Army Captain Udbhas Chakma, who fled from a training course in Sylhet Cantonment, has recently been arrested with the help of Indian authorities after he ran away to Mizoram, said an inter services public relations (ISPR) release  yesterday. It said, the captain escaped from Sylhet Cantonment on…

Rajbari: Two people, including a woman, were injured as a crude bomb exploded while it was being carried by a suspected criminal at Purbopara area of Alipur union parishad in Sadar upazila early yesterday, reports UNB. The injured were identified as Rabeya, and Rafiq, both residents of the area. Police…

Magura: An activist of Awami League was hacked to death by his party rivals at Chatkabari in Shalikha upazila on Friday night following a dispute over establishing supremacy, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Abdul Jalil Mollah, 50, a resident of Natopara village. OC of Shalikha Police …

Chittagong: Divers of the Fire Service and Civil Defense recovered the bodies of four people from the Halda River yesterday morning, 24 hours after a boat carrying them capsized in Suabil of Fatikchhari upazila, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as Nurul Islam, 45, of Purba Suabil village, Rijvi,…

Diplomats stationed in Dhaka sat together in the city yesterday mainly to give farewell to three outgoing diplomats but informally ‘discussed’ Bangladesh’s current situation, reports UNB. They also shared their concerns over current happenings in Dhaka and Sholakia of Kishoreganj district…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made a courtesy call on President Abdul Hamid yesterday afternoon at Bangabhaban and apprised him of the country’s overall situation, reports UNB. The President and the Prime Minister exchanged Eid greetings during the meeting. The Prime Minister apprised the President…

Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious festival of Muslims, was celebrated in the country on Thursday with much enthusiasm, reports UNB. The day's programmes began with the offering of Eid prayers by the Muslims at mosques and eidgahs throughout the country where the imams called for unity against terrorism.…

Police arrested three suspected militants from Sitakunda upazila yesterday afternoon, reports UNB. However, police did not reveal the identities of the arrestees. Officer-in-charge of Sitakunda Police Station Eftekhar Hasan said a police team arrested the trio from Barabkunda Bazar area of the upazila…

Twenty-two people were killed in road accidents in several districts in three separate days during the Eid vacation, reports UNB. Nine of them were killed in Mymensingh and Comilla on Tuesday while 10 in Rangpur, Chuadanga and Laxmipur on Friday and three in Manikganj and Panchagrah on Saturday. In…