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Army busts terrorist den in Bandarban forest
Rocket launchers, anti-tank grenades, assault rifles and huge ammunition seized; 1 killed in gunbattle
Army busted a terrorist camp deep in the Bandarban forest in the early hours of Tuesday and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition including anti-tank grenades, rocket launchers and assault rifles.
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Simon, friend freed, 5 abductors held
Police rescued two students Ibrahim Miah Simon and Sanjoy Kumar Dev six days after their abduction and arrested five kidnappers in a hilly outlying area in Chittagong yesterday.
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Bijon dies, attempt on life of Khulna district AL leader
Outlaw admits to plotting Imam's murder
Bijon Bihari, injured in Monday's bomb blasts and fire that killed Khulna city Awami League (AL) President Monzurul Imam, died last night when he was being taken to Dhaka for treatment.
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Daring robbery bid foiled at Eskaton Exim Bank
A daring daylight robbery attempt at the Eskaton Branch of the Exim Bank Limited fell flat midway yesterday, thanks to the ingenuity of the manager who held his nerves to press the alarm.
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Economy still in torpor: MCCI
Manufacturing sector goes limping
In spite of a mild recovery, the economy remained in recession during January-July, 2003, observed the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) in its Economic Review.
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FBCCI dances to the tune of power politics
In the second phase of the two-tier election to the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), power brokers and politicians have been drawn onto the scene through backstage parleys.
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People will avenge murder: Hasina
Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina has accused the BNP-Jamaat alliance of institutionalising anarchy instead of democracy during the last 22 months of its rule.
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Six days in agony
Life in captivity for six days is a harrowing tale, 17-year-old Ibrahim Miah Simon said of his experience after rescue in Chittagong yesterday.
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IGP goes to Ctg today to buck up rescuers
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Shahudul Huq is expected to reach Chittagong today in a bid to speed up the ongoing operation to rescue the abducted business magnate Jamal Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury.
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Fakers take gloss off polls
Like in the previous years, voters belonging to fake trade bodies with dubious records and even non-businessmen participated in Monday's elections to the apex trade body.
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LDC trade ministers urged to unite
Six global level civil society organisations have called upon trade ministers of all least developed countries (LDCs) to maintain unity at the forthcoming fifth WTO ministerial conference in Cancun.
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India revives Pak accusation over Mumbai blasts
Grieving families cremated the victims of twin car bombs in India's financial capital Mumbai yesterday as India revived accusations that its neighbor Pakistan was not doing enough to curb Muslim militants.
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HC asks BTRC to dispose of Jamuna TV application
The High Court (HC) yesterday directed the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to dispose of an application of the Jamuna Television Ltd for allocation of frequency within 30 days.
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IMF, BB studies interest rate
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Bangladesh Bank (BB) have jointly started to analyse interest rates in Bangladesh to find out whether those are comparatively higher than other countries.
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