4 missing boys found buried
Bodies of four boys who went missing on Friday were found dumped on a river bank at their village at Bahubal upazila in Habiganj on Wednesday.
3 Nigerians among five arrested in city
Members of Rapid Action Battalion arrested five members of an international cheating gang, including three Nigerians, from different parts of the city on Tuesday night.
CAB opposes merger of Robi, Airtel
The Consumer Association of Bangladesh on Wednesday said that the proposed merger of mobile phone operators Robi and Airtel could create oligopoly in the industry that might affect the consumers.
WEALTH SURCHARGE : Only 10,931 taxpayers show assets above Tk 2.25cr
Both the number of wealthy people and collection of wealth tax were on the rise in the country over the last few years, but the figures were too low in the context of the country’s economic size, according to the data of the National Board of Revenue.
Scrap Rampal power plant: national oil, gas committee
Leaders of the national committee to protect oil, gas, mineral resources, power and ports on Tuesday again called on the government to refrain from implementing coal-based Rampal thermal power plant to save the Sunderbans from destruction.
Khaleda condemns fresh detention of Mahmudur Rahman
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Tuesday expressed deep concern over the fresh detention of Amar Desh acting editor Mahmudur Rahman showing him arrested in another case after he secured bail from various courts in all cases against him.
Scam-hit BASIC, Sonali among four banks facing huge provision deficit
Four banks including scam-hit BASIC and Sonali banks faced provision shortfall of Tk 5,352.56 crore against their general and defaulted loans as of December 31, 2015 although their shortfall was only Tk 153.36 crore a year ago.
Girls carry flag high as SA Games ends
The curtain on the 12th SA Games in Guwahati, India fell on Tuesday with Bangladesh claiming fifth position in the overall medal tally, declining by two spots from the previous edition in Dhaka.
Publisher, 2 others held for publishing book critical of Islam
The police arrested the publisher of Ba-Dwip Prakashan, Shamsuzzoha Manik, and two others on Monday night for ‘hurting religious sentiment’.
Hasina to give approval of AL UP candidates
The aspirant candidates from ruling Awami League will need approval letters from the party chief Sheikh Hasina, also prime minister, for filing nomination paper for chairmen candidates in the upcoming union parishad polls.
