Police arrested a man in possession of 78 fake Bangladesh currency notes amounting to Tk39,000 from Tunirhat Bazar in Sadar upazila on Monday night.
Month: May 2014
2 minors hurt in bomb blast in Bhola
Two minor boys were seriously injured as a crude bomb blasted at Algi village in Dhonia union of Sadar upazila of Bhola on Monday noon.
Indian SC orders execution of journalists’ wage board award
By Nava Thakuria India’s highest court on April 9 ruled that journalists and non-journalist employees of newspapers and news agencies are entitled to a pay hike under the recommendations of the Majithia Wage Board. Dismissing pleas by various media owners…
Charge against Oishee, 2 others for killing parents
The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Tuesday framed charges against schoolgirl Oishee Rahman and two of her friends- Rony and Jony in the case filed for killing her parents- Special Branch Inspector Mahfuzur Rahman and his wife Swapna…
ACC decides to indict 10 Coy executives, 11 Sonali officials
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday approved 10 charge sheets out of 27 cases into the alleged money laundering amounting to Tk 18.68 crore from the Sonali Bank by three companies. The commission had approved charge sheets against a total of…
HC contempt rule on BTCL MD for violating order
The High Court (HC) yesterday issued a rule asking three officials of Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL), including its Managing Director, to explain in a week why they should not be charged with contempt of court for violating court order.…
Protect rivers around Dhaka, citizens’ meeting urges
Speakers at a views-exchange meeting here on Tuesday stressed the need for taking effective steps to protect the four rivers surrounding Dhaka city -– Buriganga, Shitalakhya, Turag and Balu — as per the High Court order issued earlier in this…
N’ganj lawyers plan besiege of Rab-11 office
Lawyers in Narayanganj on Tuesday said they would lay a siege on the Rab-11 office on May 11 (Sunday) if the accused in the seven-murder case are not hunted down by the time. President of Narayanganj Bar Association Advocate Sakhawat…
Russian envoy finds pol consensus on nuke energy
The idea of solving Bangladesh’s energy problem through nuclear power generation is ‘broadly accepted’ by all major political stakeholders in the country, said Russian Ambassador in Dhaka Alexander A Nikolaev on Tuesday. “I think the idea of solving the energy…
UK chapter BNP leader, his driver missing from Sunamganj
The UK chapter BNP’s vice president Mujibur Rahman Mujib and his driver have been missing since Sunday on their way from Sunamganj to Sylhet, their family members said. Mujib, who is also a convening committee member of Sunamganj BNP, set…
RAB DG on JS dock: Anger at N’ganj abduction-murders
Members of parliamentary standing committee on the ministry of home affairs yesterday expressed their strong resentment and dissatisfaction over the abduction and murder of seven people in Narayanganj recently. The resentment was expressed at a meeting of the committee at…
Civil society leaders protest abductions, killings
Eminent citizens on Monday expressed deep concerns at frequent incidents of abduction, disappearance and killing and said that the government had miserably failed to tackle law and order and ensure security of lives and property of the people. They said…
United efforts to secure water of The Teesta urged
Speakers at a seminar held at the Jatiya Press Club today underlined the need for united efforts of all to ensure equitable sharing of the Teesta river to keep it flowing from its source to the outfall. The seminar on…
N’ganj commissioner Nur Hossain’s arms licences revoked
The Narayanganj district administration has revoked the licences of all 11 weapons belonging to Nur Hossain and his associates. The Narayanganj Awami League leader is among the prime suspects in the abduction and murder of Councillor Nazrul Islam and six…
People not safe under illegal govt: Mahbub
Bangladesh Bar Council vice chairman Khandaker Mahbub Hossain on Monday said the people of the country are not safe in the hands of the current ‘illegitimate government’. “This government has assumed office illegally through holding a farcical election on January…
8 fake detective police nabbed
Police have arrested eight persons posing as fake detective policemen from Dhaka’s Badda. They were arrested from Aftabnagar area around 11.30pm on Sunday, Detective Branch (DB) of police Deputy Commissioner (DC-South) Krishnapada Roy told a news conference on Monday.
Charge sheet against 40 for Prime Bank graft
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday approved a charge sheet against 40 people including some Prime Bank officials and businessmen over their alleged involvement with embezzlement of about Tk 93 crore from the bank, according to sources. “The ACC approved the…
RAB orders probe of complaint about abduction
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has formed a probe body to look into the alleged involvement of its personnel in the abduction and murder of seven people, including a city corporation councillor and a lawyer, at Narayanganj. RAB’s Director General…
Mick Jagger sings at L’Wren Scott memorial
Sir Mick Jagger sang a version of Bob Dylan’s Just Like a Woman at a memorial service for his partner L’Wren Scott, who took her own life in March.
HR Commission chief fears deterioration in human rights situation
Voicing deep concern over the recent spate in killings and abductions, Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Prof Mizanur Rahman on Monday feared that the country’s human rights may be at stake if the law order situation continues…
Amazing Spider-Man 2 leaps to top of US box office
Marvel sequel The Amazing Spider-Man 2 has opened at the top of the North American box office with takings of $92m (£54.5m).
Patuakhali launch capsize death toll climbs to 17
The death toll from Saturday’s launch capsize in Kolagachia River in Golachipa upazila rose to 17 with recovery of one more body on Monday. The divers found another body at Dharandi Char around 10 am. The identity of the deceased…
Luis Suarez: Liverpool striker is football writers’ Player of the Year
Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has been named Player of the Year by the Football Writers’ Association.
Political instability hampers investment: FBCCI chief
President of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) Kazi Akram Uddin Ahmed Monday said absence of political stability and poor infrastructure facilities are the major impediments to boosting FDI (foreign director investment) inflow into Bangladesh. “The…
The difficult task of reading the brain
By Melissa Hogenboom Neuroscience is a fast growing and popular field, but despite advances, when an area of the brain ‘lights up” it does not tell us as much as we’d like about the inner workings of the mind.
Hefazat demands judicial probe into Shapla Square incident
Police yesterday stopped hundreds of leaders and activists of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh (HIB) from bringing out a procession from Kamrangirchar Nuria Madrasha to mark the one year of law enforcers action on their sit in programme at Shapla Square in the…
How do relatives move on after the missing Malaysia plane?
The lobby of the Lido Hotel in Beijing was full of reluctant goodbyes last Friday. An eight-week search for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane has turned up nothing. Waiting family members had been told to vacate the hotel they had…
Stand against killings, abductions: Dr Kamal
Calling upon the country’s people to wake up, Gonoforum president Dr Kamal Hossain on Monday said it is time to spread strong protests everywhere against the incidents of extrajudicial killing, forced disappearance and abduction to have such acts stopped immediately.…
World facing polio health emergency
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the spread of polio is an international public health emergency.
HC asks govt to form body to probe N’ganj tragedy
The High Court on Monday issued a suo moto rule asking the government to form a seven-member committee to investigate the allegation that Rab personnel were involved in the killing of Narayanganj panel mayor Nazrul Islam and six others. An…