Hillary Clinton on Friday tapped Tim Kaine, a popular Spanish-speaking senator from the swing state of Virginia, to be her running mate in the White House…

Members of Rapid Action Batalion (RAB) arrested a madrasah teacher for sheltering Shariful Islam, an accused in a case over Sholakia terrorist attack, from Panthapara in Gobindaganj upazila of Gaibandha early yesterday, reports UNB. The arrestee was identified as Anwar Hossain, 48, a resident of the…

The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested three suspected members of banned militant outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (Huji) from Kotwali Police Station area in Old Dhaka on Friday night. The arrestees were identified as Mawlana Nazim Uddin, 40, president of Huji Dhaka north…

A Bangladeshi cattle trader was shot dead by the Indian Border Security Force along the Putkhali border under Benapole Port Police Station in Jessore early yesterday. The deceased was identified as Shahidul Islam, 32, of Putkhali village, said Lieutenant Colonel Arifur Rahman, commanding officer of…

The overall flood situation in the northern districts worsened yesterday due to incessant rain and rush of water from the upstream. The flood-affected areas are facing severe scarcity of food, drinking water and fuel. Among the districts affected, Lalmonirhat, Sirajganj, Bogra, Jamalpur, Sunamganj,…