DU metro station to be closed tomorrow 5pm onwards

The closure will be in effect for one day only to facilitate July uprising revival events on campus

3d ago

One dies of dengue, 420 hospitalised in 24 hours

One dengue patient died while 420 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till this morning.

3d ago

Apu Biswas gets bail in attempted murder case

The court granted her bail until submission of the probe report

3d ago

Starved and tortured for 42 days

Alamgir Hossain had nearly lost all hope. For 42 days, he and fellow Bangladeshi migrant Siraj Uddin were held hostage in a Libyan hideout -- shackled, beaten, and starved by human traffickers demanding ransom from their families in Bangladesh.

5d ago

2 more die of dengue, 337 get hospitalised

At least two dengue patients died while 337 were hospitalised in the 24 hours until yesterday morning.

5d ago

Freeze, confiscate S Alam’s assets in Singapore

A Dhaka court yesterday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to take steps for freezing and confiscating foreign assets owned by S Alam Group Chairman Mohammad Saiful Alam, his wife Farzana Parveen, their children, and one son-in-law in Singapore.

5d ago

BNP urges EC to ensure polls atmosphere

The BNP yesterday urged the Election Commission to swiftly complete all preparations for the election and ensure a conducive environment for it.

5d ago

Political parties should be respectful while criticising opponents: Jamaat secretary

The Jamaat leader said this while addressing a discussion at the Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka this afternoon.

6d ago

EC to register voters in five more countries

The Election Commission (EC) has received approval from the foreign ministry to begin voter registration of Bangladeshi expatriates in five additional countries, including the US.

6d ago

AL should be punished as a party: Fakhrul

The Awami League must be brought to justice as its chief, deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, is solely responsible for the killings of thousands of people, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said yesterday.

6d ago