Chashi Nazrul passes away
Ekushey Padak and National Film Award winner renowned filmmaker, Chashi Nazrul Islam passed away at Labaid specialized hospital in the city on early Sunday. He was 73.
Fire breaks out at Rayerbazar slum
A fire broke out at a Rayerbazar slum in the capital on Sunday morning.
Charlie Hebdo attack: France police hunt accomplices
Police in France are hunting for any accomplices of the gunmen who killed 17 people in two days of terror attacks.
PM tells health ministry to keep up standard of medical edn
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday launched academic activities of 11 public medical colleges in the country, directing the health ministry to maintain standard of the newly-established medical colleges, run by both government and private entrepreneurs, Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha reports.
Arson attack, train derailment mark countrywide blockade
The fifth day of non-stop road, rail and waterways blockade sponsored by Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led alliance across the country began with arson attack and sabotage in railway on Saturday.
PM pays homage to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on Homecoming Day
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, paid tributes to the country’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing wreaths at his portrait at Bangabandhu Memorial Museum in the capital’s Dhanmondi on Saturday morning on the occasion of the Homecoming Day of the architect of independent Bangladesh.
Charlie Hebdo attack: Police operation in town north of Paris
Meaux hospital has sent a medical team to the reported hostage scene in Dammartin-en-Goele, northeast of Paris, the hospital spokesman told CNN on Friday. He said there were no wounded at the hospital yet, but that might change
Sedition case filed against Tarique, ETV chairman
A sedition case was filed against the Bangladesh Nationalist Party senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman and private television channel Ekushey Television chairman Abdus Salam with Tejgaon police station Thursday afternoon.
Rail tracks uprooted, buses torched 50 injured as train derails, BNP says blockade to continue.
The countrywide blockade called by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led alliance for an indefinite period continued for the third straight day on Thursday amid arson attacks on and vandalising of vehicles, uprooting of rail tracks and clashes between blockaders and law enforcers at places.
French police name Charlie Hebdo attack suspects
French police have named two brothers as suspects in the attack on the Paris offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, as a manhunt continues.
