Court Correspondent The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Wednesday sent BNP Standing Committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy to jail after he surrendered to the in a murder case filed with Rampura Police Station.
Day: November 4, 2015
Rajbangshi community alleges racial conspiracy
Staff Reporter Some self-obsessed people within the community being motivated by others are trying to include Rajbangshi minority people into ethnic communities again, though in 2010, the government out-listed them from ethnic minority groups to let enjoy all civil rights,…
Chakti Russel accused for Tavella muder on a 5-day remand
Court Correspondent Russel Chowdhury alias Chakti Russel, accused in the Italian citizen Cesare Tavella murder case was placed on a fresh remand for five days to quiz him more about the incident.
Verdict against Oishee fixed on Nov 12
Court Correspondent The Speedy Trial Tribunal-3 of Dhaka yesterday fixed November 12 to pronounce the verdict in the Police Inspector Mahfuzur Rahman and his wife Swapna Rahman murder case.
Dozens killed in South Sudan plane crash
A cargo plane has crashed on take-off near the international airport in South Sudan’s capital Juba, killing at least 36 people.South Sudan’s transport minister says two people were found alive, but one of them later died. Earlier an official had…
Fire guts 6 shops in Ctg
At least six different kinds of shops were gutted in a fire in city’s A-block area under Halishahor thana on Tuesday noon.Fire service sources said the fire originated from electric short circuit in one of the shops around 11.30 am…
Five arrested in C’nawabganj
Different law enforcing agencies recovered 2,402 bottles of phensidyl, 700 yaba tablets and 50 kg of hemp and arrested five people during several raids in Shibganj and Nachole upazila of the district during last two days.The arrested are Sujon 22,…
Rapist gets life term imprisonment in Ctg
A Chittagong court on Tuesday awarded life term rigorous imprisonment to a man in a verdict on charges of raping a teenage cousin at Sayedpur village under Boalkhali upazila of the district.The court also fined him Tk 50 thousand for…
Mobile court convicts 4 for violating exam code
A mobile court led by Upazila Executive Magistrate Abdul Aziz of Nagarkanda awarded four people one month of imprisonment and fine of Taka 500 each for violating the examination code during the ongoing JSC examination on Tuesday afternoon.According to official…
6 picked up by BSF at Godagari border in Rajshahi
Six Bangladesh nationals were picked up by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) from the Padma river at Godagari border of the district on Tuesday noon.The identity of the six BD nationals could not be confirmed immediately.
Arms trader held with pistol, ammo in Benapole
Police arrested an alleged arms trader in possession of one foreign-made pistol, two magazines and one round of bullet from Benapole Bus Stand area on Tuesday night.The arrestee was identified as Elias Ali,33, son of Suruj Molla, a resident of…
55 held at Benapole
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in separate drives arrested 55 Bangladeshi nationals while they were attempting to cross into India illegally through Putkhali and Doulatpur borders here on Tuesday night.The arrestees hail from different areas of Khulna, Bagerhat and…
Bus rams bike killing one in Magura
A motorcyclist was killed and two others were injured when a bus rammed their bike at Arpara Bazar on the Dhala-Khulna highway in Shalikha upazila on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Farid Hossain,25, son of Hashem Biswas, while the injured…
Headmaster held for ‘harassing third-grader’ in Jhalakati
Police arrested the headmaster of a primary school for allegedly harassing a minor girl sexually at Nagpara in Jhalakati Sadar upazila on Tuesday afternoon.The arrestee was identified as Nurul Amin, 45, headmaster of Nagpara Government Primary School and a resident…
Industrial police constable hacked dead in Savar
An industrial police constable was killed and another was injured as some unidentified miscreants made a sudden attack on them and hacked them indiscriminately at Baraipara in Ashulia on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as Mukul, a constable of Sripur…
43 BNP activists held in Gazipur
Police detained 43 Bangladesh National Party (BNP) activists from different places of the city during a drive continuing for 24 hours still Wednesday morning.Police said the 43 activists were detained on suspicion of planning subversive activities.
US deployment in South China Sea
By James Cogan Yesterday’s US deployment of the destroyer USS Lassen and surveillance aircraft into the 12-nautical mile zone surrounding the Chinese-controlled Subi and Mischief reefs in the South China Sea has qualitatively escalated tensions across Asia. The aim of…
17-year exemption from pharmaceuticals patents for LDCs agreed
London (Sangeeta Shashikant) – The United States and the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) at the World Trade Organization have reached agreement ad referendum on a pharmaceutical patent exemption for a duration of 17 years, according to trade diplomats. With this…
CEO Kurt Lieberman to speak at World Islamic Banking confce
ST. Paul, MN, November 4 – Magni Global Asset Management today announced that CEO Kurt Lieberman will be speaking about the role of country-level governance in Islamic Finance at the World Islamic Banking Conference (WIBC) in Bahrain, being held December…
Hillary probable Democratic Party candidate: Dr. Justin Phillips
Mohammad Zainal Abedin New York – Professor Dr. Justin Phillips, of Columbia University predicts that Hillary Clinton is the probable Presidential candidate of the Democratic Party. Dr. Phillips made this assertion at a press briefing held on November 2 at…
Success achieved in curbing religious extremists: says IGP
Dhaka – Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Hoque said Bangladesh has achieved a visible success by substantially curbing religious extremist groups “Police have been taken vigorous efforts to roll back any kind of resurface of this socio-global menace,’ he…
DUTA wants home minister’s resignation, students burn effigy
The Dhaka University Teachers Association (DUTA) on Tuesday demanded resignation of home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal for his failure to stop repeated killings and controversial remarks over the murder of Jagriti Prakashani Publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan. The demands were voiced…
Ganajagaran Manch calls Coffin procession Thursday
A six-hour countrywide hartal enforced by Ganajagaran Manch ended peacefully on Tuesday. The leaders and activists of the Manch observed the hartal from 6:00am to 12:00pm on the day in protest against the killing of Faisal Arefin Dipan, a publisher…
Three DU students expelled over admission forgery
Three DU students have been suspended temporarily for being involved in Jahangir Nagar University admission forgery, said a DU press release on Tuesday.
Police constable hacked in Ashulia
An industrial police constable was killed and another was injured as some unidentified miscreants attacked on them and hacked them indiscriminately at Baraipara in Ashulia on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as Mukul, a constable of Sripur police camp, reports…
‘Lost’ Disney cartoon to be screened
A cartoon featuring the first Disney character, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, is to be screened for the first time in 87 years.A restored print of Sleigh Bells (1928) will have its world premiere at the BFI in London in next…
Taiwan and China to hold summit
Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou will meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Singapore on Saturday – the first ever meeting between leaders of the two sides.Both said the talks would focus on relations across the Taiwan Straits.China has claimed sovereignty…
You click 2,000 selfies a year
In today’s selfie-obsessed world, how many self-portraits do you think an average youngster snaps in a year? Well, more than 2,000 selfies a year, according to a new study.The study from Intel and Lineage Labs found that millennials take an…
Taiwan, China historic summit in Singapore on Saturday
Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou will meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Singapore on Saturday – the first ever meeting between leaders of the two sides. Both said the talks would focus on relations across the Taiwan Straits. China has…
Shoaib Malik retires from Tests
Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik announced his retirement from Test cricket after he failed in the second innings of the third Test against England in Sharjah on Tuesday.The 33-year-old only made a comeback in the longer format of the game…