2 killed in Laxmipur road crash
Two people were killed and two others injured after an auto-rickshaw collided head-on with a motorcycle in Birahimpur village of Sadar upazila on Friday afternoon. The deceased were identified as…
Tourist drowns in Sitakuda lake
A 26-year-old tourist drowned while taking bath in Sahasradhara lake in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram on Friday, a fire official said. Mahfuz bin Iqbal, son of Jafar Iqbal, was taking…
How the mighty fall: The case of Haji Selim
The state of power, its limits and usage, the hierarchies in the ruling class were all exposed in the incident involving Erfan, son of the most powerful politician in Dhaka’s…
Send back French ambassador, demand Islamist leaders
The Sammilito Islami Dal, an alliance of Islamist parties, has demanded sending back the French ambassador to Dhaka in protest against comments made by Emmanuel Macron on Islam. Leaders of…
Covid-19: Bangladesh sees 1604 new cases, 19 deaths
Bangladesh on Friday reported 1,604 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the total caseload to 406,364. Meanwhile, 19 more patients died from Covid-19, taking the fatalities to…
National selectors emphasise cricketers’ fitness
The BCB National Selectors have announced that cricketers who are on the draft list for the upcoming T20 tournament, scheduled for next November-December, will have to undergo mandatory fitness tests…
Two killed, 3 injured in Jashore as motorcycles collide
Two people were killed and three others injured in Bolgna area of Jhikorgachha upazila in Jashore on Friday. The deceased were identified as Nayan Hossain, 19, and Hossain Ali, 20.…
Rifat murder: Three convicts shifted to Barishal jail
Three young men, who were sentenced to death for killing Barguna youth Rifat Sharif, were shifted to Barishal jail on Friday. Md Shahe Alam, Jailer of Barishal Central Jail, said…