Mother, daughter, son found dead in city
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police found bodies of a widow, her son and daughter in their rented house at Uttarkhan in Dhaka Sunday evening.
37 migrants from Bangladesh feared dead in Mediterranean
Human traffickers are duping hundreds of people, mostly young males, into risky sea journey for migrating to Europe and countries, including Australia and the United States.
At least 6 of 37 missing Bangladeshis are from Sylhet
At least six youths among 37 Bangladeshis feared dead in Friday’s boat capsize in the Mediterranean Sea while attempting to reach Italy from Libya were from Sylhet.
KISHOREGANJ NURSE RAPE Driver confesses to his part
Driver Nuruzzaman Nuru reportedly confessed before a court here on Sunday to his involvement in the killing of nurse Shahinur Akhter Tania after gang-rape in his moving bus in Bajitpur upazila.
Farmers protest at low rice price
Low price of rice has left farmers in the country frustrated and with no immediate solution in sight a farmer in Tangail on Sunday set fire to his Boro paddy field.
Capital gets no respite from water crisis
Domestic water crisis became more acute at different parts of the capital amidst the heat wave continuing causing untold public sufferings in Ramadan.
Illegal structures, poor pedestrian facilities blamed
Illegal structures and parking as well as poor pedestrian facilities at highway crossings were causing accidents, officials and experts said on Saturday.
Bangladeshi farmer among migrants saved by Tunisian fishermen
A farmer from Bangladesh watched dozens drown beside him in the Mediterranean before ‘God sent us the fishermen’, who saved him from the cold waters and took him to Tunisia.
SOCIAL SAFETY IN COMING BUDGET FF allowances to go up
The government is likely to increase the allowances for freedom fighters but keep the rates of other grants under the social safety programmes unchanged in the new fiscal year beginning July 1.
BSF kills Bangladeshi pouring kerosene into mouth
A 32-year-old Bangladesh national died in Satkhira border early Saturday after Indian Border Security Force had reportedly tortured him and poured kerosene into his mouth.
