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Indian High Commissioner Trivedi meets PM Tarique

Dhaka, Aug. 10 -- Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday and discussed issues of bilateral relations. The meeting was he... Read More


BNP, IRI delegation discuss democratic progress, future cooperation

Dhaka, Aug. 10 -- level BNP delegation held a meeting with a delegation of the Washington-based International Republican Institute (IRI) on Sunday to discuss Bangladesh's democratic progress and futur... Read More


Nearly 7 lakh fail SSC, equivalent exams

Dhaka, Aug. 10 -- Nearly seven lakh students failed this year's SSC and equivalent examinations. A total of 18,29,485 students registered to sit for the examinations this year. Of them, 11,38,877 pas... Read More


BNP's Alal pays courtesy call on acting president

Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- BNP Chairman's Adviser Advocate Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal paid a courtesy call on Acting President Major Hafiz Uddin Ahmed on Sunday. Alal's younger son, Syed Arafat Abdullah (Antor)... Read More


Woman strangled to death in Shahjahanpur; husband arrested

Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- A housewife was allegedly strangled to death following a family dispute in the capital's Gulbagh area under Shahjahanpur Police Station on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Swap... Read More


Dismembered body of woman recovered in Cumilla; tenant held

Cumilla, Aug. 9 -- Police recovered nine packets containing the dismembered body parts of a 55-year-old landlady from behind her house in Debidwar municipality of Cumilla on Saturday evening. The dec... Read More


CIID's C-shift team seizes contraband worth over Tk 55 lakh at Shahjalal Airport

Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) officials have seized gold jewellery, cigarettes, cosmetics and mobile phones from the baggage of several passengers at Hazra... Read More


Bangladeshi shot dead by BSF along Moulvibazar border

Moulvibazar, Aug. 9 -- A Bangladeshi national was shot to death by India's Border Security Force (BSF) along Kulaura border in Moulvibazar district early Sunday. The deceased was identified as Tara M... Read More


Chhatra Shakti calls to make July Museum 'universal'

Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- Jatiya Chhatra Shakti, the student wing of NCP, on Sunday made a call to make the July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum universal, representing the historic sacrifices of people from all... Read More


Elderly man gets 5-year jail term for attempting to rape child in Cumilla

Cumilla, Aug. 9 -- A Cumilla court on Sunday sentenced an elderly man to five years in prison in a case filed for attempting to rape a seven-year-old child. The court also fined 75-year-old Ali Akbar... Read More