Muggers snatch bag, drag woman with private car
Muggers with a white private car snatched the handbag of a woman clad in sari and dragged her with the car in front of Greenland Tower in the capital鈥檚 Siddheswari area early Saturday.
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Students, govt job seekers block Shahbagh for 2hrs
A group of students and government job seekers on Sunday blocked the Shahbagh intersection for around two hours demanding reforms to the Bangladesh Public Service Commission.
Bangladeshi shot dead reportedly by BSF in 24 Parganas
Indian Border Security Force reportedly shot a Bangladeshi to death at 24 Parganas of West Bengal early Sunday.
Chanchol elected BSU president, Shimul general secretary
Tamzid Haider Chanchol, Shimul Kumbhkar and Rathindranath Bappy have been elected president, general secretary and organising secretary of the Bangladesh Students鈥� Union respectively...
Bangladesh for peaceful resolution of India-Pakistan tensions: Touhid
The interim government鈥檚 foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Sunday said that Bangladesh wanted peace in South Asia and the prevailing tension between India and Pakistan over the recent killing of 26 tourists in...
Court ordered ACC to seize S Alam鈥檚 lands worth Tk 1,001 crore
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Sunday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to confiscate 563.57 acres of land worth Tk 1001.76 crore owned by S Alam Group chairman Mohammed Saiful Alam and his聽entities.
Former APS, PO to 2 advisers under ACC scanner
The Anti-Corruption Commission has started gathering information over corruption allegations against a former personal officer and a former assistant private secretary to two advisers of the interim government.
Govt to suspend lease of 17 stone quarries
The interim government has decided to suspend the leasing process of 17 stone quarries out of 51 in the country over environmental concerns.
Committees formed to probe 2nd grid failure聽in 46 days
The government has formed two committees to investigate the national power grid failure that caused six major power plants to trip on Saturday, affecting millions in southern, south-western and central Bangladesh amidst a heatwave.
Dhaka to bring back detainees from India, if citizenship confirmed: Touhid
Bangladesh interim government foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Sunday said Bangladesh would bring back any of its nationals detained in India, but verification is required to confirm their citizenship.
MAGURA RAPE, MURDER: Court starts hearing testimonies of witnesses聽聽
A Magura court on Sunday started hearing testimonies of witnesses in a case over the rape and murder of an eight-year old girl.
Ministries to publish list of politically motivated cases recommended for withdrawal
The Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs and the Ministry of Home Affairs, within the next couple of days, will start publishing on website the list of politically motivated cases recommended by a ministry-level committee for withdrawal.
SSC examinee killed in road accident in Dhaka
A Secondary School Certificate examinee was killed after a truck hit him in the Uttara area in the capital Dhaka on Sunday afternoon...
Ex-MP Kazim Uddin sued for Tk 4cr illegal assets
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday filed a case against Kazim Uddin Ahmed, a former Awami League lawmaker for Mymensingh 11 constituency, on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 4.07 crore...
Ex-AL MP Zafar Alam arrested in Dhaka
Former Awami League lawmaker for Cox鈥檚 Bazar-1 constituency Zafar Alam was arrested at Dhanmondi in the capital on Sunday....