Dhaka – Police rescued an eight-year-old boy, who was abducted from Kumarkhali upazila on August 17, from the capital’s Shyampur area on Friday night.
Category: Governance
Driver, conductor rape girl in bus: Hunt on to nab them
Tangail, Sept 1 – An assistant of a bus driver has been arrested on the charge of raping a disabled teenaged girl along with two of his accomplices in a moving bus near Ibrahimabad Rail Station at Bhuapur area of…
Addressing Bangladesh’s age-old public transportation system
By Naimul Haq Dhaka, Aug 31 2018 (IPS) – After the recent student uprising in Bangladesh, and despite increased policing on the streets and amendments to the traffic laws, there has been criticism that things have not changed significantly enough…
Man beaten dead by ‘cousin’ in Narsingdi
Dhaka – A young man who was injured after being beaten allegedly by his cousin at Purba Seydnagar village of Shibpur upazila in Narsingdion Thursday afternoon died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) in the capital in Narsingdi on Friday morning.
5 ‘JMB men’ held with arms, ammo in Rajshahi, C’nawabganj
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested five suspected members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) along with arms and ammunition from Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj districts early Friday.
Missing teenage girl found dead in Munshiganj
Dhaka – A teenage girl was found dead in a market of Baroikhali Bazar in Sreenagar upazila in Munshiganj on Friday afternoon, four days after she had gone missing.
BNP strongly criticises EC’s opting for EVMs in next polls
BNP on Friday turned down the Election Commission’s (EC’s) decision to use electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the national elections, saying such machines can easily be manipulated.
No substitute to filters to keep media free: Inu
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu, MP, said today “to keep the media free of trash of yellow journalism, lie, provocation, vulgarity, chitchat and truncated information there was no choice to having an efficient sift.”
96 held in BD district of Satkhira on different charges
In a drive from Thursday night to Friday morning, police arrested 96 people from different parts of the district on various charges.
Rohingya crisis report stern test for UNSC: British Minister
Dhaka, Aug 30 – Visiting British State Minister Alistair Burt on Thursday said UN Fact-Finding Mission’s report on the Rohingya crisis is a stern test for the Security Council to act for resolving the problem.
HC issues contempt rule against Home Secy, IGP
Dhaka, Aug 30 – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court yesterday issued a contempt of court rule against the Home Secretary, Inspector General of Police (IGP) and Chairman of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) on the charge of…
Tribunal orders arrest of Aziz Mohammad Bhai
Dhaka, Aug 30 – A tribunal has issued a warrant of arrest for businessman Aziz Mohammad Bhai in a case over the 1996 share market scam.
SC upholds HC bail to Khaleda in two defamation cases
Dhaka, Aug 30 – The chamber court of the Appellate Division on Thursday upheld the High Court order that granted bail for six months to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in two defamation cases filed in Dhaka and Narail districts.
‘Drug trader’ injured in Lalmonirhat gunfight
Dhaka – A suspected drug trader sustained bullet injuries in a reported gunfight with police in Aynarpul area of Aditmari upazila in Lalmonirhat early Thursday.
Trump warns of violence in case Democrats win midterm polls
President Donald Trump urged evangelical leaders this week to get out the vote ahead of the upcoming midterm elections and warned of “violence” by opponents if they fail.
Election Commissioner Mahbub opposes EVM at EC meeting
Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukdar opposed a move to amend the law to allow electronic voting machines or EVMs in the looming national election.
Law enforcement agencies most corrupt: TIB survery
Law enforcement agencies are the most corrupt service sector in the country, said a household survey of the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Thursday.
Losing people’s confidence AL now depends on machines: BNP
Strongly opposing the Election Commission’s move to use Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the next general election, BNP on Thursday said Awami League is now ‘depending on machine losing confidence in people’.
German police smash people-smuggling ring
Authorities allege that a number of Indian nationals sought residency in Germany using falsified Greek visas and fake marriage certificates claiming they had Romanian brides. The key suspect faces serious charges. German federal police arrested the alleged head of a…
Suu Kyi’s excuse for Rohingya repression deeply regrettable
The outgoing UN human rights chief says Myanmar’s de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi should have resigned over the military’s violent campaign against the Rohingya Muslim minority last year.
August 21 case, defence ends argument
Dhaka, 28 Aug – The defence lawyers, on behalf of all, 49 accused, in the August 21 grenade attack cases on Wednesday completed their arguments.
Drik Gallery CEO Shahidul Alam seeks bail from HC
Shahidul Alam, Managing Director of Drik Gallery and Chairman of Pathshala South Asian Media Institute, submitted a bail petition with the High Court in a case filed under the Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) Act on Wednesday.
‘Submit BB reserve heist investigation report on Oct 2’
Dhaka, Aug 28 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday ordered Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Bangladesh Police to submit the investigation report of a case filed over Bangladesh Bank reserve heist on October 2.
It’s EC’s decision: Quader on Electronic Voting Machine
Dhaka, Aug 29 – Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said that Election Commission (EC) will decide on the use of the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) in the coming national election.
5 gold smugglers held in city
Dhaka-Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Tuesday night arrested five suspected members of an international gold smuggling gang along with around 11 kg of gold from Gabtoli area in the city.
Newlywed woman found hanged in Jashore
Dhaka – A newlywed woman was found hanged at her house in Nehalpur in Manirampur upazila in Jashore on Wednesday morning.
3 BNP men held in Sherpur
Sherpur – Detectives in a drive arrested three leaders of BNP and its youth wing Jubo Dal from different parts of the district town on Tuesday night in connection with a case filed under Anti-terrorism Act.
Hold doers of violence against Rohingyas to account: Canada
Canada has said they along with the international community must hold the perpetrators of violence against Rohingyas to account and support all the efforts towards building lasting peace and reconciliation in Myanmar.
BNP asks Election Commission: Shun election law reform, EVM
BNP on Wednesday urged the Election Commission (EC) to rescind its plan to amend the Representation of the People Order (RPO) and the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the next polls.
Sr military men responsible for HR violations in Myanmar: US
Mentioning that the findings of a new report indicates widespread human rights abuses by the Myanmar military and its other security forces, the United States has said it held high-level military individuals in Myanmar responsible for the situation.