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Man beaten up for escorting rape witnesses
Police arrest two people for beating up a man who brought witnesses of a rape incident upon police orders on Friday in Pabna Sadar upazila.
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White House lawyer in Trump trial is both defender and key witness to events
When White House counsel Pat Cipollone argues President Donald Trump’s case in a Senate trial this week, he will also be defending his role in a controversial legal strategy that helped lead to Trump’s impeachment on a charge of obstructing Congress.
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Former BCL man goes missing from city’s Moghbazar
A former leader of Chittagong University unit Chhatra League has been missing for three days from the city’s Moghbazar area.
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Historic Trump impeachment trial to begin in earnest
President Donald Trump's historic impeachment trial begins in earnest in the Senate, with Democrats calling for his removal from office and Republicans determined to acquit him -- and quickly, if possible.
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Gibson appointed as Tigers' fast bowling coach
Ottis Gibson is all set to take on the post of Bangladesh national team’s fast bowling coach, sources revealed. He will join the team in Lahore during Bangladesh’s tour of Pakistan.
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329 technical schools, colleges to be set up by 2024
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved a Tk 20,525.69 crore project to set up 329 technical schools and colleges in the upazila level in a bid to create skilled manpower in the country.
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BNP enjoying extra-advantage in city polls campaign: Hasan Mahmud
Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud says BNP has been enjoying extra-advantage in the campaign for the upcoming mayoral elections, as law did not bar their top leaders to seek votes unlike those of the ruling Awami League.
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Virus spreads, fear grows
Asian countries yesterday ramped up measures to block the spread of a new virus as the death toll in China rose to six and the number of cases jumped to almost 300, raising concerns in the middle of a major holiday travel rush.
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Spanish PM to meet head of Catalan separatist government
Spain’s prime minister has said he will meet the head of Catalonia’s separatist government in early February, although discussion on any independence referendum will be off the table.
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Half a billion people unemployed or lack decent jobs: UN
More than 470 million people worldwide are currently unemployed or underemployed, the UN said on Monday, warning that a lack of access to decent jobs was contributing to social unrest.
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French police arrest seven for terror plot
Security forces on Monday arrested seven men believed to be planning a terror attack in France and preparing to travel to conflict zones in Iraq and Syria, sources close to the case told AFP.
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French police arrest seven for terror plot
Security forces on Monday arrested seven men believed to be planning a terror attack in France and preparing to travel to conflict zones in Iraq and Syria, sources close to the case told AFP.
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AL MP Ismat Ara Sadique passes away
Awami League lawmaker from Jashore-6 and former State Minister for Public Administration Ismat Ara Sadique passes away at a hospital in Dhaka.
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Bangladeshi found dead at Panchagarh border
Body of a Bangladeshi youth has been recovered from Mominpara border in the northern district of Panchagarh.
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BNP demands cancellation of EVMs in city polls
BNP officially demands cancellation of Electronic Voting Machine use in the upcoming Dhaka north and south city corporation elections.
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Police force more people-friendly now: Home minister
The country’s police force has largely become people-friendly now, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal says.
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BSF opposes construction of immigration office in Akhaura
India’s Border Security Forces (BSF) has objected to construction of an immigration office building at Akhaura land port in Brahmanbaria, according to a letter it sent to its Bangladesh counterpart recently.
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Myanmar probe team lied at int’l tribunals: Free Rohingya Coalition
Free Rohingya Coalition, a global network of Rohingya activists, refuted the findings of Myanmar’s Independent Commission of Enquiry that there is “no” or “insufficient” evidence to establish the genocidal intent behind Myanmar’s destruction of the Rohingya community in Myanmar.
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Police officer’s son missing for 4 days
Thirteen-year-old Aronno, son of a police sub-inspector, has been missing for the last four days after he went out of his Bashabo residence.
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Ctg-8 by-polls: BNP wants re-election
BNP today submitted a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda, urging him to cancel the result of the recently held by-elections to Chattogram-8 seat and demanded re-election.
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Dhawan ruled out of NZ T20 series
Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan has been ruled out of the upcoming five T20Is against New Zealand because of the left shoulder injury he picked up during the 3rd ODI vs Australia in Bengaluru on Sunday.
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China confirms person-to-person spread of new virus
The Chinese official investigating a pneumonia outbreak stemming from a new coronavirus says the disease can spread from person to person but can be halted with increased vigilance, as authorities on Tuesday confirmed a fourth death.
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Body of 9-yr-old girl found at Dakshin Khan
Police recover the body of a nine-year-old girl from her Dakshin Khan residence in Dhaka.
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Myanmar appointed panel finds no 'genocide' against Rohingya
A government-appointed panel established in Myanmar to probe allegations of abuses in Rakhine state in 2017 that drew global outrage says they had found no evidence of genocide against the Rohingya Muslim minority.
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Decade of Grameenphone’s rise and Banglalink’s decline
Grameenphone’s market share edged up about two percentage points over the past decade, thanks to huge investment in network expansion that gave the mobile operator leverage to almost double its revenue.
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Modi puts neighbours first
“Neighbourhood first” is the main policy of Modi government and improving cross-border connectivity is an important aspect of it, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said.
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Abrar murder: Court takes cognisance of charges against 25 Buet students
A Dhaka court takes cognisance of the charges against 25 students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet), accused in the Abrar Fahad murder case.
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‘Drug peddler’ killed in Dhaka ‘gunfight’
A suspected drug peddler is killed in a “gunfight” with Rapid Action Battalion in Dhaka’s Khilkhet area.
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India begins medical check of Chinese passengers in 4 more airports
India orders medical check of passengers coming from China to four more airports after Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata as measure to prevent the new coronavirus from spreading.
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Australia testing first suspected case of Chinese virus
A man showing symptoms of a SARS-like virus after visiting China is being held in isolation at his Australian home, in the country's first suspected case of the coronavirus, health officials say.
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