Five suspected militants surrendered to the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Narsingdi yesterday morning, ending an over 18-hour operation without a gunshot being fired. Personnel from RAB-11 had laid siege to a house at Uttarpara in Narsingdi’s Gabtali area since 4pm on Saturday. Finally, at 10.30am…

Shafiul Alam Prodhan, president of Jatiya Ganatantrik Party (Jagpa), passed away at his residence in the capital yesterday. He was 67, reports UNB. Prodhan,…

US President Donald Trump yesterday urged Muslim leaders to take a stand against violence committed in the name of religion, describing the struggle against…

Truck, tanker-lorry, covered van and pick-up van owners and workers Oikyo Parishad went on a 48-hour strike yesterday in 16 districts of Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions to press home their seven-point demand, reports UNB. Their demands included stopping of harassment in the name of checking driving licence…

A Dhaka court yesterday allowed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to carry out the forensic test on five mobile phone sets seized from two accused– Shafat and Shadman Sakif– in a case filed over the rape of two private university girls in a Banani hotel in the capital, reports…

Paceman Mitchell Johnson inspired Mumbai Indians to a landmark third Indian Premier League title with crucial wickets for a single run victory over Rising…