Dhaka – Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard seized 2900 kilograms of polythene from Mawa Launch Ghat in Lohajang upazila of Munshiganj on Wednesday night.UNB agency
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Arafat Sunny granted bail
Dhaka – A court here on Thursday granted ad-interim bail for one month to national cricketer Arafat Sunny in a case filed under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act.Dhaka Metropolitan Session Judge Mohamamd Quamrul Hossain Mollah passed the order…
2 sentenced to death for killing RAB officer’s wife
Dhaka – A court here on Wednesday convicted two people and sentenced them to death for killing the wife of a RAB officer in 2014. The court also fined the two convicts—Abul Bashar Hawladar, son of Nasir Hawladar, and Harun…
5 to walk gallows for killing tax official in city
A speedy tribunal here on Wednesday sentenced five people to death and four others, including two women, to different jail terms for killing former tax commissioner Abu Taher in 2015. The condemned convicts are — Mohammad Nasir, son of Rustom…
Man held with 8050 Yaba tablets at Shahjalal Airport
Dhaka – A preventive team of customs arrested a man along with 8050 Yaba tablets at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city on Tuesday morning.Assistant commissioner (Customs) Sumon Chakma said as Zillur Rahman, hailing from Chandpur district, came here…
47 ‘gamblers’ held in Sylhet
Dhaka – Police in separate drives arrested 47 suspected gamblers along with a huge amount of money and mobile phone sets from two different places in the city on Tuesday.UNB agency
‘Robber ringleader’ held in Sundarbans
Dhaka– Members of Coast Guard and police in a joint drive arrested the alleged ringleader of a robber gang from Jorshing area in the Sundarbans West Zone in Koyra upazila of Khulna district in Bagerhat on Tuesday.UNB agency
Muggers loot Tk 1.60 crore in Savar
Dhaka – Muggers looted Tk 1.60 crore of a garment factory in Hemayetpur Industrial area of Savar on the outskirts of the capital in Savar on Tuesday.Quoting witnesses, police said Zahid Hossain, an accountant of ‘Aboni Knitwear Limited’, along with…
Custom official lands in Ctg jail
Dhaka– A court here on Tuesday sent a custom official to jail in a case filed for assisting gold smugglers in 2013 after rejecting his bail plea.Judge of district and Session Judge’s court M Shahenur passed the order after assistant…
Man stabbed dead in Pirojpur
Dhaka – A man was stabbed to death by miscreants at Poikkhali village in Bhandaria upazila in Pirojpur on Monday.The deceased was identified as Jalal Hawlader, 45, son of Kader Hawlader of the village.Officer-in-charge of Bhandaria Police Station Quamruzzaman Talukdar…
4 jailed till death for Thakurgaon gang rape
Dhaka – A tribunal here on Monday convicted four people and sentenced them to jail until death for violating a housewife in Sadar upazila in 2015.The court also fined the lifers — Alamgir, 32, son of Alauddin, Ismael Hossain, 30,…
Hartal in CHT underway
Dhaka –A dawn-to-dusk hartal, enforced by Parbatya Bangali Chhatra Parishad, is underway in the three hill districts – Rangamati, Khagrachhari and Bandarban –on Monday.UNB agency
124 Kg gold haul: Detectives pressed charges against 18 people
Dhaka – Detectives submitted a chargesheet against 18 people in connection with the seizure of over 124 kgs gold, the biggest-ever gold haul at Shahjalal International Airport, in 2013.Golam Saklaien, assistant commissioner of DB police submitted the chargesheet before the…
AL leader gunned down in Noakhali
Dhaka – A local Awami League leader was shot dead by miscreants at Undarchar village under the Sadar Upazila in Noakhali early Sunday.The victim was identified as Abul Hashem, 40, president of ward No-4 of Undarchar union unit of AL…
Liton murder: Kader’s aide now ‘confesses’ to part
Shamsuzzoha Sarker, personal assistant of former Jatiya Party MP from Gaibandha-1 constituency Dr Abdul Kader Khan, reportedly confessed before a court here on Sunday to his involvement in the killing of Awami League MP Manjurul Islam Liton. Additional district magistrate…
Youth held with arms, ammo in Rajbari
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a young man along with one foreign pistol, two shutter guns, two magazines and three bullets from Pachuria area in Sadar upazila in Rajbari early Saturday. UNB agency
Minor boy found dead in Jessore
Dhaka –Police recovered the body of an unidentified minor boy from Zamaddarpara area of the district town on Saturday.Sub-inspector of Jessore Railway police Station Edris Ali said locals spotted the body of the boy, aged around 11, beside on a…
Two killed over robbery in Sylhet
Sylhet, Mar 4 – Two people were killed — one in an attack by robbers and another during a clash with cops over a robbery, at Mostafanagar village in Companiganj upazila on Saturday morning. The victims were identified as Jilu…
Pence accused of ‘staggering hypocrisy’ on private email
US Vice-President Mike Pence has been accused of hypocrisy after it emerged he used a private email as Indiana governor to conduct state business. He contacted advisers on terrorism and homeland security via an AOL account during his four years…
Three minor girls physically abused in capital
Dhaka, Mar 3 – Three minor girls were allegedly molested by a chotpoti (street food) vendor in the city’s Pallabi area on Thursday afternoon.
Drug trafficking outfits in BD have links to Burma, India: US
Transnational drug trafficking organisations operate within Bangladesh with connections to Burma and India, says a new report released by the US Department of State. Narcotics enforcement agencies have reported increased trafficking of synthetic drugs such as “yaba” (a mixture of…
Eight held over question paper leak put on remand
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Thursday placed eight suspects on a three-day remand to quiz them in connection with leaking SSC examination question papers the question paper leak.
Husband gets death sentence for killing wife in Natore
Dhaka – A court Husband gets death sentence for killing wife in Natorehere on Thursday convicted a man and sentenced him to death for killing his wife in Baraigram upazila in 2015.The condemned convict is Kajal Kumar Sarker, son of…
Teacher abets SSC examinee’s cheating!
Dhaka – A mobile court here on Thursday sentenced a teacher and an SSC examinee to a month and 15 days in prison respectively for adopting unfair means during the exam in Mathbaria upazila in Pirojpur .The teacher’s name is…
12 girls return from India serving jail term
Dhaka – Twelve Bangladeshi young girls returned home from India on Thursday after languishing in jail there for three years.Those returned are Sathi Khan, 22, of Rajbari district, Sonia, 21, of Sreepur village in Magura district, Sima Akter, 23, Rupa,…
Hustand kills housewife, infant girl in Gaibandha
Dhaka, Mar 2 – A housewife and her four-month-old baby were strangulated to death allegedly by her husband over a family feud at Khamarballomjar village in Sadar upazila of Gaibandha early Thursday.
Son held for murder attempt on Jhalakati mayor
Dhaka – Police arrested the son of Jhalakati municipal mayor Liakat Ali Talkudar from the district town on Wednesday on charges of attempted murder and carrying firearms illegally.Officer-in-Charge of Jhalakati Police Station Mahe Alam said mayor Liakat rebuked his son…
Kim Jong-nam death: Two women charged with murder
Two women accused of killing Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea’s leader, have been charged with his murder. The women, Doan Thi Huong from Vietnam and Siti Aisyah from Indonesia, allegedly smeared deadly VX nerve agent on Mr…
Two women charged with Kim Jong-nam murder
Two women accused of killing Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea’s leader, have been charged with his murder. The women, Doan Thi Huong from Vietnam and Siti Aisyah from Indonesia, allegedly smeared deadly VX nerve agent on Mr…
Two held with 4000 Yaba tablets in Jessore
Jessore, Mar 1 – Detectives arrested two alleged drug peddlers along with 4000 pieces of Yaba tablets from in front of NavaranFajilatunnesaGirlsCollege in Sharsha upazila on Tuesday night.