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Benazir’s immovable properties: Court appoints administrators to look after them

A Dhaka court yesterday appointed administrators to look after some of the immovable properties of Benazir Ahmed and his family members.

11m ago

BSF seizes ‘record’ 41.49 kg gold near Benapole border

The Indian Border Security Force yesterday seized 41.49kg gold worth Rs 21.22 crore from five bags left behind by suspected smugglers near Benapole, reportedly the biggest gold haul by Indian security forces along the Indo-Bangladesh border.

2y ago

Bangladeshis highest number of irregular migrants to Italy

Bangladeshis were found to be the highest number of irregular migrants reaching the shores of Italy in the first six months of this year.

2y ago

Schoolgirl raped in Manikganj

Police in Manikganj are trying to arrest five men accused of raping a schoolgirl.

2y ago

25-yr-old tourist drowns in Nikli haor

A 25-year-old tourist drowned and two others were injured while bathing in the Nikli haor in Kishoreganj yesterday morning. 

2y ago

2 Covid patients die; positivity rate 8.36

Two patients with Covid-19 died and at least 620 new Covid-19 cases were recorded by the health directorate in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday. 

2y ago

BSF seizes ‘record’ 41.49 kg gold near Benapole border

The Indian Border Security Force yesterday seized 41.49kg gold worth Rs 21.22 crore from five bags left behind by suspected smugglers near Benapole, reportedly the biggest gold haul by Indian security forces along the Indo-Bangladesh border.

2y ago

Lanka troops raid main protest camp

Sri Lankan security forces raided and partially cleared the main protest camp occupying government grounds in Colombo early yesterday, fuelling fears that President Ranil Wickremesinghe had launched a crackdown a day after being sworn in.

2y ago

Gaibandha MP to face trial

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal yesterday said that Gaibandha-1 lawmaker Manzurul Islam Liton, who allegedly shot a 10-year-old boy, would have to face trial.

9y ago

Bangladesh police file 3 cases against ‘JMB men’ in Chittagong

Three cases were filed yesterday in connection with the detention of five members of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and recovery of firearms and ammunition from them on Monday.

9y ago

Russia fires missiles at 'Isis targets' from Caspian Sea

Russia has launched missiles at targets in Syria from warships in the Caspian Sea in the first major combined assault across the air and ground in Moscow's escalating campaign in the war-torn country.

9y ago

3 kids injured in crude bomb blasts in Chuadanga of Bangladesh

Three children, including two boys, were critically injured in two separate incidents of crude bomb blasts in Chuadanga on Tuesday.

9y ago

To project barbarism of 1971

For Mintu Dey artistic recreation of our country's birth history is a passionate dream.

9y ago

Police team from Bangladesh to visit Saudi Arabia this month

A three-member police team is likely to visit Saudi Arabia in mid-October to bring back Kamrul Islam, the prime accused in Rajon murder case, with the assistance of Interpol.

9y ago

Bangladesh police arrest Shibir man in Pabna

Police yesterday arrested an “Islami Chhatra Shibir” man on suspicion of involvement in the attack on Pastor Luke Sarkar in Pabna's Ishwardi upazila.

9y ago

Facebook launches satellite next year

Facebook is to launch a satellite that will provide internet access to remote parts of Africa, the social network's founder Mark Zuckerberg has announced.

9y ago

Nobel Physics Prize goes to 2 Japanese, Canadian scientists

Takaaki Kajita of Japan and Arthur McDonald of Canada were awarded the Nobel Physics Prize yesterday for determining that neutrinos have mass, a key piece of the puzzle in understanding the cosmos.

9y ago

Feud over religious views, property in probe focus

Law enforcers are investigating whether differences of religious views or feud over property led to the killing of former PDB chairman Khijir Khan, also known as a pir.

9y ago