Chairman of the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) Iqbal Mahmood on Tuesday said the discretionary power of public officials is the key reason behind corruption in public services.“So, the discretionary power of government officials should be curtailed to check corruption,” he…
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two suspected members of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) from Simrail area in Sddhirganj upazila early Tuesday.Identities of the arrestees could not be confirmed yet,UNB News Agency Reported.
Dhaka – Police recovered the decomposed body of an unidentified woman from Shaha Para residential area of the district town on Tuesday morning.Azmal Huda, officer-in-charge of Magura Police Station, said locals noticed a bad smell coming from a jungle at…
Dhaka – A Nepali student of a private medical college in the northeasters city of Sylhet has been missing for the last 13 days. The missing student was identified as Sawgat Gewali, 26, a student of North East Medical College…
Dhaka – Police recovered the decomposed body of an unidentified woman from Shaha Para residential area of the Magura district town on Tuesday morning.
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two members of a forest robber gang from Pashurtala area of Shyamnagar upazila in Satkhira district on Monday morning.The arrested bandits were identified as Rahim Morol, 30, and Ajiar Rahman, 28,…
Dhaka – A policeman was stabbed by miscreants at Dharshana Dakhshin Chandpur village in Damurhuda upazila in Chuadanga on Sunday night.Abul Khalek, officer-in-charge (investigation) of Damurhuda Model Police Station, said a gang of miscreants, numbering 3-4, waylaid Shamim Ahmmed, 30,…
Dhaka – Rafsan Hossain Rubel, 25, the prime accused in the Garo woman rape case, made confession to a Dhaka court admitting his involvement in the incident on Sunday.
Dhaka – A man confessed before a court here on Sunday that he had killed his six-month old daughter at Ghungadia village in the upazila in Beanibazar .Sylhet Metropolitan Magistrate Farzana Shakila recorded the statement of Ujjal Ahmed, father of…
Dhaka – A schoolboy reportedly committed suicide by taking pesticide at Bahirgachi village in Kaliganj upazila on Saturday morning.The deceased was identified as Milon Hossain, 12, a class VII student Bahirgachi Secondary School and son of Badrul Mia of the…
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive rescued a young man from a primary school at Sonapur in Chhagalnaiya upazila early Sunday, nearly four hours after his alleged abduction by miscreants,UNB news agency reported.
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested an alleged arms trader along with one foreign pistol,one magazine and six rounds of bullets from Kalinagar village in Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabgan on Saturday.The arrestee was identified as M Anwar,…
Dhaka – Two alleged robbers were injured in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Kornipara Bazar in Kahalu upazila in Bogra early Sunday.The injured bandits were identified as Abdul Alim, 26, and Fulbar, 38.Tipped off that a gang of robbers were…
Dhaka – Members of the Detective Branch (DB) arrested three fake DB members from Model Town Area in Keraniganj upazila on the outskirts of capital Dhaka on Saturday afternoon.
Dhaka – The body of a young man was recovered from the Piyain river at Jaflong in Goainghat upazila on Saturday morning 18 hours after he went missing.The deceased was identified as Pavel, 18, son of Abdul Khaled of R…
Dhaka – A young man was reportedly killed in a gunfight between two robber gangs in Kholadanga area of Jessore Saturday.The deceased was identified as Jahangir, 32, son of Nowsher, a resident of Shantola area of the town.Md Ilius, officer-in-charge of…
Dhaka – A man was beaten to death allegedly by his three brothers-in-law over family feud at Chandangati Dakkhinpara village in Belkuchi upazila in Sirajganj on Friday.The deceased was identified as Abu Taleb, 46, son of Gafur Molla, a resident…
Police in Jessore have claimed the death of a man in an ‘encounter’ between two gangs of robbers. They are yet to confirm his identity, bdnews24.com reported. But relatives have identified him as ‘Jahangir’ and blamed police for whisking him…
Dhaka – A listed criminal was shot to death in a reported gunfight between two groups of criminals at Kholadanga in Jessore district town early Friday.The victim was identified as Hafizur Rahman, 35, a listed criminal of Sasthitala area of…
Dhaka – Police recovered the decomposed body of a young man, who remained missing since Monday, from a paddy field at Noagram village in Lohagara upazila in Narail on Thursday. Quoting locals, police said Mamun Mollah, 22, son of Iqbal…
Dhaka – A court here on Thursday convicted a man and sentenced him to life term imprisonment for killing his wife in 1994.The convict was identified as Saber Ali of Panchlaish area in the port city. He was tried in…
Dhaka – Two suspected robbers were killed in a gunfight between their cohorts and members of Rapid Action Battalion at Lalpol on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in sadar upazila of Feni district early Friday.The deceased could not yet be identified.Tipped off that…
Police in India are looking for Sadhvi Deva Thakur, a self-proclaimed Indian god-woman, who is on the run after firing celebratory shots in the air at a wedding. The groom’s aunt was killed and three of his relatives critically wounded.…
Dhaka – Police recovered the body of a teenager boy from a waterbody at Pachrokhi village in Sadar upazila in Satkhira on Thursday.Informed by local people, police recovered the body of Tariqul Islam,18, son of Amzad Hossain of Reiu village,…
Dhaka – A man died after he was hit by his younger brother with a stick over family feud at Tashullya village in Nawabganj upazila on the outskirts of the capital on Wednesday. Police said an altercation took place between…
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in separate drives arrested five suspected militants of Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Uttara and Adabor areas of the capital on Wednesday night.
Dhaka – Four percent of the global terrorist attacks in 2015 took place in Bangladesh, while nearly half of all terrorist attacks occurred in four countries — Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, said a global report. The Global Terrorism Index-2016,…
The bullet-hit body of BNP Rajshahi city unit vice- president was recovered from his Hosniganj residence in the city on Wednesday.Informed by locals, a fire service team rushed in and found the body of BNP leader Mainul Islam, 59, lying…
Member countries of the International Criminal Court (ICC) should protect the court’s ability to fully and fairly provide justice for the worst international crimes, Human Rights Watch said today. Recent withdrawals from the court by three African countries raise concerns…
Dhaka – A case was filed against eight people, including a local Jubo League leader, for their alleged involvement in the killing a freedom fighter at Razapur upazila in Jhalakati .Shamsul Alam, son of the victim, filed a case with…