An unidentified 'criminal' and a ‘drug trader’ were killed in two separate ‘gunfights’ in Rajshahi and Natore districts on Tuesday night, reports UNB.    In Rajhashi, an unidentified 'criminal' was killed in a reported gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion…

Inclement weather, marked by nagging showers, will continue for another three days, the Met Office said yesterday (Wednesday). Light rain since noon was reported from across the country, including the capital. It made life difficult for commuters, who were unable to find any public transport because…

The High Court yesterday adjourned until August 8 the hearing of a petition filed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia against her sentence in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case, reports UNB. An HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman passed the order as Khaleda's lawyers…

A BNP delegation visited the houses of Diya Khanam Mim and Abdul Karim Rajib, who died in a road crash in the city, yesterday and consoled their bereaved family members, reports UNB. The five-member BNP team, led by Amanullah Aman, first went to Mim's Mohakhali house around 7pm and talked to her…

The High Court (HC) yesterday formed a three-member investigation committee to assess the liabilities and compensation issues relating to the death of the two students who were run over by a bus on Airport Road in the capital on Sunday. In an interim order, the HC bench formed a three-member committee,…

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)yesterday detained the owner of 'Jabal-e-Noor Paribahan', a bus of which ploughed through some students, killing two of them dead in front of Kurmitola General Hospital on Airport Road in the capital on Sunday, reports UNB. Acting on a tip-off, a team of…

Three people were killed in Zimbabwe's capital Harare after troops opened fire on rioting opposition supporters, police say, reports BBC. The government says the army was deployed in central Harare to help police restore order. The opposition MDC Alliance condemned the crackdown, saying it was a…