A Dhaka court on Monday deferred the date to submit the probe report on further investigation in the case filed in connection with the killing of Jubo League leader Riazul Haque Khan Milky. Magistrate Jahangir Hossain of the Chief Metropolitan…
Day: June 29, 2015
Bahrain amnesty for illegal workers begins July 1
Manama – A six-month general amnesty for workers staying in Bahrain illegally will begin on Wednesday, a report said. Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) chief executive Ausamah Al Absi announced yesterday that the grace period for undocumented migrant workers will last until…
BB Governor meets green economy experts
BB Governor Dr. Atiur Rahman met senior green economy experts Hans-Peter Egler and Daniel Wiener from ECOS (ecology, economy and social responsibility), a subsidiary of Global Infrastructure Basel (GIB) Foundation based on Basel in a sideline event during the Annual…
Turkey gay pride parade faces rubber bullets, treargas
By Gillian Mohney and John Beck Revelers at Istanbul’s annual gay pride parade were knocked off their feet by water cannons, and hit with rubber bullets and tear gas after Turkish police moved in to disperse the crowd on Sunday.…
Robber’ held with revolver in Pabna
Police arrested an alleged robber along with a revolver from Beniapotti area in Sadar upazila early Monday.
1.2 kg heroin seized in Rajshahi
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive recovered about 1.2 kg heroin from Paschim Diarmanikchar border area in Godagari upazila on Sunday afternoon.
Milk factory fined Tk 5 lakh in Pabna
A mobile court fined a factory Tk 5 lakh for producing adulterated cow milk at Paschim Sonatola village of Santhiya upazila on Sunday afternoon.
Two including Jubo League leader held
Police in a drive arrested two people including a Jubo League leader along with 670 pieces of Yaba tablets from Huikhali area of Santhia upazila on Sunday afternoon.
40 BNP and Jamaat-Shibir men charged in Dinajpur
Police on Sunday submitted two separate chargesheets accusing 40 BNP and Jamaat-Shibir activists in a case filed over injuring a truck driver and a helper by exploding petrol bomb in Ghoraghat upazila. Sub-inspector Dulal Haque of the Ghoraghat Police Station,…
Youth found dead in Sylhet
Police recovered the floating body of a young man from a pond in Raikdara area of Osmaninagar upazila on Sunday evening.
24 Jamaat women held with bombs in Khulna
Police arrested 24 Jamaat-e-Islami female leaders and activists at Koyra upazila in Khulna today on charges of planning subversive activities.
Woman held with arms in Joypurhat border
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh arrested a woman along with a pistol and one round of bullet from Pagla Dewan border area of Sadar upazila on Monday morning.
Two persons arrested with drugs in Fardpur
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-8 stationed at Faridpur recovered huge quantity of drugs and arrested two persons last night from the town.Acting on a tip-off, the elite force conducted a raid in the Rothkhola area of the town located…
One chopped to death in Gopalganj
Miscreants chopped to death an old man Sarwar Jahan Mollah, 55, at Haji Bari in Bamondanga village under Moksudpur upazila of the district yesterday morning.Sarwar Jahan hails from Bamondanga village under Gohala union of Maksudpur upazila. Police and family members…
Cabinet endorses VAT Act amendment, exemption limit to rise to Tk 3 million
The Cabinet has greenlighted the amendment to the Value Added Tax and Supplementary Duty Act, 2012, with a provision to raise the VAT exemption ceiling to Tk 3 million.The threshold is currently at Tk 2.4 million.
Out of the shadows, China hackers turn cyber gatekeepers
China, long accused by the United States of rampant cyber aggression, may be synonymous with hacking exploits these days, but that doesn’t mean every Chinese hacker is out to pilfer and destroy.As Chinese companies grapple with a sharp increase in…
‘Ted 2’ stumbles to $32.9 million opening, ‘Jurassic World’ tops with $54.2 million
The party wasn’t as wild the second time around.Universal’s “Ted 2” debuted to an underwhelming $32.9 million across 3,442 theatres, roughly $15 million less than most analysts had expected the pot-smoking teddy bear comedy would bring in during its opening…
Gatlin wins 200m in blazing 19.57 at US trials
Controversial Justin Gatlin set the stage for a world championship showdown with Usain Bolt when he won the 200 metres in a blazing 19.57 seconds at the US trials in Oregon on Sunday.Only four people, including world record holder Bolt,…
Gatlin wins 200m in blazing 19.57 at US trials
Controversial Justin Gatlin set the stage for a world championship showdown with Usain Bolt when he won the 200 metres in a blazing 19.57 seconds at the US trials in Oregon on Sunday.Only four people, including world record holder Bolt,…
Training aircraft crashed in the Bay, female pilot missing
A female pilot went missing as a training aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force crashed in the Bay of Bengal near the port city on Monday morning. The missing pilot was identified as Tahmid, Flight Lieutenant of Bangladesh Air Force.
Stocks slide in Europe over Greece crisis
Stock markets in Europe and Asia have seen big falls after Greece closed its bank and imposed capital controls. Greek authorities took the move after the European Central Bank decided not to extend emergency funding. London’s FTSE 100 index fell…
18 including 2 policemen sued for extortion
Eighteen people, including two police sub-inspectors of Pallabi Police Station in the capital were sued on Sunday on the charge of extortion. The police sub-inspectors are Jahidul Islam and Zubayer Hossain. A woman named Laboni filed the case on Sunday…
IBBL Sharia Supervisory Committee meeting held
A meeting of the Shariah Supervisory Committee of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) was held at Islami Bank Tower on Sunday. Mufti Sayed Ahmad, Vice-Chairman of the Committee and Mufti of Al Jamiatus Siddikiah Darul Ulum (Madrasha-e-Furfura Sharif) presided over…
King of Bangladesh filmdom Razzak hospitalised
Renowned film actor Razzak, also widely known as ‘Nayak Raj Razzak’, was shifted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the capital’s United Hospital on Sunday.
MP’s son Rony on fresh remand
A Dhaka court on Sunday fixed June 30 to hear on a petition to place Awami League lawmaker Pinu Khan’s son Bakhtiar Alam Rony on a 7-day fresh remand. Magistrate Aminul Haque of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court of Dhaka…
Rana Plaza order on charge-sheet July 8
A Dhaka court on Sunday fixed July 8 to decide on whether to admit charges against Rana Plaza building owner Sohel Rana and 40 others in the case filed for the murder of more than 1,100 people in the collapse…
Judiciary politicisation affects life of ordinary people: Khaleda
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday alleged that the opposition leaders and activists as well as common people are deprived of justice due to politicisation of judiciary. She made the allegation while addressing an iftar mahfil organised by Doctors Association…