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 month.
DU teacher fired for trying to sexually assault a student
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.
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.
2 crushed under train in Gazipur
Two people have been crushed under the wheels of a train near Joydebpur police station in Gazipur town.
Bangladesh to open new DHC in Guwahati
Bangladesh will open new Deputy High Commission (DHC) in Guwahati, India.
141 killed in Indonesia plane crash
The death toll from the crash of an air force transport plane in the Indonesian city of Medan jumped to more than 140 on Wednesday, indicating a growing list of victims from the neighbourhood where the plane went down.
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.
1 killed in Brahmanbaria road accident
A person has been killed and five others have been injured in a triangular collision between a microbus, a pickup van and CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Malihata under Sarail upazila in Brahmanbaria.
Man found dead in Magura
A man has been found dead at a jute field in the district's Sadar upazila.
Woman burnt to death in Netrokona
A housewife, who was set on fire allegedly by her brother-in-law on Monday, has succumbed to her injuries in Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).
15 college students hurt in extortionists attack
At least 15 students of Government Michael Madhusudan College have been injured as some unidentified miscreants made a flash attack on their mess.
