The public prosecutor, also the counsel of Japanese citizen Kunio Hoshi murder case, Rathish Chandra Bhowmik, went missing on Friday morning as two bikers picked him up from in front of his house at Tajhat area, outskirts of the divisional…
Category: Governance
Bangladesh U15 girls close in to clinch JCGI Youth Football title
Dhaka – Bangladesh Under-15 Women’s Football Team maintained the winning spree in the four-nation Jockey Club Girls International (JCGI) Youth Invitational Football Tournament as they upset the Asian powerhouse IR Iran by 8-1 goals in their second game at Siu…
Asian Youth Chess Champs: BD team leaves for Thailand
Dhaka – The Bangladesh team left here for Thailand on Saturday to participate in the Asian Youth Chess Championship beginning on Sunday at Lotus Pang Suan Kaew Hotel in the Thai city Chiang Mai.
42 km tailback: Why should it recur on Dhaka-Ctg Highway
Comilla, Mar 31 – A 42-kilometer long tailback was created on Dhaka-Chittagong highway on Saturday due to heavy pressure of vehicles, causing immense sufferings to the commuters.
Nightclub gunman’s widow sobs as jury finds her not guilty
Miami, Mar 31 (AP/UNB) – The widow of the gunman who slaughtered 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, was acquitted Friday of helping to plot the attack and lying to the FBI afterward — a rare and…
4 killed as nor’westers lash Sylhet, Magura, Jessore
Dhaka- At least four people including a child were killed in Sylhet, Magura and Jessore districts while many others were injured as nor’westers lashed over different parts of the country on Friday.
Minor boy stabbed dead by aunt in Bogra
Dhaka – A minor boy was stabbed to death allegedly by his aunt over previous enmity at Boalmari village in Shibganj upazila here in Bogra on Friday.
Only pro-liberation parties should be allowed to join polls
Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor on Friday said only the parties that believe in the Liberation War and the country’s independence should be allowed to join polls.
‘Robber’ killed in city ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – A suspected robber was killed in a reported gunfight with DB police at Diabari in city’s Dakkhinkhan area early Friday. The deceased was identified as Zahirul Islam.
Man stabbed dead by ‘nephew’ in Sylhet
Dhaka – A man was stabbed to death allegedly by his nephew at Chatul bazar in Kanaighat upazila early Friday.
12 houses gutted in Munshiganj fire
Dhaka – Ten houses were gutted in a fire at Uttar Kusumpur village in Sirajdikhan upazila on Thursday night.
10 robbers held in Sirajganj
Dhaka – Police arrested 10 suspected robbers along with local weapons while they were preparing to commit robbery at Panganibazar area in Rayganj Upazila in Sirajganj early Friday.
Madrasa girl ‘raped’ in Narsingdi
Dhaka – A female madrasa student was reportedly ‘raped’ by a young man at Krishnapur village in Manohardi Upazila on Thursday afternoon.
Delhi launches probe after exam leak hits 1.6m students
India has launched an inquiry into its national school exams after questions were leaked, forcing 1.6 million students to resit their tests. Police have questioned 32 people over the leaks in mathematics and economics papers which were accessed and spread…
Amal Clooney to represent detained Myanmar reporters
Well-known human rights lawyer Amal Clooney has said she will join the legal team representing two Reuters reporters detained in Myanmar. She said “it is clear beyond doubt” that Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were innocent, and called for…
Russia expels 60 US diplomats in tit-for-tat measure
Russia has expelled 60 US diplomats and closed the St Petersburg consulate in a tit-for-tat response to US action over a spy poisoning case in the UK, reports BBC.
2 women ‘raped’ in Savar after marriage offer
Savar (Dhaka), Mar 29 – In separate incidents, two women, including a garment worker, have repeatedly been ‘raped’ here making false promise of marriage.
People, not any individual, are country’s owners: Dr. Kamal
Joypurhat, Mar 29 – Quoting Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s writing on Constitution, Gono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Thursday said only the people are the owners of the country, not any individual or his/her offspring.
BD SC Bar wants judges recruitment as per const, verdict
Dhaka, Mar 29 – The lawyers of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Thursday demanded the judges’ recruitment to the Appellate Division and High Court division of the Supreme Court according to the constitution and relevant verdicts.
Women’s Economic Inclusion: Legal barriers still widespread
Washington, March 29 – Governments in 65 economies took steps to improve women’s economic inclusion, enacting 87 legal reforms in the past two years, says the World Bank Group’s Women, Business and Law 2018 report, released today.
Rana Plaza owner’s mother sentenced in graft case
Dhaka, March 29 – A Dhaka court on Thursday sentenced Savar’s Sohel Rana’s mother Morzina Begum to six years’ imprisonment with a fine of Tk 20,000 in a case filed for amassing illegal wealth.
BNP leaders claim there are unaware of DMP’s rally permit
Dhaka, March 29 – The government has refused to allow BNP, the arch rival of the ruling Awami League to hold its rally at the venue and date of its choice. Instead, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) offered the party…
3 killed in Habiganj road crash
Dhaka – Three people were killed and six others injured when a bus plunged into a roadside ditch on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Pitua in Nabiganj upazila on Thursday.
Housewife killed ‘by husband’ in Jamalpur
Dhaka – A housewife was slaughtered to death allegedly by her husband over family feud at Choker Char village in Dewanganj in Jamalpur upazila early Thursday.
Passport official hacked in Bogra
Dhaka – Miscreants hacked an officer of local passport office at Koigali of the district town on Thursday.The victim was identified as Shahjahan Kabir, assistant director of local passport office.
Venezuela jailbreak attempt sparks blaze: 68 dead
A total of 68 people died on Wednesday during an attempted jailbreak in Venezuela after a fire engulfed police holding cells in one of the worst tragedies in years in a notoriously violent and overcrowded prison system.
Khaleda falls sick in jail: Rizvi
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia suddenly fell sick in Nazimuddin Road Old Central Jail on Thursday, said party senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.
BD Buddhist leaders launch int’l appeal for Rohingyas
Dhaka, Mar 29 – Upon visiting the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh Buddhist leaders have announced the launch of an international appeal to halt Myanmar’s “policy of violence” and increase humanitarian assistance to the victims.
Khaleda sick – Why punishment won’t be enhanced: HC rule
Dhaka, March 28 – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court yesterday issued a rule asking BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and the government to explain as to why the imprisonment term of the BNP leader in Zia Orphanage…
SC to pass order on BGMEA building time plea April 2
Dhaka, March 28 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court Wednesday decided to pass its order on April 2 on a petition filed by Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters’ Association (BGMEA) seeking time for demolishing the BGMEA Bhaban in…