Listed human trafficker held in Chittagong Members of Rapid Action Battalion have arrested an enlisted human trafficker from the port city's Bahaddarhat Bus Terminal area. The arrestee, Abdul Haque, 31, was the charge sheet accused in a human trafficking case filed with Anwara police station in Chittagong district, said ASP Sohel Mahmud, assistant director of RAB 7 media wing.
Army man among 4 killed in road accident Four people, including a members of army, have been killed and six others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck at Kalampur in Dhamrai, on the outskirts of Dhaka.
Foreign minister urges patience on Teesta Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali has urged all to have patience for getting a concrete outcome on the Teesta issue. The minister made the call in a press conference at the foreign ministry on Friday morning, BSS reports.
Mamata arrives at night West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is set to reach Dhaka on Friday night, hours ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's arrival at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 8:30pm on Saturday.
CPD doubts achieving revenue target The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has expressed its doubt about achieving the revenue target set for 2015-16 fiscal year. The leading think-tank gave its reaction to the proposed budget in a press briefing at Brac Inn Centre in the city on Friday morning.
Modi to meet Khaleda Sunday Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia Sunday during his 36-hour visit to Bangladesh. Indian Foreign Secretary Dr S Jaishankar confirmed it while briefing media on Modi's maiden Bangladesh visit in New Delhi on Friday, reported The Hindu.
