President of the Marshall Islands Hilda C Heine yesterday phoned Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and exchanged pleasantries. Hilda Heine made the phone call to the Prime Minister at noon and exchanged greetings, said PM's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim. He said Hilda Heine wished continued peace, progress…

A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with members of DB police at West Mahduripur in Sadar upazila early yesterday. The deceased was identified as Ibrahim Khalil alias Bhandari Rubel, 27, son of Abul Kashem of Ayubpur village in Sadar upazila. He was wanted in 16 criminal cases,…

UNB, Dhaka Two courts in the capital yesterday granted bail to seven BNP leaders including BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a case filed with Shahbagh Police Station over clash between police and BNP men in front of the High Court on Tuesday. The High Court bench of Justice Jahangir…