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Youth held for gang-raping housewife in Narayanganj

Police arrested a man for allegedly gang raping a housewife and recording the act on a cell-phone video from Narayanganj’s Fatullah area. The incident took place in Pagla Shantinibash area on Thursday (November 2) morning. According to police, the arrestee Riaz, 20, first

Rooppur power plant: 6th batch of nuclear fuel reaches

The sixth shipment of uranium for the first unit of the under-construction Rooppur Nuclear Power Project in Pabna has arrived in Rooppur on Friday (November 3). The uranium carrier reached the power plant 8:30 am. Earlier, the last shipment reached Rooppur last Friday morning.

Commonwealth to send pre-election observers to Bangladesh

The Commonwealth will send a pre-polls assessment mission to Bangladesh from November 19-23, ahead of the 12th parliamentary elections. Election Commission sources confirmed the matter on Friday (November 3). Chief Election Commissioner, Kazi Habibul Awal said they said to send a

PM to open metro rail's Agargaon-Motijheel part tomorrow

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the second phase of the much-desired metro rail service from Agargaon to Motijheel tomorrow (November 4). "Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the Agargaon-Motijheel section at 2.30pm tomorrow from the Agargaon

Harsh Vardhan Shringla honoured with Kalakranti Governor's Excellence Award

Former Indian foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla, who played his role as the chief coordinator of G20 India recently, has been honoured with the inaugural Kalakranti Governor's Excellence Award in Darjeeling. West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose handed over the award to

DMP arrests 16, files 14 cases in 24-hr anti-narcotics drive

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Friday (November 3) arrested 16 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign

Police constable Amirul murder: Prime accused arrested in Patuakhali

The prime accused of police constable Amirul Islam Pervez murder case has been arrested from Golachipa in Patuakhali. He was arrested from Kalagachia union bazar area under Golachipa upazila after Thursday night. Accordign to sources constable Amirul islam Parvez murder case's

PM to donates Tk 10cr to Journalist Welfare Trust

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina on Thursday (October 02) announced a grant of Tk 10 crore to Bangladesh Journalists Welfare Trust. She also said that preparations for the 10th Wage Board are underway. The premier was addressing the conference of the Bangladesh Federal Union of

RMG workers demo: BGB deployed to ensure security

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members have been deployed in Dhaka and adjacent areas to ensure security amid the ongoing demonstrations of the ready-made garment (RMG) workers. BGB public relations officer Shariful Islam confirmed the matter on Thursday (November 2). Troops have

Sugar-laden truck set on fire in Feni

Some unidentified miscreants set fire on a sugar carrying truck at Lalpole in Feni Sadar upazila early Thursday, the last day of the three-day nationwide blockade called by BNP, its allies, and Jamaat-e-Islami. The truck was set on fire on the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway around 4am. 

Two buses vandalized, one torched in Chattogram

A group of miscreants have set fire to one passenger bus and vandalized two others in Chattogram early Thursday (November 2) morning, the last day of the three-day nationwide blockade called by BNP, its allies, and Jamaat-e-Islami. The incident took place at the Chandraghona Lychee

Hilsa fishing again after midnight

Fishermen are set to resume catching hilsa as the 22-day ban on catching, selling, hoarding, and transporting the fish is going to end on Thursday midnight. The fishermen are now busy preparing nets and boats to go to the rivers to catch hilsa fish in different parts of the country.

Attack on cops in N'ganj: RAB arrests 10 from Dhaka 

The Rapid Action Battalion today said that they arrested 10 people for stabbing three policemen during a clash among BNP activists, police and Awami League (AL) activists in Narayanganj on October 31.  They were arrested during a raid at a hotel in Dhaka’s Gulshan area on

DMP arrests 24, files 17 cases in 24-hr anti-narcotics drive

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Thursday (November 2) arrested 24 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign

BNP-Jamaat blockade: Bus torched in Dhaka on day-3 

Unidentified miscreants set fire to a bus under a flyover in Azampur area of Uttara in Dhaka on Thursday (November 2), the last day of the three-day nationwide blockade called by BNP, its allies, and Jamaat-e-Islami. The incident took place at about 7:00am today. Shahjahan Shikder,

PM to address BFUJ representative conference at JPC today

Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) will hold a representative conference at Jatiya Press Club (JPC) in the city at 10am today.   Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address the conference as the chief guest with BFUJ President Omar Faruque in the chair.  

President Shahabuddin returns home 

President Mohammed Shahabuddin, who underwent his cardiac bypass surgery at the National University Hospital in Singapore on October 18, returned home today (November 01) evening.   A commercial aircraft (flight BG-585) of Biman Bangladesh Airlines Limited, carrying the President

Truck torched in Sirajganj

Some unidentified people torched a wheat-laden truck in Tebaripara area on Bogura-Nagarbari road in Raiganj upazila of Sirajganj last night. Raiganj Fire Service and Civil Defense Station Officer Ashiqur Rahman confirming the matter said no one was hurt in the incident. He said

Violence Erupts Amid Demands for Fair Election in Bangladesh: HRW

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said that witnesses have accused the Bangladesh police of unnecessary use of force during political protests on October 28. The New York-based human rights organisation in a statement on Wednesday (November 01) said that the police indiscriminately

Avoid hartals, blockades for country's sake: FBCCI 

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) urged all concerned to shun hartals, blockades, and any intolerant political programmes to maintain the country's economic stability. The country's top trade body also today (November 01) expressed deep