The police early yesterday (Friday) arrested two more persons in connection with the murder of Mahamuda Khanam Mitu, wife of SP Babul Akter. One of them was Saidul, alias Sakur, elder brother of prime suspect Kamrul Sikder, alias Musa. He allegedly supplied the motorcycle used to commit the crime. The…

Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested the alleged mastermind behind the attempt on the life of Madaripur college teacher Ripon Chakrawarty from city’s Demra area on Thursday night, UNB reports. Tipped off, a team of CTTC conducted a drive in the area…

The holy Lailatul Qadr or Shab-e-Qadr, the holiest and most blessed nights for Muslims, will be observed across the country tonight with due solemnity and religious fervor, UNB reports. Muslim devotees will spend the night seeking divine blessings for peace and progress of the country as well as the…

Muslim pilgrims joining this year’s hajj in Saudi Arabia will have to wear an electronic safety bracelet, newspapers reported Friday, after more than 2,000 died in a stampede last year, reports AFP from Riyadh. The high-tech safety measure will help authorities provide care “and identify…

More than 2,000 miles from Mexican airspace, Donald Trump took yet another knock at America’s neighbor to the south Thursday, quipping that a plane…