2 held over rape of 7th grader
UNB, Savar :Police here on Tuesday held two people as a schoolgirl was raped by one of her neighbours in Genda area of the Municipality.The...
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180 dead as monsoon rains wreak flood havoc across S Asia
AFP :Torrential monsoon rains swept away homes and triggered landslides across South Asia, affecting millions of people and claiming at least 180 lives, officials said...
No unplanned construction, industrialisation: PM
UNB, Dhaka :Stressing the importance of planned development in urban and rural areas, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Monday now there is no scope...
Ershad’s 3rd Janaza held at Baitul Mukarram
UNB, Dhaka :The third namaz-e-janaza of Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad was held at the National Mosque Baitul Mukarram on Monday.The janaza took place after...
Trump’s ‘go home’ remark to congresswomen ‘completely unacceptable’: May
BBC Online :British Prime Minister Theresa May has criticised US President Donald Trump for calling on several Democratic congresswomen of colour to “go home”.The prime...
Gatco graft case hearing now on Aug 22
Court Correspondent :The Special Judge Court-3 of Dhaka yesterday (Monday) deferred the hearing on the charge, framing in Gatco graft case against BNP Chairperson Begum...
Conditions in Rohingya camps improved but emergency prevails: UN
UNB, Cox’s Bazar :Efforts throughout 2018 and early 2019 have dramatically improved conditions in the Rohingya camps and aid organisations are well-equipped to respond, said...
UN, int’l bodies should work inside Myanmar for Rohingyas’ return: PM
UNB, Dhaka :Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said international organisations and UN agencies should work inside Myanmar for the return of Rohingyas to their...
SC directs to release Azmat Ali who got Presidential clemency in 1991
Staff Reporter :The Supreme Court on Monday directed the government to immediately release Azmat Ali, a former school teacher from Pakhimara village under Sharishabari Upazila...
Work on 294 piles of Padma Bridge completed
UNB, Munshiganj : Work on the last pile among 294 of the long-awaited Padma Bridge has been completed.Engineers started the piling work on the number seven...
Niko Graft case charge hearing deferred again
Court Correspondent :A Dhaka court on Sunday again deferred the hearing on charge framing in Niko Graft case to August 4. The lawyers of Begum...
Gas-power lines only for planned industrial zones: Nasrul
Staff Reporter :State Minister for energy and mineral resources Nasrul Hamid on Monday said gas and power connections would not be given to the industrial...