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Mymensingh AL leader dies after jumping from house to evade arrest

, Dec. 20 -- Former organizational secretary of Mymensingh Metropolitan Awami League, Kazi Manzur Morshed Raju, died Friday afternoon after sustaining critical injuries while trying to evade arrest by... Read More


Prevent mob attacks; ensure 'free, fair, participatory' elections: HRW tells Bangladesh

, Dec. 20 -- The Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Saturday said Bangladesh authorities should now take urgent steps to prevent the 'mob attacks' that have taken hold in the country since the Hasina governm... Read More


Kushtia district election office set on fire

, Dec. 20 -- Miscreants set fire to the office of the Senior District Election Officer in Kushtia sadar upazila on Saturday morning. Office staff said the fire was set around 8:30 am by pouring infla... Read More


Dr Zubaida flies back to London

, Dec. 20 -- Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, left for London on Saturday morning, aiming to return to Bangladesh Thursday with her husband and daughter. BNP Media Cell mem... Read More


422 stolen mobile phones recovered in Sylhet, 4 arrested

, Dec. 20 -- Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP) recovered 422 stolen mobile phones during raids at Karimullah Market and other locations in the city, arresting four individuals allegedly involved in mob... Read More


Chuadanga Press Club holds protest over journalist attacks, Hadi killing

, Dec. 20 -- A protest meeting was held at Chuadanga Press Club on Friday evening condemning attacks on the offices of leading newspapers Prothom Alo and The Daily Star, as well as harassment, torture... Read More


Locked in and burned; 7-year-old dies in Lakshmipur arson attack

, Dec. 20 -- year-old girl was burned to death in a deliberate arson attack on the house of a local BNP leader in Bhabaniganj of Lakshmipur's Sadar upazila, turning a quiet night into a scene of horro... Read More


New US envoy Brent Christensen likely to arrive Dhaka January

, Dec. 19 -- Brent Christensen, confirmed by the US Senate as the next Ambassador to Bangladesh, is likely to arrive in Dhaka next month to take up his responsibility and lead the Embassy team to buil... Read More


2 teens riding bike die after being chased by police in C'nawabganj

Chapainawabganj, Dec. 19 -- Two teens met a tragic end as their motorcycle crashed into a truck from behind after being chased by police in Chapainawabganj Sadar upazila on Friday afternoon. The dece... Read More


Chhayanaut building set on fire

Dhaka, Dec. 19 -- A group of unruly people set fire to the building of cultural organisation Chhayanaut in the capital's Dhanmondi area in the early hours of Friday as violence spread in the country o... Read More