Chandpur police arrested Nayan Begum, 28, the fugitive main accused in Awami League activist Kohinoor Begum murder case, from her grandfather’s home at Torpurchondi village in sadar upazila yesterday. Nayan managed to flee just after she allegedly hacked to death district unit Awami League activist…

JAMALPUR: Police seized a huge quantity of hemp from a private car in Melandah upazila  of the district yesterday, reports BSS. Superintendent of Police Nizamuddin said receiving prior information police intercepted the car in the area coming from Kurigram district and seized 30 kilograms of hemp…

Most of the ferry boats are finding it difficult to negotiate the strong currents of the mighty Padma in spate. This has created a massive pile up of vehicles on either side of the river at Paturia and Daulatdia terminals. The ferry terminal is also facing additional pressure, as ferry services on the…

RANGPUR:  At least 21 people were injured in separate incidents of lightning in Patgram upazila of Lalmonirhat yesterday afternoon, reports BSS. The thunderbolts struck Banglabari, Mirjacoat, Dhabalsuti, Jagatber, Ufar­mara, Panbari, Zongra Mominpur and Shomsher­pur villages in Patgram …

A district court sent an official of non-governmental organisation (NGO) to jail yesterday for cheating people. Kalapara Senior Judicial Magistrate Anisur Rahman rejected the bail prayer of Gita Nandi, 48, Kalapara branch manager of the NGO -- Swanirvar Bangladesh Health Care Limited, hails from Ramganj…

United States Ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today at her office to discuss issues of mutual interest, according to government sources. The meeting is scheduled at 10:30am, they said. The topics of discussions, however, could not be known.…

The government has appointed Ashud Ahmed, currently serving as Director General of the South East Asia Wing of the Foreign Ministry, as the next ambassador…

The election of Bangladesh Bar Council, the central body of all the lawyers, is scheduled to be held today. The casting of votes will be started from 10.00am and continue till 5.00pm without any break. A total of 61 candidates are vying for 14 posts and a total of 43,302 voters are eligible to cast…

Police have rescued a teenager and her family on Monday night from Virinda village in Palash of Narsingdi after getting information that the teenage girl was gang raped and her family members were kept confined since August 20. A rape case has been filed by the victim with the Palash Police Station…

BNP leaders yesterday slammed JSD for its role during the pre-1975 era saying that JSD took the extra-constitutional path to oust the then AL government. “BNP believe in democratic movement. We always oppose the path taken by JSD during the post-independent Bangladesh,” BNP Standing Committee…