Pakistani citizen held with 1.47 crore Indian rupee
Customs official detained a Pakistani citizen with 1.47 crore Indian rupee worth around Tk 1.83 crore at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital today. Imtiaz Alam, 34, arrived at Dhaka...
View ArticleExplosions rock Dhaka court building
Explosions of crude bombs rocked the Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court building and its adjacent areas in old Dhaka today, on the third day of the BNP-led 18-party opposition combine-called 71-hour...
View ArticlePeaceful polls possible in current situation: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed is hopeful that the prevailing political situation will improve and a peaceful parliamentary election is possible. The CEC made the statement after...
View ArticleErshad, Kazi Jafar expel each other
Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad has expelled presidium member Kazi Jafar Ahmed today prompting the latter to announce similar action against the party chief. “I have just signed the release order for...
View Article12 Hindus hurt in Lalmonirhat Jamaat attack
Activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing, Islami Chhatra Shibir, vandalised and looted houses and shops of the Hindu community in Patgram upazila of Lalmonirhat today, leaving at least 12...
View ArticleDU ‘Kha Unit’ viva postponed
The Dhaka University authorities today postponed viva examinations for ‘Kha Unit’ (Arts) admission test indefinitely. The decision of postponement has been made, due to the prevailing political...
View Article‘Act responsibly before Taranco visits’
German Ambassador to Bangladesh Albrecht Conze today expressed his hope that both major political parties will take responsible action before UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Oscar...
View ArticleSitakunda mayhem ‘mastermind’ held
Police today arrested a top leader of Chittagong Islami Chhatra Shibir, student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, and two others for their involvement in violence in Sitakunda upazila last week. Kutubuddin...
View ArticleBanks to remain open Saturday
Bangladesh Bank has directed all scheduled banks to keep their branches open on Saturday, a public holiday, to facilitate submission of nomination papers for the 10th parliamentary election. The...
View ArticleJourno, cop among 19 burnt as bus set afire in capital
At least 19 people including a journalist and a policeman were burnt when miscreants set fire to a passenger bus near Matsya Bhaban in the capital during opposition-enforced blockade this evening. A...
View Article5 hurt as BCL factions clash at JU
At least five people were injured as two groups of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) clashed in Jahangirnagar University (JU) over a trivial matter today. The activists traded several rounds of bullet...
View ArticleBB appoints observer to BASIC Bank
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has appointed an observer to BASIC Bank after it failed to fulfil major conditions put up by the central bank to improve its financial health. Following various loan...
View ArticleOne killed in Narsingdi AL-BNP clash
A man was killed and five were injured in a clash between the activists of Awami League and BNP at Palash upazila in Narsingdi this evening. The clash ensued around 8:30pm near Ghorashal cinema hall...
View ArticleMir Nasir held at Ctg airport
Law enforcers arrested BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s adviser Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin at Chittagong airport in two arson cases this evening. A joint team of detective, immigration police and Kotwali...
View ArticlePope names private secretary to supervise Vatican bank
Pope Francis named his personal secretary to supervise the activities of the Vatican bank yesterday, in a sign the pontiff wants to keep a tight grip on the drive to clean up its operations and image....
View ArticleUN begins distributing fuel to combat Gaza crisis
The United Nations yesterday began distributing fuel in Gaza to keep critical infrastructure running as fears of a health crisis grow over accumulating rubbish and sewage, an official said. “Fuel is...
View ArticleRussia bails last Greenpeace activist
A Russian court has granted bail to the last Greenpeace activist detained at sea for protesting against Arctic oil-drilling. A court in St Petersburg ruled that Colin Russell, an Australian national,...
View ArticleArizona couple ‘held three daughters captive’ in home
Police in Arizona say three sisters were held captive in filthy conditions for up to two years by their mother and stepfather in the city of Tucson. Investigators say two of the girls, aged 12 and 13,...
View ArticleNigerian govt gives striking teachers ultimatum
Nigeria’s government yesterday stepped in to stop a long-running strike by university lecturers, ordering an immediate end to the dispute and vowing to sack teachers who refused to cooperate. Education...
View ArticleItalian police crack down on ‘poor’ Rome students
A crackdown on students in Rome claiming poverty to pay fewer fees and access subsidies found many with lavish bank accounts, hidden revenues and even one whose father owned a Ferrari, police said...
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