Bangladesh
‘Drug trader’ killed in Noakhali ‘gunfight’
A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with police in Goni Miar Doroja area of Chatkhil upazila early Monday.
No respite from chilling weather
Bangladesh’s winter woes are likely to continue as a cold snap, accompanied by rain, might hit the country later this month, the Met Office said Sunday.
Girl, 6, ‘raped’ in Panchagarh
A six-year-old girl has reportedly been raped by a youth at Hatrapara village in Sadar upazila on Sunday.
5 held over Cumilla gang-rape
Police have arrested five people for allegedly gang-raping a woman after confining her husband near Shashidal Railway Station area in Brahmanpara upazila.
Chandpur gets 89 new physicians
Eighty-nine physicians were appointed to different hospitals here.
Writ seeks inspection of 1,173 appointments in Basic Bank
A writ petition was filed with the High Court (HC) on Sunday seeking its directive for inspecting 1,173 appointments during 2012-2014 period at Basic Bank.
Barishal clinic with fake doctor sealed off
A mobile court here on Sunday sealed off a clinic and jailed two people, including a fake dentist, in Bakerganj Upazila for irregularities.
Ex-CJ Mahmudul Amin Choudhury passes away
Retired chief justice Mahmudul Amin Choudhury passed away on Sunday night at the age of 82.
Don’t toy with people’s lives by adulterating food: Minister
Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder on Sunday urged unscrupulous businesses to end adulterating food and playing games with people’s lives.
Jatiya Party to sit out Chattogram-8 by-polls
Jatiya Party on Sunday decided to pull out of the by-elections to Chattogram-8 constituency asking its candidate Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu to withdraw candidature.