The assassination of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey before press photographers Monday prompted fears the killing could be a flashpoint that unleashes even greater chaos in a volatile region. But Russia and Turkey have sought to swiftly tamp down tensions over…
Communities around the world are being robbed of the land on which they depend. According to Global Witness data, in 2015, an average of more than three people each week were killed defending their land against theft and the ruinous…
Dhaka -A former leader of Jamaat-e-Islami’s student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir was arrested from Old Satkhira area in Satkhira last night.The arrested was identified as Omar Faraque, 40, son of Mohammad Abdullah of Sadar upazila. Officer-in-charge (OC) of Sadar thana…
Dhaka -Police arrested a listed terrorist with a country made gun and two round bullets from the Panwalapara area of Doublemooring thana in Chittagong early hours today.The arrested was identified as Sagir Ahmed, 34, son of Zalal Ahmed driver, hailed…
Dhaka – Two people were killed and 15 injured as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch on Comilla-Chandpur highway in Banshpur area in Borura upazila on Monday night.The deceased could not be identified immediately,UNB news agency reported.
Police have filed its chargesheet over the molestations of women during the Bangla New Year celebrations in Dhaka last year.Charges have been pressed against Md Kamal Hossain, who was arrested earlier this year, more than nine months after the incident.”The…
Dhaka – A Jubo League leader suffered bullet injuries in an attack by miscreants in Sahapur village of Ishwardi upazila in Pabna on Monday evening.The injured was identified as Abdul Kuddus, 32, son of Abdul Hamid and general secretary of…
Dhaka – A mobile court on Monday sentenced a man to 15 days’ jail for arranging the marriage of his underage daughter at Baghia village in Sadar upazila in Shariatpur on Monday afternoon.The convict is Idris Mrida of the village.On…
Dhaka – Police arrested three young men along with one foreign pistol and two rounds of bullets from Khajuria Beribandh area in Matlab (North) upazila in Chandpur on Monday . The arrestees were identified as Masun Hossain, 22, M Riad,…
Ankara (AP/UNB) – A Russian official says that the country’s ambassador to Turkey has died after being shot by a gunman in Ankara. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova made the announcement in a live televised statement. Russian Ambassador Andrei Karlov…
Dhaka – The number of female drug users in Bangladesh is increasing day by day while that of Yaba users has seen a rise by 15-20 percent in the last several months.
Dhaka – Police arrested an Indian citizen from Niribilipara in Chowgachha upazila in Jessore on Sunday night on charges of smuggling.The arrestee was identified as Ayub Ali Biswas, 40, son of Bahar Ali Biswas, hailing from Kulnandapur area under Baghda…
Bangladesh Bank governor Dr Fazle Kabir on Monday warned that mobile banking might become one of the biggest laundering methods in the digital world if it is not confronted through joint initiatives.“We must confront this with our joint initiatives,” he…
Dhaka – Customs official arrested a man along with 42 gold bars weighing around 4.870 kg from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital on Sunday night.The arrestee was identified as Jahirul Islam,UNB news agency reported.
Dhaka – A young man died in police custody at Jamalpur General Hospital on Sunday night.The deceased was identified as Sohel Rana, 19, son of Rehan Ali, a resident of Pahari Patal village of Melandaha upazila.Mazharul Karim, officer-in-charge of Melandaha…
Dhaka – A mobile court today fined three bakery shops in Bagatipara upazila in Natore Taka 1.60 lakh for preparing, possessing and selling foods in an unhygienic condition. On a tip-off, a team of RAB-5 conducted a drive in Malonchi area…
Dhaka – A man was hacked to death by his nephew at Baushal Paschimpara village in Kalmakanda upazila in Netrokona on Saturday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Shahjahan, 45, a resident of the same village,UNB news agency reported.
Dhaka – A schoolgirl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a jackfruit tree over a trifling matter at Mirzaganj Mafiz para in Domar upazila in Nilphamari on Sunday.Quoting family members of the girl, police said Munni Akter, an examinee…
Dhaka – Two suspected robbers were injured in a gunfight between their cohorts and police at Mohra in Chandgaon area in Chittagong early Thursday.The identities of the victims could not be known yet.Police said suspecting the movement of a private…
Dhaka – A tribunal here on Thursday sentenced two people to death and another to life term imprisonment for killing a private university student at Mirpur in the city in 2012. The condemned convicted are Ashfaq Ahmed Shihab, student of…
A Chinese citizen was reportedly beaten to death by miscreants at Uposhohor in the district town on Thursday morning.The deceased was identified as Chang Hing Sang, 45, an Easybike (human hauler) dealer in the town. He lived at a rented…
Dhaka – A 15-year-old boy died allegedly after some torturers pumped air from a compressor into his anus at a spinning mill in Narayanganj on Wednesday night.
Dhaka – River police arrested four alleged robbers along with two sharp weapons from Farashganj area on the Buriganga riverbank in Keraniganj upazila on the outskirts of the capital early Wednesday.The arrestees are: identified as Shahjahan, 55, Mashiur Rahman, 50,Atiar…
Dhaka -Three people were killed and five others injured when a bus collided with a microbus on Sylhet-Dhaka highway at Lalabazar in Dakkhin Surma Upazila on Wednesday morning.The deceased were identified as Mahin Ahmed, Jesmin Begum and Sujon Mia of…
Dhaka – Police recovered the body of a girl cut into eight pieces from two cartons on Dhaka-Sylhet highway under Kagajpur Bridge in Osmaninagar uapzila in Sylhet on Wednesday.Police said local people saw the hand of a human being in…
Crime involving mopeds has gone up by more than 600 per cent in London in the past two years. Metroplitan Police figures for 2016 show more than 7,500 offences, including attacks, robberies and thefts, recorded to date – about 22…
Dhaka – Describing militancy and terrorism as major global concerns, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday underscored the need for identifying the sources of terror financing and causes of militancy and terrorism to effectively root out these menaces from human…
Dhaka – Detectives in a drive arrested nine people along with huge fake notes and currency-making machines and materials from Demra area in the city on Tuesday.The arrestees are Md Jamal, 30, Md Marfat Hossain, 24, Md Ziaul Kabir Shahin,…
Dhaka – A suspected thief was killed in a lynch-mob attack at Mahmudkati Madhyapara village in Manirampur upazila in Jessore early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Rabiul Islam, 35, son of Liakat Sardar of Balida Pachakari village in the upazila,UNB…
Dhaka – Police recovered the body of an unidentified young man, stuffed in a sack, from the Buriganga River at Kamrangirchar in the capital on Tuesday.Locals spotted a sack floating in the river around 11 am and informed police, said…