Chittagong, June 12 – A Swechchashebak League leader was gunned down by some miscreants at Nanupur Bazar in Fatikchhari Upazila of Chittagong on Thursday night.
Category: Crime
Father killed by ‘son’ in Dinajpur
Dinajpur Correspondent A man was reportedly killed by his son in Birampur upazila of Dinajpur on Thursday morning.
3 shops fined for selling oxygen cylinders at high price
A mobile court on Wednesday fined three shops on Shahongaccha Station Road area of Cumilla City for charging extra for oxygen cylinders.
RMG worker killed after rape in Bogra
A garment worker was reportedly killed after being raped in Gandagram village of Shajahanpur upazila early Friday.The deceased was identified as Mim Aktar, 19, a garment worker of Ashulia industrial area.
Fight for HR & racial justice overriding coronavirus risk?
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Jun 2 2020 (IPS) – The deadly coronavirus pandemic, which has claimed the lives of over 372,000 people worldwide, has reinforced the concept of “social distancing” which bars any gathering of over 10 or 20…
Creating a more just nation
Barack Obama In the last several weeks—and the last several months before that—we have seen the kinds of epic changes that are as profound as anything that I’ve seen in my lifetime.
Alleged killer of 26 Bangladeshis in Libya killed by drone
Warlord Haftar’s militiaman Khaled Al-Mishai, who was allegedly responsible for the killing of 26 Bangladeshis and four African migrants in Mizda town, was killed in a drone strike by the Libyan Air Force.
It’s time for all of us to Stop. Hate. Now.
Danielle Nierenberg Like so many of us, I feel sad and enraged by the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, David McAtee, and many others at the hands of police. These murders are a travesty and not something…
Superpower in chaos
By Chandra Muzaffar Minneapolis could not have happened at a worse time for the US elites. While violence perpetrated against African Americans by White police officers has happened a number of times before, its occurrence right in the midst of…
George Floyd death: Violence erupts again in US cities
Washington, AP/UNB, June 01 – Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets across America again Sunday, with peaceful demonstrations against police killings of black people overshadowed by unrest that quickly ravaged parts of cities from Pennsylvania to California.
US protests: Trump took shelter in White House bunker
Washington, AP/UNB, June 01 – Secret Service agents rushed President Donald Trump to a White House bunker on Friday night as hundreds of protesters gathered outside the executive mansion, some of them throwing rocks and tugging at police barricades.
Suspected drug trader killed in Jashore ‘gunfight’
A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Rajganj area of Manirampur upazila early Sunday.
Virus, Floods, Locusts put Somalia in Human Trafficking trap
By Shafi’i Mohyaddin Abokar MOGADISHU, May 28 2020 (IPS) – While simultaneously suffering from the coronavirus pandemic, flooding and a locust crisis, Somalia, could well see a rise in the number of people who are susceptible to human trafficking.
Exim Bank files case against Sikder Group directors
Exim Bank has filed a case against two directors of Sikder Group accusing them of abduction and attempted murder of its Managing Director (MD) Haider Ali Khan and the AMD of the bank over a loan request.
Four Minneapolis officers fired after death of black man
Four Minneapolis officers involved in the arrest of a black man who died in police custody were fired Tuesday, hours after a bystander’s video showed an officer kneeling on the handcuffed man’s neck, even after he pleaded that he could…
Three Sons arrested for abandoning mother
Police arrested three men from Janiar Bagan area of Sadar upazila on Monday for abandoning their 80-year-old mother on the day of Eid-ul-Fitr. They are — Abdur Razzak, Moazzem Hossain and Mozamel Haque, sons of late Nur Mohammad Mollah and…
Khashoggi’s sons forgive Saudi killers
The family of slain Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi announced Friday they have forgiven his Saudi killers, giving legal reprieve to the five government agents who’d been sentenced to execution. “We, the sons of the martyr Jamal Khashoggi, announce that…
Lockdown in Bangladesh sees violence against women rise
Lina Dilruba Sharmin, Sarah-Jane Saltmarsh and Shahariar Sadat Amena Khatun and her husband Ismail Hossain (not real names) experienced an extreme food crisis during the lockdown in Barguna district, in southern Bangladesh. They had no work and no savings. Almost…
Murder accused killed in Gazipur ‘gunfight’
An accused in a murder case was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Madhumita Railgate area in Tongi on Thursday night.The deceased was identified as Sufian, prime accused in a case filed over…
Top fugitive in Rwanda’s genocide arrested outside Paris
KIGALI — One of the most wanted fugitives in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, a wealthy businessman accused of supplying machetes to killers and broadcasting propaganda urging mass slaughter, has been arrested outside Paris, authorities said Saturday. Felicien Kabuga, who had a…
Suspected terrorist killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
A suspected terrorist was killed in a reported gunfight with police in Maheshkhaliapara area of Teknaf upazila early Saturday.
Suspected drug trader killed in city ‘gunfight’
A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab ) at TNT Bottola in the city’s Banani area early Friday.
2 killed in Jhenaidah in fight over local supremacy
Two people were killed and six others injured in a clash between two factions of villagers over establishing supremacy at Dhuliapara in Shailakupa upazila on Monday. The deceased were identified as Obhi Mandal, 25, son of Lokman Mandal and Laltu…
Teen abducts child for ransom to buy phone, kills him later
A teenager told a court in Panchagarh on Monday that he kidnapped and murdered a child for Tk 20,000 to buy a mobile phone at Nayekpara village of Debiganj upazila. The teen issued a confessional statement before Senior Judicial Magistrate…
Pregnant woman ‘set afire over house rent’ dies at DMCH
Kushtia, May 09 – A pregnant woman, set on fire allegedly over unpaid house rent in Kushtia, succumbed to her injuries after fighting for life for a week at the Burn Unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Friday.
Suspected drug trader killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
A suspected Rohingya drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at Palongkhali in Ukhiya upazila early Thursday.
ICC Report on Libya highlights crimes against humanity
By Samira Sadeque UN, May 6 (IPS) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday highlighted crimes against humanity and grave mismanagement of the law in Libya during a release of their latest report on the North African nation.
Ex-Arakan Liberation Party member shot dead in Bandarban
A former member of Arakan Liberation Party, also known as ‘Mogh Party’, was shot dead in Kanaijopara area of Rowangchhari upazila on Friday morning.
Two suspected robbers killed in Munshiganj ‘gunfight’
Two suspected robbers were killed in a reported gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Bejgaon bus terminal area of Sreenagar Upazila on Tuesday. Md Enayet Hossain Mannan, superintendent of police of Rab-11 in Munshiganj, said the duo committed robbery at…
Dealer held with 300kg OMS rice in Gaibandha
Police have arrested a dealer with 300kg OMS rice meant for sale to the poor at Tk 10 per kg under a government programme.