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One sentenced to death, 17 get life imprisonment in N'ganj murder case

Dhaka, Sept. 4 -- In Narayanganj's Rupganj, a court has sentenced one person to death and 17 others to life imprisonment in a case filed over the murder of a young man, Nazrul Islam Babu, who was kill... Read More


Five of a Family, Including Child, Burned in N'ganj Gas Cylinder Explosion

Dhaka, Sept. 4 -- Five members of the same family, including child, were burned in a gas cylinder explosion in Narayanganj. The injured are the household head Manob Chowdhury (40), his wife Bacha Chow... Read More


Gono Odhikar Parishad demands JaPa ban

Dhaka, Sept. 4 -- Activists of Gono Odhikar Parishad staged a demonstration at Dhaka's Paltan intersection on Wednesday afternoon, halting traffic as they pressed a three-point demand. The protesters... Read More


Recruitment of 4000 ASIs ahead of polls

Dhaka, Sept. 4 -- The government is set to recruit 4,000 assistant sub-inspectors (ASIs) before the national election, with half of the positions to be filled through direct entry and the rest through... Read More


S Alam group embezzles Tk 280b

Dhaka, Sept. 4 -- In a meeting with Bangladesh Bank, Union Bank (UB) has accused S Alam Group of embezzling Tk 280 billion from it. Union Bank PLC claimed that S Alam Group siphoned off Tk 280 billio... Read More


'Moheshkhali Matarbari to come out as a new city'

Dhaka, Sept. 4 -- The Moheshkhali-Matarbari initiative is poised to become one of Bangladesh's most transformative development projects, with the potential to create direct and indirect employment for... Read More


NCC Bank, Meghna Life Ins sign MoU

Dhaka, Sept. 4 -- NCC Bank PLC and Meghna Life Insurance Company Ltd have recently signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the bank's head office, aimed at ensuring enhanced financial ... Read More


Sonali Bank holds fire drill programme

Dhaka, Sept. 4 -- Sonali Bank PLC arranged a fire drill programme at its head office in collaboration with the Fire Service and Civil Defense on Wednesday. Prior to this, the bank authority arranged ... Read More


Midland Bank signs Trust Deed

Dhaka, Sept. 4 -- Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the draft Trust Deed of two new mutual funds to be sponsored by Midland Bank PLC: Midland Bank Growth Fund and Midland Bank... Read More


Afghanistan earthquake death toll exceeds 1,500

Dhaka, Sept. 4 -- Afghanistan is a South Asian country. The country is prone to earthquakes. It lies on multiple fault lines where the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates meet. Although the earthquak... Read More