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DUCSU to celebrate beginning of Agrahayan as 'original' Bengali New Year

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- The Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) has announced that it will celebrate Bengali New Year at the start of Agrahayan rather than on the traditional first day of Boish... Read More


2 Chinese nationals taken into custody over 'unauthorised travel'

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- Police in Khagrachhari's Ramgarh have taken two Chinese nationals into custody, saying they travelled to the hill district "without permission". Police seized laptops and several ot... Read More


IUB hosts global business minds as ICEBTM 2025 begins at Westin

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- Independent University Bangladesh (IUB) has opened its two-day International Conference on Economics, Business and Technology Management (ICEBTM) 2025 at The Westin Dhaka. The unive... Read More


Woman assaulted in Dhanmondi 32 sent to jail over July Uprising attempted murder

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- A Dhaka court has sent Salma Islam to jail over an attempted murder during last year's July Uprising. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Partha Bhadra issued the order on Friday after Sa... Read More


35 crude bombs seized in Dhaka's Geneva Camp

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- Police have recovered 35 crude bombs and bomb-making equipment from the Geneva Camp in Dhaka's Mohammadpur. The operation was carried out in the afternoon, the Dhaka Metropolitan Po... Read More


Dhaka University professor Ershad Halim sent to jail over 'sexual harassment'

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- A Dhaka court has ordered authorities to send Dhaka University (DU) Chemistry Professor Ershad Halim to jail in a sexual harassment case initiated by a student. Halim was arrested l... Read More


Dhaka University professor Ershad Halim sent to jail over 'sexual assault'

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- A Dhaka court has ordered authorities to send Dhaka University (DU) Chemistry Professor Ershad Halim to jail in a sexual assault case initiated by a student. Halim was arrested late... Read More


Prime suspect arrested after dismembered body recovered near High Court

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- Police's Detective Branch has arrested the friend identified as the "prime suspect" in the killing of Ashraful Haque, whose dismembered body recovered from a plastic drum near the Hi... Read More


Body in drum outside High Court: Police search friend as 'prime suspect'

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- Police are searching for a friend as the "prime suspect" after a dismembered body of Ashraful Haque was recovered from a blue plastic drum near the High Court area in Dhaka. Ashrafu... Read More


Excessive bleeding caused Rajshahi judge's son's death, says doctor

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- Tawsif Rahman Sumon, son of Rajshahi Metropolitan Sessions Judge Abdur Rahman, has died from excessive bleeding caused by multiple stab wounds, according to the forensic team. On Fr... Read More