Sylhet, Sept 28 – The miscreants who gang-raped a woman after tying up her husband in a dormitory of Sylhet MC College, also snatched away the victim’s car and demanded Tk 50,000 ransom for it.
Category: Governance
Regent Chairman Shahed awarded life in prison in Arms case
Regent Group Chairman Shahed Karim has been sentenced to life imprisonment in an arms case.
MC College gang rape: 2 accused on 5-day remand
Two accused, including the prime suspect in MC College gang rape, were sent on a five-day remand by a Sylhet court on Monday.
MC College gang rape: Prime suspect, one accused arrested
The main suspect and another accused in the Sylhet MC College gang rape case were arrested on Sunday morning.The arrestees were identified as Saifur Rahman, son of Tahid of Balaganj upazila and Arjun Lashkar.
MC College rape: Court records victim’s statement
A Sylhet court on Sunday recorded statement of the victim who was gang raped in MC College on Friday.
Papia’s Arms case: Court to deliver verdict Oct 12
A Dhaka court on Sunday set October 12 for delivering verdict in an arms case filed against Narsingdi’s expelled Jubo Mohila League leader Shamima Nur Papia and her husband Mofizur Rahman Sumon.
Stalker on 7-day remand over killing schoolgirl in Savar
Dhaka, Sept 26 – A Dhaka Court on Saturday placed a man on a seven-day remand in a case over knifing a schoolgirl to death in Savar on September 20.
DMP to fire 26 cops involved in drug use: Commissioner
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has initiated a process to terminate 26 cops found positive in dope tests, said DMP Commissioner Md Shaifqul Islam on Saturday.
BNP agents, voters obstructed in Pabna by-polls: Rizvi
BNP on Saturday alleged that the agents of its candidate in the by-polls to Pabna-4 were obstructed from entering polling stations.
1,507 cops transferred to Cox’s Bazar to fill vacancies
Dhaka, Sept 25 – In line with a major reshuffle in the police administration, a total of 1,507 police officers have been transferred to Cox’s Bazar.
Gear up economic diplomacy: PM Hasina asks diplomats
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday asked Bangladesh’s diplomats to reinforce economic diplomacy for expanding trade and business to achieve economic self-reliance for the country.
US election: Absentee voting week Sep 27-Oct 4
Dhaka, Sept 24 – The US Embassy in Dhaka has encouraged US voters by participating in the “Absentee Voting Week” and taking necessary steps to vote in the November election.
34 police inspectors transferred out of Cox’s Bazar
Thirty-four police inspectors posted in Cox’s Bazar have been transferred out of the district.
Ruth B Ginsburg Forged a New Place for Women in Law, Society
Sep 21, 2020 (IPS) – Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death has generated an outpouring of grief around the globe. Part of this grief reflects her unparalleled status as a feminist icon and pioneer for women in the legal profession and…
Police May Pull the Trigger, but It’s the System That Kills
By Richard E. Rubenstein Fifty years ago this year, I published my first book, entitled Rebels in Eden – an exploration of mass political violence in America focusing on the uprisings that had by then incinerated substantial portions of the…
Ducsu VP Nur freed hours after detention: Named in rape case
Dhaka, Sept 21 – Vice President of Dhaka University Central Student Union (Ducsu) and his seven supporters have been released several hours after their detention on Monday.
Bill to set up Sheikh Hasina Medical University cleared
The Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of Sheikh Hasina Medical University, Khulna Bill, 2020 to set up a medical university in Khulna division, aiming to expand the facilities for medical education, research and healthcare services in the region.
Sayestaganj OC, 4 cops attached to Hobiganj for extortion
Sayestaganj Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mozammel Hossain and four policemen were attached to the district police lines for taking money from a man threatening to implicate him in a drugs case.
Prime accused Rabiul confesses to attack on UNO Wahida
Rabiul Islam, the prime accused in a case filed over the attack on Dinajpur’s Ghoraghat upazila nirbahi officer Wahida Khanom and her father, has made a confessional statement in a local court.
Striking forces formed for Kashimpur jail security
Four striking forces have been formed to ensure security of the Kashimpur Central Jail at the directive of the prison administration.
Equal pay must for a world of dignity, justice for all: UN
The United Nations is marking the first-ever International Equal Pay Day on Friday drawing attention to the gender pay gap and the systemic inequalities it is rooted in.
Inhuman: Textile worker dies as air pumped into his rectum
Four people were detained after a worker of Akij Textile factory was killed allegedly by his co-workers who pumped air into his rectum in Manikganj Sadar upazila on Thursday.
HC summons Faridpur judicial magistrate
Dhaka, Sept 16 – The High Court on Wednesday summoned Faridpur’s Senior Judicial Magistrate Md Mainul Islam for not following the rules in recording the confessional statements of three accused in a school student murder case.
25 indicted in Buet student Abrar Murder Case
A tribunal on Tuesday framed charges against 25 accused in a murder case filed over death of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) student Abrar Fahad.
Russian opposition leader Navalny able to leave hospital bed
Berlin, AP/UNB, Sept 14 – Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is off a ventilator and is able to leave his hospital bed briefly, his doctors said Monday, while Germany announced that French and Swedish labs have confirmed its findings that…
HC order for Tk 5 lac to mosque AC blast-hit families stayed
Dhaka, Sept 13 – The Appellate Division has stayed the High Court’s order to pay TK 5 lakh to the families of each of the Narayanganj Mosque blast victims.
Six awarded death sentence for killing couple in Tangail
A speedy trial tribunal on Sunday sentenced six people to death for killing a retired teacher and his wife over land dispute in Tangail three years ago.
Writ against airing Sinha murder probe details not in list
Dhaka, Sept 13 – The High Court on Sunday dropped from its cause list a writ petition seeking restriction on disclosing the details of the investigation of Major (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan murder case to the media.
Gen Md Main Dy Commander UNPKM, 180 Policewomen off to Congo
Major General Md Main Ullah Chowdhury of Bangladesh Army has been appointed the Deputy Force Commander of the United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping mission.
Injured UNO Wahida improves further: Suspended official held
Dhaka, Sept 12 – The condition of Ghoraghat UNO Wahida Khanam, who was seriously injured in an attack by miscreants that left her right side paralysed, has improved further, said doctors.