Policeman among 3 killed in Sirajganj accident

At least three people including a policeman were killed in a road accident on the west side of Bangabandhu Bridge on Dhaka-Rajshahi highway in Sirajganj this morning.

Hartal underway loosely

The first day of two-day dawn-to-dusk shutdown is passing across the country with no major incidents.

Tamim goes under the knife

Chief selector confident opener will make the World Cup

AirAsia QZ8501: Debris and body seen by Indonesia search teams

Several objects and a body were seen floating in the Java Sea off the Indonesian part of Borneo, in one of the search zones for the plane.An Indonesian official said the debris was 95% likely to be from the missing aircraft.The Airbus A320-200, carrying 162 people from Surabaya in Indonesia to Singapore, disappeared on Sunday.

Jamaat calls hartal for Wednesday and Thursday

The Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami called a two-day dawn-to-dusk countrywide general strike for Wednesday and Thursday protesting at the death penalty to its leader ATM Azharul Islam.

Azharul to die for war crimes

International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Tuesday awarded death penalty to Jamaat-e-Islami leader, ATM Azharul Islam for committing genocide and mass killings in Rangpur during the country’s independence war in 1971. ‘He be hanged by the neck…. till his death’ the tribunal chairman justice, M Enayetur Rahim pronounced the verdict in a packed court room.

6 killed as covered van rams train

At least six people, including a woman, were killed and scores injured when a speedy covered van hit the locomotive of a running train before ramming a carriage in the capital’s Kamalapur railway station on Monday.

WAR CRIMES TRIAL: Azhar verdict Tuesday

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Monday said it would deliver the verdict on war crimes case against Jamaat leader ATM Azharul Islam on Tuesday.

AirAsia QZ8501: Indonesia plane search resumes

The search is continuing for AirAsia Indonesia flight QZ8501, a day after it went missing with 162 people on board.

Faruk awaits rare double as selector

Chief selector Faruk Ahmed is all set to achieve a rare honour when he will announce the 15-member Bangladesh squad for ICC World Cup next week. Faruk will be only selector to take the honour twice having already selected Bangladesh squad for World Cup 2007,