War crimes accused Mohammad Abdul Latif Talukder of Bagerhat died at the city’s Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) early yesterday, reports UNB He was 75. DMCH sources said Latif, who had long been suffering from old age complications, breathed his last around 3:30am. Latif Talukder was admitted…

The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested seven people, thought to be hired professional killers, over the attack on National Board of Revenue (NBR) member Jahangir Hossain Howlader. The arrestees were identified as Bilob, Salauddihn, Titu, Mizan, Rahim, Julhash and Akbar.…

Comilla: Two people were killed and 15 others injured as a bus plunged into a rain-fed ditch alongside the Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Burichong upazila yesterday, reports UNB. One of the deceased was identified as Shawon of Lalpur village of Noakhali district. Officer-in-Charge of Moynamati highway…

Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor said his ministry has preliminarily selected Comilla, Kushtia and Bogra for making SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) cultural capital in 2016, reports BSS. He said this yesterday while presiding over a preparatory meeting at Shilpakala…

Natore: A schoolgirl was raped and killed allegedly by her cousin and his friend at Yarpur village in Naldanga upazila on Monday, reports UNB. The victim was a resident of the village and a class-V student of Yarpur Primary School. Police said victim’s cousin Mobarak Hossain Kalu with his friend…

Two siblings drowned at a canal at Sawmill Para in Mahalchhari upazila of the district yesterday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Urmi Chakma, 7, and Anion Chakma, 3, children of Arben Chakma of the area. OC of Mahalchhari police station Semaiun Kabir Chowdhury said Urmi Chakma and his brother…

As a registered political party, BNP yesterday sought additional one and a half months time from the Election Commission (EC) to submit audit reports of its annual income and expenditure for 2014. A two-member BNP delegation led by its assistant office secretary Asadul Karim Shahin went to the EC at…

Fazlul Haque, who was arrested on charge of throwing his 25-day-old boy to death from the 6th floor of Enam Medical College Hospital here, has said he killed his son out of frustration, reports UNB. Sub-inspector Asaduzzaman, also the investigation officer of a case filed in this regard, said Fazlul…