US imposes sanctions on Nicolas Maduro

International Desk: The US government has frozen any assets held by Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro in the US, after he held a controversial poll

Bangla News

SC releases full text of verdict on scrapping 16th amendment

Staff Correspondent: The appellate division of the Supreme Court has released the full verdict that scrapped the 16th amendment of the constitution.

Bangla News

Scaramucci out as Trump’s new chief of staff takes reins

International Desk: Foul-mouthed spin doctor Anthony Scaramucci was axed as White House communications director Monday, just 10 days after being named to the post and hours after Donald Trump installed a new chief of staff.

Bangla News

Model Risila kills herself

Staff Correspondent: Model and actress Risila Binte Wazer allegedly committed suicide at her residence in the capital's Badda area on Monday noon.

Bangla News

Civil society asks EC to arrange fear-free polls

Staff Correspondent: After joining the Election Commission’s maiden dialogue on Monday, civil society members suggested the commission not to talk about the supportive government during the next general election.

Bangla News

Bogra rape: Woman councillor Rumki on 4-day remand

Bogra Correspondent: Woman councillor of Bogra municipality Marzia Akter alias Rumki and six others have been put on a police remand in a case filed for raping a female student and torturing her mother.

Bangla News

BNP submits financial statement to EC

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) submitted the audited report on its financial statement of 2016 calendar year to the Election Commission (EC).

Bangla News

Body forms to probe IU employee’s bribery scam

H K Jibon from IU: Islamic University (IU) authorities formed a three member probe body, led by its Proctor Professor M Mahbubar Rahman, for investigating one of its employees bribery scam on Monday.

Bangla News

Housemaid found dead in city

Staff Correspondent: Police recovered body of a housemaid in Kalabagan area of the city on Monday.

Bangla News

Tenure for defence chiefs extended

Senior Correspondent: The cabinet gave final approval to the draft of Defence Services Chiefs (Appointment, Retirement, Salary and Allowance) Act 2017 with a maximum of four-year tenure for army, air force and navy chiefs.

Bangla News

3 to walk gallows for killing man in Pirojpur

Pirojpur Correspondent: A court in Pirojpur sentenced three people to death and seven others, including a woman, to life term imprisonment for killing a young man in Kalikathi village under Sadar upazila.

Bangla News

10-yr jail, TK 10cr fine for sabotaging power structures

Senior Correspondent: The cabinet gave final approval to the draft of Power Act-2017 keeping a provision of maximum 10 years of imprisonment and highest penalty of TK 10 crore or both for any sabotage or destruction in any electricity infrastructure or damage to power stations, sub-stations, power lines, poles and equipments.

Bangla News

3 Myanmar citizens held with 3.62 lakh Yaba pills

Cox's Bazar Correspondent: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel detained three Myanmar citizens with 362,486 Yaba tablets from Teknaf border area of Cox's Bazar on Monday.

Bangla News

Interim Pak PM candidate faces Rs 220bn corruption inquiry

International Desk: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PNL-N) leader and the country’s interim Prime Ministerial candidate Shahid Khaqan Abbasi is facing a Rs. 220 billion corruption inquiry by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) over an illegal contract to import Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).

Bangla News

ISIL claims deadly attack near Iraqi embassy in Kabul

International Desk: ISIL group has claimed responsibility for a suicide car bomb attack on the Iraqi embassy in Kabul on Monday, the group's Amaq news agency reported.  

Bangla News

Army deployment in national polls recommended

Staff Correspondent: The representatives of civil society have recommended army deployment in next national election.

Bangla News

Khaled Mahmud to be taken to Singapore tonight

Sports Reporter: Bangladesh cricket team’s former captain and current Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) director Khaled Mahmud Sujon will be taken to Singapore tonight after he suffered a stroke last nigh.  

Bangla News

AL submits financial statement to EC

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Awami League on Monday submitted its audited financial statement for 2016 to the Election Commission (EC).

Bangla News

WASA hikes water tariff

Staff Correspondent: Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA) has hiked the price of water by five percent.

Bangla News

Expanded Big Bash season announced

Sport Desk: Australia's summer of Big Bash cricket will begin in early December as Cricket Australia today released fixtures for an expanded 43-game men's season.

Bangla News

More two hajj flights cancelled

Secretariat Correspondent: Biman Bangladesh Airlines authority has cancelled more two hajj flights scheduled for Monday due to visa complexity of hajj pilgrims.  

Bangla News

Steps should be taken to remove sufferings of students

The results of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations had been published few days ago. Now the successful students are planning to get admission scope in better universities. The guardians of the students also expect that their future generation will get the chance.

Bangla News

Bodies of father, son recovered in Gazipur

Staff Correspondent, Gazipur: Police has recovered the bodies of a man hanging and his son’s throat-slit.  

Bangla News

EC holding talks with civil society

Staff Correspondent: The Election Commission (EC) is now holding a dialogue on upcoming parliamentary elections with the civil society representatives.  

Bangla News

Child killed after rape: Accused Shipon arrested

Staff Correspondent: Shipon, the main accused in the case of killing a child after rape in the capital’s Badda area, has been arrested.  

Bangla News

Fourth consignment of rice reaches Ctg port

Staff Correspondent, Chittagong: The fourth consignment of rice imported from Vietnam has reached Chittagong port.  

Bangla News

Ex-MP’s son shot dead in Gazipur

Kaliganj Correspondent: Habibur Rahman Faisal (26), son of former MP Mokhlesur Rahman Jitu Miah, was shot dead by terrorists on Sunday night.  

Bangla News

Venezuela constitutional vote marred by violence, 7 dead

International Desk: At least seven people, including an election candidate, have been killed in the past 24 hours in Venezuela as the country voted for an all-powerful new legislative body tasked with reforming the constitution.  

Bangla News

Bus-truck collision kills 3 in Bogra

Bogra Correspondent: At least three people were killed and 15 injured in a collision between a bus and truck in the district’s Sherpur upazila on Monday morning.

Bangla News

One killed in Bagerhat ‘gunfight’

Bagerhat Correspondent: An unidentified man has been killed in a ‘gunfight’ with the elite force in the district’s Mollahat upazila.

Bangla News

Russia's Putin orders 755 US diplomatic staff to leave

International Desk: Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that 755 staff must leave US diplomatic missions, in retaliation for new US sanctions against Moscow.  

Bangla News

Schoolgirl dies after falling from building roof

Staff Correspondent: A schoolgirl died after falling from the rooftop of a building in the capital's Mirpur area on Sunday night.

Bangla News

Bogra rape: Woman councillor, mother arrested

Bogra Correspondent: Detectives arrested a woman councillor of Bogra municipality and her mother in a case filed for allegedly raping a female student and torturing her and her mother.

Bangla News

DNCC-DSCC get 36 new wards

Staff Correspondent: The government has formed 36 new wards demolishing 16 unions added to Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC).

Bangla News

PM gives job Sholakia attack victim Jharna Rani's son

Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stood beside the family of Jharna Rani by giving her son a job in a private bank.

Bangla News

Diaz's 2nd autopsy report: no evidence of suicide found

Staff Correspondent: Diaz Irfan Chowdhury, former leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League Chittagong University unit did not commit suicide, the autopsy revealed.

Bangla News

Govt sets Tk 330,000cr target of export earnings

Secretariat Correspondent: The government has set a target of Tk 3,30,000 crore ($4,100 crore) from export earnings for 2017-2018 fiscal year, which is 17.70 percent more than that of 2016-2017 fiscal year.

Bangla News

Production of tobacco must be stopped: Muhith

Special Correspondent: Tobacco products are harmful for public health, saying this; Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith reiterated his position against tobacco products.

Bangla News

Bogra rape: Tufan, two aides on 3-day remand

Bogra Correspondent: A Bogra court has placed the town Sramik League convenor Tufan Sarker and his two aides on a three-day remand in a case filed for raping a female student and torturing her mother.

Bangla News

Three hajj flights cancelled

Secretariat Correspondent: Biman Bangladesh Airlines yesterday cancelled three hajj flights scheduled for today (Sunday) and tomorrow (Monday) due to visa complexity of hajj pilgrims.

Bangla News

AG to convey CJ's proposal to Law Ministry

Staff Correspondent: Attorney General (AG) Mahbubey Alam said that he would convey the proposal made by the Chief Justice (CJ) to resolve the crisis over the formulation of the discipline and code of conduct for the lower court judges to the Ministry of Law.

Bangla News

Nawaz Sharif could have faced imprisonment

International Desk: The Supreme Court’s Friday verdict to disqualify prime minister Nawaz Sharif is unconventional. It is silent over the period for which Nawaz would remain disqualified; though many legal experts believe it is a lifetime disqualification.

Bangla News

29 held in Magura

Magura Correspondent: Police detained 29 persons including 21 gamblers from various spots of the district on Sunday.

Bangla News

ASP Mizan murder: Report on Sept 5

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court fixed September 5 to submit report in the murder case of Mizanur Rahman, assistant superintendent of police (ASP) of Highway.

Bangla News

Bogra Sramik League leader Tufan expelled

Staff Correspondent: Bogra town Sramik League convenor Tufan Sarker has been expelled from the workers’ front of ruling Awami League (AL), for allegedly raping a female.

Bangla News

13 killed in van's blaze in Pakistan

International Desk: Thirteen people were killed on Sunday when a van caught fire after hitting a gas pipeline in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, officials said.

Bangla News

Second phase gas price hike illegal: HC

Staff Correspondent: The High Court (HC) has declared the second phase hike of gas prices illegal.

Bangla News

CCC declares Tk 2327.67cr budget

Staff Correspondent, Chittagong: Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) unveiled its annual budget with an outlay of Tk2327.67 crore for the 2016-2017 fiscal year.

Bangla News

Two killed in German disco shooting

International Desk: Two people have been killed and three others seriously injured in a shooting at a German nightclub, police said.

Bangla News

Khaleda can cross examine 4 witnesses: HC

Staff Correspondent: The High Court (HC) on Sunday allowed BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to cross examine four prosecution witnesses of Zia Charitable Trust graft case.

Bangla News

New $11bn US base opens in S. Korea

International Desk: The US military has inaugurated an $11 billion base in South Korea, boasting it as a small American city serving as new headquarters that no longer lies within the range of North Korean artillery fire, and expected to house over 45,000 service members, contractors and their dependents.

Bangla News

Robber killed in Sundarbans 'gunfight' with RAB

Staff Correspondent: An alleged robber gang leader was killed in a 'gunfight' with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Kalabagi area of Khulna range of the Sundarbans on Sunday.

Bangla News

Suspected Ashulia militant den raided, jihadi books recovered

Staff Correspondent, Savar: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have recovered jihadi books from a godown in Rangamatia area of Ashulia, the outskirts of Dhaka after carrying out an operation there on suspicion of a militant hideout.

Bangla News

Barcelona beats Real Madrid in Ronaldo's absence

Sports Desk: The first El Clasico on American soil lived up to the hype Saturday night as Barcelona downed Real Madrid 3-2 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, thanks to a 50th-minute winner from Gerard Pique.

Bangla News

Interim PM election on Aug 1 in Pakistan

International Desk: President Mamnoon Hussain has called a session of the National Assembly on August 1 for the election of an interim prime minister, DawnNews reported.

Bangla News

Draft on lower court judges' conduct not accepted

Staff Correspondent: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) did not accept the draft of the gazette notification on the disciplinary and conduct rules for lower court judges.

Bangla News

Australia police foil plot to bring down plane

International Desk: Police have disrupted a terror plot to bring down a plane and arrested four men after raiding several properties in Sydney, Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said.

Bangla News

I'm not disqualified for graft: Nawaz Sharif

International Desk: Nawaz Sharif, who was ousted from office for the third time on July 28, while addressing his party's leadership on Saturday expressed disbelief over the grounds for his dismissal, but resolved to continue struggling for the supremacy of the Constitution and rule of law in the country.

Bangla News

4 kids drown in pond in Natore

Natore Correspondent: Four children of two families have drowned in a pond in Gurudaspur upazila of the district on Saturday night.

Bangla News

Missing housewife found dead after 3 days

Bagerhat Correspondent: Police recovered the body of a 38-year-old housewife from a gher (fish farm) at Kumlai Kolapara village in Rampal upazila of the district on Saturday evening, three days after she had reportedly gone missing.

Bangla News

China receives control of Sri Lanka's Hambantota port

International Desk: China received control of Sri Lanka's Hambantota sea port.

Bangla News

E-BIN registration to continue till December 31

Economic Correspondent: National Board of Revenue (NBR) authority has started online VAT registration electronic business identification number (E-BIN), which will continue so that businesspeople can run their activities in a hassle-free environment.

Bangla News

WB to give $570m to improve health, public procurement

Economic Correspondent: The World Bank (WB) approved a credit to provide a total of US$ 570 million to Bangladesh for two projects to improve health sector and strengthen the country's public procurement. The amount stands at TK 4,600 crore.

Bangla News

Abbasi to be interim Pakistan PM!

International Desk: Just a day after Nawaz Sharif was disqualified by the Supreme Court from the Prime Minister post, Shahid Khawan Abbasi will likely serve as the interim prime minister for 45 days till Nawaz’s younger brother Shahbaz Sharif takes over as his eventual successor, reported Pakistan daily Dawn.

Bangla News

Arefin, Kamal, Abdul Aziznominated for DU VC DU VC panel

Staff Correspondent: AAMS Arefin Siddique, Professor Kamal Uddin and former Awami League-backed Blue panel convener Prof Abdul Aziz have been nominated for Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor (VC) panel.

Bangla News

Gulshan attack: Rash on 6 days remand

Staff Correspondent: Neo-JMB leader Aslam Hossain Rashed, 24, (alias Jarra and alias Rash) was placed on a six-day remand in a case filed over Gulshan terrorist attack.

Bangla News

FBCCI to assist govt in developing haor regions

Economic Correspondent: Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) President Shafiul Islam Mohiuddin said, "FBCCI will work for the development of haor areas and provide all sorts of cooperation to the government in facing disasters in the areas."

Bangla News

43 Jamaat-Shibir men held in Narayanganj

Staff Correspondent: Police detained 43 Jamaat-Shibir activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir from a Chinese restaurant at Sonargaon of Narayanganj on Saturday morning.

Bangla News

Three Neo-JMB members arrested with arms

Staff Correspondent, Narayanganj: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three members of Neo-JMB (Tamim-Sarwar group) conducting drive at Boktaboli area of Fatullah in Narayanganj on Friday night.

Bangla News

Rajshahi Masters, EXPO All Stars Masters joint champion

Sports Desk: Rajshahi Masters and EXPO All Stars Masters have become champion jointly in the final of Master’s Cricket Carnival 2017 at Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium (SKICS) in Cox’s Bazar on Saturday.

Bangla News

Gulshan attack: Charge sheet after interrogating Rash

Staff Correspondent: Counter Terrorism Chief Additional Commissioner Monirul Islam said the charge sheet in Gulshan terror attack case will be pressed after interrogating Neo-JMB leader Md Aslam Hossain alias Rash, 24, who was arrested from Natore on Friday.

Bangla News

Road crash kills 2 in Khulna

Staff Correspondent: At least two people including a college student have been killed in a collision between a bus and easy bike in the district.

Bangla News

98pc people getting safe water, says PM

Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the incumbent government has achieved success in ensuring safe water for people.

Bangla News

1 killed in Brahmanbaria 'gunfight'

Brahmanbaria Correspondent: A suspected mugger has been killed in a gunfight with the police in Brahmanbaria's Sarail upazila early Saturday.

Bangla News

Youth killed in Brahmanbaria 'gunfight'

Brahmanbaria Correspondent: A youth was killed in a 'gunfight' with police at Maijgaon village of the district's Kasba upazila on Friday night.

Bangla News

Humans will live in cities on Mars within 50 to 100 years

Risingbd Desk: Humans will live in cities on Mars within 50 to 100 years, but it will be a 'really s**it place to be', according to physicist Brian Cox.  

Bangla News

North Korea claims all of US within missile range

International Desk: North Korea said on Saturday it had conducted another successful test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that proved its ability to strike all of America's mainland, drawing a sharp warning from US President Donald Trump and a rebuke from China.

Bangla News

Pope may travel to Bangladesh in November

International Desk: Pope Francis may travel to Bangladesh and Myanmar in November, Argentine news agency Telam has said.

Bangla News

Varsity teacher killed in Pabna road accident

Pabna Correspondent: A teacher of Pabna Science and Technology University named Rashed Kabir (55) has been killed and 9 injured in a road accident in the district’s Bera upazila.  

Bangla News

Take efforts of permanent solution with integrated plan

Waterlogging and sufferings resulted from it have been constant companions for the dwellers of Dhaka city. No needs for heavy rain, incessant light rain is enough for washing away the city. Roads, streets even highways go under water.

Bangla News

Bus-microbus collision kills 5 in Faridpur

Faridpur Correspondent: At least five people including a woman were killed and 15 injured in a collision between a bus and microbus in the district’s Madhukhali upazila on Friday midnight.  

Bangla News

North Korea fires long-range ICBM missile

International Desk: North Korea has launched an intercontinental ballistic missile, according to multiple military reports, just weeks after the country tested a similar projectile capable of hitting parts of the US.  

Bangla News

One killed in knife attack in German Supermarket

International Desk: One person was killed and several were injured in an attack by a lone knifeman in a supermarket in the northern German city of Hamburg on Friday, police said.

Bangla News

Want to grow up children in advanced culture: Nahid

Staff Correspondent: Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said, "We want to grow up our children in healthy and advanced cultures. Alongside, we have to be attentive to enhance science researches. We need both science and culture.

Bangla News

Akshay was victim of sexual harassment

Entertainment Desk: Actor Akshay Kumar recounted a personal experience highlighting the risks faced by children and the importance of parents communicating with them to identify sexual predators.

Bangla News

Gulshan attack: Rash at DB office

Staff Correspondent: Neo JMB leader Rashidul Islam alias Abu Jarra alias Rash, also one of the key planners of the militant attack, was taken to the office of Detective Branch (DB) on Friday afternoon.

Bangla News

Fire erupted from gas line leak, 6 hurt

Staff Correspondent, Sylhet: At least six people were hurt in the incident of fire caused by gas line leak near central bus terminal at Kadamtoli area in Sylhet town on Friday noon.

Bangla News

DU white panel declares to boycott senate session

Staff Correspondent: White panel, the unit of pro-BNP-Jamaat teachers of Dhaka University (DU), has declared to boycott the special senate session for electing a three-member panel to appoint its new vice-chancellor (VC) scheduled for Saturday (July 29).

Bangla News

Govt again shows ferocious form of autocracy: BNP

Senior Correspondent: BNP has alleged that the government opposed to hold the international conference arranged by Yunus Centre to mark its Social Business Day 2017.

Bangla News

EC finalizes agenda for dialogue on 11th general election

Staff Correspondent: The Election Commission (EC) has finalized agenda for the dialogue with the civil society members to be held on July 31 over the 11th national parliamentary election.

Bangla News

Anti-state plotters won't be forgiven: Quader

Patuakhali Correspondent: Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said criticism against the government will be accepted cordially, but people who will be involved in anti-state conspiracies will not be forgiven.

Bangla News

Two killed in Ctg separate road crashes

Staff Correspondent, Chittagong: At least two people including a lawyer were killed in separate road accidents at Halishahor and Pahartoli area of the port city on Friday.

Bangla News

Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif steps down

International Desk: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has stepped down from his post after the country's Supreme Court declared him disqualified to continue office, according to media reports.

Bangla News

Youth’s body recovered from Gopalganj hotel

Gopalganj Correspondent: Police has recovered the dead body of a youth named Manoj Ranjan Joydhar, 35, from a residential hotel in Gopalganj town.  

Bangla News

Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif disqualified by court

International Desk: Pakistan's Supreme Court has disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from holding public office following an investigation into corruption allegations.  

Bangla News

Man commits suicide after allegedly murdering sister-in-law

Staff Correspondent, Barisal: A man named Md Sajib has committed suicide after allegedly murdering his sister-in-law.  

Bangla News

Jamaat leader arrested in Kapasia

Staff Correspondent, Gazipur: Police has arrested Kapasia Upazila Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary Tofazzal Hossain (47).  

Bangla News

Bandarban landslide: Body of missing bank officer found

Bandarban Correspondent: A bank officer, missing from landslide in Betchhara area of the district’s Boangchhari upazila, has been found dead.  

Bangla News

Another Gulshan attack ‘mastermind’ held

Bogra Correspondent: Police has arrested one of the masterminds of the attack at the Holey Artisan Bakery in the capital's Gulshan diplomatic zone.

Bangla News

Signal may be from first 'exomoon'

Risingbd Desk: A team of astronomers has potentially discovered the first known moon beyond the Solar System.  

Bangla News

More than 40 killed in battle with Boko Haram in Nigeria

International Desk: More than 40 people have died during an attempt to free people during an ambush by militant Islam group Boko Haram, sources have said.

Bangla News

Gold prices increase

Staff Correspondent: Country's gold prices have continued to go up.

Bangla News

Road crash kills 2 cops in Dinajpur

Staff Correspondent: Two police officials were killed in a road accident as a truck rammed their motorcycle in Dinajpur sadar upazila on Thursday afternoon.

Bangla News

Farmers to get Tk 20,400 crore loan

Economic Correspondent: Bangladesh Bank (BB) unveiled the new "Agriculture and Rural Credit Policy" with a target to disburse Tk 20,400 crore loan by banks for the fiscal year of 2017-18.

Bangla News

'Business conf fails to get permission as not applied in time'

Staff Correspondent: Conference on Yunus Centre’s Social Business Day, scheduled to begin in Savar tomorrow, was not allowed as the authority did not apply in time seeking security, said Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque.

Bangla News

3 get death for killing shoe factory employee

Staff Correspondent: A court in Dhaka has awarded death penalty to three people in a case filed for killing Alamgir Hossain who worked at a shoe factory in the capital's Siddique bazar.

Bangla News

World now treats Bangladesh with honour: PM

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the incumbent government's continuity of tenure ensured a steady development campaign directly benefitting people and earned Bangladesh a dignified status in international arena.

Bangla News

Facebook TV shows are likely to debut in August

Desk Report: Facebook TV is reportedly coming in two weeks, according to Bloomberg. TV partners are already being asked to submit the first episodes of their "spotlight" shows.

Bangla News

Three militants held in Jhenaidah

Jhenaidah Correspondent: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel detained three members of Neo JMB 'Sarwar-Tamim group' in separate drives in the district on Thursday.

Bangla News

Judges’ conduct: Draft copy handed over to CJ

Staff Correspondent: Law Minister Anisul Huq has handed over a draft copy of the gazette notification on the disciplinary and conduct rules for lower court judges to Chief Justice (CJ) Surendra Kumar Sinha.

Bangla News

EU to increase investment in Bangladesh

Secretariat Correspondent: European Union (EU) is keen to invest in service sector in Bangladesh.  

Bangla News

US admiral stands ready to obey Trump nuclear strike order

International Desk: The US Pacific Fleet commander said on Thursday he would launch a nuclear strike against China next week if President Donald Trump ordered it, and warned against the military ever shifting its allegiance from its commander in chief.

Bangla News

4 foreigners among 9 held for cheating in FB

Staff Correspondent: Nine people, including four foreign citizens, have been arrested by Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) from the capital city on charge of cheating people through social media Facebook.

Bangla News

Husband-wife found dead in Tangail

Staff Correspondent: Police has recovered the bodies of a couple from a septic tank from Rasulpur village under Gala union of Tangail sadar upazilla.  

Bangla News

Siddiqur sent to Chennai for treatment

Staff Correspondent: Titumir college student Siddiqur Rahman whose eyes were damaged during clash with police has been sent to Chennai in India for better treatment.

Bangla News

Biggest explosion in universe captured in unprecedented detail

Risingbd Desk: The most powerful types of explosion in the universe, created by the explosive death of a massive star, has been captured in unprecedented detail.  

Bangla News

Saudi to recruit 3,000 more workers from Bangladesh

Desk Report: Saudi Arabia will recruit 3,000 more Bangladeshi workers to work in various sectors in this year.

Bangla News

Bangladesh to turn into developed country in 2041

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh will turn into a developed country within 2041 through using digital technologies, speakers expressed their hopes.

Bangla News

China set to launch an unhackable internet communication

Risingbd Desk: As malicious hackers mount ever more sophisticated attacks, China is about to launch a new, "unhackable" communications network - at least in the sense that any attack on it would be quickly detected.  

Bangla News

NBR names 10 as commissioner of the year

MA Rahman: The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has selected 10 commissioners as the commissioner of the year for their sincerity in performing duties and achieving goals in the outgoing fiscal year 2016-2017.

Bangla News

18 of a family killed in India flood

International Desk: Eighteen members of a family were found dead in flood at Khariya village in Banaskantha district under the country's Gujarat state on Wednesday, media reports.

Bangla News

Online form fill up for JSC, JDC exams begins

Staff Correspondent: The online form fill up for the examinations of Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) has begun today (Thursday).

Bangla News

Gas supply to remain suspended in Mirpur today

Staff Correspondent: Gas supply will remain suspended for four hours today (Thursday) across a vast area of Mirpur and its neighbouring localities due to relocation of pipelines for the Metro Rail Project work.

Bangla News

Trump bans transgender people in military

International Desk: US President Donald Trump has banned transgender people in military service.

Bangla News

Be fearless at work: Obaidul to DCs

Secretariat Correspondent: Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader urged the deputy commissioners (DC) to work fearlessly avoiding all types of political influences.

Bangla News

No waterlogging from next year: Minister

Secretariat Correspondent: Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain has promised that there will no waterlogging in Dhaka city next year.

Bangla News

Nitish Kumar resigns as Bihar CM

International Desk: Amid the political standoff in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has resigned. Mr. Kumar met Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi at the Raj Bhavan, reports thehindu.com on Wednesday.

Bangla News

Abida Islam new Bangladesh envoy to S. Korea

Secretariat Correspondent: The Government has appointed Abida Islam as the next Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Republic of Korea.

Bangla News

Illegal fishing nets worth Tk34cr seized

Staff Correspondent: Coast Guard, Dhaka district administration and fisheries department jointly in a drive seized illegal fishing nets popularly known as ‘Current Jaal (thickly knitted net)’ worth Tk 34 crore in the capital on Wednesday.

Bangla News

Seven murder is unforgivable: AG

Staff Correspondent: Terming the Narayanganj's seven murder offence unforgivable, Attorney General Mahbubey Alam said the exemplary punishment handed down by the trial court in the case should be upheld in the High Court (HC) verdict.

Bangla News

39 BNP men including Shimul face arrest warrants

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka Court has issued arrest warrants against 39 BNP leaders and activists, including BNP Chairperson's special assistant Shimul Biswas, in a case filed under the Special Powers Act.

Bangla News

Every district to get branch of Probashi Kallyan Bank

Secretariat Correspondent:  Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Nurul Islam BSc said the government will set up a branch of Probashi Kallyan Bank (Expatriates Welfare Bank) in every district gradually.

Bangla News

Septuagenarian beaten to death in Barisal

Staff Correspondent, Barisal: A septuagenarian man was beaten to death by rival group over land dispute at Dakshin Kazirchar village of the district's Muladi upazila on Wednesday morning.

Bangla News

3 to walk gallows for killing farmer in Jhalakathi

Jhalakathi Correspondent: Three people have been sentenced to death for killing a farmer named Munsur Ali Khan in Nalchity Upazila of Pirojpur district.

Bangla News

Manzill Murshid gets death threat, files GD

Staff Correspondent: Supreme Court (SC) lawyer Advocate Manzil Murshid on Wednesday filed a general diary (GD) with the capital's Shahbag Police Station as he received death threat.

Bangla News

Anushka Shetty exits Prabhas starrer Saaho citing date issues

Entertainment Desk: When rumours spread that Prabhas and Anushka might team up for the fifth time in Saaho, fans instantly plunged into celebratory mood.

Bangla News

26 Afghan soldiers killed in Taliban assault

International Desk: At least 26 soldiers have been killed in a blistering Taliban assault on an Afghan National Security base in southern Kandahar province.

Bangla News

4 get life term for murder in Mymensingh

Staff Correspondent: A court in Mymensingh on Wednesday sentenced four people to life term imprisonment for killing a youth in Phulpur upazila in 1993.

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Waterlogging disrupts city life

Staff Correspondent: The dwellers of Dhaka city experienced bitter waterlogging due to heavy and very heavy rain triggered by active monsoon.

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No bar to DU senate meeting

Staff Correspondent: The Supreme Court (SC) has stayed a High Court (HC) order that stayed the process for holding a special general meeting of Dhaka University (DU) senate.

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N'ganj seven murder: HC verdict Aug 13

Staff Correspondent: The High Court (HC) has fixed August 13 for its order over the appeal petition and death reference in the sensational Narayanganj seven murder case.

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French police routinely abuse Calais refugees

International Desk: French police routinely abuse refugees and migrants in the port town of Calais, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a new report, accusing authorities of turning a blind eye to police misconduct.

Bangla News

24 human traffickers held in city

Staff Correspondent: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have held 24 members of human trafficking racket conducting drives at different places in the capital including Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport area.

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Eve-teasing: Case filed over killing father

Gopalganj Correspondent: A case has been filed over the incident of killing a man who protested against eve-teasing to his daughter in Gopalganj.

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BB unveils monetary policy

Economic Reporter: Bangladesh Bank (BB) has announced its flagship monetary policy statement (MPS) for the first half of the current 2017-18 financial year (FY18).

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NSC cannot interfere with BCB power: SC

Staff Correspondent: The Supreme Court (SC) has disposed an appeal petition filed against an High Court (HC) order that declared the amendment to the constitution of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) as illegal.

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Mirpur gunfight: 2 were involved in ASP Mizan murder

Staff Correspondent: The two persons who have been killed in Mirpur’s Rupnagar ‘gunfight’ were involved in the murder of ASP Mizanur Rahman.

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US moves one step closer to imposing fresh Russia sanctions

International Desk: The US House of Representatives has voted to impose fresh sanctions on Russia, despite President Donald Trump objecting to the legislation.  

Bangla News

3 Neo JMB men of Sarwar-Tamim group held

Staff Correspondent: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three suspected members of Neo JMB Sarwar-Tamim group from the capital’s Badda area on Tuesday midnight.

Bangla News

2 killed in ‘gunfight’ with DB police

Staff Correspondent: At least two people were killed in a ‘gunfight’ with DB police in the capital’s Rupnagar area early Wednesday.

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2 killed in Kushtia ‘gunfights’

Kushtia Correspondent: At least two people were killed in separate two ‘gunfights’ with police in the district early Wednesday.

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US Navy fires warning shots at Iranian ship

International Desk: A U.S. Navy ship fired warning shots when an Iranian vessel in the Gulf came within 150 yards (137 meters) on Tuesday in the first such incident since President Donald Trump took office in January, a U.S. official said.

Bangla News

'Democracy to be restored defeating AL'

Staff Correspondent, Barisal: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said democracy should be brought back to the country defeating Awami League.

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Education law soon to stop coaching business

Secretariat Correspondent: The government is going to make education law to stop coaching business in the country.  

Bangla News

BB to unveil monetary policy Wednesday

Economic Reporter: Bangladesh Bank (BB) will announce Wednesday its flagship monetary policy statement (MPS) for the first half of the current 2017-18 financial year (FY18).  

Bangla News

CEC vows to hold fair poll

Staff Correapondent, Mymensingh: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda said there will be no compromise in the interest of holding a fair election.

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Saudi-led group blacklists 18 individuals, groups

International Desk: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates have added 18 individuals and groups to its "terror list", according to state-run Saudi Press Agency (SPA).  

Bangla News

Trump boy scout Jamboree speech angers parents

International Desk: Parents have expressed anger after President Donald Trump delivered a highly politicised speech to tens of thousands of boy scouts.  

Bangla News

3700 doctors get training to prevent Chikungunya

Staff Correspondent: So far a total of 3,700 doctors have been trained to prevent Chikungunya.  

Bangla News

It will work as warning

An 11-year old girl Aduri came to work as a domestic help at other's house for earning her breads at a time when she was supposed to go to schools and pass her time playing with friends. She had to do it as she hailed from a poor family.

Bangla News

2 muggers bullet-hit in city gunfight

Staff Correspondent: Two muggers received bullet injuries in a gunfight between Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel and muggers in capital's Azimpur area on Tuesday noon.

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EC requested to invite more 7 persons for dialogue

Staff Correspondent: The Election Commission (EC) has been requested to invite more seven persons of the civil society to join the electoral dialogue with the commission to be held on July 31.  

Bangla News

Ram Nath Kovind: Top 10 things to know

International Desk:  Ram Nath Kovind was on Tuesday sworn in as the new President of India. Kovind is the country's 14th President and only the second Dalit to hold the office. Here are the top ten things to know bout the new President:  

Bangla News

14-party leaders to visit flood-hit areas

Staff Correspondent: Two teams of the Awami League led 14-party alliance will visit the flood-affected areas.  

Bangla News

Dozens trapped in Mumbai building collapse

International Desk: Rescuers were frantically searching for up to 40 people feared trapped in a four-storey building that collapsed Tuesday (July 25) in India's financial capital of Mumbai, officials said.

Bangla News

Two held with bomb making materials in Sylhet

Staff Correspondent: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-9 personnel held two people with bomb making equipments from Jaintiapur of Sylhet on Tuesday noon.

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Proposal to withdraw Barisal CMM at SC

Staff Correspondent: The Law Ministry has sent a proposal to the Supreme Court (SC) to withdraw Mohammad Ali Hossain, the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of Barisal, over harassing Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Tariq Salmon.

Bangla News

Eve-teasers kill father in Gopalganj, No case filed yet

Gopalganj Correspondent: No case has been filed yet over the alleged killing of a father by eve-teasers in Gopalganj.

Bangla News

New probe body if police fail: Home Minister

Staff Correspondent: Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said his ministry will form a new probe body to uncover the real fact behind injuring the Titumir student, if the investigation by the police committee is not satisfactory.

Bangla News

Ram Nath Kovind takes oath

International Desk: Ram Nath Kovind today took oath in the Central hall of parliament to become India's 14th President. Chief Justice of India Justice JS Khehar administered the oath of office to Kovind.

Bangla News

PM gives 23-point directives to DCs

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday gave 23- point directives to the deputy commissioners (DCs) while inaugurating the three-day DCs Conference-2017 at the Prime Minister's Office here. Following are the directives:-

Bangla News

Reinstate Citycell's spectrum within 24 hrs: SC

Staff Correspondent: The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) authority to reinstate the spectrum of Citycell, the country's oldest mobile phone operator, within 24 hours.

Bangla News

Seaports asked to hoist signal no 3

Staff Correspondent: Seaports of Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist local cautionary signal No three as deep convection is taking place over North Bay.

Bangla News

Bandarban landslide missing yet to be rescued

Bandarban Correspondent: The four people missing in Ruman landslide have yet not been rescued on Tuesday, the third-day of the incident.

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Daulatdia-Paturia launch service resumes

Manikganj Correspondent: The launch services on Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma River have resumed as the weather situation improved.

Bangla News

Actress rape at Banani: Report August 17

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court has fixed August 17 to submit the report after deferring the date in a case filed for raping an actress in the capital's Banani.

Bangla News

Ram Nath Kovind to take oath today

International Desk: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government's pick for the country's top job, Ram Nath Kovind, who was on Thursday elected the 14th President of India after defeating Opposition candidate Meira Kumar, will today take oath at 12.15pm at the Central Hall of Parliament.

Bangla News

Gas explosion kills two workers at Ctg port

Staff Correspondent, Chittagong: Two workers were killed in the incident of gas explosion at jetty of a ship at Chittagong port on Monday night.

Bangla News

Taqmil exam results today

Staff Correspondent: The results of Taqmil examination or Dawrah-e-Hadith are scheduled to publish today (Tuesday), for the first time, after the examination was held on May 15 this year securing the recognition as equivalent to a Masters degree.

Bangla News

Israel removes metal detectors from al-Aqsa

International Desk: Israel has decided to remove metal detectors from the entrance to al-Aqsa Mosque compound, Islam's third holiest site, in the occupied East Jerusalem.

Bangla News

300 die of dengue outbreak in Sri Lanka

International Desk: At least 300 people died of dengue fever in Sri Lanka as the mosquito-borne viral disease turned into an outbreak in the country.

Bangla News

Pumping air through rectum: Teenage worker injured

Staff Correspondent: A teenage worker was seriously injured as co-workers pumped air into his stomach through the rectum at Alukanda Stand Bazar area of South Keraniganj upazila in the capital on Monday evening.

Bangla News

Janata Bank building fire under control

Staff Correspondent: A fire that broke out at the building of Janata Bank in the capital's Motijheel area brought under control, around 9:00am on Tuesday, nearly after 20 minutes of ensuing the blaze.

Bangla News

Fire at Motijheel Janata Bank building

Staff Correspondent: A fire has broken out at the building of Janata Bank in the capital's Motijheel area.

Bangla News

Govt finally cancels Citycell license

Staff Correspondent: The government has finally cancelled the license of Citycell, the country's oldest mobile phone operator.

Bangla News

Four killed in Cox's Bazar landslide

Cox's Bazar Correspondent: Four people have been killed and four others injured in separate incidents of landslide in Cox's Bazar.

Bangla News

5 hurt in Swiss chainsaw attack

International Desk: At least five people were injured on Monday in a reported chainsaw attack in the Swiss city Schaffhausen.

Bangla News

Make quality films upholding history, culture

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called on the filmmakers to produce quality films by upholding the country's history, culture and tradition and assured that her government will do whatever is necessary for it.

Bangla News

25 killed in Pakistan suicide blast

International Desk: A suicide bomber killed at least 25 people, many of them police, in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Monday, officials said, an attack which shattered a period of relative calm in Pakistan's second-largest city.

Bangla News

Siddiqur being taken to Chennai

Staff Correspondent: Siddiqur Rahman, a student of Government Titumir College who sustained eye injuries during a student movement in the capital's Shahbagh area, is being taken to Indian city of Chennai for better treatment.

Bangla News

Barisal, Barguna get new DCs

Staff Correspondent: The government today appointed two new deputy commissioners (DCs) in Barisal and Barguna districts.

Bangla News

8 get life-term imprisonment for killing in Ctg

Staff Correspondent, Chittagong: A district court on Monday (July 24) sentenced eight people to life term imprisonment in a case filed over killing a young lady named Marzina Begum.

Bangla News

'Reason behind Siddiqur's injury will be known after probe'

Staff Correspondent: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia said how college student Siddiqur Rahman suffered injury in his eyes during the clash with police in the capital's Shahbagh will be known after investigation.

Bangla News

Death penalty of 2 JMB men commuted to life term

Staff Correspondent: The High Court (HC) has commuted the death sentence of two JMB activists Kamruzzaman alias Swapan and Malek Bepari alias Malek Zehadi to life-term imprisonment in a case filed over carrying out serial blasts across the country.

Bangla News

Man to die for murdering in Chandpur

Chandpur Correspondent: A court in Chandpur convicted a man and sentenced him to death for killing a man named Mokbul Hossain, 50, in Puran Bazar area of the district in 2013.  

Bangla News

Barisal, Barguna DC withdrawn

Secretariat Correspondent: The deputy commissioners of Barisal and Barguna have been withdrawn on Monday.

Bangla News

DCs conference begins Tuesday

Secretariat Correspondent: A three-day Deputy Commissioners (DCs) Conference-2017 will begin on Tuesday.  

Bangla News

5-member prove body formed over UNO incident

Secretariat Correspondent: A five-member probe committee has been formed over a lawsuit that led to the arrest of a Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) for publishing a 'distorted' portrait of Bangabandhu on an invitation card.

Bangla News

Walton eyes to grab excessive demands for fridge in Qurbani

Milton Ahmed: The country’s electronics giant ‘Walton’ has greatly focused on the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha, one of the largest religious festivals of the Muslim community, by setting a target of selling out about five lakh pieces of refrigerators and freezers during the month of July and August this year.

Bangla News

Farmer killed in rival attack in Sirajganj

Sirajganj Correspondent: A farmer named Khorshed Alam Khushi (55) has been killed by his rival over a land dispute in the district’s Tarash upazila.  

Bangla News

Launch service on Paturia-Doulatdia route halted

Manikganj Correspondent: Launch service on Paturia-Daulatdia remains suspended due to strong current in the river Padma triggered by inclement weather on Monday.

Bangla News

4 still missing day after landslide in Bandarban

Bandarban Correspondent: Four people are still missing after a landslide occurred at a road in Dalianpara area under Ruma upazila of the district.

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Death row convict dies at Kashimpur jail

Staff Correspondent, Gazipur: A death row inmate named Ramzan alias Mokbul (55) has died at Kashimpur jail.  

Bangla News

SC upholds Justice Jaynul Abedin's anticipatory bail

Staff Correspondent: The Supreme Court (SC) upheld anticipatory bail of former Appellate Division judge Justice Md Zainul Abedin in connection with a notice issued by the Anti-Corruption Commission in 2010 seeking his bank statements.

Bangla News

OC apologises, directive to send Azad to hajj

Staff Correspondent: The High Court has accepted the apology of Akhaura Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mosharraf Hossain Tarafdar and exempted him after hearing a writ petition.  

Bangla News

Anushka Sharma says no to parties

Entertainment Desk: Like any other teenybopper, Indian actress Anushka Sharma loved attending parties during her adolescent days. But today, she isn’t a party bug. In fact, she reveals she is a homebody.

Bangla News

'Pranab Mukherjee not in favour of 2 executives'

International Desk: Vice President Hamid Ansari on Sunday said outgoing Indian President Pranab Mukherjee had told Governors and Lt. Governors that their role was “mainly confined to giving advice to the Chief Minister as there cannot be two functional executive authorities in a state”.

Bangla News

Whiteley makes history with six sixes

Sports Desk: Worcester batsman slams six sixes in an over but Yorkshire take the points after Willey's whirlwind ton.

Bangla News

Car bomb in Kabul kills at least 24

International Desk: A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb in the western part of Kabul on Monday, killing at least 24 people and wounding 40, and the death toll could rise, an Interior Ministry spokesman in the Afghan capital said.  

Bangla News

Water transport strike withdrawn

Staff Correspondent: The water transport strike enforced by its workers has been withdrawn.  

Bangla News

Eve-teasers kill father in Gopalganj

Gopalganj Correspondent: A father has been killed as he protested daughter’s eve-teasing.  

Bangla News

New registrar of ICT

Staff Correspondent: Md Selim Mia of Chandpur Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal (District Judge), has been appointed as registrar of International Crimes Tribunal (ICT).  

Bangla News

Hajj flight starts

Senior Reporter:  The first Biman Bangladesh Airlines’ hajj flight has started.   

Bangla News

2 killed in shooting incident at Israeli embassy in Jordan

International Desk: Two Jordanians were killed and an Israeli was wounded by gunfire on Sunday in a residential building in the heavily fortified Israeli embassy compound in Jordan's capital, the kingdom's Public Security Directorate said.  

Bangla News

England win Women's WC title for 4th time

Sports Desk: England won the ICC Women's world cup title for the fourth time, thrashing India by nine runs.

Bangla News

ACC hotline to launch from July 27

Staff Correspondent: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is set to launch a hotline to record allegations of graft.

Bangla News

EC invites 60 civil individuals for dialogue

Staff Correspondent: The Election Commission (EC) has invited some 60 members of the civil society to join the electoral dialogue with the commission to be held on July 31.

Bangla News

Education Minister visits Siddiqur

Staff Correspondent: Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid has visited injured Titumir College student Siddiqur Rahman who is undergoing treatment at the National Institute of Ophthalmology in the capital.

Bangla News

Education Minister says sorry over Shahbag incident

Secretariat Correspondent: Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid has said sorry over the incident of wounding student in police baton charging at the capital's Shahbag.

Bangla News

Disappeared schoolgirl found with missing limbs

Shariatpur Correspondent: Police recovered body of a schoolgirl from Sakhipur Soialkandi of the district's Vedorganj on Saturday, eight days after she went missing.  But some limbs including kidneys, liver and lung were missing in the body, according to physicians to conduct autopsy.

Bangla News

Eight bodies found in truck in Texas parking lot

International Desk: A phone call from a Walmart employee led to the discovery of eight bodies and 30 people injured in the back of a tractor-trailer in Texas early Sunday, authorities said.

Bangla News

'ASP Mizan killed by four muggers'

Staff Correspondent: Four muggers killed Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mizanur Ranman Talukder, according to Shah Alam, one of the muggers arrested in the case.

Bangla News

Two JMB men held in city

Staff Correspondent: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-2 detained two activists of the outlawed militant outfit Jamaat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from capital's Mohammadpur area on Sunday.

Bangla News

Appeal for HSC results re-examination till July 30

Secretariat Correspondent: Students can appeal to re-examine the results of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations till July 30, according to the Education Ministry sources.

Bangla News

1 killed, 2 missing in Bandarban landslide

Bandarban Correspondent: A person was killed and at least two others are missing in a landslide in Dalianpara area under Ruma Upazila of the district on Sunday morning.

Bangla News

Dravid will be unavailable for India's overseas tours

Sports Desk: Former India captain Rahul Dravid "will not be available" for the senior Indian team's overseas tours owing to his commitments with the India A and Under-19 sides, the Committee of Administrators (COA) chief Vinod Rai said.

Bangla News

Robber killed in Chittagong gunfight

Staff Correspondent, Chittagong: An alleged robber was killed in a gunfight between two groups of robbers at Chambal union in Banshkhali upazila of Chittagong district on Sunday morning.

Bangla News

2 Palestinians die after clashes with Israeli forces

International Desk: Two Palestinians have died in separate incidents after clashes with Israeli security forces in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian health ministry.

Bangla News

Residents living in risky hills urged to move to safe places

Staff Correspondent, Chittagong: Fearing fresh landslides in Chittagong due to persistent rain, the district administration has requested the residents living riskily on the foot of hills to move to safe places immediately.

Bangla News

Case against UNO Tariq Salman withdrawn

Staff Correspondent: A defamation case filed against former Agailjhara Upazila Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Tariq Salman has been withdrawn.

Bangla News

Water transport workers call indefinite strike

Staff Correspondent: Water transport workers have announced to go on a non-stop strike from tomorrow (Monday) on a 21-point charter of demands.

Bangla News

One held over ASP Mizanur killing

Staff Correspondent: Police have arrested a suspected person in connection with the murder of assistant superintendent of police (ASP) Mizanur Ranman Talukder.

Bangla News

Trump blames 'intelligence leak' for damaging report on Sessions

International Desk: US President Donald Trump railed against the latest damaging report about his administration, tweeting on Saturday morning that the "illegal leaks" like the one he said was behind a Washington Post article must end.

Bangla News

68.91% pass HSC exams

Staff Correspondent: Total 68.91 percent students passed this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations across the country among whom 37,726 students have got GPA-5.

Bangla News

HSC results handed over to PM

Staff Correspondent: Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid has handed over the results of this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Gono Bhaban on Sunday morning.

Bangla News

6 Barisal court cops withdrawn for 'harassment' of UNO

Staff Correspondent, Barisal: Six police personnel who were on duty on the court premises during the harassment of UNO Gazi Tariq Salmon in a defamation case have been withdrawn.

Bangla News

Two brothers electrocuted in Nilphamari

Nilphamari Correspondent: Two brothers died from electrocution at Dolapara village in Kishoreganj upazila of Nilphamari district on Saturday night.

Bangla News

HSC results today

Secretariat Correspondent: The results of this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations will be published today (Sunday).

Bangla News

President, PM greet 'Public Administration Padak' recipients

Desk Report: President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday greeted the recipients of "Public Administration Padak-2017" on the eve of the Public Service Day.

Bangla News

Hanging mark found at Zeheen’s neck

Staff Correspondent: Mechanix guitarist Zeheen Ahmed, son of renowned keyboard player Manam Ahmed, died on Saturday afternoon before he was taken to hospital.

Bangla News

Father-daughter suicide: One more arrested

Staff Correspondent, Gazipur: Police arrested another accused in a case filed over the suicide of a man and his daughter together crushing under train at Shreepur in Gazipur.

Bangla News

Egypt court sentences 28 to death

International Desk: A Cairo criminal court has sentenced 28 people to death penalty over killing of Egypt's top prosecutor in 2015.

Bangla News

Dr BP Pati no more

Senior Correspondent: Dr. Bishnu Pada Pati, husband of Joya Pati and former superintendent of Kumudini Hospital at Mirzapur in Tangail, has died of old-age complications. He was 90.

Bangla News

US airstrike accidentally kills 16 Afghan policemen

International Desk: An errant US airstrike has killed 16 Afghan National Police officers who were fighting the Taliban and wounded two others.

Bangla News

Mushfiqur Rahim visits DMCH to see Muktamoni

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Test Captain Mushfiqur Rahim on Saturday visited Muktamoni, 12, who is suffering from an “unknown” disease and being treated at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).

Bangla News

Iran launches line for mass-production of missile

International Desk: Iran has inaugurated the mass production line of the domestically-developed Sayyad (Hunter) 3 missile.

Bangla News

DU student killed in Himchhari landslide

Cox's Bazar Correspondent: A tourist was killed and three others were injured in landslide at the district's Himchhari on Saturday afternoon.

Bangla News

Operation in Meherpur ends

Meherpur Correspondent: Law enforcers have ended the operation at the two-storey house at Bamondi village under Gangni upazila in the district.

Bangla News

No VC in 38 private universities

Abu Bakar Yeamin: Many of the universities among 95 approved private universities are running academic activities without Vice-Chancellor (VC), Deputy VC and treasurer.

Bangla News

Two minors drown in Rangpur

Staff Correspondent, Rangpur: Two minor boys drowned in a pond of Kishamat Munshipara area of the district town on Saturday noon.

Bangla News

Bangladesh 2nd largest provider of online labour

Risingbd Desk: Bangladesh is the second largest supplier of online labour, says a recent report, analysing data from e-platforms connecting freelancers with employers.

Bangla News

2 youths killed in separate road accidents in Jessore

Jessore Correspondent: At least two youths have been killed and one injured in separate two road accidents in the district.

Bangla News

PM urges Hajj pilgrims to pray for country's peace

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the hajj pilgrims to seek mercy of Almighty Allah while offering their prayers in the holy mosques for allowing the Muslims as well as people of other faiths in the country to live peacefully to continue the nation's progress.

Bangla News

UP chairman crushed to death by bus in Sirajganj

Sirajganj Correspondent: Chairman of Naogaon Union Parishad under Tarash upazila Amirul Islam (50) has been crushed to death by a bus.

Bangla News

Landslide feared in Ctg

Staff Correspondent: Landslides may occur at places over the hilly regions of Chittagong divisions due to heavy to very heavy rainfall.

Bangla News

Suspected militant den cordoned off in Meherpur

Meherpur Correspondent: Rapid Action Battalion and police forces cordoned off a house in Bamondi village under Gangni upazila in Meherpur on Saturday morning suspecting it a militant hideout.

Bangla News

Chelsea announce signing of Morata on a 5-year contract

Sports Desk: Chelsea have announced the signing of Álvaro Morata from Real Madrid on a five-year contract.

Bangla News

HSC results on Sunday

Staff Correspondent: The results of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent exams of 2017 will be published on Sunday (July 22).

Bangla News

One dies after falling from building under-construction

Staff Correspondent: A child named Md Harun (15) has died after falling off an under-construction building in the capital’s Motijheel area.  

Bangla News

2 killed as bus hits roadside tree in Sirajganj

Sirajganj Correspondent: At least two people were killed and 10 other injured as a bus hit a roadside tree in Sonamukhi area of Sirajganj- Kazipur road on Saturday morning.

Bangla News

Shahriar Iqbal’s janaza after Juhr prayer

Staff Correspondent: The namaj-e-janaza for Shahriar Z. R. Iqbal, former Additional Secretary, will be held after Juhr prayer today (Saturday) at Baitus Salam Jame Mosque in the capital’s Mohammadpur.  

Bangla News

Road crash kills one in Tangail

Staff Correspondent, Tangail: At least one person was killed and 10 other were injured in a collision between a bus and truck in the district on Saturday morning.

Bangla News

White House press secretary Sean Spicer resigns

International Desk: White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has quit, reportedly in protest at an organisational shake-up.  

Bangla News

SM Rezaul Karim made AL Law Secretary

Staff Correspondent: Senior lawyer of the Supreme Court (SC) advocate SM Rezaul Karim has been selected as Law Affairs Secretary of the central Awami League (AL).

Bangla News

Man killed in city road crash

Staff Correspondent: An octogenarian man was killed in a road crash happened in the capital's Nikunja area on Friday noon.

Bangla News

Ctg port to remain open 24 hrs from August 1

Economic Correspondent: The Chittagong sea port will remain open for 24 hours in seven days from August 1 to make import-export trade easier and dynamic.

Bangla News

AL leader who files case against UNO expelled

Staff Correspondent, Barisal: Barguna Awami League (AL) leader Syed Obaidullah Saju, who filed a defamatory case against former Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Agailjhara, has temporarily been expelled from the party.

Bangla News

Rajlokkhi the elephant dies in Sreemangal

Moulavibazar Correspondent: Rajlokkhi the elephant died at the district's Sreemangal on Friday, after suffering from injury for seven days.

Bangla News

Ramanayake returns as bowling coach

Sports Desk: Champaka Ramanayake is going to return as Bangladesh's bowling coach, according to ESPN Cricinfo, several Sri Lankan and Indian media.

Bangla News

Govt, EC heading for one-sided and blueprint election: BNP

Senior Correspondent: BNP’s Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed said the government and the Election Commission (EC) are jointly moving toward holding a one-sided and blueprint election.

Bangla News

Rajib Gandhi sent to jail

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court has sent Jahangir Hossain alias Rajib Gandhi, one of the Gulshan terror attack accused, to jail after nine-day remand period ended.

Bangla News

Bus-truck collision kills 3 in Bogra

Bogra Correspondent: At least three people were killed and five others were injured in a collision between a bus and a truck at Dhonkundi area of the district's Sherpur upazila on Friday noon.

Bangla News

Case filed over student-police clash at Shahbag

Staff Correspondent: A case has been filed with the capital's Shahbag Police Station accusing 1200 unknown people over the clash occurred between police and students of seven colleges recently affiliated with Dhaka University.

Bangla News

Laborer hacked to death in Jessore

Staff Correspondent, Jessore: A day laborer named Abdus Sattar (55) has been hacked to death in the district.  

Bangla News

Transplantation of Human Organs Act: Implementation needed

The Cabinet recently approved the draft law, ‘Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 2017’, aiming to check the illegal trade of human organs. Under this all must obtain approvals from the government to transplant human organs. The proposed law has also expanded the definition of “close relatives” willing to donate body organs.  

Bangla News

2 protesters killed as Venezuela holds nationwide strike

International Desk: A nationwide strike brought parts of Venezuela to a halt Thursday as the opposition ramped up its challenge to President Nicolas Maduro that has already seen four months of deadly street protests and threats of US economic sanctions.  

Bangla News

5 dead in Chittagong landslide

Staff Correspondent: At least five people including two children of two families have been killed in a landslide in the district.

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Two killed as strong earthquake hits Greece and Turkey

International Desk: At least two people were killed on the Greek island of Kos on Friday when a magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook the popular summer resort holiday destinations of the Dodecanese Islands in Greece and the Aegean coast of Turkey.  

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132 people take oath to leave drug trade

Gaibandha Correspondent: 132 people including women have taken oath with a promise to leave drug trade in Gobindaganj upazila under Gaibandha district.

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Siddiqur likely to lose eyesight

Staff Correspondent: Siddiqur Rahman, a Titumir student who sustained serious injuries at his eyes during clash with police, is likely to lose his eyesight, according to physicians.

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Shun bad elements of satellite culture: President

Desk Report: President M Abdul Hamid has called upon all to be cautious about the harmful elements of satellite culture accepting all the good things alone which are available through the modern age technology.

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Kuwait closes Iran cultural mission

International Desk: Kuwait has reportedly closed the Iranian cultural mission and related offices in the Gulf Arab state and reducing the number of Iranian diplomats stationed in the country, according to the official news agency, KUNA.

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35th BCS: 1,466 more recommended for appointment

Staff Correspondent: The Public Service Commission (PSC) recommended the government to appoint another 1,466 candidates, who passed the 35th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations, to the second-class non-cadre posts.

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Helal Uddin Ahmed made EC secretary

Secretariat Correspondent: Dhaka Divisional Commissioner Helal Uddin Ahmed has been made acting secretary of Election Commission (EC) Secretariat.

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Six get life term for murder in Gaibandha

Gaibandha Correspondent: A court in Gaibandha sentenced six people to life-term imprisonment in a case filed over killing a man in Palashbari upazila of Gaibandha.

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Bail extended for Shyamal Kanti

Narayanganj Correspondent: A Narayanganj court has extended bail term for schoolteacher Shyamal Kanti Bhakta till pressing charge sheet in a bribery case filed against him.

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BNP for ending misrule

Senior Correspondent: BNP wants to end misrule after driving the incumbent Awami League out through election.

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Gold, banned cigarette sized at Shahjalal

Staff Correspondent: Customs Intelligence seized 867 grams of gold and 204 cartons of banned foreign-made cigarettes at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport Thursday.

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India's new president Ram Nath Kovind

International Desk: NDA candidate Ram Nath Kovind has been elected India's 14th president, having obtained 65.65 percent of electoral college votes.

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Water vessel service suspended in Hatiya

Noakhali Correspondent: The service of all kinds of water vessels including sea truck have been suspended on Charchenga-Chairman ghat and Chairman ghat-Nolchira routes of Hatiya, the island upazila of Noakhali, due to heavy downpour, bad weather and cautionary signal no. 3.

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5 hurt in Begum Rokeya University clash

Staff Correspondent: At least five people were injured in a factional clash over distributing dormitory seats at Begum Rokeya University (BRUR) on Thursday.

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No one remained unfed during flood: Minister

Secretariat Correspondent: “People in the northern areas of the country have suffered a lot but no one remained unfed during the flood. We have been able to cope with the situation with everybody’s cooperation,” said Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya.

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Girl rescued from city hotel dies

Staff Correspondent: A girl who was rescued from a hotel of the capital's Shyamoli in senseless state has died.

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'Bill Clinton offered $5bn to not conduct nuclear test'

International Desk: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Wednesday that had he not cared for Pakistan, he would have accepted former US president Bill Clinton's offer of $5 billion for not carrying out nuclear tests in 1998.

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Tahsan, Mithila announce their divorce

Entertainment Desk: Popular actor, singer Tahsan and his actress wife Mithila announced the end of their eight-year marriage on Thursday, ending all rumors.

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Varsity student crushed under train in Feni

Feni Correspondent: A university student was crushed to death under the wheels of a train in the district.  

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Landslides feared in Ctg, Sylhet divisions

Staff Correspondent: Landslides may occur at places over the hilly regions of Sylhet and Chittagong divisions due to heavy to very heavy rainfall.

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Students clash with cops at Shahbagh: 3 hurt

Staff Correspondent: At least three students were injured in a clash with police in the capital’s Shahbagh on Thursday morning.

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2 Neo JMB men of Sarwar-Tamim group held

Staff Correspondent: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested two suspected members of Neo JMB Sarwar-Tamim group from Demra in the capital on Thursday noon.

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30 feared dead as bus plunges into 300 metre gorge in India

International Desk: As many as 30 persons were killed and several others injured when a private bus proceeding towards Solan from Reckong Peo in Kinnaur district skidded off the road and rolled down into a 300 metre gorge at Khaneri near Rampur in Shimla district on Thursday morning.  

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30 feared dead as bus plunges into 300 metre gorge in India

International Desk: As many as 30 persons were killed and several others injured when a private bus proceeding towards Solan from Reckong Peo in Kinnaur district skidded off the road and rolled down into a 300 metre gorge at Khaneri near Rampur in Shimla district on Thursday morning.  

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Vandalism at court: 5 lawyers get HC's forgiveness

Staff Correspondent: The High Court has given forgiveness to five lawyers after they offered unconditional apology to the court for obstructing court proceedings through shouting and vandalism at courtroom.

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Killing two women: 5 held

Staff Correspondent: Police has held five people in connection with the killing of two women in the capital’s Kadamtali area.  

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Road crash kills one in Jhenaidah

Jhenaidah Correspondent: A youth named Fazlu Mia (30) was killed in a road accident at Gopinathpur village under Jhenaidah Sadar upazila on Thursday morning.  

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Walton launches AC with Ionizer technology

Economic Reporter: The country’s electronics giant ‘Walton’ has launched new model air conditioner with Ionizer technology in the local market.  

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Pakistan Army kills 5 Indian soldiers in retaliatory fire

International Desk: Pakistan Army on Wednesday killed five Indian soldiers in retaliatory fire after three people, including a Pakistani serviceman, were martyred in an unprovoked ceasefire violation by Indian troops along the Line of Control.  

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Man who ‘saved’ Gandhi in 1944 dies at 98

International Desk: Veteran freedom fighter Bhiku Daji Bhilare, popularly referred to as Bhilare Guruji, who is credited in certain accounts with having saved Mahatma Gandhi from an attempt on his life by Nathuram Godse in Panchgani in 1944, passed away in Bhilar near the hill station on Wednesday. He was 98.  

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Earth is becoming 'Planet Plastic'

Risingbd Desk: US scientists have calculated the total amount of plastic ever made and put the number at 8.3 billion tonnes.  

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One held over Indian student murder

Staff Correspondent, Chittagong: Police have arrested another Indian student in connection with a case filed over the murder of Indian medical student Ateef Sheikh at Akbar Shah Thana area in the port city on the night of July 14.

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BSMMU boundary wall collapse leaves one dead

Staff Correspondent: A person died as the boundary wall of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital in Dhaka collapsed on Wednesday evening.

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5 injured as BSMMU boundary wall collapses

Staff Correspondent: At least five people have been injured as the boundary wall of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital in Dhaka collapsed on Wednesday evening.

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Ninth wage board to be formed soon

Staff Correspondent: Mir Akram Uddin, Senior Information Officer of the Ministry of Information, said the ninth wage board will be formed soon.

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PM calls for shunning practice of fish adulteration

Desk Report: Pointing to huge potentials of country's fishery resources, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged everybody related to fish culture, processing and export to shun fraudulent practices in this sector with an ill motive of profit maximization.

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Dhaka to be capital of developed country by 2041

Staff Correspondent: Local Government, Rural Development (LGRD) and Cooperatives Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain announced to build Dhaka as the capital of a developed country gradually within 2041.

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India revokes Zakir Naik's passport

International Desk: Indian government has revoked the passport of Islamic preacher Zakir Naik as he repeatedly failed to respond to a showcause notice issued to him by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

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Charge sheet against 11 Dhaka Zila Parishad officials

Staff Correspondent: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved a charge sheet against eleven people including six engineers and bank officials of Dhaka Zila Parishad in a case filed over embezzling around TK 27 lakh showing different fake projects.

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Chief Shipping engineer remanded in bribery case

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court has placed Chief Engineer and Surveyor of the Shipping Department AKM Fakhrul Islam on two-day remand in a case filed for taking bribe.

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JS speaker flies for Vietnam

Staff Correspondent: Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Speaker, also Chairperson of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury left Dhaka today (Wednesday) on a six-day visit to Vietnam at the invitation of the Vietnamese National Assembly.

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Ctg, Benapole ports remain open 24 hrs

Secretariat Correspondent: The government has taken decision to keep open Chittagong sea port and Benapole land port for 24 hours.

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2 cousins die in Sylhet

Staff Correspondent, Sylhet: Two cousins died when a boat capsized during catching fish in Garuni Beel, a water body in Fenchuganj upazila, on Tuesday night.  

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Five get death in Gazipur murder case

Staff Correspondent, Gazipur: A Gazipur court has sentenced five people to death penalty in a murder case.

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2 vaccination camps at Tripura Para

Staff Correspondent, Chittagong: The government has set up two temporary vaccination centres at Tripura Para of Sonaichharhi in Sitakunda after the deaths of nine unvaccinated children in the area from measles.  

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Bangladesh-Sri Lanka's friendly relation to be strengthened

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena's visit to Bangladesh is being considered to reach the relationship to a new level between the two countries.

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Walking on human bridge: Upazila chairman’s bail scraped

Staff Correspondent: The High Court has scraped the bail granted to Chandpur’s Haimchar upazila Chairman Nur Hossain Patwary in a case filed for walking over a ‘human bridge’ formed by school students.  

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Actor-singer Bidisha found dead

Risingbd Desk:  Bidisha Bezbaruah, a 27-year-old singer-actor from Assam, was found dead inside her ninth floor Gurgaon flat, hanging from a ceiling fan with a dupatta tied around her neck, on Monday evening.  

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Suspected sea robber killed in Chittagong ‘gunfight’

Staff Correspondent, Chittagong:  A suspected sea robber was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with RAB in the port city early Wednesday.  

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Humayun Ahmed's 5th death anniversary today

Desk Report: The 5th death anniversary of prolific author, dramatist, screenwriter, playwright and filmmaker Humayun Ahmed is being observed today (Wednesday) in a befitting manner.  

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Ronaldo confirms his girlfriend is pregnant

Sports Desk: Three’s becoming four! Cristiano Ronaldo confirmed that his girlfriend, Georgina Rodriguez, is pregnant with the couple’s first child on Tuesday, July 18.  

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Maldives president's nephew arrested amid unrest

International Desk: Maldives President Abdulla Yameen's nephew has been arrested amid renewed political unrest in the Indian Ocean nation after members of the president's family turned against him, criticising authoritarian reversals under his rule.

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Actor Ratin dies

Entertainment Reporter: Stage, television and cinema actor Abdur Ratin has died.  

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Trump and Putin met twice at G20 in Germany

International Desk: US President Donald Trump met Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin at a second, previously undisclosed meeting at this month's G20, it has emerged.  

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US slaps new sanctions on Iran

International Desk: The Trump administration announced on Tuesday new sanctions on 18 Iranian individuals, groups and networks over non-nuclear behavior, such as support for ballistic missiles development.

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'Corruption case is like cancer that's no end'

Staff Correspondent, Barisal: Comparing corruption case with cancer, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Iqbal Mahmud said, "Corruption case is like cancer. It has no end. A single corruption case may ruin a life, a family or even a lineage."

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