Unidentified miscreants killed a bKash agent and looted Tk 1.25 from him in the Uttar Badda area of Dhaka this morning.
Author: Farzana Afroze Zerin
SI sent to jail for harassing female university student
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Sunday sent Sub-Inspector Ratan Kumar Halder of Adabar Police Station to jail after rejecting his bail pleas on the charge of sexually harassing a female ASA University student in the city.
Warrant against Inquilab editor and 2 others journs
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Sunday issued warrant of arrest against three journalists including the editor AMM Bahauddin of the Daily Inquilab and two other journalists of the daily.
AL has re-fixed their Central Council session on July 10
Staff reporter The ruling Awami League yesterday re-fixed its upcoming 20th triennial Central Council session on July 10 despite the council session was supposed to hold on March 28.
Shahadat couple is trying to reach a compromise
Court Correspondent The Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-5 of Dhaka on Sunday shifted the hearing of the case filed against cricketer Shahadat Hossain and his wife Jesmine Jahaan Nitto in connection with torturing their 11-year-old domestic help Mahfuza Akhter…
Int’l. confce. on sustainable Dev. in mountain regions
The I International Conference on Research for Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions is a scientific event for sharing and discussing methods, tools, results, applications, trends and challenges in research in mountain systems.
Int’l women’s day observed at JU
JU Reporter Teachers, students and staffs of Jahangirnagar University (JU) yesterday (Tuesday) observed the International Women Day amid festivity and fanfare here on the campus, elsewhere in the world with a call for all to ensure women’s rights.
Int’l Women’s Day observed
The International Women’s Day was observed in the country, as elsewhere across the globe, on Tuesday with a call for taking pragmatic steps to accelerate gender parity.
SC summons two ministers for their remarks on judiciary
STAFF REPORTER The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday summoned the food minister Advocate Qamrul Islam and liberation war affairs minister AKM Mozammel Haque to appear in person before it on March 15 at 9.00am to explain their positions…
10,000 Police will be on duty of tomorrow’s Hartal
Around 10,000 members of Dhaka Metropolitan police (DMP) will be on duty across the capital to ensure smooth activities of the city dwellers during Jamaat’s sponsored countrywide dawn-t-dusk hartal on Wednesday.
PM’s statement about Tareque, Khaleda Zia beyond political decorum: BNP
The BNP on Tuesday strongly criticised Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s statement that the party has elected two accused in its two topmost positions.
UP election will be held peacefully: IGP
Dismissing any apprehension of any big incident on the upcoming countrywide Union Parishad (UP) elections’ day, Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque on Tuesday said the election will be held peacefully without any big incident.
North Korea threatens US and S Korea with nuclear strikes
North Korea has threatened “indiscriminate” nuclear strikes on the US and South Korea as the two begin their largest ever military drills.
Flimmaker Khalid Mahmood Mithu dies in tree fall
Khalid Mahmood Mithu, an artist and filmmaker, died as a tree fell on him while passing through a road in the city’s Dhanmondi area on Monday.
Bangladesh finish runners-up for 2nd time in T20 Asia Cup
Shikhar Dhawan’s half century helped India clinched the 13th Asia Cup title with an emphatic 8-wicket victory over the hosts Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Sunday.
No comment on judiciary, have patience: AG
Worried at the controversies over Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha’s remarks on the prosecution, Attorney General Mahbubey Alam on Sunday urged all to exercise restraint in making comments on such issues as those are ‘unconstitutional’.
Uttara Gas explosion,Sumaiya dies leaving lone son
After the death of her husband and two children, today Sumaiya, who was injured in the horrific Uttara gas explosion in the new flat she moved into with her family on February 26, died at a hospital in city’s Mohammadpur…
Former 1st lady Nancy Reagan dies at the age of 94
Nancy Reagan, the helpmate, backstage adviser and fierce protector of Ronald Reagan in his journey from actor to president — and finally during his 10-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease — has died. She was 94.
Human chain by BAU fisheries student to protest PCS’s decision
BAU Correspondent Students of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) of Fisheries faculty in Mymensingh made a human chain in front of the Shilpacharya Joynal Abedin Auditorium at 11:30 am protesting against the PSC’s decision that the Zoology Department students also can…
USAID, NASA to expand flood early warnings in Bangladesh
News Desk In May, the first rains of the monsoon season are just starting to fall. In some countries, the rains signal relief. In Bangladesh, they mean preparing for potential disaster.
Remittance operation training held at IBBL
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited and Remittance service provider Ria Financial Services jointly organized a training on Remittance Operation System on March 6, 2016, Sunday at Muhammad Younus Auditorium of Islami Bank Tower.
High security at Savar on the Independence day
The National Mausoleum at Savar will be brought under a stringent security blanket on March 26 when the nation will celebrate its 46th Independence and National Day.
Khaleda Zia Tarique reelected in their respective posts
STAFF REPORTER BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and her elder son and party’s senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman have been reelected in their respective posts unopposed.
Charged framed against Rony for death of 2 in Eskaton
Court Correspondent Second Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Sunday framed charge against Bakhtiar Alam Rony in the case filed for shooting two persons to death in city’s Eskaton area last year.
International Women’s Day at Amri Dhaka
Amari Dhaka celebrates the achievements of women in all spheres of life on International Women’s Day and Women’s Recruitment Day on March 8 2016 .
In Apple vs FBI case, compromise appears elusive
As Apple’s legal battle with the FBI over encryption heads toward a showdown, there appears little hope for a compromise that would placate both sides and avert a divisive court decision.
ATM card scam, accused on fresh remand
Court Correspondent The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Sunday afternoon granted fresh remand for four days to quiz a foreigner and three officials of City Bank in connection with their suspected involvement in a ATM card scam.
Rana Plaza: ACC to reinvestigate the case
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Sunday directed the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) to reinvestigate into the case filed in connection with the construction of ‘Rana Plaza’ building with a faulty design.
RAB arrests 12 foreigners cheating gang in city
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members have arrested 14 members of an international cheating gang, including 12 foreigners, from different areas of the city.
BJP praises Sheikh Hasina’s efforts to sustain democracy
Indian ruling party National Secretary General Ram Madhav on Friday highly appreciated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s endeavour to protect the democratic institutions, saying democratic freedom does not mean burning buses and public property.