The body of a young man who went missing following a boat capsize in the Buriganga river in Dakshin Keraniganj upazila on Wednesday was recovered on Saturday evening. The deceased was identified as Gautam Gosh, 28, a resident of Mousundi area in Wari of the capital, reports unb. Sub-inspector Delwar Hossain, in-charge of Sadarghat Terminal police outpost, said a boat carrying Subrata, 30, and his…

Firefighters on Saturday pulled out one more body from the rubble of Tampaco Foils factory in Tongi, raising the death toll to 36.   The Identities of the latest victim is yet to be confirmed.   The fatal fire on September 10 caused the five-storey factory building of Tampaco Foils Ltd to collapse.   Owned by former BNP MP from Sylhet Syed Mokbul Hussain, the Tampaco Foils packaging…

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Miah on Saturday said police have not found any connection of Piyar Ahmed Akash, a Bangladeshi businessman deported by Malaysia, with militancy, including the Gulshan café attack.   Akash was wanted in two arms cases, said the DMP commissioner at a debate competition arranged by Debate for Democracy at Bangladesh Film Development…

Fisheries and Livestock Minister Muhammed Sayedul Hoque has been relived from the advisory council of district Awami League for violating party discipline.   The decision to relieve Sayedul, also the MP of Brahmanbaria-1 constituency, was taken at a meeting of the working committee of the district unit of the ruling party at Shilpakala Academy on Friday evening as he did not respond to a show-cause…