Chittagong, Apr 13 – Police arrested two young men from Kattoli area in the port city early Saturday allegedly for attempting to carjack after killing its driver. The details about the deceased and detainees could not be known immediately. Jasim…
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Suspected drug trader killed in Chuadanga ‘gunfight’
Chuadanga, Apr 13 – A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Ukto village in Sadar Upazila early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Ruhul Amin, 48, son of late Mofiz Uddin, a resident of…
Driver held for harassing CU student on moving bus
Chattogram, April 13 (UNB) – Police arrested a bus driver on Friday night in a case filed for attempting to strangle a female student of Chittagong University (CU) on the moving vehicle in the port city on Thursday. The law…
Helper ‘tries’ to strangle CU girl on moving bus
Chattogram, Apr 12 (UNB) – The helper of a bus reportedly tried to strangle a female student of Chittagong University (CU) on his moving vehicle in the city on Thursday when she was the lone passenger inside. A case was…
Avijit murder case charge-sheet against six accepted
Dhaka, April 11 – The Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal of Dhaka on Thursday accepted charges against six members of banned militant outfit Ansar-Al-Islam in a case filed in connection with the murder of blogger Avijit Roy on February 26, 2015. After…
BNP demands exemplary punishment of Nusrat’s killers
Dhaka, Apr 11 (UNB) – Demanding exemplary punishment of those who killed madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi by setting her on fire, BNP on Thursday said social injustice has marked an alarming rise as a result of dangerous misrule by…
Feni Madrassa girl Rafi’s letter that was never sent
“I will make an example of him, such that other perverts like him may learn a lesson” Feni, Apr 11 – “My mistake at first was in trying to take my own life. Won’t make that mistake again. To kill…
4 alleged drug traders killed in ‘gunfights’ in 4 districts
Dhaka, Apr 11 – Four people including three alleged drug traders were killed in separate ‘gunfights’ with law enforcers in Dhaka, Cox’s Bazar, Meherpur and Chattogram districts early Thursday. Nabi Hossain, 48, a ‘drug trader’ from Teknaf, was killed in…
Avijit murder case: Farabi acquitted
Dhaka, April 10 – A tribunal of Dhaka yesterday acquitted Shafiur Rahman Farabi, who had issued repeated death threats to writer-blogger Avijit Roy before his death, in a case filed under the ICT case. Judge Ash Sams Joglul Hossain of…
যৌন হয়রানির দায়ে ফেনী মাদরাসা অধ্যক্ষের শাস্তি দাবী
-ইশা ছাত্র আন্দোলন যৌন হয়রানি আজ মহামারি আকার ধারণ করেছে। একের পর এক যৌন হয়রানি দেশ ও জাতিকে ভাবিয়ে তুলছে। সাম্প্রতিক ফেনীতে অধ্যক্ষ কর্তৃক ছাত্রী নিপীড়ন ও নির্যাতনে সমাজে উদ্বেগ সৃষ্টি করেছে। আমরা এর তীব্র নিন্দা ও প্রতিবাদ জানাই। আজ…
Burn victim Feni madrasa girl Rafi dies at DMCH
Dhaka, Apr 10 (UNB) – After fighting for her life for five days, madrasa girl Nusrat Jahan Rafi who was set afire in Songazi upazila of Feni succumbed to her injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Wednesday night.…
Burnt Feni madrassa girl undergoes surgery on life support
Feni, Apr 9 (UNB) – A surgery on Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi, who was undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) after being set on fire, was carried out on Tuesday keeping her under life support. After…
Bangladesh Ports to check money-laundering by scanners
Dhaka, Apr 10 (UNB) – The Working Committee on Anti-Money Laundering-Combating Financing of Terrorism has directed all the ports in the country to install scanners to examine incoming and outgoing goods to prevent the siphoning off money through export and…
375 rifle bullets recovered from pond in Rajshahi
Some 375 rifle bullets were recovered from a fish farming pond at Malshira village under Tanore Upazila in the district today. On information, a police team rushed to the area around 11.30 am and recovered the bullets, said Abdur Razzaque…
Fake magistrate, 3 students held for leaking fake question
Dhaka, April 07 – An imposter who identified himself as a magistrate at the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka was arrested from the premises of the CMM court on the charge of fraudulence. The arrestee was identified as…
Feni female madrasa student in critical condition
Dhaka, Apr 7 (UNB) – The condition of the female madrasa student from Feni, who suffered 80 percent burns, is critical, doctors said on Sunday. A seven-member medical board, formed by the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) in the morning,…
Female madrasa student set on fire at Feni exam centre
Feni, Apr 6 (UNB) – A female madrasa student, who had accused her principal of sexually harassing her, was set afire allegedly by fellow students in Sonagazi Upazila on Saturday. But some madrasa students claimed it was an attempted self-immolation.…
3 suspected Rohingya robbers killed in Cox’s Bazar gunfight
Cox’s Bazar, Apr 6 – Three suspected Rohingya robbers were killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police in Habiber Ghona hilly area in Teknaf Upazila early Saturday. The deceased were identified as Nur Alam, 23, Mohammad Jubayer, 20 and Hamid Ullah,…
Growing ethnic, religious intolerance threat to Asean peace?
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Apr 5 2019 (IPS) – When the one-year anniversary of Malaysia’s historic presidential election outcome rolls around in early May, the wave of euphoria that followed it will be all but a wistful memory. The surprise outcome that…
Ex-clerk held for raping schoolgirl for years
Chapainawabganj, Apr 5 (UNB) – A man accused of blackmailing and raping a female high school student for several years was arrested on Friday morning from Naogaon. Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) identified the man as Rahim Badsha, 40, son of…
Judge orders mental health tests for accused mosque shooter
Christchurch, April 5 (AP/UNB) — A New Zealand judge on Friday ordered that the man accused of killing 50 people at two Christchurch mosques undergo two mental health assessments to determine if he’s fit to stand trial. High Court judge…
Man burnt ‘by younger brother’ dies at DMCH
Feni, Apr 4 (UNB) – A man, who sustained burn injuries in an attack allegedly carried out by his younger brother at Sapua village in Dagonghuiya upazila on March 26, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Wednesday night. The…
Subarnachar election-time gang-rape accused surrenders
Dhaka, April 03 – The prime accused of the latest ‘gang rape’ in Noakhali’s Subarnachar Upazila area on Wednesday surrendered before a Noakhali district court while the court rejected his bail plea. Abul Kalam alias Bechu Majhi, 40, the accused…
Case filed over Chattogram case documents theft
Chattogram, Apr 3 (UNB) – A case has been filed in connection with the theft of documents and evidences of four cases from the police storeroom at the district court building. Inspector (prosecution) Bijan Barua filed the case around 1am…
Alleged terrorist killed in CHT ‘gunfight’ with joint forces
Bandarban, Apr 3 (UNB) – A suspected terrorist was killed in a reported gunfight with the joint forces at Lemubari border in Naikhongchhari Upazila on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Gyan Mongkor Chakma, 45, hailing from Rangamati. He worked…
Kiron’s bail cancellation hearing in defamation case, April 15
Dhaka, April 02 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday fixed April 15 for hearing on the cancellation of bail granted to Bangladdesh Football Federation’s women wing Chairperson and FIF Council member Mahfuza Akter Kiron in…
JU suspends 5 Chhatra League activists for mugging
Jahangirnagar University, Apr 1 (UNB) – The university suspended five activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) for mugging and assault on Monday. They are – Sanjay Ghosh of drama and dramatics, Mohammad Al Razi of government and politics, Raihan Patwary…
2 suspected drug traders killed in Cox’s Bazar gunfight
Cox’s Bazar, Mar 31 – Two suspected drug traders were killed in a reported gunfight with police at Moulvibazar in Teknaf upazila’s Hneela union early Sunday. The deceased were identified as Mahamudur Rahman, 28, son of Miah Hossain, resident of…
Five Netrakona men awarded death for war crimes
Dhaka, Mar 28 (UNB) – The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Thursday sentenced five war criminals of Netrakona, including Sheikh Abdul Mazid alias Mazid Maulana, to death for committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971. A three-member…
Holey Artisan Bakery attack case hearing April 3
Dhaka, March 27 -The five gunmen, who attacked Gulshan’s Holey Artisan Bakery, shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ as they launched their attack at the capital’s upscale neighbor-hood, a witness told the court on Wednesday. Dhaka’s Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal heard the testimony of…