Matia Bazar

Shah Alam, a keeper of betel leaf shop who started his business by selling a piece of land at Tk 2.40 lakh, is now thinking of leaving the shop as he incurred a huge loss due to the poor condition of Bou Bazar road at Lalbagh in the city. Read More

An exclusive tourism zone would be built up in Bandarban and Cox's Bazar for increasing facilities to the tourists. Read More

Police yesterday arrested one person who was allegedly involved in the attack on Superintendent of Police in Satkhira on December 9 at Norarchak in Debhata upazila in Satkhira. Read More

Pakistan government will soon decide on a request from the business community to declare the North West Frontier Province a "war affected zone" as the region's economy has suffered due to increasing militancy. Read More

A suicide bomber wearing a jacket packed with explosives and steel pellets blew himself up on Thursday at a police check post near a missionary school on a busy road here, killing at least five people and injuring 25 others on the Christmas eve in the latest in a slew of terror attacks across Pakistan. Read More

In a daring daylight robbery attempt, four bike-borne assailants Saturday shot dead a businessman and injured two others in one of the crowded markets of Sadar Bazar here, police said. Read More

The outlawed PREPAK has denied any relationship between the party and Sagolsem ongbi Ibemcha (29) w/o S Ibomcha of Kakwa Selungba Leikai. Read More

Faber Drive with special guests The New Cities, The Latency and Sounds of the Crowd, Dec. 17, tickets $19 in advance, available at Renaissance (Ontario St. and Welland Ave.). Tickets at the door, $25; illScarlett CD release, Jan. 9. Read More