Dhaka – Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) has published a list of 261 people who went missing recently across the country, UNB news agency has reported.
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Threat to blow out Nakla PS, UNO office in Jamalpur
Dhaka – Miscreants on Monday issued a threat to blow out the UNO office, police station, two Awami League leaders’ houses and all the mosques in Nakla upazila of Shewrpur district by hurling grenades, UNB news agency reported.
Dock trials begin at world’s first floating nuke power station
Dhaka – Dock trials began at the world’s first floating nuclear power station (FNPS), Akademik Lomonosov, being built in Russia. The purpose of the trials is to test the functionality of the stations’ equipment and systems, as well as their…
‘IS’ threatens to kill 20 N’ganj Club members
Dhaka – Militant outfit Islamic State (IS) has reportedly threatened to kill 20 members of exclusive Narayanganj Club located at the Narayanganj district town adjacent to capital Dhaka, UNB news agency reported.
One killed in Jhenaidah ‘gunfight’ with Police
Dhaka – A suspected criminal was killed in a gunfight with police at Aruakandi in Sadar upazila of Jhenidah district early Tuesday, UNB news agency reported. Identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.
Pro- and anti-Trump forces hold dueling rallies in Cleveland
Cleveland (AP/UNB) – With police on edge in this summer of bloodshed, hundreds of Donald Trump supporters and foes held dueling rallies a half-mile apart Monday in a tense but mostly peaceful start to the four-day Republican National Convention. About…
Seoul says North Korea has fired 3 missiles into sea
South Korea (AP/UNB) – North Korea on Tuesday fired three ballistic missiles into its eastern sea, which followed a week of verbal warnings against the South over its decision to deploy an advanced U.S. missile defense system to better cope…
JS passes Bangabandhu Digital University bill
Dhaka – Bangladesh Parliament on Sunday passed the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Digital University, Bangladesh Bill, 2016 aiming to expedite the process of building digital Bangladesh, UNB news agency reported.
‘Target vulnerable groups for succeess of HIV programmes’
Dhaka – In an official press conference today at the 21st International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016) in Durban, South Africa, researchers and community representatives discussed the impact of discriminatory laws and policies in many parts of the world that hinder…
Baton Rouge suspect Gavin Long was marine
Jon Swaine Gavin Long, the man identified on Sunday as the deadly shooter of police officers in Baton Rouge, left behind an online trail to web pages featuring complaints about the treatment of African Americans by police. Using the pseudonym…
Café attackers carried firearms in backpacks: Minister
Dhaka – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said on Monday the attackers walked into Holey Artisan Bakery carrying firearms in their backpacks. “We’ve collected video footages from all the CC cameras in the area and found the militants entering the…
Anti-militant drive launched in Bogra
Bogra – Joint forces conducted a drive in different areas of Dhunot and Sariakandi upazilas on Monday morning in search of militant training camp.
Rana among 41 indicted in Rana Plaza murder case
Dhaka – A court here on Monday framed charges against 41 accused, including Rana Plaza owner Sohel Rana, in a murder case filed over Rana Plaza collapse in 2013. Dhaka district and session Judge SM Kuddus Zaman passed the order…
Cabinet okays proposal to simplify Indo-Bangla extradition treaty
Dhaka – The Cabinet on Monday approved a proposal to amend the existing ‘Treaty between Bangladesh and India relating to extradition’ for simplifying the existing extradition process of accused between the two countries, UNB news agency reports.
Three policemen closed in Chuadanga for assaulting teacher
Dhaka – Three policemen of Natuda police camp in Damurhuda upazila have been closed to the Chuadanga district Police Lines over charges of assaulting a teacher, UNB news agency reports.
No signs Nice truck attacker linked to extremist network
Paris (AP/UNB) – France’s interior minister says investigators have no evidence so far that the truck driver who killed 84 people in Nice had links to “terrorist networks.”
EU poised to back rule of law in Turkey
Ankara (AP/UNB) – The Latest on the attempted military coup in Turkey (all times local): The European Union’s foreign policy chief says foreign ministers on Monday will send a “strong message” that the rule of law and the democratic system…
China announces South China Sea military exercises
Beijing (AP/UNB) – China said Monday that it is closing off a part of the South China Sea for military exercises this week, days after an international tribunal ruled against Beijing’s claim to ownership of virtually the entire strategic waterway.…
Case filed over attack on Chuadanga Baul Akhda
Dhaka – A case was filed in connection with the hacking to three people of Baul community at Ektarpur village in Jibannagar upzila of Chuadanga district on Sunday midnight. Baul Shahidul Islam filed the case with Jibannagar Police Station on…
3 Jamalpur war crimes accused sentenced to gallows
Dhaka – The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Monday handed down death sentence to three war crimes convicts of Jamalpur district and jailed five others until death on charges of crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War of 1971,…
SC orders Hazaribagh tanners to pay Tk 10,000 fine each daily
Dhaka – The Supreme Court on Monday ordered each of the 154 tannery owners at Hazaribagh to pay the government Tk 10,000 per day as fine for not relocating their factories to the Tannery Estate in Savar within the given…
Liquid cocaine seizure: SC upholds stay on Nur Mohammad’s bail
Dhaka – The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the stay order it had earlier issued against a High Court order granting bail to Khan Jahan Ali Group’s chairman Nur Mohammad in a case filed over the seizure of a consignment…
World Heritage meeting reveals emerging threats to European sites
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee on 14 July expressed concern over three sites facing severe pressures from harmful industrial activities, but failed to take bold action to protect them. At the meeting, WWF objected to a sharp logging increase in…
Rihanna cancels Nice concert
Rihanna has cancelled her upcoming concert in Nice, France following a terror attack on Thursday night that claimed the lives of at least 84 people and injured others. The 28-year-old singer was in Nice when the attack occurred, however her…
Asia-Europe People’s Forum for inclusive, sustainable world
Asia-Europe People’s Forum 11 Statement presented at the Opening of 11th ASEM Summit at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on 15 July urged the leaders of the group to pursue multipolar, inclusive and ecologically sustainable world. The statement said, ‘For 20 years, the…
‘Operation Irene’ against arms import at Ctg port from Monday
Dhaka – Customs Intelligence will launch a two-day special drive titled ‘Operation Irene’ in Chittagong port on Monday against the smuggling of small arms, explosives and drugs in the guise of parcels, UNB news agency has reported.
Commander of air base housing US nukes detained
General Bekir Ercan Van, the commander of Turkey’s Incirlik airbase, which is used both by the Turkish Air Force and NATO forces, has been detained by Turkish authorities accused of complicity in the attempted coup. The senior Turkish military commander…
3 cops shot dead in Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge –A gunman killed at least three police officers and injured at least four others in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US on Sunday, local media report. Several of those injured were reported to be in critical condition. “The scene seems…
Primary, Ebtedayee terminal exams from Nov 20
Dhaka – The Primary and Ebtedayee Terminal examinations-2016 will begin across the country on November 20. The examinations are scheduled to end on November 27 while the results are likely to be published in between December 27 and 29.
Nice attack diver ‘researched route’ earlier
The Tunisian man who drove his lorry into crowds of people in Nice researched the route in the days before the attack, French media reported. The reports say Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel drove through the seafront promenade area of the French city…