The search operation in the Bay of Bengal for missing Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) Flight Lieutenant Rumman Tahmid continued for the second day yesterday, after his fighter aircraft crashed in the sea on Monday. “We are conducting search for the missing pilot of the aircraft. The fuselage and the…

A legal notice was served on Relief and Disaster Management Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya asking him under what authority the ruling Awami League (AL) leader and lawmaker is holding the offices after the apex court annulled his acquittal in a graft case. Supreme Court lawyer advocate Eunus…

Four people were killed in separate road accidents in three districts yesterday.  Our Tangail correspondent says: Two persons were killed and four others injured in two separate accidents yesterday. A man was killed and four others were injured at Ashequepur on Dhaka-Tangail highway in sadar upazila…

The High Court (HC) yesterday asked the government to inform it in three days whether the wheat imported from Brazil worth Tk 400 crore is fit for consumption. In response to a writ petition, the HC bench comprising Justice Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque and Justice Abu Taher Md Saifur Rahman passed the order.…

A local Swechchhasebak League man was killed by unidentified men at Gulshanpara of the district town on Monday night. Deceased Tariqul Islam, 25, was a district unit activist of Swechchhasebak League and a resident of Baparipara of Jhenidah town. Police quoting local people said a gang numbering five…

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh held ten Bangladeshi nationals from Char Ashariyadah in the border area of Godagari upazila early yesterday while they were returning from India after serving jail, reports UNB. The arrestees hailed from different areas of Rajshahi, Joypurhat, Panchagarh, Thakurgoan,…

The revision trial of the Felani murder case resumed at a special court of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in Cooch Behar district of Indian West Bengal state at 11:00 am yesterday, said advocate Abraham Lincoln, Kurigram public prosecutor and also the lawyer of the case from the Bangladesh side.…

After playing havoc over the last few days, an active monsoon is likely to bounce back, triggering rain during the next 48 hours beginning at 6:00pm today. It may slow down gradually after July 6-7, the meteorological department said in its forecast yesterday. Heavy rain since the past week caused flash…

US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Bernicat yesterday reaffirmed her government’s commitment to fighting against human trafficking together saying it is a critical time for Bangladesh, for this region, and for this call to action, reports UNB. “Today is an important day. Today, we reaffirm our…

Consumers in different parts of Barisal have refused to accept substandard wheat imported from Brazil, claiming it is rotten and infected with insects. Barisal Metropolitan Police received an ordered from the headquarters to receive only locally produced wheat from the food office. If the Food Department…