Six people were sentenced to death in two sensational cases filed over the killing of teenage boy Samiul Alam Rajon in Sylhet and 12-year-old boy Rakib in Khulna after inhuman torture.
Day: November 8, 2015
BGB deployed in Gazipur
Members of Boarder Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) were deployed at different points of Gazipur district on Sunday evening.
BNP’s call for dialogue is an opportunity for the govt.: Asaduzzaman Ripon
STAFF REPORTER BNP yesterday termed party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s proposal for holding dialogue a good gesture for the government.
Tareque faces warrant in a defamation case
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Sunday issued arrest warrant against BNP Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman in a defamation case filed for calling Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman “Pakbandhu” (Friend of Pakistan) at a discussion in East London.
Imprisoned for rape of a student of class 1
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Sunday sentenced a young man to life term imprisonment for raping a class one student at Ashulia of Dhaka in 2011.
Man found dead in Kushtia
A man was found dead in a filed at Parankhali in Bheramara upazila on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Mantu, 38, a matchmaker by profession and son of late Nabir Uddin of Kuchiamora village in the upazila.Quoting witnesses, police said,…
One arrested with Yaba in Faridpur
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab)-8 arrested one drug peddler along with huge number of yaba tablets from this town yesterday.According to Rab sources, acting on secret information a Rab team led by Additional Police Super Mohammad Khaleduzzaman carried on…
15 Jamaat men among 22 held in Meherpur
Police in a drive arrested 22 people, including 15 activists of Jamaat-e-Islami, from different parts of the district early Sunday.Police said a team of police conducted separate drives in different parts of the district in the dead of night and…
Dacoit killed in Joypurhat
An alleged dacoit was killed in a mass beating at Pathuria village under Sadar upazila early yesterday morning.The victim was identified as Anwar Hossain, 45, son of Bahar Uddin, a resident of Vagobanpur village of the upazila.
Special drives in Ctg, 90 arrested
Chittagong District Police in overnight special drives arrested 90 people including 4 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), at different upazilas of the district Saturday night.The law enforcers also recovered 6200 pieces of…
2 to die for killing Rakib in Khulna
A court here on Sunday convicted two people and sentenced them to death in the case over the killing of 12-year-old boy Rakib.The convicts are M Omar Sharif and Mintu Khan.Acting judge of Khulna Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court Dilruba Sultana…
Man shot by miscreants in Rangpur
A man sustained bullet injuries in an attack by miscreants at Ideal More in the city on Sunday morning. The victim was identified as Ruhul Amin, private secretary to Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH) director SM Barkatullah.
Elderly man drowns in pond in Magura
An elderly man drowned in a pond at Ghoshpur village in Mohammadpur upazila on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Abu Sayeed Molla,65, a resident of the village.
Fish trader stabbed ‘by partners’ in Chandpur
Partners allegedly stabbed a fish trader and cut off the tendon of one of his legs following a dispute over sharing business money in Sadar upazila on Saturday night.They attackers later threw the injured into the Dakatia river beside Chandpur-Raipur…
2 held with heroin, Phensidyl in Rajshahi
Officials of the Department of Narcotics Control in a drive arrested two people along with heroin and Phensidyl from Chapal area in Godagari upazila on Saturday.The arrestees were identified as Rubel Ali, 32, son of Nazrul Islam of Godagari upazila,…
Shakib departs on paternity leave
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is scheduled to depart for the United States (US) on Sunday night to accompany his wife Umme Ahmed Shishir.Shakib’s wife Shishir, who flew to the US a few weeks ago, is expecting a baby.The world…
Call for integrated basinwide river management, IFC urges PM Hasina
Dhaka – Leaders of the International Farakka Committee, New York, International Farakka Committee, Bangladesh in a joint statement issued on Sunday urged Bngladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to initiate a move for joint basinwide integrated management of common rivers of…
Islami Bank develops 63 thousand SME entrepreneurs like Halima
Halima Khatun, an educated housewife of Kumarkhali under Kushtia, since her girlhood used to think differently, saw the life in diverse way, sketched a dream of busy and prosperous life. Instead of searching for job she had a long mindset…
Bnp observes Revolution, Solidarity Day
News Desk BNP and its associate bodies observed the ‘National Revolution and Solidarity Day’ on Saturday commemorating the civil-military “uprising” of November 7, 1975. On November 7, 1975, amid political turmoil soldiers and civilians jointly freed then chief of army…
Crude oil prices edge up; but oversupply, strong dollar drag
Crude oil prices edged up on Friday after falling as much as 2 percent the previous session, with analysts saying oversupply and a strong dollar would continue to weigh on fuel markets.US crude futures were trading at $45.46 a barrel…
Police to grill suspect in foreign couple attack
A Dhaka court has granted police three days to grill ‘Jahangir’, suspected of involvement in the attack on a Taiwanese business couple in Uttara.Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Emdadul Haque granted the questioning after rejecting Jahangir’s bail petition on Saturday.Investigator Anwar Hossain…