A case has been filed against nine people over the killing of Major (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan on Marine Drive road in Teknaf.
Category: Governance
Voting underway in Sri Lanka parliament election
Colombo, AP/UNB, Aug 05 – Voting to elect a new Parliament was underway in Sri Lanka on Wednesday. It is expected to give strong support to the powerful and popular Rajapaksa brothers.
8 injured in Brahmanbaria clash over mobile recharge
Brahmanbaria, Aug 04 – At least eight people, including two women, were injured in a clash at Paschimpara Walishah Mazar area in Nabinagar municipality on Monday afternoon over a trifling matter.
ACC seeks info from Mugda hospital, Hotel Super Star
Dhaka, Aug 03 – The Anti- Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday sought various information and records from the managing director of Hotel Super Star Ltd and the director of Mugda 500-bed General Hospital, including the accommodation and meals of doctors,…
Smuggled goods worth Tk 504 mn seized in July
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in separate drives recovered drugs and other smuggled goods worth Tk 504 million from the bordering areas of the country in the month of July.
Jubo League leader held in money laundering case
Faridpur, Aug 02 – Police arrested a local Jubo League leader and two others early Sunday from the Faridpur district town in Sadar Upazila in connection with a money laundering case.
21 cops suspended over killing of ex-Army major in Teknaf
Dhaka, Aug 02 – The authorities on Sunday suspended 21 police officers, including the in-charge, of Baharchhara police outpost in connection with the killing of a retired Major of Bangladesh Army on Marine Drive road in Teknaf.
Lower courts, tribunals to resume regular work from Aug 5
Dhaka, July 31 – The Supreme court on Thursday announced the restoration of regular activities with physical presence of stakeholders at all lower civil and criminal courts and tribunals from August 5.
Statue smashing – Heroes, values and racism
By Jan LundiusSTOCKHOLM / ROME, Jul 29 2020 (IPS) – On Friday the 24th of June, President Trump announced he was skipping a weekend at his New Jersey golf resort to ”ensure law and order in Washington”, tweeting:I just had…
Dhaka Pallabi Police Station blast: Three on 14-day remand
Dhaka, July 30 – Three people arrested in connection with an explosion inside the Pallabi Police Station that left four cops injured, were put on 14-day remand by a Dhaka court on Thursday.The accused Rafikul Islam, Shahidul Islam and Mosharraf…
59 members of ‘dope gangs’ arrested in Dhaka
Detectives in separate drives arrested 59 members of ‘dope gangs’ from different parts of the capital on Thursday.Police also recovered foods mixed with sedatives and knives from their possession, said DMP Deputy Commissioner (Media) Md Walid Hossain.Among the arrestees, 16…
Bangladesh-India maintain stronger friendly, warm ties: Quader
Dhaka, July 28: Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader Tuesday said Bangladesh and India are now maintaining stronger friendly, warm and development-oriented relations than any previous time.“If relations with neighboring countries become friendly and strong, it will be easier…
Stay ready to help flood victims, PM asks admin
Dhaka, July 27 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday directed the administration to stay ready to extend all sorts of assistance to the flood-affected people as the flood may prolong this time.“There’s an apprehension that the flood may prolong…
Black lives matter in Europe too
by Khaled Diab on 27th July 2020 @DiabolicalIdeaNo one should be smug about racism in Europe. Here too there is a toxic interaction between ethnicity, equality and the environment.Although police brutality has claimed too many black lives in America, the…
Covid-19 certificate scam: Shahed put on 28-day remand
Dhaka, July 26 – Regent Group Chairman Md Shahed alias Shahed Karim has been placed on a 28-day remand in four cases – seven days in each case – filed at Uttara west and Uttara east police stations for issuing…
Govt sets rawhide price for sacrificial animals
Dhaka, July 26: The government has set the prices of different types of rawhides of the sacrificial animals during the Eid-ul-Adha.Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi Sunday announced the decision after a meeting with leather traders Tanners’ through online.As per the decision,…
Govt not solely responsible for health sector corruption: DGHS
Dhaka, July 25 – Newly appointed Director General (DG) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Prof Dr Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam Saturday said the government alone is not responsible for the corruption in the country’s health sector.
2 suspected Rohingya Yaba traders killed in Teknaf ‘gunfight’
Cox’s Bazar, July 25 – Two suspected Yaba traders were killed in a reported gunfight with members of Border Guard Bangladesh(BGB) in Chhurikhal area of Teknaf Upazila on Friday night.
Woman found hanging in Patuakhali hotel room
Patuakhali, July 24: Police recovered the hanging body of a woman from a hotel room in Patuakhali district town on Friday morning.
UP member, Rohingya man killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
Two suspected drug traders, a local Union Parishad member and a Rohingya man, were killed in a reported gunfight with police at Hinla in Teknaf Upazila early Friday. The deceased were identified as Moulvi Bakhtier alias Bakhtier Uddin, 55, member…
ACC prosecutes 3 BASIC Bank officials for graft
Dhaka, July 23 – The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday filed a case against three bank officials, including a former manager of BASIC Bank’s Gulshan branch, for embezzling around Tk 3 crore.
Test report contains signature of dead physician in Barisal!
3 jailed in Barishal, hospital sealed off Barisal, July 19 – A private diagnostic centre in Barishal town has been sealed off after it issued a pathology test report containing the signature of a dead physician.
Nepal ends 4-month lockdown after drop in Covid-19 cases
Xinhua/UNB, July 23 – The government of Nepal has decided to formally end the nearly four-month lockdown imposed on March 24 to prevent transmission of Covid-19, said a senior cabinet minister.
Rohingya among 3 suspected criminals killed in 3 ‘gunfights’
Dhaka, July 22 (UNB) – Three suspected criminals, including a ‘Rohingya robber’, were killed in separate gunfights with law enforcers and criminals in Cox’s Bazar, Bogura and in the capital early Wednesday.
SI suspended over Chittagong teen suicide
Chittagong, July 21 – Sub-Inspector Helal Khan of Double Mooring Police Station was suspended for provoking a teenage boy to take his own life after harassing two female members of his family during a drive in Agrabad of Chattogram city…
Workers protest racial inequality in US
Workers from the different professions rallied with organised labour on Monday to protest systemic racism and economic inequality.
Coronavirus: Bangladesh makes wearing masks mandatory
Dhaka, July 21 – The government on Tuesday ordered its citizens to wear masks whenever they go out of homes to limit the transmission of coronavirus. A circular was issued by the health ministry in the afternoon.
Covid-19 test scam: Shahabuddin Medical MD arrested
Dhaka, July 21 – Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested the managing director of Shahabuddin Medical College Hospital (SMCH) Faisal Al Islam from a local residential hotel in city’s Gulshan on Monday night on the charge of fraud and forging Covid-19…
Columbus statues toppled in the U.S.
By Countercurrents Collective Protesters pulled down a statue of Christopher Columbus in Baltimore, the U.S. They threw the statue into the city’s Inner Harbor. Statues of Columbus have also been toppled in cities including Miami; Columbus, Ohio; Richmond, Virginia; St…
Covid certificate scam: Dr Sabrina sent to jail
Dhaka, July 20 – A court in Dhaka on Monday sent JKG Healthcare’s chairman Dr Sabrina Sharmin Hussain to jail in a case filed over issuing fake Covid-19 certificates.