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Afzal arrested in case against ex-DGFI chief, DB seeks to question him in their custody

Dhaka, March 30 -- Md Afzal Naser, former director of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), has been arrested by police detectives in connection with a case against the military intel... Read More


Former DGFI director Md Afzal Naser arrested

Dhaka, March 30 -- Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Detective Branch (DB) has arrested Md Afzal Naser, former director of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI). He was taken into custody f... Read More


Court grants police 6 days to grill former DGFI director Afzal Naser over 'July killing'

Dhaka, March 30 -- A Dhaka court has granted police six days to interrogate retired former director of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) Md Afzal Naser in connection with a murder ... Read More


Bangladesh offers Tk 100,000 reward for info on illegal fuel hoarding, smuggling

Dhaka, March 30 -- The government has announced a maximum of Tk 100,000 as a reward for those helping the local administration with proper information on illegal hoarding and smuggling of fuel oil. T... Read More


NCP names mayoral candidates for five cities, fields Asif Mahmud in Dhaka South

Dhaka, March 30 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP) has unveiled its mayoral candidates for five city corporations, nominating former interim government student advisor Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain for ... Read More


Rising imports and falling exports drain $1bn from Bangladesh's reserves

Dhaka, March 29 -- A growing gap between weak export earnings and higher import costs has reduced Bangladesh's foreign currency reserves by nearly $1 billion over the past month, according to central ... Read More


Human traffickers 'beat' 2 Madaripur men to death in Libyan detention centre

Dhaka, March 29 -- Two men from Madaripur have reportedly died after being tortured by human traffickers in Libyan detention centres. The families of the victims, Ilias Howlader, 25, from Kalkini Upa... Read More


West Bengal actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee drowns while shooting

Dhaka, March 29 -- West Bengal actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee has drowned at Talsari beach near Digha during shooting of television series, reports the Indian Express. Rahul, 42, entered the water alo... Read More


Gold bars worth Tk 380mn found in plane toilet at Shahjalal Airport

Dhaka, March 29 -- Aviation Security (AvSec) has seized 153 gold bars from the toilet of the cargo compartment on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines aircraft at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport... Read More


Petition to show Mamun Khaled, Masud Uddin Chowdhury arrested at tribunal

Dhaka, March 29 -- The prosecution has petitioned the International Crimes Tribunal to show retired Army officials Masud Uddin Chowdhury and Mamun Khaled arrested in cases over genocide during the Jul... Read More