DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Anti-Kidnapping Squad has rescued 14 abductees alive in past 17 days. Manirul Islam, Joint commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Police, informed media at a press conference held on Sunday noon at DMP media center. According to the

BENAPOLE, JESSORE: Border Security Forces (BSF) of India tortured a Bangladesh cattle trader to death in Kachukhali frontier under Benapole Port Thana of the district on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Sirajul Islam, 40, son of Siddik Hossain, hailed from Kayemkhola

SYLHET: The intern doctors of Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital attacked the nurses of the hospital early Monday.  Sources said that intern doctor Jony locked into altercation with Proloy, a third year student of BSC Nursing department, around 12:30am centering giving treatment. 

DHAKA: The 12th death anniversary of country’s journalism education pioneer professor QAIM Nooruddin will be observed Monday. He was also one of the founder teachers of Dhaka University (DU) Mass Communication and Journalism Department. Prof Nooruddin, who was also a former chairman

DHAKA: Anti-corruption Commission sued some 22 officials of Maxim Group, a multi-level marketing company, including its chairman and managing director for misappropriating TK 304 crore of general people. ACC deputy-director Nur Hossain Khan filed the case with Ramna Model Thana around

DHAKA: A Supreme Court lawyer filed a writ petition with the High Court Monday morning challenging the legality of import of duty-free vehicles for parliament members and seeking directives against it. The petition was filed by the lawyer of Supreme Court Dr. Yunus Ali Akand. The

DHAKA: The Anti Kidnapping Squad of Detective Branch (DB) of Police, in separate drives, held five kidnappers including a woman early Monday from the city and Sirajganj district. DB Police sources said that the leader of the kidnapping gang Rejaul Karim was detained from Raipur upazila

DHAKA: Top 18 officers of Rapid Action Batalion-3 have not been withdrawn and actually attached to headquarters, claims RAB’s legal and media wing commander ATM Habibur Rahman. Declining the news of RAB officers’ withdrawal, Habibur Rahman, on Monday morning, said they were attached

NARAYANGANJ: Police detained two more aides of main accused Nur Hossain in the sensational seven killing case in the district on Sunday night. The detainees are- Shipan alias Shooter Shipan and Atik.  Sources said that locals caught the two people from Aati area of Siddhirganj upazila

DHAKA: No hand written passport holders would be allowed to go to Saudi Arabia to perform hajj from this year. The interested one must have a Machine Readable Passport (MRP) in this regard. Regarding the matter, the Saudi government has issued a new guideline. A letter was sent to Home

DHAKA: Voting in 13 upazilas in nine districts in the final phase of the elections is underway on Monday amid tight security. The voters started casting their votes from 8:00am and will continue till 4:00pm at a stretch. Some 61 candidates are vying for chairman post, 69 candidates for

DHAKA: Major (retd) Arif Hossain and Lt. Commander (retd) MM Rana had occupied two flats of Siddhirganj power station in Narayanganj. Official sources confirmed that they had compelled the power station to allocate the flats for five months, but continued to stay over there for long

BOGRA: A student of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) along with his cousin drowned and three others were injured in Bangali River in the district on Sunday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Taj, 20, first-year student of BUET and his cousin Rifat, 16, a

DHAKA: Narayanganj City Ward Councilor Jannatul Ferdous Nila was freed after she was detained for police interrogation in connection with the seven-murder in the district.     A team of detective branch of police picked her up from Hajiganj Fire Service Station area in the town on

DHAKA: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairman Mizanur Rahman on Sunday categorically said it is a criminal offence to make the deprival of general people from medical service. He was talking to journalists during addressed a seminar titled ‘National Woman Policy-2011’ at

DHAKA: A student of Jagannath University (JnU) was killed in gas cylinder blast at Middle Rasulpur under Kamrangirchar of the capital on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Al Amin alias Nasir, 26, son of Mantu Khan, hailed from Haimchar of Chandpur district. Nasir, a student of MBA

DHAKA: The government is going to announce the national budget for the fiscal year 2014-15 on June 5.  Finance Minister AMA Muhith will place the budget in the national parliament.   The budget session will begin on June 3. This will be the country’s 44th budget and the first

NARAYANGANJ: A District court issued a show cause letter to investigation officer to explain within four days why the accused two former RAB officers were not shown arrested in sensational Narayanganj 7-murder case. Narayanganj Senior Judicial Magistrate's Court judge KM Mohiuddin issued

BARISAL: Medical services at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College hospital (SBMCH) were halted on Sunday as interns of the hospital continued their protest following clashes with relatives of a patient. The internee doctors and relatives of a patient locked into clashes in two phases over the

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that the incumbent government has started free flow of information in the country and for this a policy is needed to monitor electronic and online media. The premier came up with the assertion while view exchange meeting with the officials of