Ramna blast verdict deferred
A Dhaka court has deferred the verdict on the Ramna Batamul blast case to June 23. Judge Ruhul Amin of the Second Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court, Dhaka passed the order on Sunday morning.
New office hours set for Ramadan
The government has set new office hours for the fasting month of Ramadan. All government, semi-government and autonomous offices are to remain open from 9am-3:30pm with 15 minutes break from 1:15pm-1:30pm.
Ashraf: Govt knows nothing about Nur's arrest
The government does not know anything about the arrest of Narayanganj seven murder case prime accused Nur Hossain, Awami League General Secretary and LGRD Minister Syed Ashraful Islam has said.
36 gold bars seized at Dhaka airport
Customs officials have seized 36 gold bars weighing 4.2kg at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital on Monday morning.
3 killed in Sirajganj road accident
Three passengers of a pick-up van have been killed as a truck rammed into it in Hamkuria area on Dhaka-Sirajganj-Rajshahi highway on Monday morning.
Sri Lanka imposes curfew
The Sri Lankan authorities on Sunday imposed a curfew on two southern towns to defuse a possible ethnic flare up after clashes between Muslims and Buddhists left several people wounded.
Biharis demand trial of MP Elias
Thousands of Biharis from the Kurmitola Bihari Camp in the capital’s Mirpur area yesterday took to the streets, demanding arrest and trial of lawmaker Elias Uddin Mollah and his cohorts for allegedly orchestrating Saturday’s violence.
