Dhaka – A man was killed and 10 others were injured in a road accident at Chhayghoria on Satkhira-Jessore road in Sadar upazila on Wednesday morning.
Category: Crime
BGB deployed in capital, different dists
Dhaka – Paramilitary Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) forces are deployed in different districts of the country including Dhaka on Wednesday, ahead of Thursday’s verdict in a graft case against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia.
ICT ready to give verdict against 4 for war crimes
Dhaka, 05 Feb – The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) will deliver verdict any day in a case filed against four persons including Amir Ahmad from Sudarampur of Noakhali on the charges of their involvement in crimes against humanity committed during…
Pry school student commits suicide in Chandpur
Dhaka – A minor girl student of primary school allegedly committed suicide after drinking poison in Sener Dighirpar area of Sadar upazila on Monday afternoon.
4 to die for killing CNG owner in Gazipur
Dhaka – A court here on Tuesday sentenced four people to death for killing a CNG-run auto-rickshaw owner in 2012.
Teenage girl found hanging in Sylhet
Dhaka – Police recovered the hanging body of a teenage girl from Jangail village of Companyganj upazila on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Taslima Akhter, 16, daughter of Attar Ali, resident of the village in Ronikhai union.
Indian national among 6 killed in Faridpur road crashes
Dhaka – At least six people, including an Indian citizen, were killed and 22 others injured in separate road accidents in Faridpur on Tuesday morning.
2 held at Hili border for intrusion
Dhaka – Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained two Bangladeshi men on Tuesday while they returned from India through Hili border of Dinajpur for their alleged illegal entry into India six years back.
Two held, Yaba seized in Naogaon
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested two siblings along with 13,300 pieces of contraband Yaba tablets from Borunkandi area in Sadar upazila in Naogaon on early Tuesday.
Woman killed by ‘drug addict son’ in Faridpur
Dhaka – A ‘drug edict’ man allegedly killed his mother in North Alipur area of the district town on Tuesday noon.The deceased was identified as Amena Khatun, 55, wife of Mojahar Sheikh of the area.
Man held with arms in Munshiganj
Dhaka – Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Monday arrested a man along with arms during a drive from Sadar upazila in Munshiganj.
15 BNP-Jamaat men held in Thakurgaon
Dhaka – Police here arrested at least 15 leaders and activists of BNP-Jamaat during separate drives at different areas in Thakurgaon from Sunday evening to Monday.
32 held in Rajshahi police drive
Dhaka – Police here on Monday arrested 32 people with drugs in separate drives in the district. Among the detainees eight were held with different types of drugs.
Repeated question paper leak an ominous sign: Experts
Dhaka, Feb 5 – The repeated incidents of question paper leakage during public examinations will bring the country’s education system to its knee if the government fails to tackle it with an iron hand, said experts and civil society members.
Youth held with 9,880 Yaba tablets in Cox’s Bazar
Dhaka- Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a young man along with 9,880 Yaba tablets from Islambagh area in Teknaf upazila in Cox’s Bazar on Sunday.
Int’l firm may dig out info on money laundered from BD
Dhaka, 04 Feb – The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is planning to appoint an international accounting firm to dig out information about money laundered from the country, said NBR chairman Md Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan.
11 BNP men held in N’ganj
Dhaka – Police and detectives in separate drives arrested 11 leaders and activists of BNP from different areas of the upazila in Narayanganj early Sunday.
BGB seizes over Tk. 85 cr. smuggled goods
Dhaka – Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized smuggled goods and drugs worth around Tk 85.82 crore carrying out anti-smuggling drives across the country, mostly bordering areas, in January this year.
Taka 500,000 for catching question leaker
The government on Sunday declared a bounty of Tk 5 lakh each for handing over to the authorities the criminals involved in question paper leakage on social media sites.
3 killed in Nilphamari road crash
Dhaka – Three people were killed and five others injured following a head on collision between a truck and an auto-rickshaw on Saidpur-Rangpur road in Dholagaccha area of Saidpur upazila on Sunday evening.
2 NGO workers killed in road crashes
Dhaka – Two NGO workers, including a woman, were killed and another was injured in separate road crashes in Faridpur and Thakurgaon on Saturday morning.
Youth held with 5,200 Yaba tablets in Cox’s Bazar
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a young man along with 5,200 Yaba tablets from the Link Road area in Sadar upazila in Cox’s Bazar on Friday night.
North provided ballistic missiles to Myanmar: UN
North Korea earned nearly $200m (£141m) last year by exporting banned commodities in breach of international sanctions, a UN report says. The report by a panel of experts said several countries including China, Russia and Malaysia had failed to stop…
Beware the #MeToo backlash—It masks ugly lies about women
Liesl Gerntholtz The backlash against #MeToo is gathering steam, with a chorus of voices raising concerns about “overreactions” to “minor” transgressions and citing threats to sexual freedom.
Sexual harassment: At least 2 billion women
By Joseph Chamie New York, Feb 1 (IPS) – Most of the world’s women have experienced sexual harassment. Based on available country surveys, it is estimated that no less than 75 percent of the world’s 2.7 billion women aged 18…
Leakage of SSC questions thru the social media alleged
Dhaka, 01 Feb – Allegations of question paper leakage on the first day of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination arose on Thursday when ‘leaked questions’ were allegedly found on the social media Facebook before the examination started.
Suspected robber killed in Kushtia ‘gunfight’
Kushtia, Feb 1 – A suspected robber was killed in a reported gunfight with police on Kushtia-Jhenidah highway in Mahishdanga area under Islamic University thana early Thursday. The deceased could not be identified immediately, Police said.
5 previously unreported Myanmar mass graves confirmed
Balukhali Refugee Camp, Feb 1 (AP/UNB) — The faces of the men half-buried in the mass graves had been burned away by acid or blasted by bullets. Noor Kadir finally recognized his friends only by the colors of their shorts.
USA Gymnastics doctor ‘abused 265 girls’
The number of known sexual abuse victims of former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar has grown to 265, a Michigan judge has said. At least 65 victims are set to confront Nassar, 54, in court this week in the last…
‘Son kills mother’ in Sylhet
Dhaka – A woman was slaughtered to death by his son at Kamargram village in Beanibazar upazila in Sylhet on Wednesday afternoon.