Court Correspondent The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Sunday fixed March 30 for hearing on taking into cognizance the case filed against BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia and 37 others under the Special Power Act for killing man…
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Amar Ekushey Boi mela ends
Visitors and sales reached new peaks at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair as the month long fair, the largest literary event of the country as well as a mega event for the booklovers of the country is going to end…
EC & admin are working in favour of ruling party: Ruhul Kabir Rizvi
STAFF REPORTER BNP yesterday accused Election Commission of serving the interests of government and the ruling party ahead of the ensuing Union Parishad (UP) elections scheduled for March 22.
Explosion at Secretariat: Hearing fixed on Jun 6
Court Correspondent The Metropolitan Special Tribunal-5 of Dhaka on Sunday fixed June 6 to hear on charge framing against 29 leaders and activists of the BNP-led 20-party alliance including BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, in a case…
Rony seeks let-off in twin murder case
Court Correspondent Dhaka’s Second Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court on Sunday heard the pleas on behalf of Bakhtiar Alam Rony for his let-off in a twin murder case and fixed Mar 6 to pronounce its decision about Rony’s indictment.
RAB to submit Sagor-Runi murder charge sheet on Apr 7
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Sunday fixed April 7 for submission of the charge sheet in the case filed in connection with the murder of journalist couple Sagor Sarwar and Meherun Runi. Metropolitan Magistrate Yunus Khan of the Chief…
Govt. wants quick execution of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Project
The National Committee formed to monitor the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Project has asked the Economic Relations Division (ERD) to complete the Inter Governmental Credit Agreement (IGCA) with Russia as the government wants quick implementation of the project.
PM inaugurates Mahila Samity Complex at Bailey Road.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the government has a plan to construct an international standard theatre complex as there is no such hall in the country for producing good stage dramas.
3 put on remand over priest murder
A court here on Saturday placed three more suspects on an 18-day remand in two separate cases filed in connection with the murder of a Debiganj Hindu priest.
Uttara gas explosion: Death toll reaches to 3
After the two children, now the father who was injured in the Uttara gas explosion on Friday died at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Saturday evening.
Miscreant attacks BAU student
BAU Correspondent A student of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) was stabbed by several unknown miscreants in the campus of Mymensingh on Friday evening.
Islami Bank Board meeting take place
A meeting of the Board of Directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was held on February 27, 2016, Saturday at the Board Room of Islami Bank Tower.
DMP for united efforts to deter recurrence of card forgery
Terming the recent credit card forgery a great threat to financial discipline, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Asaduzzaman Miah on Saturday stressed united efforts of all to check the recurrence of such incidents.
5 members of a family burnt in city ,2 already dead
A 15-year old boy and his 18-month old brother, two of the family of five who got burnt in a fire at their home at Dhaka’s Uttara on Friday, have died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
BIG win by Tigers over Emirates
Bangladesh smartly bounced back in the Asia Cup Cricket outplaying the United Arab Emirates by 51 runs in their 2nd match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Friday.
DB recovers 2 pistols with bullets from badda
Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested two alleged gunrunners and recovered two foreign made pistols two magazines and 18 rounds of bullets from the city’s Badda area on Thurtsday evening.
Fake painkiller ointment seized by RAB
A Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) mobile court fined factory owner and his manager of Tk 1 lakh on charge of producing, storing and marketing fake painkiller ointment in the city’s Jatrabari on Thursday.
Taste of Light and Darkness 2
Taste of Light and Darkness returns with its second edition featuring artworks by A.S.M. Rashidul Alam, Md. Al-Akhir Sarker,Md. Azmol Hosen, Sayed Fida Hossain, and Sultan Ishtiaque.
France’s Renewed Emergency Law a Recipe for Abuse
On Tuesday, the French National Assembly approved a three-month extension of the state of emergency that was originally declared during the horrific night of November 13 and renewed 12 days later.
Life sentence to a 3-yr old boy
A life sentence apparently handed down by mistake to a 3-year-old boy on February 16, 2016, exemplifies the arbitrariness of Egyptian courts that are used to punish political opponents of the government.
Jewellery shop looted on daylight in city
Robbers looted gold ornaments worth about Tk 30 lakhs from a jewellery shop on the broad daylight in the city’s Demra area on Friday.
Two-day book fair begins at RU
RU Correspondent A two-day book fair titled ‘Omor Ekushey Boi Mela-2016’ began at Rajshahi University on Friday. Rajshahi University Sangbadpatra Pathok Forum, a voluntary organization established by the some vigorous students of the university, organised the book fair at Forum…
Extra caution to be exercised in police recruitment: IGP
Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque on Thursday said his force will take extra caution in preparing verification reports for those interested to join police force so that no offender is recruited.
Bank officials & travel agencies are linked with ATM card forgery
Investigators found some names of suspected bank officials, travel agencies and traders in connection with ATM card forgery.
Report on Khaleda for hurting religious sentiment
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court yesterday (Thursday) fixed March 23 for submission of the probe report in the case filed against BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia for hurting religious sentiments of the people.
NHRC chief slams editors for seeking cases against DS editor withdrawn
National Human Rights Commission chairman has slammed the Editors’ Council and a group of citizens for their demand to withdraw cases against The Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam.
Misinformed medicines are causing epidemic death worldwide
Medicine manufacturers are causing biased information to be given to doctors about the efficacy of drugs, causing an epidemic of misinformed practitioners that is “costing hundreds of thousands of lives” across the world, it has been claimed.
Baby fallen from rooftop dies after 25 days
Staff Reporter The little baby had survived a fatal fall on a roof top of shop where her fragile body wrapped in a quilt landed 25 days ago after an unwed mother discarded her tossing downstairs from the window of…