Assailants shot dead the son of a female councillor of Khulna City Corporation (KCC) at Daulatpur in the city last night. The victim was identified as Nazrul Islam (28), son of Shahida Begum, councillor from the KCC reserved seat-2. Inspector Shafiqul Islam, officer-in-charge of Daulatpur Police Station,…

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday held a meeting with top leaders of the 20-party alliance dispelling the remours of dissent within the coalition. “The unity of the 20-party alliance is there and it will remain intact in the future. There is no scope to be confused” meeting sources said…

Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday said police would submit a chargesheet in 72 hours in the case filed over the murder of Samiul Islam Rajon, a 13-year-old boy who was tortured to death in Sylhet last month. The law minister also said that there is no need to form a special tribunal to try the accused…

More than 20,000 Indians including prominent business leaders have signed an online petition urging lawmakers to end weeks of rowdy protests that have paralysed parliament in the world’s largest democracy, reports AFP, New Delhi. The petition on the Change.org site said public trust in the parliamentary…

Bangladesh wildlife officials are mulling a ban on access to the Sundarbans after an alarming rise in poaching of tigers that live in the world's largest mangrove forest, rangers said Wednesday, reports AFP. Five skins of endangered Royal Bengal tigers have been seized so far in 2015, compared to…

A Chittagong court yesterday granted the prayer fro showing Hefajat leader Mufti Izharul Islam Chowdhury arrested in a case filed by the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC). Public Prosecutor Mesbah Uddin Chowdhury on Monday prayed to Chittagong Divisional Special Judge Mir Ruhul Amin for showing Mufti…

Dhaka is set to appoint an economic counselor in Beijing, China soon to establish an Economic Wing there with a view to increasing economic cooperation, investment and technical assistance between the friendly countries. The economic relations division (ERD) under the finance ministry has already prepared…