Barisal police official suspended over bribery
Zillur Rahman, deputy commissioner (north) of Barisal Metropolitan Police (BMP, has been suspended on the charge of collecting bribe-fund for promotion of police personnel.
HC: Form commission to fix house rent
The High Court has directed the government to form a “high-powered commission” of experts, which would fix the maximum and minimum house rents for different areas, within six months.
1,500 smart watches seized at Dhaka port
Directorate of Customs intelligence and Investigation have seized huge amount of smart watches that were brought to the country in the name of mobile phone to evade tax.
14 held over killing, mugging in capital
The members of Detective Branch of Police have detained 14 persons for their alleged involvement with separate incidents of murder and robbery from the capital's Badda and Postogola areas.
Rampant Argentina smash six past Paraguay
Argentina have thrashed Paraguay 6-1 in their Copa America semi-final game to set up a final against the tournament hosts Chile in Santiago on July 4.
La Albiceleste remain on course to win their first Copa America title since 1993 after humiliating Paraguay on Wednesday.
Greece defaults on IMF payment
Greece made last-minute overtures to its international creditors for financial aid on Tuesday, but it was not enough to save the country from becoming the first developed economy to default on a loan with the International Monetary Fund.
30 killed in Darjeeling landslides
At least 30 people have been killed in landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in West Bengal's Darjeeling district early on Wednesday.
UK tip-off led to cocaine bust
On June 8, the Narcotics Control Department failed to trace cocaine inside drums full of imported sunflower oil, but the customs intelligence never gave up. And their anticipation turned out to be correct.
Bangladesh to open new DHC in Guwahati
Bangladesh will open new Deputy High Commission (DHC) in Guwahati, India.
With the opening of the new DHC in Guwahati, Bangladesh's diplomatic missions in India would increase to five--in New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Agartala and Guwahati.
DU teacher fired for trying to sexually assault a student
The accusations surfaced last year when a student claimed that the then chairman of the department tried to sexually assault her
A former chairman of Dhaka University’s theatre department – Saiful Islam – has been fired, after an investigation found him guilty of attempting to sexually assault a student.
