Kingpin of credit card fraud gang held

Members of Crime Investigation Department have arrested the kingpin of a credit card fraud gang in Dhaka.The information was provided by the CID in a text message to media on Wednesday morning.

Abdul Hamid takes oath as president for 2nd term

President Abdul Hamid on Tuesday took oath as the head of state for the second consecutive term at a ceremony at Bangabhaban in the evening.

Tarique gets political asylum: BNP

Amid recent debate over Tarique Rahman’s citizenship, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday announced that the party’s acting chairman has got ‘political asylum’ in the United Kingdom and submitted his Bangladeshi passport in that country’s Home Office.

AL doesn’t expect foreign interference in JS polls: Quader

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said his party does not expect any foreign interference in the next general election as the people are the source of strength of the party

Infant dies, two injured in city fire

A seven-month old boy was burnt to death and his parents sustained injuries as a fire broke out at a building in city's Mirpur area early Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Tamim while the injured are Manik, 35 and his wife Mina, 28.

Hasina gets global women’s leadership award

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina will be honoured with the Global Women’s Leadership Award for her outstanding leadership in advancing women education and women entrepreneurs in Bangladesh, Asia and Asia-pacific region

Tarique got asylum, so deposits passport: BNP

Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday disclosed that the party acting chairman Tarique Rahman has got 'political asylum' and so, he deposited his Bangladesh passport in British home office

TARIQUE’S CITIZENSHIP Legal notice served as Shahrier sticks to statement

State minister for foreign affairs M Shahriar Alam claimed again on Monday that Tarique Rahman and his wife and daughter deposited their passports to the British Home Office as Tarique served a legal notice on the minister.

Police foil BNP procession in Dhaka

The police on Monday unleashed an attack on a procession of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in Dhaka injuring about 15 activists and arrested over 30.

PENSION MONEY Govt servants press for full encashment

The government is under pressure from public servants to reinstate 100 per cent encashment of pension money by them on retirement at the age of 59 years.