Cumilla court rejects Khaleda’s bail plea in murder case
UNB, Cumilla :A court here on Wednesday rejected the bail petition of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in a murder case filed over the deaths of...
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BD seeks louder global voice to expedite Rohingya repatriation process
UNB, Dhaka :Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Netherlands Sheikh Mohammed Belal has urged for heightened global voice for the immediate repatriation of the forcibly displaced...
Push Myanmar to force return of Rohingyas
UNB, Dhaka :UN secretary general Antonio Guterres has asked India to support Bangladesh and pressure Myanmar for the safe and dignified return of Rohingyas to...
13.04pc pass DU ‘Ka’ unit entry tests
UNB, Dhaka :Results for admission test of Dhaka University’s ‘Ka’ unit under Science faculty for 2018-2019 academic session were published on Wednesday with a pass...
Copter jailbreak gangster held in France
AFP :French police arrested Wednesday a notorious gangster who had been on the run for three months after an audacious Hollywood-style helicopter jailbreak.Dozens of masked...
Death toll jumps to 1400
AFP :The death toll in Indonesia’s twin quake-tsunami disaster passed 1,400 Wednesday, with time running out to rescue survivors and the UN warning of “vast”...
Muggers hijack auto-rickshaw by killing driver in Munshiganj
Staff Reporter :A battery-run rickshaw driver was killed by some unidentified muggers at Nayagaon village in Munshiganj Sadar upazila early Tuesday.The deceased has been identified...
NY investigating Trump tax dodging report
AFP :The New York state tax department said Tuesday it is investigating reports that President Donald Trump helped his parents dodge millions of dollars in...
Govt critic Saudi journo ‘missing in Turkey’
Washington (AFP) :A veteran Saudi journalist who has been critical of the government has gone missing after visiting the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday,...
Man held with 12 gold bars
UNB, Benapole :Customs intelligence officials arrested a man and recovered 12 gold bars from his stomach at Benapole check post on Wednesday noon.The arrestee is...
BD for sustainable dev philosophy
UNB, Dhaka :Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu on Wednesday highlighted Bangladesh’s green industry and sustainable development philosophy in an international conference in Bangkok.He said the...
RMG factory gutted in Gazipur
UNB, Gazipur :A fire gutted a readymade garment factory at Borobari in the city on Wednesday morning.Md Akhteruzzaman, assistant director of Gazipur Fire Service and...