Dhaka, Sept. 22 -- The parents of Mariam Khatun had left their village in Gabura, a remote island union in Satkhira, in the wake of the devastation from Cyclone Aila in 2009. After her death, Mariam, ... Read More
Dhaka, Sept. 22 -- Detectives have arrested Mahfuzur Rahman Mita, former MP for Chattogram-3, during a raid in Dhaka's Gulshan. A team from the Detective Branch (DB) picked up Mita from a house in Gu... Read More
Dhaka, Sept. 22 -- Allu Arjun and Deepika Padukone's much-awaited film Raaka has achieved a major feat even before it even reaches theatres. On Monday, filmmaker Atlee turned 40, and the occasion came... Read More
Dhaka, Sept. 21 -- Police have recovered 10 crude bombs abandoned in the South Dania area of Dhaka's Jatrabari. The devices were found in an old plastic bag lying in an alley near the wet market arou... Read More
Dhaka, Sept. 21 -- The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) plans to propose raising bus fares by Tk 0.2 per kilometre for long-distance buses and Tk 0.18 per kilometre for city buses following ... Read More
Dhaka, Sept. 21 -- Supporters of the ruling BNP and the Awami League have clashed in New York ahead of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's arrival in the United States, prompting riot police to intervene.... Read More
Dhaka, Sept. 21 -- Police have arrested two named suspects in the murder case of "top criminal" Khandaker Naim Ahmed Titon during a raid in Chattogram's Sitakunda. Officers rounded up the duo from a ... Read More
Dhaka, Sept. 21 -- Fuel price increases have prompted the Bangladesh Inland Container Depots Association (BICDA), representing private container depot owners, to raise container handling charges by 9.... Read More
Dhaka, Sept. 21 -- The beating of a Rajshahi University student has led to overnight unrest at Rajshahi Railway Station. In addition to blocking the railway line, a group of students has also vandali... Read More
Dhaka, Sept. 21 -- Bangladesh Bank has allowed offshore banking units of commercial banks to buy and sell foreign currency and conduct cross-currency swaps, widening their access to dollars for domest... Read More