Oishee to die for killing parents
A Dhaka court has awarded death penalty to Oishee Rahman in the sensational murder case of special branch inspector Mahfuzur Rahman and his wife Swapna Rahman.
Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal 3 Judge Syed Ahmed passed the verdict on Thursday.
Cricketer Shahadat’s bail rejected again
A Dhaka court has again rejected bail plea of Kazi Shahadat Hossain, a suspended national cricketer, in a case filed for torturing his domestic help.
Dhaka Metropolitan Session Judge Md Kamrul Hossain Mullah passed the order on Thursday.
Govt continues modernisation of army
The government is working continuously to modernise Bangladesh Army, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said.
The premier said this while handing over the National Standard to 12 Lancer of Bangladesh Army at Bogra Cantonment on Thursday.
Summit Power wins ICSB national award
Summit Power Ltd (SPL) has been awarded the ICSB National Award for Corporate Governance Excellence 2014 in the energy and Power Companies category.
This is the second consecutive year that the Summit Power has achieved the honour.
RUET admission test on Nov 14
The admission test for the first year BSc Engineering course in 2015-16 academic session of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) will be held on November 14.
Detailed information relating to the admission test will be available in notice board of administration building or website www.ruet.ac.bd, reports BSS.
Modi due to arrive in UK
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is due to arrive in the UK later for a three-day visit as a guest of his British counterpart, David Cameron.
The first day of the visit will be marked by a Red Arrows flypast before Modi makes a speech to Parliament.
‘8-year-old boy beats baby to death to stop her crying’
When a 1-year-old girl wouldn't stop crying while her mother was at a club, an 8-year-old boy became annoyed and "viciously attacked" the toddler, beating her to death, police in Birmingham, Alabama, said.
Little Kelci Lewis suffered severe head trauma and "major internal organ damage," leading to her death, police said in a statement.
Putin orders doping investigation
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered an investigation into claims the country's athletes have been part of a systematic doping programme.
Putin was speaking for the first time since a World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) independent commission revealed its damning findings on Monday.