Rome,(AP/UNB) – AC Milan’s unbeaten streak in all competitions reached 13 matches with a 5-4 penalty shootout victory over Lazio on Wednesday to advance to the Italian Cup final against Juventus.
Category: Crime
2 drug peddlers held with 348 bottles phensidyl
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab)-7 in a drive arrested two drug peddlers along with 348 bottles of phensidyl from Shuvopur bus station under Sadarghat Police Station in Chittagong on Wednesday night.
Bus driver held with heroin worth Tk one cr
Dhaka – Police in a drive arrested a man along with heroin worth Tk one crore from a bus at Hatikumrul Golchattar in Salonga upazila in Sirajganj early Thursday.
Dubai editor case verdict on March 25
The verdict in the court case involving a senior newspaper editor in Dubai who stands accused of murdering his wife is expected on March 25, according to local media reports. The defendant, Francis Matthew, 61, stands accused of fatally hitting…
Captain Rimon’s mysterious death: Father demands proper probe
Dhaka, Mar 1 – Over two months after death of a marine engineer under mysterious circumstances in the city, investigating agency, Detective Branch (DB) in this case, is claiming of making inroads in probing the incident.
Culture of deep-seated denial of sexual violence in Sudan
By Pramila Patten UN, Feb 28 (IPS) – At the invitation of the Government of Sudan, I visited Sudan from 18 to 25 February 2018. The objective of the visit was to gain first-hand knowledge of the situation, assess the…
Strengthening ban on chemical weapons: The case of Syria
By Dr Ian Anthony and Dr John Hart Stockholm, Sweden, Feb 27 (IPS) – The legal framework prohibiting chemical weapons (CW) is considered the gold standard for multilateral disarmament. It features both comprehensive provisions and intrusive verification measures. Yet, in…
3 Nobel laureates want Rohingya repressors brought to justice
Describing the atrocities carried out on Rohingyas in Rakhine as genocide, the visiting three female Nobel peace laureates on Wednesday said the perpetrators must be brought to justice.
92 Kg hemp recovered in Jessore
Dhaka – A patrol team of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered 92 kilograms of hemp worth of Tk 3.22 lakh from Raghunathpur in Sharsha upazila in Jessore on Tuesday.
3 female Nobel laureates warn Suu Kyi of prosecution for crimes
Three Nobel Peace Prize winners on Monday urged fellow laureate Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar to speak out about violence against the Rohingya minority, warning she otherwise risks prosecution for “genocide”.
EU seeks sanctions against Burma military over Rohingya crisis
EU countries on Monday demanded sanctions against senior Myanmar military officers over “serious and systematic” rights abuses against the country’s beleaguered Rohingya Muslim minority.
Rakhine a human slaughterhouse of recent times:UN
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has described Northern Rakhine in Myanmar as one of the most prolific ‘slaughterhouses’ of humans in recent times.He said not enough was done, early and collectively, to prevent the rising…
5 held, 1.2 lakh yaba seized in city
Dhaka – Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested five suspected drug dealers and recovered 1.20 lakh pieces of contraband Yaba tablets from Bashundhara residential area here on early Monday.
Doctor ‘commits suicide’ in Ctg
Dhaka – A young physician allegedly committed suicide at his residence in Amirbagh residential area in Chittagong on Sunday night.
20 jhut godowns gutted in Gazipur fire
Dhaka – At least 20 jhut godowns and several wood shops were gutted in a devastating fire at Konabari in Gazipur on Sunday morning.
Contractor shot dead in city
Dhaka – A contractor was gunned down by some miscreants in Mohakhali area of the capital on Sunday morning.
Youth gets life term for raping Natore school girl
Dhaka – A young man was sentenced for life term imprisonment on Sunday as he raped a minor school girl at Banurvag village of Naldanga in Natore in 2011.
Left student-orgs stage demo against question leakage
Pragatishil Chhatra Jote (PCJ), an alliance of left-leaning student organisations, on Sunday took position near the Secretariat to besiege Education Ministry demanding resignation of the minister for failing to stop continued question paper leaks in different examinations.
Ex-army man shot dead in Comilla
Dhaka – A retired army person was gunned down by some unknown assailants at Dhanuakhola village in Sadar upazila early Saturday.
Youth stabbed to death in Ctg
Dhaka – A youth was stabbed to death by a group of miscreants in Sadarghat Police Station area in Chittagong on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Md Ibrahim, 19, son of Jasim Uddin of Rail Colony area under…
JMB man held with gunpowder in C’nawabganj
Dhaka – A team of DB police in a drive detained an alleged member of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) along with 500g of gunpowder while conducting a secret meeting at Barghoria Sluicegate area in the district Sadar…
3 madrasa students ‘missing’ in Habiganj
Dhaka – Three students of Shamsul Ulum Nurania Hafizia Madrasa in Mirpur area of Bahubal upazila in the district reportedly went missing on Friday noon.
3 killed in Keraniganj road crash
Dhaka – Three people, including an auto-rickshaw driver, were killed in a road accident at South Keraniganj earlySaturday.
Scores of Rohingya villages bulldozed
Rangoon – New satellite imagery reveals the Burmese government has been bulldozing scores of depopulated Rohingya villages in northern Rakhine State, Human Rights Watch said Friday. The United Nations Security Council, the UN and its agencies, and Burma’s donors should…
2 Indian citizens held in Benapole
Dhaka – Customs officials arrested two Indian nationals, along with 200 land maps of six districts of Bangladesh from Benapole checkpost on Thursday.
Four held in Taiwan’s first bitcoin robbery
Taiwan police have arrested four men over a bitcoin robbery worth Twd$5 million ($170,000) in what they said was the first case of its kind on the island.
Students across US walk out of class to protest gun violence
Dhaka, Feb 22 (AP/UNB)-In a wave of demonstrations reaching from Arizona to Maine, students at dozens of U.S. high schools walked out of class Wednesday to protest gun violence and honour the victims of last week’s deadly shooting in Florida.
Rape suspect killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – A rape suspect was killed in a reported gunfight between his associates and the members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Napitkhali area of Cox’s Bazar early Wednesday.
UK lawmakers for ICC referral of Burmese general
Over 100 British Parliamentarians have said it is time for the UK to state that Myanmar’s military should be referred to ICC for their appalling ‘security operations’ against the Rohingya, described as ethnic cleansing and possibly genocide by OHCHR.
Vatican investigator meets with Chilean sex abuse victims
Santiago, Feb 21 (AP/UNB) — The Vatican’s sex abuse investigator on Tuesday began a series of meetings in Chile with victims and others who have opposed the appointment of a bishop accused of covering up for the country’s most notorious…