11+ hour, 23+ min ago   (528+ words) The High Court on Sunday, September 13, declared any strike or hartal called in protest against a court judgment or order illegal and directed action against bus owners’ associations and labour organisations responsible for such calls. A High Court bench comprising…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (715+ words) Family members of Siddhartha Das and Mugdha Das, two youths arrested over the killing of retired teacher Ganapati Chakraborty and three members of his family in Rangpur city’s Machhuapara area, said the pair were not at home on the night…...

3+ week, 9+ hour ago   (717+ words) Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Branch has described the extortion demands and threats emailed to various embassies and government offices in Dhaka as the work of a “fake group”, saying the incident may have been intended to damage the country’s image and…...

3+ week, 14+ hour ago   (659+ words) The dead were identified as Ganapati Chakraborty, 65, also known as Jewel; his wife Pritilata Chakraborty, 50; daughter Parthi Chakraborty, 25; and son Priyam Chakraborty, 12. Their bodies were recovered from the roof, attic and rooms of the house. Ganapati Chakraborty retired from Rangpur…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (526+ words) Four members of the family of Debashish Dutta, Kushtia correspondent of Dainik Aajker Patrika, were killed in a devastating fire at a residential hotel in Kolkata early Wednesday, as the newspaper expressed deep grief over the loss. Local authorities have…...