Saudi Arabia has detained more people for questioning and asked banks to freeze new accounts nearly seven weeks after its corruption crackdown started, according to reports. Earlier this month, the kingdom’s public prosecutor said 320 people had been subpoenaed to…
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Melbourne crash driver arrested after hitting pedestrians
Australian police have arrested two people after a car drove into a crowd in Melbourne. The car “collided with a number of pedestrians” on Flinders Street, a busy junction in the centre of the city, said Victoria Police. Fourteen people…
3 held with Yaba in Dinajpur
Dhaka – Department of Narcotics Control in the district arrested three people along with 950 pieces Yaba and 1 kg of hemp during separate drives from Sadar and Birganj Upazila in Dinajpur on Tuesday night.
Worker’s body recovered from Ctg waterbody
Dhaka -The body of a worker, who had gone missing on Tuesday, was recovered from a waterbody at Fouzdarhat in Sitakundu upazila on Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Mostakin, 26, son of Sukkur Ali of Nikoli area in Kishoreganj…
Arrests over ‘alleged UK Christmas terror plot’
Action has been taken against an alleged Islamist terror plot in the UK that could have happened at Christmas, counter terrorism sources say. Four men were arrested early on Tuesday in South Yorkshire and Derbyshire. An Army bomb disposal team…
42 arrested in Satkhira
Dhaka – Police, in a special drive from Monday evening to Tuesday morning, arrested 42 people, including 19 activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir, from different areas in Satkhira.
Three people go missing in Savar
Dhaka -Three people including a college student and an Imam of local mosque have gone missing from the upazila for last five days. The missing are identified as Sharif Hossain, 18, son of Anwar Hossain Ripon, a resident of Aragaon…
Four women raped in Ctg house
Dhaka – A gang of robbers allegedly raped four women after committing burglary in a house at Karnafuli in Chittagong on December 12.After five days of the mugging, a case was filed with Karnafuli Police Station in this regard.
Youth held over attack on Bagerhat MP’s daughter
Dhaka – Police arrested a young man from the district town early Tuesday in a case filed over the attack on the daughter of female MP Happy Boral.The arrestee is Al Mamun, 26, son of Mujibar Rahman of Gabardia area…
Khulna youth held over torturing wife
Dhaka – Police arrested a young man on Tuesday morning for allegedly torturing his wife brutally for dowry at Banishanta Dhangmari village in Dakope upazila in Khulna .The arrestee was identified as Ujjal Sardar, 29, son of Nirapad Sardar. Earlier,…
Jamaat leader held in Sirajganj
Dhaka- Police arrested a Jamaat leader from Dhamaikandi Bazaar area in Ullapara upazila in Sirajganjon Monday night over sabotage charge.
Repeated question paper leaks shameful: BNP
Voicing deep concern over the leakage of a question paper of class two in Barguna, BNP on Monday said it is a ‘shameful’ incident for the entire nation. “The current government couldn’t give the nation anything, except scandals. The latest…
Two held with Indian liquor in Sunamganj
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested two people and recovered Indian liquor worth around Tk 2 lakh from their possession at Muksedpur area of Tahirpur thana in the district on early Monday.
Trump denies he plans to fire Robert Mueller
President Donald Trump has denied he is planning to fire special counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating possible Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Tensions have been rising between the White House and Mr Mueller’s probe. On Saturday a lawyer…
2 held with 550 Phensidyl bottles in Satkhira
Dhaka – Detectives in a drive arrested two suspected drug peddlers along with 550 bottles of Phensidyl syrup at Palashpole in Satkhira on Saturday night.Ali Ahmed Hashemi, inspector of district Detective Branch, said he along with other detectives went to…
BCL activist hacked dead in Jessore
Dhaka – A local activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was stabbed to death by a group of miscreants at Katakhal village in Jhikargachha upazila on Saturday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Milon Hossain, 26, son of late Alamgir Hossain…
Petrol bomb blast in M’signh leaves two injured
Dhaka- Two people were injured as a petrol bomb was hurled on a procession at Shahganj Bazar in Gouripur upazila on Saturday night.The procession was brought out protesting the attack on Achintapur Union Parishad chairman.
Infant found dead in Satkhira
Dhaka – Police recovered the body of an infant girl behind a mango orchard close to Sadar Hospital in Satkhira on Sunday morning.
Anita Hill to chair Hollywood harassment commission
A special commission to combat sexual harassment in the entertainment and media industries will be chaired by lawyer and academic Anita Hill. The first meeting of the Commission on Sexual Harassment and Advancing Equality in the Workplace was attended by…
Sydney man charged for being N Korea’s ‘economic agent’
A man has been arrested in Sydney for allegedly acting as an economic agent for North Korea, Australian Federal Police (AFP) have said. Chan Han Choi, 59, has been charged with brokering illegal exports from the country and discussing the…
20 Shibir men held in Ctg
Dhaka – Police arrested 20 leaders and activists of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student front of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, from Laldighi Maidan area in Chittagong on Saturday.Tipped of that some Shibir men gathered in the area to carry out acts…
Man hacked dead in Thakurgaon
Dhaka – A man was hacked to death by a young man at Rahimanpur Madrasah Bazar in Sadar upazila on Saturday following a brawl over a trifling matter.The deceased was identified as Anisur Rahman, 40, son of Nendu Mohammad of…
UPDF leader shot dead in Rangamati
Dhaka – A leader of United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) was shot to death in a reported gunfight in Bandukbhanga union of Sadar upazila early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Anol Bikash Chakma alias Pluto Chakma, 42, a resident of…
6 hurt in BCL-JCD clash in Thakurgaon
Dhaka- Six leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) were injured in a clash between two student bodies over supremacy at Hajipara area of the district town on Saturday.The injured were- an assistant secretary…
‘Pangolin traffickers opening up new routes’
Pangolin smugglers are constantly opening up new routes to evade law enforcement agencies, a study showed Friday, highlighting the challenge of tackling the trade in the world’s most heavily trafficked mammal. While at least 20 tonnes of pangolins and their…
Conference on genocide mass violence in Dhaka
The two-day 2nd International Conference on Genocide and Mass Violence began at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban auditorium of Dhaka University (DU) on Thursday. The DU Centre for Genocide Studies organised the conference in cooperation with the Cultural Affairs…
Lack of morality blamed for banking sector irregularities
Dhaka – Financial irregularities in the banking sector are increasing due to lack of ethics, according to a research report of Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM) released Thursday.
3 neo-JMB operatives arrested in city
Dhaka – Police arrested three operatives of militant outfit neo-JMB, including Abdus Samad alias Arif Mamu alias Ashique, one of its founders, in the city’s Mohakhali area on Wednesday night.The two other detainees are Ziadul Islam and Md Azizul Islam.
Man held with 2 gold bars at Benapole
Dhaka -Custom intelligence officials arrested a man along with 2 pieces of gold bar from Benapole international check post in Benapole on Thursday.
Land Minister’s son expelled from Jubo League
Dhaka – Shirhan Sherif Tomal, Ishwardi upazila Jubo League president and son of Land Minister Shamsur Rahman Sherif, has been expelled from the organisation over the attack on journalists in Rooppur on November 29.