Police recovered three bodies of women from different areas of the city on Tuesday.In North Jatrabari, two slaughtered bodies were recovered at a house in Kalapatti area around 5:00pm.The deceased were identified as Rawshan Ara, 60 and her house maid Kalpana, 11.Sub-inspector (SI)