Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) will take action against The Raintree Dhaka, where two private university girls were allegedly raped, as it found some irregularities, including evasion of VAT and tax, against the hotel, reports UNB. The CIID took the decision after interrogating…

Myanmar's military has rejected allegations by the United Nations that it committed atrocities during its crackdown on Rohingya Muslims last year, reports BBC. Some 65,000 Rohingya fled to Bangladesh as the military searched for those behind attacks on police border posts. Many of those who fled…

Actor Sir Roger Moore, best known for playing James Bond, has died aged 89, his family has announced, reports BBC. He played the famous spy in seven Bond…

The BNP did not get permission, till yesterday evening, to hold its proposed rally today at Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital protesting the police search in party Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office. When contacted, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday confirmed that…

A scorching heat wave sweeping across the country’s central, southern and northern parts persisted yesterday, with Jessore recording the highest maximum temperature of 37.8 degrees C and Dhaka city experiencing its most oppressive day so far at 37 degrees C. The situation is likely to remain unchanged…

India announced Tuesday it had fired mortars at Pakistani army posts across their disputed border in Kashmir, a rare public disclosure of such a pre-emptive assault against its neighbour, reports AFP from New Delhi. Troops fired at military camps in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir which were being used…

Issuing a note of warning, Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque yesterday said action will be taken if any allegation of extortion is found against any police officer during Ramadan and Eid-ul-Fitr, reports UNB. He also directed the senior police officers to perform their duties professionally…