Police have found evidence over the involvement of Ariful Islam Sohel, owner of ‘Ghoroa Hotel and Restaurant’, in the killing of its employee Riyad.
Day: October 31, 2015
Khaleda to address a reception in London Sunday
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is expected to address a reception being organised in her honour in London on Sunday, according to sources in London. The programme, organised by UK unit of BNP, will be held at an auditorium in central…
Shamsher resigned from politics under Govt pressure- Nazrul
BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan on Saturday alleged that Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury retired from politics under government pressure. “The government has created pressure on him (Shamsher) by pouring him into prison, filing false cases against him and seizing…
27 held foiling bid to cross into India illegally
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested 27 Bangladeshi nationals while they were attempting to cross into India illegally through Putkhali border point here on Friday night.The arrestees hail from different areas of Narail, Satkhira and Bagerhat districts.Subedar of Putkhali…
BCL factions clash in Comilla
A pedestrian and an activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) were bullet-injured in a clash between its two factions over establishing supremacy in Balutupa area of the city on Friday night.The injured were identified as Rasel, 25, an activist of…
Female schoolteacher killed ‘by husband’ in Bandarban
A female schoolteacher from ethic minority community was killed by slitting throat allegedly by her husband over a family feud at Lama Bazar in Lama upazila on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Maicyaching Marma, 28, wife of Thoaiching Marma,…
2 Shibir men held with 101 crude bombs in Sylhet
Police in separate drives arrested two activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir, student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, along with 101 crude bombs, two pipe guns and some jihadi (religious uprising) books from different parts of Fenchuganj upazila on Saturday.The arrestees were identified…
3 held with Yaba, Phensidyl, pistol in Comilla
Police arrested three people, including a woman, in possession of 1,000 Yaba tablets, 27 bottles of Phensidyl syrup and one pistol from Dhulirpar village in Daudkandi upazila early Saturday.The arrestees were identified as Jahangir Alam, son of Sadek Hossain, a…
Boalmari OC closed over negligence in duty
The officer-in-charge of Boalmari Police Station was closed on Friday night following Friday’s clash between two groups that left a young man dead.The district’s additional superintendent of police Mohammad Kamruzzaman said the action was taken against OC AKM Aminul Islam…
Section 144 slapped in Bhola
The local administration has slapped section 144 in Ramnewaz Bazar and Fishery Ghat in Manpura upazila on Saturday as two groups of the local unit of Awami League called separate programmes at the same place and time.Ershad Hossain Khan, upazila…
Adele’s Hello tops UK singles chart
Adele’s Hello has become the biggest-selling number one song in three years.The singer made a much-trumpeted return to the limelight last week when she released the first track from her forthcoming album, 25.Hello had combined sales of 330,000, the biggest…
BNP firmly on Zia’s path:Fakhrul
The BNP spokesperson has rubbished claims by Awami League leaders of a conflict within his party.Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir also asserted that the BNP had not strayed from its founder Ziaur Rahman’s ideals as claimed by Shamsher…
UK-Bangladesh e-commerce fair on Nov 13
The two-day second ‘UK-Bangladesh e-Commerce Fair 2015’ is beginning at London’s Waterlily Venue on Nov 13.‘Digital Bangladesh: A World of Opportunities’ is the theme of this year’s event that aims to bring together the “entire e-commerce services and stakeholders” from…
27 died in Romanian nightclub fire
A fire and explosion in a Bucharest nightclub killed 27 people and injured 155 during a rock concert that featured fireworks late on Friday, Romanian government officials and witnesses said.In one of the capital’s worst disasters in decades, about 400…
Ctg Abahani beats East Bengal to win title
Chittagong Abahani on Friday secured the title of the first eight-team Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup football tournament in Chittagong MA Aziz Stadium smashing visiting East Bengal FC of India 3-1.Kingfisher East Bengal’s Avinabo Bag netted maiden goal for his…