BNP wants President to arrange talk to end rape, killing culture
UNB, Dhaka :BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Saturday urged President Abdul Hamid to take steps for holding a national dialogue to get rid...
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B’baria people waterlogged
UNB, Brahmanbaria :Most of the areas in the town went under knee-deep water due to incessant rain for the last couple of days, causing immense...
UK police launch criminal probe into leaked cabled on Trump
AFP, London, United Kingdom :British police said Friday it had launched a “criminal investigation” into the leak of British diplomatic cables critical of US President...
Rajshahi passport officer kidnapped
RU Correspondent : A Rajshahi Passport Office assistant was kidnapped by some unknown assailants from Shalbagan area of the city on Saturday noon.The abducted officer is...
26 killed in deadly Somalia hotel siege
AFP, Mogadishu :At least 26 people, including several foreigners, were killed and 56 injured in a suicide bomb and gun attack claimed by Al-Shabaab militants...
DCs’ confce from today
Staff Reporter :The annual conference of the Deputy Commissioners (DCs) will begin today (Sunday) with a view to ensuring good governance at all layers of...
Man held for raping child
UNB, Chuadanga :A man, accused of raping a child, was arrested on early Saturday from Jhikorgachha in Jashore.The arrestee was identified as Abdul Malek, 50,...
‘Murder accused’ killed in Natore ‘gunfight’
UNB, Natore :An accused in a college student murder case was killed in a reported gunfight with police in Lalpur upazila here early Saturday.The deceased...
2 Sylhet friends jump into river having bet: 1 missing
UNB, Sylhet :Two friends jumped into the Surma River from a bridge at Tukerbazar in the city on Friday, leaving one missing.The victim is Abdus...
‘Recognise non-state actors’ roles in implementing SDGs’
UNB, Dhaka :Speakers at a dialogue in New York said non-state actors including NGOs, think tanks, media and private sectors, in developing countries like Bangladesh,...
Met Office forecasts very heavy rainfall
UNB, Dhaka :Heavy to very heavy rainfall has been forecast for parts of Rangpur, Mymensingh, Sylhet and Chattogram divisions for the next 24 hours.In its...
FB ‘to be fined $5b over Cambridge Analytica scandal’
BBC Online :US regulators have approved a record $5bn (£4bn) fine on Facebook to settle an investigation into data privacy violations, reports in US media...