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Silent journey turns into nightmare; Habiganj College student raped on moving bus

Habiganj, June 17 -- What began as a quiet afternoon journey home turned into a horrific ordeal for a young college student travelling to Baniachong upazila of Habiganj from Dhaka. Alone and unsuspec... Read More


Silent journey turns nightmare; Habiganj College student raped on moving bus

Habiganj, June 17 -- What began as a quiet afternoon journey home turned into a horrific ordeal for a young college student travelling to Baniachong upazila of Habiganj from Dhaka. Alone and unsuspec... Read More


Brazilian envoy meets Mirza Fakhrul

Dhaka, June 17 -- Brazilian Ambassador to Bangladesh Paulo Fernando Dias Feres met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday morning. The nearly hour-long meeting, which began arou... Read More


Three killed in separate road accidents in Dinajpur

Dinajpur, June 17 -- Three people were killed in separate road accidents in Dinajpur on Tuesday and Monday. In one incident, a motorcycle rider and his passenger were killed after being hit by a truc... Read More


From Burritos to State Leadership: Minnesota's Melissa Hortman remembered as tireless public servant

Dhaka, June 16 -- Melissa Hortman, once a teenager making chili cheese burritos and later a powerful Democratic leader in Minnesota's deeply divided Legislature, is being remembered for her compassion... Read More


UN rights chief concerned over Bangladesh law allowing political party ban

Dhaka, June 16 -- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Monday voiced concerns about recent changes to legislation to allow the banning of political parties and organisations and all re... Read More


Schoolgirl dies after falling from roof in Demra

Bangladesh, June 16 -- grader, died after reportedly falling from the rooftop of her house in the capital's Demra area on Monday evening. The deceased was identified as Rumi Akter, 13, daughter of Ru... Read More


Indian couple identified among BSF's 'push-ins' in Thakurgaon

Dinajpur, June 16 -- Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) on Monday handed over an Indian couple, identified among 23 individuals who were pushed across the Chapsar border in Thakurgaon on Saturday, to their... Read More


159 sued over protest blocking advisers' motorcade in Sylhet's Jaflong

Sylhet, June 16 -- Police have filed a case against 159 people including a recently expelled Jubo Dal leader in connection with a protest in Sylhet's Jaflong blocking the motorcade of two advisers. S... Read More


Prof Zashim appointed chief returning officer for much-anticipated DUCSU election

Dhaka, June 16 -- Dhaka University has appointed Professor Mohammad Zashim Uddin of the Department of Botanyas the Chief Returning Officer for the upcoming Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DU... Read More