Indian forces gun down top Maoist rebel, two others
Indian security forces killed a top Maoist commander and two other rebels in a gun battle on Monday, officials said, as the government intensifies efforts to crush the decades-long conflict...
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Licence for battery-run rickshaws demanded
A group of owners and drivers of battery-run rickshaws on Wednesday demanded licence to ply in Dhaka city and a ban on battery-run auto-rickshaws...
Case filed over attack on RAB personnel
A case was filed against 172 people on Monday, a day after vehicles of the Rapid Action Battalion were confined and attacked over detention of a man at Sreepur in Gazipur...
Over 300 South Koreans held in US battery plant site raid: Seoul
US immigration officials in a raid on a Hyundai-LG battery plant in the southern US state of Georgia arrested more than 300 South Koreans, among 475 people, the foreign minister in Seoul said on Saturday.
Another arrested over CU clashes, Sayem still in critical condition
The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested another accused in the case filed over the recent violent clashes between students of the University of Chittagong and residents of Jobra village.
Govt extends tenure of RAB DG, SB chief
Bangladesh interim government has extended the tenures of Rapid Action Battalion director general AKM Shahidur Rahman and Special Branch chief Golam Rasul on a contractual basis.
Firearm, bullets seized at school compound
The members of the Rapid Action Battalion seized a firearm and four rounds of bullets from the premises of a primary school under Golapganj upazila in Sylhet Wednesday night.
German firm gives 鈥榮econd life鈥� to used EV batteries
A German company is putting used electric vehicle batteries to new use by stacking them into fridge-size units that homes and businesses can use to store their excess solar and wind energy...
Bata unveils Victoria Ballerina
Popular footwear brand Bata Bangladesh just launched a collection for every woman on the go. Victoria Ballerina 鈥� timeless, elegant, and more than just a shoe 鈥� is a statement of discerning choice and confidence.聽聽..
Man in ApBN uniform killed Anas, father testifies at tribunal
Shahriar Khan Palash, father of martyr Shahriar Khan Anas, on Monday testified at the International Crimes Tribunal 1 that the man who targeted, shot and subsequently killed his son was in the uniform of Armed Police Battalion...
Rapist of woman with disabilities held in Rangpur
The Rapid Action Battalion arrested the accused in the rape of a woman with disabilities at Keranirhat under Hajirhat metropolitan police station in Rangpur city...
2 arrested for killing, dismembering body at Tongi
The Rapid Action Battalion on Saturday arrested two suspects over the killing of a bus helper named Oli Mia, whose dismembered body was recovered from Gazipur鈥檚 Tongi on Friday...
Eight arrested over robbery impersonating RAB members
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police have arrested eight men in connection with a robbery incident, impersonating members of the Rapid Action Battalion.
3 held with Phensedyl in Sylhet
The Rapid Action Battalion arrested three drug peddlers along with 200 bottles of Phensedyl in Sylhet on Tuesday night when they were preparing to send a parcel of the contraband drug through a courier service provider...
A debate worth having
AS BANGLADESH continues to navigate its democratic journey, calls for reforming the electoral system have gained traction. One of the prominent proposals is the introduction of Proportional Representation 鈥� a system designed to ensure that the distribution of seats in the legislature mirrors the percentage of votes each political party receives. While Bangladesh...
Climate crisis to legal battles
IN A quiet courtroom in the Hague, history stirred. A legal ripple, as gentle as a sigh from the Pacific, reached the shorelines of global governance. The International Court of Justice declared, in an advisory fashion though, that one country may, indeed, sue another for climate change. The words hung heavy in the air, stirring both celebrations and scepticism. Rightly so...
Mim becomes champion of Roquiah Hall Debate Competition
Mahinur Akhter Mim, a student of the Institute of Education and Research, has become champion of the debate competition organised by the Dhaka University鈥檚 Roquiah Hall...
3 jailed ex-RAB officers to be quizzed over Zia鈥檚 link
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Monday granted permission to interrogate three former Rapid Action Battalion officers 鈥� currently on death row in the 2014 Narayanganj seven-murder case 鈥� in connection with enforced disappearance...
Mob violence won鈥檛 be tolerated: RAB DG
Director general of the Rapid Action Battalion AKM Shahidur Rahman on Friday said that no one would be allowed to take the law into their own hands and disrupt public life through mob violence...
Man held for killing wife in Ctg, dismembering body
The Rapid Action Battalion has detained a man accused of brutally killing his wife and attempting to dispose her dismembered body in Bayezid area of Chattogram city...
RAB sends letter to SB to deport Nigerian citizen
Rapid Action Battalion took initiative to deport detained Nigerian citizen Frank Coco to his native land for his suspected link to a cyber group that extorted money from the people through fraudulence.
3 drug traffickers held with foreign pistol in city
The Rapid Action Battalion on Tuesday night arrested three drug traffickers along with a firearm and ammunition in the capital...
Bus driver held over Ctg crash that killed 11
The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested a bus driver who had been on the run since a crash that resulted in the deaths of 11 passengers, including children...
Father arrested for killing son in Dhaka
Members of the Rapid Action Battalion on Sunday night arrested a man at Konabari flyover area in Gazipur for his alleged involvement in the killing of his son in Hazaribagh area in the capital...
Walton launches car battery series 鈥楪raviton鈥�
Walton Mirco-Tech Corporation has released seven models of 鈥楪raviton鈥� series car batteries to be used mainly in private cars, microbuses, pick-up vans and CNG-run auto-rickshaws, said a press release...
鈥榁iral Mosharaf鈥�, 3 other robbers arrested in Dhaka
The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested four alleged robbers, including Mosharaf Hossain who recently went viral for brandishing a sharp weapon, while they were preparing for committing a robbery in the capital鈥檚 Mohammadpur area.
Cold baths, shelters as Southern Europe heatwave worsens
Authorities across Southern Europe urged people to seek shelter Sunday and protect the most vulnerable as punishing temperatures from Spain to Portugal, Italy and France climbed higher in the summer鈥檚 first major heatwave...
Indonesia begins $5.9b EV battery project despite environment fears
Indonesia broke ground Sunday on a $5.9 billion megaproject for EV battery production backed by Chinese giant CATL, despite NGOs raising concerns over a lack of environmental guarantees...
Ashura on July 6
The holy Ashura, commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussein (RA), the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), at the Battle of Karbala, will be observed in the country on July 06 as the moon of the month of Muharram was sighted in the sky on Thursday...
Govt urged to allow tax rebate on investment in venture capital funds
The Venture Capital and Private Equity Association of Bangladesh has urged the government to treat investment in venture capital funds as an allowable investment for tax rebate...