Dhaka – Police recovered a throat-slit body of a man near his house at Kuladi village of Bharara union in Sadar upazila in Pabna on Sunday morning.
Category: Governance
Nation observes Genocide Day Sunday
Dhaka, Mar 24 -The nation is set to observe the ‘Genocide Day’ in a somber mood on Sunday, commemorating the brutalities and cowardly attacks carried out by the Pakistani occupation forces on the unarmed Bangalees on the black night of…
2 shot dead in Sylhet clash
Dhaka – Two youths were shot dead and 10 others were injured in a clash between residents of two villages over a disputed land at Shahutikar village in Goainghat Upazila in Sylhet on Saturday morning.
Special protection for twelve RU teachers
Rajshahi, March 23 – The Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) has taken a decision to provide special security to 12 threatened teachers of Rajshahi University (RU) following the incident of attack on Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) teacher Prof. Zafar…
6 Chuadanga cops withdrawn
Dhaka- Six policemen, including five sub-inspectors, have been closed to district police line over conducting drive in the areas under another police station without informing the senior officials.
‘Cop murder suspect’ killed in city ‘gunfight’
Dhaka -A suspect in the murder of DB police Jalaluddin was killed in a reported gunfight with DB police at Pirerbagh in city’s Mirpur area early Friday.
Pro-BNP panel wins landslide victory in SC Bar polls
Dhaka, Mar 23 – Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Oikya Panel backed by the BNP-Jamaat alliance has registered a landslide victory in the the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) election defeating the Awami League-led alliance Sammilita Ainjibi Samannay Parisad.
2 arms suppliers of Gulshan cafe attack held in Bogra
Dhaka – Police here early Thursday arrested two members of banned militant outfit Neo-JMB (Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh), who allegedly supplied arms and explosives in the Gulshan cafe attack, from Kichok area in Shibganj upazila.
4 held with yaba in Rajshahi
Dhaka – Detectives in a drive arrested four young men from a hotel in Sahebbazar area of the city on Thursday evening.
Will the next war be about water?
By Ramu Damodaran UN, Mar 19 (IPS) – One of the first resolutions adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, on the location of the headquarters of the Organization, gives the United Nations “exclusive rights over the subsoil of land…
DB Inspector murder: Wife of accused testifies
Dhaka, March 22 – Tania Begum, wife of accused Hassan Mahmud in the DB Inspector Md Jalal Uddin murder case, gave statement in connection with the incident, under section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
Holey Artisan ‘mastermind’, ‘weapon supplier’ put on remand
Dhaka, March 22 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Thursday put on two members of Neo JMB including Hadisur Rahman Sagar on remand. Sagar, allegedly supplied bombs during the Holey Artisan attack. Magistrate Raihanul Haque of…
BNP and its allies to discuss Political situation Saturday
Dhaka, March 22 – The BNP has convened a joint meeting of the party central leaders and another meeting with leaders of 20-party leaders on Saturday to discuss the latest development in the political arena and strategies for next course…
1.16 kg gold seized in Chapainawabganj
Dgaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Wednesday recovered 10 gold bars weighing 1.16 kg from Sonamasjid Land Port area in Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj.
Rickshaw puller found dead in Shariatpur
Shariatpur – Police on Thursday recovered the throat-slit body of a rickshaw puller from Uporgaon Guccha village in Sadar upazila.
Minor killed in C’nawabganj road crash
Dhaka- A minor boy was crushed under the wheel of a tractor in Yusufnagar Pulpara area of Sadar upazila on Thursday morning.
Civet killed in Bagerhat
Bagerhat – Some unidentified people reportedly killed a civet (locally known as Khatash or Gandha Gokul) near Technical College in Harinkhola area of the district town on Thursday morning.
2 to die for killing woman in Chandpur
Dhaka – A court here on Thursday sentenced two people to death for killing a woman in East Upalata village of Shahrasti upazila in Chandpur in 2016. District and Sessions Judge Saleh Uddin Ahmed pronounced the verdict in presence of…
3 held with 27 kg touchstone in Pirojpur
Dhaka- Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested three people along with a touchstone weighing 27 kilograms from Bhimkathi village in Nazirpur upazila in Pirojpur on Thursday morning.
3 posing as environ officials held in Comilla
Dhaka – Locals have caught three fake environment officials while extorting money from a brick kiln at Nagarparh in Muradnagar upazila in Comilla and handed them over to police.
Zuckerberg regrets Cambridge Analytica ‘breach’
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has admitted that the social network “made mistakes” that led to millions of Facebook users having their data exploited by a political consultancy. Cambridge Analytica is accused of improperly using the data on behalf of political…
Real dev not possible without democracy, says BNP
Dhaka, Mar 21 – BNP’s senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Wednesday said the ‘developing country’ title for Bangladesh is pointless as it now lacks democracy.
ACC petition to increase Khaleda’s punishment
Dhaka, March 21 – The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) will appeal to the High Court Division of the Supreme Court to increase the imprisonment term of the former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust case.
Question leakage in police recruitment test
Dhaka, March 21 – An accused in a case filed for leaking questions of police recruitment test was placed on remand for a day to quiz him in connection with the crime.
Two BD nationals declared innocent after 29 years in jail
Dhaka, March 21 – In a rare development, the High Court on Wednesday declared two people innocent after they were serving in jail for three years, twenty nine years ago in connection with a cattle smuggling case.
A road to right wing authoritarian government
by Simon Wren-Lewis This post is inspired by another, by Jan-Werner Müller. I have talked about Müller’s ideas on populism before. This particular post is a plea to focus less on the voters who elect populist politicians, and more on…
PM seeks efficient navy to tap sea resources
CHITTAGONG- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked Bangladesh Navy to use their efficiency and integrity in tapping sea resources in view of the country’s now expanded maritime boundary.
Woman, son among 6 get life for killing husband
Dhaka- A court here on Wednesday sentenced a woman, her son, three brothers and a sister for killing her husband in Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj in 2012.
80 gold bars seized from Biman flight in city
Dhaka – Customs officials on Wednesday seized 80 gold bars weighing 9.28 kilogrammes from the toilet of a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
Quota for FFs – their children and grandchildren – to stay: PM
Patiya (Chittagong), – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the quota system in government jobs for freedom fighters, their children and grandchildren will continue. The Prime Minister made the announcement at a time when a section of students and…