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‘Autorickshaw lifter’ dies in Mymensingh ‘gunfight’

‘Autorickshaw lifter’ dies in Mymensingh ‘gunfight’

-- 2019-09-02 14:04:15

An alleged member of an autorickshaw-lifting gang was killed in a reported gunfight with Detective Branch (DB) of police at Badekolpa area in Mymensingh city on Monday. The deceased was identified as...

Police arrests man for violating physically challenged girl

Police arrests man for violating physically challenged girl

-- 2019-09-02 13:59:22

Police on Monday arrested a man for allegedly violating a physically challenged girl at Konapara village in Sadullapur upazila of Gaibandha on Friday. The arrestee was identified as Babul Sarkar, son...

Bus driver arrested over accident of BIWTC official

Bus driver arrested over accident of BIWTC official

-- 2019-09-02 13:16:22

The Police Bureau of Investigation has arrested bus driver Morshed on charges of knocking down BIWTC official Krishna Roy Chowdhury on the footpath in Dhaka's Bangla Motor area. He was arrested in Mi...

Rifat murder: SC upholds Minni’s bail

Rifat murder: SC upholds Minni’s bail

-- 2019-09-02 13:08:37

The Appellate Division on Monday rejected a government plea against the High Court order granting bail to Ayesha Siddika Minni in a case over the murder of her husband Rifat Sharif. The bench of Supr...

Tk 120m drugs seized in eight months in C’nawabganj

Tk 120m drugs seized in eight months in C’nawabganj

-- 2019-09-02 12:46:37

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members seized contraband Indian drugs worth Tk 120 million and 18 firearms during regular drives along the border during the last eight months. During the drives from J...

Dhaka poised for blue economy conference

Dhaka poised for blue economy conference

-- 2019-09-02 11:46:16

Bangladesh is set to host the third IORA Blue Economy Ministerial Conference on September 5 in Dhaka. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the conference. Foreign ministers of Australia, Iran...

ASI among three dead in Cumilla road crash

ASI among three dead in Cumilla road crash

-- 2019-09-02 11:32:05

The driver of a covered van and his helper were killed in a road crash while a policeman was killed being hit by a wrecker during rescue operation at the accident site at Syedpur in Chauddagram upazil...

‘Robber ringleader’ dies in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’

‘Robber ringleader’ dies in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’

-- 2019-09-02 11:04:11

An alleged robber ringleader was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab-7) at ChairarDeil of Matarbari union in Moheshkhali upazila in Cox’s Bazar on Monday....

Rajshahi ‘Boro Kuthi’ turns into a community centre?

Rajshahi ‘Boro Kuthi’ turns into a community centre?

Monjuara Khatun 2019-09-01 21:51:23

RAJSHAHI, Sept 01: Dutch establishment 'Boro Kuthi', the ancient-most building of Rajshahi, is virtually turning into a community centre as local people are free to use the historical site for their p...

Drone photography reveals grimmer city dengue picture

Drone photography reveals grimmer city dengue picture

Jasim Uddin Haroon 2019-09-01 20:50:43

Findings of drone photography have revealed approximately 36,000 probable habitats of Aedes mosquitoes in the city painting a much grimmer picture than initially anticipated. The drone photography, t...

Police submit chargesheet accusing Minni, 23 others

Police submit chargesheet accusing Minni, 23 others

-- 2019-09-01 20:29:11

Police on Sunday submitted a chargesheet in a case filed over the murder of Barguna's Rifat Sharif, accusing his wife Aysha Siddika Minni and 23 other people. Barguna Sadar Police Inspector Md Humayu...

Science Lab attack made targeting cops: DMP

Science Lab attack made targeting cops: DMP

-- 2019-09-01 20:11:12

The bomb attack at the city’s Science laboratory crossing was carried out targeting policemen, said Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia on Sunday, reports UNB.  &n...

'Land offices to come under CCTV camera surveillance'

'Land offices to come under CCTV camera surveillance'

-- 2019-09-01 20:07:49

Land offices across the country will be brought under the surveillance of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras to ensure corruption-free land services. Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury gave th...

'Nothing to worry about Assam’s NRC list'

'Nothing to worry about Assam’s NRC list'

-- 2019-09-01 19:37:16

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Sunday said there is nothing to worry about Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC) list as no Bangladeshi infiltrated into India after 1971. “...

Govt retracts extended medical internship proposal amid protest

Govt retracts extended medical internship proposal amid protest

-- 2019-09-01 19:25:30

The government has withdrawn a proposal to extend the existing year-long internship programme for MBBS graduates to two years. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Aug 27 issued a circular at...

BTV to start airing its programmes in India from Monday

BTV to start airing its programmes in India from Monday

-- 2019-09-01 19:10:07

The Bangladesh Television (BTV), the state-owned TV channel, will start airing its programmes in India from Monday through country’s first communication satellite Bangabandhu 1. Information Min...

DNCC eviction drive sparks unrest in Mohammadpur

DNCC eviction drive sparks unrest in Mohammadpur

-- 2019-09-01 18:32:20

A drive by Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) to demolish an unauthorised structure has sparked unrest between madrasa students and the authorities in the capital's Mohammadpur. The incident occurre...

Govt to set up load control centres on major highways

Govt to set up load control centres on major highways

-- 2019-09-01 17:37:03

The government has undertaken an initiative to set up some 21 excel load control centres on the major highways across the country in a bid to ensure safe plying of goods-laden vehicles and make those...

Medical students continue protests against two-year internship

Medical students continue protests against two-year internship

-- 2019-09-01 17:07:32

Medical students have continued their protest against a government proposal to extend the existing year-long internship programme for MBBS graduates to two years. The students of Dhaka Medical Colleg...

Quader warns of bigger terror attacks

Quader warns of bigger terror attacks

-- 2019-09-01 15:45:15

The crude bomb attack on police in Dhaka should not be played down, said Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader, adding that the blast could be a precursor to a bigger plot by militants. The r...

902 new dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours

902 new dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours

-- 2019-09-01 14:56:57

A total of 902 new dengue patients were hospitalised across the country in the last 24 hours till Sunday morning. Data released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) in the afternoon s...

By-polls to Ershad’s Rangpur-3 on October 5

By-polls to Ershad’s Rangpur-3 on October 5

-- 2019-09-01 13:54:56

The Election Commission (EC) has set October 5 for the by-poll to Jatiya Party chief HM Ershad’s Rangpur-3 parliamentary constituency. EC additional secretary Mokhlesur Rahman announced the ele...

Rohingya robber chief dies in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’

Rohingya robber chief dies in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’

-- 2019-09-01 13:17:33

The leader of a notorious robber gang was killed in an alleged gunfight with police at Jadimora No 27 camp in Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Nur Mohamma...

BGB vigilant along Sylhet border after Assam NRC

BGB vigilant along Sylhet border after Assam NRC

-- 2019-09-01 12:19:13

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has increased vigilance in the bordering areas of Sylhet in order to stop illegal migrants after 1.9 million people were left out of the final National Register of Citize...

Thousands suffer as CU shuttle train service suspended

Thousands suffer as CU shuttle train service suspended

-- 2019-09-01 12:09:56

Thousands of students suffered as the shuttle train service was halted after a factional clash of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on the Chittagong University campus on early Sunday. Sources said the...

IS claims bomb attack on police in Dhaka

IS claims bomb attack on police in Dhaka

-- 2019-09-01 11:28:27

Middle-East-based militant outfit Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for the crude bomb attack on police in Dhaka, terrorism watchdog SITE Intelligence Group said.  Two policemen were...

Rights groups raise concerns over mass termination of RMG workers

Rights groups raise concerns over mass termination of RMG workers

Monira Munni 2019-09-01 10:49:39

The rights groups have raised concerns over the mass termination of workers in the country's readymade garment (RMG) factories, with the latest incident of firing 701 workers by a single unit. Th...

Rooppur nuke project: An open sesame to foreign tour

Rooppur nuke project: An open sesame to foreign tour

FHM Humayan Kabir 2019-09-01 10:45:19

Around 200 public officials have so far visited Russia in connection with the capital-intensive Rooppur nuclear power plant project. Spending a substantial amount from the project fund, insiders sa...

BJP's BD migrant claim busted

BJP's BD migrant claim busted

Mir Mostafizur Rahaman 2019-09-01 10:16:25

An analysis of the National Register of Citizens (NRC), published by the Assam State government in India on Saturday, shows that allegation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders regarding the in...

'Govt extends support to build startup ecosystem'

'Govt extends support to build startup ecosystem'

-- 2019-08-31 20:51:01

The government is extending its assistance in different ways to form startup ecosystem for all entrepreneurs in the country, said State Minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Saturday. Palak...