Chittagong Bureau: A court in Chittagong convicted four persons with death sentence for alleged involvement in killing of a child Yasin Arafat Abir .
Day: November 18, 2015
5 given life imprisonment in Ctg
Chittagong Correspondent Chittagong Bureau: A court in Chittagong convicted five accused with life imprisonment including Rahima Dacoit of Banskhali for alleged abduction of five years old child in Chittagong .
BNP is silenct on SQ Chy’s death sentence
STAFF REPORTER BNP, one of whose standing committee member death sentence was confirmed by the Appellate Division of Supreme Court yesterday, has remained silent on it.
RUCA protest death threat to Hasan Azzizul Haque
RU Correspondent The Rajshahi University Cultural Alliance (RUCA) protested the life threat to Prominent Writer and Former Professor of Philosophy department of the University, Hasan Azzizul Haque from an unknown number. They raised their voice regarding this matter in a…
3 placed to remand on Niloy murder case
Court Correspondent The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday (Wednesday) placed three accused in the blogger Niloy murder case on a five-day remand each to them about the incident.
Two police lands to jail in city
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court yesterday (Wednesday) sent two police officer of city’s Pallabi Police Station in a murder case in connection with death of Jony of Pallabi area.
Man to die for killing wife in Gazipur
A court here on Tuesday sentenced a man to death for killing his wife in the city in 2009.The convict was identified as Jalal Uddin, a resident of Char Khirati village in Kapasia upazila.
Kishoreganj Islami Okya Jote president held
Police arrested the district Islami Okya Jote president Maulana Abdul Momen Sherjahan on various charges from Sholakia Bazar area in the district town on Tuesday night.The arrestee, Maulana Abdul Momen Sherjahan, also general secretary of the district unit of Hefajat-e-Islam,…
40 held on various charges in C’nawabganj
A joint force arrested 40 people, including 10 activists of BNP and Jamaat-Shibir, from different areas of the district on various charges in a drive from Tuesday night to Wednesday morning.A team comprising members of police, Rapid Action Battalion and…
Robbery in 15 trucks, auto- rickshaws in Sylhet
A gang of armed robbers looted valuables waylaying 15 trucks and CNG-run auto-rickshaws at Barni on the Sylhet-Companiganj road on Tuesday night.Witnesses said the robber gang, split into three groups, carried out the robbery in the Sylhet-bound vehicles around 8pm…
Couple killed in Comilla road crash
A couple was killed and four others were injured in a head-on collision between a microbus and CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Lalmai Bazar in Sadar upazila on Wednesday morning.The deceased were identified as Ali Azam, 70, a resident of Karpati village…
RCC Mayor for improving public sanitation facilities
Mayor of Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) Alhaj Sarfuddin Ahmed Jhantu has put emphasis on improving hygienic sanitation facilities for the common people of the city to promote safe hygienic practices.He was speaking at the inauguration of construction of a public…
Paris climate talks could be a light in the darkness of terror
Nick Rowley After the November 13 attacks on Paris, the global community might now be more determined to deliver a successful climate change conference, both for France and as a potent demonstration of the enduring effectiveness of the international diplomatic…
Verdicts on Mojaheed, Salauddin read out
The full verdicts of the Supreme Court rejecting the review petitions of Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mojaheed and Salauddin Quader Chowdhury were read out to the two war crimes convicts at Dhaka Central Jail on Thursday night.
Review of Jamat leader Mojaheed being heard
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday fixed Wednesday (today) for delivering its order on the review petition filed by death-row convict Jamaat leader Ali Ahsan Muhammad seeking reconsideration of his death penalty for wartime offences.
Nearly 100 killed in India Tamil Naidu rain-induced flood
New Delhi – Incessant rains continued to disrupt normal life in Chennai and across Tamil Nadu on Monday, with the death toll rising to 95. Many areas in Chennai have been inundated, road traffic has been severely hit and schools…
Miscreants shoot Dinajpur Missionary Hospital doctor
An Italian citizen sustained bullet injuries in an attack by unknown miscreants at Mirzapur BRTC bus stand in Dinajpur town on Wednesday morning. The injured, Piyara Samio,50, is a physician of Kasba Missionary Hospital in Dinajpur.
Dhaka, Delhi to share info on terorists, insurgents
Dhaka – Bangladesh and India on Tuesday agreed to share information on terrorists and insurgents through mutual understanding to eliminate terrorism and insurgency in the two neighbouring countries. “We both sides are on the same stance that we can eradicate…
Hosts get heavy defeat from Socceroos
Bangladesh conceded a 4-0 defeat against a powerful Australia in their joint World Cup-Asian Cup qualifiers on Tuesday.The hosts went into the break with 4-0 arrears and successfully managed to contain the Australians from making the difference bigger in the…
Italian citizen injured at Dinajpur
An Italian citizen has been injured in gunfire by miscreants near BRTC bus stand at Mirzapore in Dinajpur town today, Wednesday.The victim, Pierro Pechon, 50, was shot around 8:00am and has been admitted to Dinajpur Medical College Hospital. He is…
Dhaka ensures Delhi of bank guarantee
Dhaka has agreed to ensure bank guarantee on each consignment of transit cargo going from mainland India to its north-eastern states through Bangladesh.The decision was taken at the shipping-secretary-level talks in New Delhi on Tuesday.“As a gesture of goodwill and…
Flowers to bloom in space!
After having a sumptuous feast of “Outredgeous” red romaine lettuce grown in space, astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are set to witness flowers blooming on the orbiting laboratory after the New Year. NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren has activated…
Actor Charlie Sheen is HIV positive
Charlie Sheen, the wayward star of US television comedy “Two and A Half Men”, said on Tuesday he was diagnosed as HIV positive some four years ago and had been extorted for more than $10 million to keep the information…
Bangladesh stuns South Korea in Hockey
Bangladesh stunned hockey aficionados beating giant South Korea by 2-0 goals in their 3rd and last pool B match of the 8th Junior Asia Cup (Men’s) Hockey in Kuantan city of Malaysia on Tuesday, says news agency UNB.With the day’s…
Farah Khan to make film on ‘girl power’
After directing entertainers like “Main Hoon Na”, “Om Shanti Om” and “Happy New Year”, which were high on glamour and stars, choreographer-director Farah Khan is now planning to make a movie on “girl power”. She says it will be more…
Saudi harsh tradition dilemma
Saudi Arabia’s harsh religious tradition is seen by many outsiders – and some Saudi liberals – as a root cause of the international jihadist threat that has inflamed the Middle East for years and struck in Paris last week.However, while…