A suspected leader of a gang of robbers was killed in a reported gunfight with police inPattashivillage of Indurkani upazila in Pirojpur early yesterday, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Jakir Hossain, 54, leader of an inter-district robbery gang and son of Fazlu of Jolagati village in Kawkhali…

An outbreak of Ebola in eastern DR Congo has killed 67 people this month, authorities said Saturday, as they roll out a battery of new drugs to tackle the virus amid concerns it has spread to a rebel-encircled area, reports AFP from Beni. A total of 105 cases have been reported since the flare-up of…

The third death anniversary of Kazi Zafar Ahmed, former prime minister and chairman of a faction of Jatiya Party, will be observed today, reports UNB. Various programmes, including Qurankhwani, milad mahfil and discussion, have been chalked out to mark the day, said a press release yesterday. Leaders…

The Election Commission will sit again on August 30 to decide about the amendment to the Representation of the People Order (RPO) ahead of the next general election as a meeting to this end ended inconclusively yesterday, reports UNB. Election Commissioner Md Rafiqul Islam said this while talking to…

Nine persons were killed in separate road accidents in M’singh, Jhinaidah, Tangail and Bogura yesterday. In Mymenshingh four motorcyclists were killed in Tarakanda, Sadar and Phulpur upazilas yesterday, reports UNB. In Tarakanda upazila, two motorcyclists-- Din Islam, 40, and Yasin, 45, -- were…

Awami League candidate Abdus Salam Murshedi, a former national footballer and ex-president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), submitted nomination paper for by-election to Khulna-4 constituency as a lone candidate, reports UNB. Murshedi submitted the nomination paper…

An elderly couple died as an alleged organised gang sedated them before looting their house in the capital's Demra area yesterday, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as Abdus Sattar, 75, and his wife Sahera Begum, 60, of Sarulia in Demra. Quoting neighbours, Inspector (Investigation) of Demra…

A case was recorded against the Bangladesh national team cricketer Mosaddek Hossain Saikat over domestic violence yesterday. The news will come as a blow to those who believe Saikat, 22, to be the most promising batting talent of his generation in the country, reports UNB. Yet it continues an alarming…

A 2nd grader girl was violated at Gojanagar area in Nabinagar municipality on Friday, reports UNB. Victim's mother Kulsuma Begum filed a case with Nabinagar Police Station on the day of the incident. Till yesterday, however, police had still failed to arrest the main accused, although they have…

A local BNP activist was stabbed and shot to death by miscreants at Shankarpur in the district town yesterday afternoon, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Mashiar Rahman, 45, an activist of local unit of BNP and son of Takabbar Sheikh of the area. Police and locals said a group of criminals…