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Category: Governance
India woman held for posing as groom for dowry
Police in India have arrested a woman who allegedly posed as a man and duped two women into marriage for dowry.Krishna Sen was arrested on Wednesday in the northern state of Uttarakhand for demanding dowry, which is illegal in India.
BNP announces public rally for 22 February
BNP on Friday announced to hold a public rally in the city on February 22, demanding the release of its chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail.
Chittagong police officer shot at check point
An officer of the Chittagong Metropolitan Police was shot, when a search was underway at a checkpoint.The incident was reported Friday afternoon from the port city’s Panchlaish area.
2 motorcyclists killed in Jamalpur road crash
Dhaka – Two motorcyclists were killed in a road accident near Rashidpur bridge in the sadar municipality on Thursday night.The deceased were identified as Rajon, 27, son of Rehan Ali, Mukta, 26, son of Afsar Uddin, residents of Rakherpara village…
20 gold bars recovered in Benapole
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered 20 pieces of gold bars from Dhannokhola bordering area on Friday morning.
2 held with 26800 Yaba tablets in Sirajganj
Dhaka- A team of detective branch (DB) detained two drug traders and seized 26,800 Yaba tablets from Shahidganj area of the municipality in Sirajganj on early Friday.
Cop sustains bullet injuries in Ctg
Dhaka – An assistant sub-inspector of police sustained bullet injuries while conducting a raid to arrest an accused at Sholoshahar no-2 rail gate in the port city on Friday afternoon.
Injured youth dies at Savar hospital
Dhaka – An unidentified youth succumbed to his injuries at Enam Medical College Hospital here early Friday.
1 killed 2 hurt in Sunamganj clash
Dhaka – An elderly man was killed and two people sustained injuries in a clash between two groups of villagers over occupying a water body in Dirai upazila in Sunamganj on Thursday.
UP chairman hacked to death in Narail
Dhaka – A UP chairman was shot and hacked to death by miscreants in Lohagra upazila here in Narail on Thursday.
Man gets life-term for killing wife
Dhaka, Feb 15 – The Environment Appellate Court of Dhaka yesterday sentenced a man to life-term imprisonment for burning his wife to death at Konapara of the city’s Demra area in 2009.
Journalist killed over land dispute in Laxmipur
Dhaka- A journalist was killed in a clash over land dispute in Khilbaicha village of Sadar upazila in Laxmipur on Thursday morning.
PM Hasina to return on Saturday
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who reached Abu Dhabi this morning from Rome concluding her four-day official visit to Italy and Vatican City, is set to return home on Saturday after making a stopover in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) capital.
HC orders judicial probe into SSC question leakage
The High Court on Thursday ordered a judicial probe into the allegations of question paper leakage in the ongoing Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations.
BNP concerned at Shimul Bjswas’ fresh remand
BNP on Thursday voiced concern over putting its chairperson’s special assistant Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas on further remand for five days.
Mass signature drive in districts for Khaleda’s release: BNP
Dhaka, Feb 15 – The BNP will hold another round of peaceful demonstrations across Bangladesh next week demanding the rlease of party chairperson Khaleda Zia.
BD Election Commission needs to prove neutral, capable
Dhaka, Feb 15 – Evaluating its first year’s performance, election experts have said the current Election Commission needs to gain public confidence by making its neutral role more visible ahead of the next general election as its neutrality and capacity…
SSC candidate ‘gang raped’ in Chuadanga; 1 held
Dhaka – A Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinee was reportedly raped by a group of young men including her ‘lover’ at Khoerhuda village in Jibonnagar upazila on Wednesday night.
Youth held with Yaba tablets in C’nawabganj
Dhaka – Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members arrested a young man along with 195 Yaba tablets from Dhakkamara in Chapainawabganj on Wednesday noon.
2 Coast Guard men hurt in Rohingya attack
Dhaka – Two members of Bangladesh Coast Guard suffered injuries in an attack by Rohingya men at Noyapara Rohingya camp in Teknaf upazila in Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday evening.
2 housewives ‘commit’ suicide in Jessore
Dhaka – In separate incidents, two housewives allegedly committed suicide in Manirampur upazilain Jessore on Wednesday.
2 held with 3,195 Yaba tablets in Rajshahi, C’nawabganj
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) have arrested two alleged drug traders along with some 3,195 Yaba tablets in Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj districts.
79 jailed by Jhalakati mobile courts in January
Dhaka – Mobile courts here in January sentenced 79 people to different jail terms and realised around Tk 1.37 lakh in fine on different charges.
Stormy Daniels ‘free to tell her story’
An adult film star who has been embroiled in allegations of an affair with President Donald Trump is free to tell her story, her manager has said. Stormy Daniels is no longer bound by a non-disclosure contract after Mr Trump’s…
17 dead in Florida high school attack
At least 17 people are dead after a 19-year-old man opened fire at a high school campus in Parkland, Florida, police have said. The suspect has been named as Nikolas Cruz, 19, and is a former student at the school…
Pro-AL Jananetri Parishad seeks Khaleda’s arrest
Dhaka, Feb 14 – Pro-Awami League organization, Bangladesh Jananetri Parishad President AB Siddiqui, Wednesday filed a petition with the Metropolitan Magistrate Court of Dhaka seeking arrest of imprisoned BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in a defamation case lodged for allegedly…
Charge-sheet against Fakhrul 58 others accepted
Dhaka, Feb 14 – The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Wednesday took cognizance of a charge sheet against BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and 58 others in an arson case filed with Paltan Police Station of…
BNP ends hunger strike 3 hours before time on request
Dhaka, Feb 14 – The BNP on Wednesday ended its token hunger strike demanding the release of chairperson Khaleda Zia in the city three hours before the schedule time upon request from law enforcers.
Man to die in Bagerhat murder case
Dhaka – A court here on Wednesday sentenced a man to death, another to life-term imprisonment and 29 others to five years jail each for killing a man over a disputed land in 2001.