Mahfuza Akter Happy, an 11-year-old house help who earlier had given her deposition to a magistrate accusing her employers cricketer Shahadat Hossain and his wife Jesmin Jahan of torturing her, now testifies there retracting her allegations.
Author: Farzana Afroze Zerin
50 injured in a clash between garment workers & police in Ctg
Dhaka-At least 50 people, including several cops, were injured in a clash between police and garment workers in New Market area of the port city on Wednesday.
Workshop on Self-Assessment held at JU
A workshop on Self-Assessment Report Writing held Yesterday at Jahangirnagar University (JU) organized by Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) project of JU here at the campus.
Shamim put on remand on Dipan murder case
Dhaka-The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Wednesday placed suspected Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) member Shamim alias Somir alias Imra on a six-day remand in the case lodged for killing publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan last year.
Khaleda urges Govt to cancel Rampal power project
Dhaka-BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday demanded of the government to cancel the coal-fired Rampal power plant for the sake of the country’s ecological balance and natural beauty.
Charge framed against 51 Destiny persons
Dhaka-The Senior Special Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Wednesday framed charges against 51 persons including the Managing Director Rafiqul Amin of the Destiny Group in two money laundering cases filed against them.
Students-Teachers Repression Day’ observed at RU
Rajshahi-Speakers urged the government to withdraw the cases filed by law agencies over the incident of August 20 to 23 in 2007 against teachers-students-officials of the Rajshahi University (RU).
Hasnat’s bail refused from CMM Court
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Wednesday refused former North South University teacher Abul Hasnat Rezaul Karim bail in the case filed over the Gulshan terror attack.
‘Bangabandhu’s dream and today’s Bangladesh’
A discussion programme titled ‘Bangabandhu’s dream and today’s Bangladesh’ was held on Monday (22 August) at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensing on the occasion of National Mourning day and the 41st martyrdom anniversary of the father of the nation…
Badhon conducts blood grouping at RU
Rajshahi-With the initiative of Badhon, a voluntary organization of Rajshahi University (RU) blood grouping program held on the campus.
IBBL contributes 5 mn to ICC
Dhaka-Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited contributed Tk.5.00 million to International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Bangladesh for its capacity building in training and services.
Deposition of witnesses deferred in Rana Plaza case
Dhaka-A Dhaka court on Tuesday deferred the depositions of the witnesses in the case filed for violating the building code while constructing the Rana Plaza building to October 26.
Steps should be taken to protect intellectual property
The scientists and experts on Monday underscored the necessity of taking proper steps to conserve the intellectual property rights of the inventors, researchers and developers.
Shahjada wins SAE Foundation Young Industry Leadership Award
SAE International has selected Dr. Shahjada Ahmed Pahlovy, The Technical Team Leader of Dynax Corporation, Japan to be the winner of Young Industry Leadership Award 2016. Dr. Pahlovy received this award during the SAE Foundation Yearly Meeting in May 24,…
Islami Bank special eid remittance offer
Dhaka-Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited and Xpress Money jointly introduced special remittance offer on the occasion of eid-ul-adha. Abdus Sadeq Bhuiyan, Deputy Managing Director and Head of International Banking Wing of Islami Bank and Zakaria Mahmud, Country Relationship Manager of Xpress…
10 JU female students get NEF scholarship
Dhaka-At least 10 female students of Jahangirangar University (JU) have got Japanese Nagao Natural Environmental Foundation (NEF) first grade scholarship for this year; while yesterday (Monday) JU vice chancellor Prof Farzana Islam handed over the awards with stipends money of…
Jubo League activist sues MP Shubid
Dhaka-Jilani Sarker, a Jubo League activist on Monday filed a Tk 500 crore defamation case against Comilla Awami League MP Shubid Ali Bhuiyan for calling Ziaur Rahman, the first president of Bangladesh.
Female JMB members on a 4-day fresh remand
Dhaka-A Dhaka court on Monday put four female members of banned militant Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) on a four-day fresh remand in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act. Besides, the court placed a JMB man on a five-day remand…
Gulshan attack: Hasnat Karim senr to jail
Dhaka-The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Monday sent Abul Hasnat Rezaul Karim, a former teacher of North South University on completion of his 8-day remand in the case filed over Gulshan terror attack on July 1.
Niko graft case hearing deferred to Oct 2
Dhaka-The Ninth Special Judge Court of Dhaka on Sunday deferred the charge hearing in the Niko graft case against 11 persons including BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia to October 2.
NSU Pro-VC & 2 secure bail in Gulshan café incident
Dhaka-The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Sunday granted bail to South East University Pro-Vice Chancellor Dr Giasuddin Ahsan and two others as the police pleaded for their exemption in connection with the Gulshan café attack incident.
Fire breaks out at Bashundhara City again
Authorities evacuated shoppers and staff of the mall after flames erupted on the fifth-floor.
Conspiracy to remove BNP rom mainstream politics: Fakhrul
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday alleged that the government is conspiring to remove their party from the mainstream politics aiming to reestablish a one-party rule.
HAAB demands removal of Religious Affairs Ministry Secy
Dhaka-Terming the Religious Affairs Ministry Secretary and Director (Hajj) of Ashkona Hajj Office as “corrupt” and “inefficient”, Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB) yesterday demanded their immediate removal from their offices within 24 hours blaming them for several Hajj fights…
Protest against Rampal power plant to save Sundarbans
Leaders and activists of different Leftists parties on Friday staged a sit-in programme at the central Shaheed minar premises, demanding cancellation of all kinds of agreements including Rampal power plant project that will cause harm to the Sundarbans.
Workshop on mooting held at RU
With a view to enhancing the professional skill of the law students in legal arena a workshop on Mooting: Case Analysis, Memorial Writing and Advocacy organized by Rajshahi University Moot Court Society (RUMCH) held at the Gallery Room of the…
Two drown in boat capsize, 3 killed in road accidents
Three people were killed and three others injured in two separate road accidents in Tangail and Satkhira districts on Friday.
200 luxurious cars imported in 1 year by evading tax
Dhaka-Around 200 luxurious cars were imported in the country in the last one year by evading tax.
Over half million people likely to die annually for climate change
Dhaka-More than half a million people worldwide, including Bangladesh, are likely to die annually by 2050 because of the impact on agriculture of changing climate, according to an Oxford University study on the future of food.