Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Md Asaduzzaman Miah yesterday claimed that due to the carelessness of the agents of mobile banking company bKash, they are repeatedly becoming targets of snatching in the city. “They become victims of mugging as they do not take security from police,”…

State Minister for Power Nasrul Hamid yesterday said the power sector is set to face seven challenges in the coming days, reports UNB. The challenges are primary fuel, skilled manpower, service enhancement, reduction of field-level corruption, make renewable energy popular, implementation of projects…

Influential people have built a number of illegal structures under Sheikh Kamal, Sheikh Jamal and Sheikh Rasel Bridges on the Barisal-Kuakata Highway. Groups have also built illegal structures by occupying land of roads and highways. The owners, after building the structures, sell or rent these to floating…

Five people have been sentenced to life term imprisonment in two separate cases of murder in Barisal and Gazipur. Staff reports from Barisal adds: The speedy trial tribunal of Barisal yesterday afternoon sentenced four people to life term imprisonment in a case filed over killing a college student.…

A court in Tangail yesterday sentenced a man to life term imprisonment and fined him Tk 10000 in the case for abduction and rape of a minor girl. The convict is identified as Uzzal, 20, son of Ala Uddin, of Paikpara village of Klaihati upazila. According to the prosecution, Uzzal abducted a girl of…

Head Priest of Tangail Chhoto Kalibari Temple Subod Chakraborty received a death threat over phone on Monday night. He later filed a general diary (GD) with Tangail Police Station yesterday noon. The threat made by an unknown caller has caused panic among people of minority community in Tangail due…

CHAPAINAWABGANJ: Newly elected chairman of Nayalabhanga union parishad under Shibganj upazila Ashraful Haque was arrested just after his taking oath yesterday, reports BSS. Deputy Commissioner of Chapainawabganj Zahidul Islam administered the oath to the newly elected chairmen of 14 UPs of Shibganj…

Bus services from the Sayeedabad and Gulistan terminals on the Dhaka-Chittagong, Dhaka –Mawa, and Dhaka –Sylhet routes and on different routes in the capital resumed after remaining halted for around 11 hours yesterday following a clash between two groups of transport workers over the ownership…

Two people were killed and five others injured in a head-on collision between a CNG-run autorickshaw and a pickup van in Bhairab upazila early yesterday. The deceased were identified as Jamal Mia, 40,  and Nazma Begum.Local people said the accident took place near Bhairab Hazi Asmat College around…

After an underwhelming start to Euro 2016, Germany's Thomas Mueller bounced back to his commanding self in the 1-0 win against Northern Ireland that sent the world champions into the knockout round last night, reports AFP. The Bayern Munich striker set up Mario Gomez for Germany's opening goal…

A suspected member of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team reportedly confessed to his involvement before a Dhaka court yesterday in the murder attempt on publisher and blogger Ahmed Rashid Tutul, reports UNB. Metropolitan Magistrate M Ahsan Habib recorded the statement of Shihab alias Saiful…