The measures taken by the government following the death of an Italian aid worker on September 28 have made US citizens living in Bangladesh feel safer,…

DB (Detective Branch) police conducting a drive at Khowajnagar under Karnaphuli Police station of Chittagong detained five suspected JMB (Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh) men along with nine hand grenades, a pistol, 120 rounds of bullets, 10 knives and explosives yesterday (Monday). The identity of…

The South African women cricket team’s tour of Bangladesh this month has been postponed due to security concerns. The team were supposed to arrive in Dhaka on October 15 to play five ODIs and three T-20s. The development comes just four days after the Australian men’s team suspended its…

At least 6 people, including two tourists, were allegedly abducted by armed miscreants from Bilaichhari, Ruma and Alikadam upazilas of Rangamati and Bandarban on Sunday. The abductees were identified as tourists M Munna and Jabiullah, and their local guide Mangcha Mro, another guide Lalging Bwom, and…

Cricketer Shahadat Hossain was sent to jail after he surrendered to a Dhaka court yesterday in a case filed for torturing an 11-year-old domestic help.…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday directed the authorities concerned to take legal steps against her party’s MP from Gaibandha-1, Manzurul Islam Liton, who is accused of shooting a 10-year-old boy recently. The PM’s directive came at yesterday’s meeting of the cabinet, a minister…

Miscreants hacked former chairman of Power Development Board (PDB) Khijir Khan to death at his Khanka Sharif (gathering place of followers) at Gudaraghat in the capital’s Madhya Badda area yesterday evening, reports UNB. Police recovered the body of Khijir Khan, 66, also a so-called pir, after…

The death toll of Bangladeshi hajj pilgrims from the tragic stampede in Saudi Arabia’s Mina has now reached 51, UNB reports quoting Bangladesh Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Golam Moshi. The envoy also told BBC Bangla that still 130 other Bangladeshi pilgrims remain missing. “Efforts are on…