Police in a drive arrested an alleged drug peddler along with 107-piece Yaba tablets from in front of Sribordi Government College Hostel in Sribordi upazila on Sunday.
Day: June 22, 2015
Drug peddler sentenced jail
A mobile court here on Sunday sentenced six people to six months imprisonment and another to one year for their involvement in drug peddling.
KU student drowns in uni pond
A student of Khulna University (KU) drowned in the pond of Khan Bahadur Ahsanaullah Hall on the campus on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Shahriar Hossain Shanta, a first year student of Physics Department of the university and son of…
3 women held with 50k Yaba
Police arrested three women, including two from the Rohingya community, with 50,000 pieces of Yaba tablets from Najirpara village of the bank of Naf River in Teknaf upazila early Monday.The arrested were identified as Nasima Akter, 20, wife of Abdur…
5 got life imprisonment for acid attack in Netrakona
An Acid Crimes Control Tribunal here on Monday convicted five people and sentenced them to life imprisonment for hurling acid on a housewife and her two daughters on May 19, 2007.
Journo sued for torturing wife
A case has been filed against daily Prothom Alo’s Jessore correspondent Monirul Islam for torturing his wife over dowry.Jahanara Khatun, wife of Monirul, filed the case with the court of Senior Judicial Magistrate Abu Ibrahim on Sunday.
Garment worker killed in accident in Manikganj
A garment worker was crushed under a human hauler on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Muljan area of Sadar upazila on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Morzina Begum, wife of Motiur Rahman, a resident of the area and a garment worker…
28 houses gutted in Nilphamari
At least 28 houses were gutted in a fire which broke out at Tangnagar Purbeshwar Para village in Sadar upazila early Monday.
Jamaat leader held in Satkhira
Police arrested a local leader of Jamaat-e-Islami from Debnagar village in Sadar upazila on Monday morning.
Eight businessmen fined in Ctg
An anti-adulteration mobile court on Sunday fined eight businessmen TK 45 thousand for different reasons.
RAB held drug peddler in Jamalpur
Members of Rapid Action Battalion-14 (RAB) in a raid arrested a drug peddler along with contraband drugs at Bakshiganj upazila of the district Saturday evening.The alleged drug peddler was identified as Md. Sujat, 22, son of Md. Joyenuddin, hails from…
Mobile to punish even if guilt not confessed to?
The Cabinet on Monday approved the ‘Mobile Court (Amendment) Bill 2015’ to empower such court to punish offenders even if one does not confess to the offence. The approval, subject to the Law Ministry’s vetting, came from the Cabinet’s weekly…
Cricket – Bangladesh snatch series win against India
Bangladesh teenager Mustafizur Rahman became only the second player in One Day International history to take five wickets in each of his first two matches as he inspired his country to a shock series win against India. India slumped to…
Hearing on police’s 10-day remnd plea for Rony Wednesday
A Dhaka court yesterday fixed Wednesday to hear on the pleas of the detectives to place Bakhtiar Alam Rony on a 10-day remand in a case filed in connection with the shooting incident in Dilu Road of the city on…
Khalerda hosts iftar for political leaders
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday hosted an iftar party at Basundhara Convention Centre in the city in honour of political leaders. Leaders of different political parties and allies of BNP-led 20-party alliance took part in the iftar mahfil. Senior BNP…
JU BCL protests alleged death threat
Leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chattra League (BCL), student wing of ruling Awami League, of Jahangirnagar University (JU) unit on Sunday protested the reported death threat by banned Islamic organisation Ansarullah Bangla Team on its central general secretary Seddiqiue Nazmul…
Rights group wants curbing graft before spreading tax net
Speakers at a human chain programme on Sunday urged the government to increase allocation for the service sector as well as to stop money laundering to abroad and corruption before spreading the Tax Net. Pay special attention to the education…