Dhaka, 29 Jan – The High Court on Monday issued a rule asking the government to explain as to why they should not be directed to stop operations of unauthorized educational institutions across the country.
Category: Governance
Comilla City Mayor granted bail after surrender
Dhaka, 29 Jan – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Monday allowed bail to Comilla City Corporation Mayor Monirul Haque Sakku after he surrendered to the court in a graft case. On November 21, last, a special…
Youth’s body recovered in Laxmipur
Dhaka – Police recovered a body of a young man from a water body adjacent to Laxmipur municipality terminal on Monday morning.Sub-inspector of Sadar Police Station Omar Faruk said locals spotted the body in the marsh in the morning and…
Indian citizen held with 6kg gold at Dhaka airport
Dhaka – Customs official arrested an Indian citizen along with six kilograms of gold at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport early Monday.
Upazila vice-chairman sent to jail in Sirajganj
Dhaka – A court here on Monday sent the Belkuchi upazila vice-chairman to jail rejecting his bail pleas in three cases filed over sabotage and obstructing government servants from discharging their duties.
Youth hacked dead in Jessore
Dhaka – A young man was hacked to death by miscreants at Raypara Madrasah Road in the district town on Monday afternoon.
Cabinet okays revised draft digital security law
The Cabinet today approved the draft of a revised cyber security law incorporating provisions which, officials said, were found to be left out in the existing law to prevent cyber crimes.
Kabul mourns 100 dead after ambulance bomb
More than 100 people are now known to have been killed in a suicide bombing on Saturday in Kabul.Attackers drove an ambulance past a police checkpoint to get to a crowded street in a district full of government buildings and…
HC dissatisfied at mobile court imprisoning man in custody
Dhaka, 28 Jan – A High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday expressed strong dissatisfaction for sentencing a man to eight months imprisonment by a mobile court when he was in police custody last year.
Manzoor murder investigation report deferred
Dhaka, 28 Jan – The First Additional District and Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Sunday deferred the submission of the investigation report on the further investigation against 5 accused including Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad. The new date is…
Muhith warns of widespread use of black money
Dhaka, 28 Jan – With less than a year to the national election, Finance Minister AMA Muhith has warned banks and the regulator of a widespread use of ‘black money’.
New BD chief justice very soon, Law Minister
Dhaka 28 Jan – A new Chief Justice will be appointed soon, Law Minister Anisul Huq said on Sunday. “Some new appellate division judges will also be appointed after appointing the Chief Justice”, he said while talking to the reporter…
Bangladeshi beaten dead by BSF along Burimari border
Dhaka – A Bangladeshi young man was allegedly beaten to death by members of Border Security Force of India (BSF) near Burimari border in Patgram upazila in Lalmonirhat early Sunday.
Robbers kill one, loot trawler in B’baria
Dhaka – A worker of a trawler was beaten to death and four others were injured by robbers in the Meghna River in Sarail upazila on Saturday midnight.
2 held with 200 kg hemp in B’baria
Dhaka -Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two people along with 200kg hemp on Dhaka-Sylhet highway near Khatihata in Sarail upazila on Sunday morning.
Missing man found dead in Comilla
Dhaka – Police recovered the throat-silt body of a missing fish trader from Panch Pukuria village in Paharpur union of Muradnagar upazila on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Mostak Mia, 38, son of late Resho Mia Bepary of the…
Bill adopted in Parliament to set up ‘Hasina University’
A bill, titled ‘Sheikh Hasina University Bill-2018’, was passed in Parliament on Sunday.Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid moved the bill and it was passed by voice vote.
Four jar-water producing factories sealed off
Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) sealed off four jar-water producing factories apart from slapping a Tk 2 lakh fine on them in the city’s Mohammadpur area on Sunday.
Oust Govt movement if Khaleda convicted unlawfully: BNP
Two BNP senior leaders on Sunday threatened that their party will go for an outright oust-government movement if Khaleda Zia is ‘unlawfully’ convicted in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.
BNP to face trial for threatening court: Quader
BNP will have to face trial for threatening the court which is set to pronounce its verdict in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case, said Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday.
HC rejects writ seeking appointment of Chief Justice
The High Court on Sunday rejected the writ petition that filed challenging the inaction of the authorities to fill the post of the Chief Justice.
Haste to deliver verdict against khaleda a plot: BNP high command
Dhaka, Jan 27 – The opposition BNP high command on Saturday night noted its indignation over what it called the haste in which the date for giving verdict in a graft case against their chairperson Khaleda Zia has been fixed…
Man sneaks off after being held with 2 kgs gold Joypurhat border
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) held a man along with 2kgs gold bars from Chechra border in Pachbibi upazila while he was trying to smuggle the gold to India on Saturday afternoon.
Drug peddler held in Jessore
Jessore, Jan 28 (UNB) – Police arrested an alleged drug peddler along with 200 grams of heroin from Chachra Check Post area in Sadar upazila on Friday night.
Indian national found dead in Magura; 1 held
Dhaka – An Indian national was found dead in front of a five-storey building at Natun Bazar in the district town on Saturday morning.The deceased was identified as Gobinda Bhattacharja, 38, a resident of Madhyapara village in 24 Parganas district…
No injudicious verdict against Khaleda acceptable: BNP
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday warned that people will not accept it if any injudicious verdict is given in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case against Khaleda Zia and others.
USA Gymnastics board to quit over abuse scandal
The entire USA Gymnastics (USAG) board has said it will comply with a US Olympic Committee’s (USOC) ultimatum to resign over an abuse scandal. The USOC earlier said the 18-member board must step down by January 31 or lose status…
Minister’s remarks prove they know of Khaleda verdict: Fakhrul
Dhaka, Jan 26 – BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday criticised the Home Minister for what he said issuing a threat to their party saying it was not his justified action before the announcement of the verdict…
Dutch intel agency spied on Russian hacking group: media
Amsterdam (Reuters) – The Dutch intelligence agency AIVD spied on the Russian group believed to be behind the hack of the Democratic Party ahead of U.S. elections, local media reported on Thursday.
‘Robber’ hurt by bullet in Laxmipur gunfight
Dhaka- A suspected robber sustained bullet injuries in a reported gunfight with police in Binodpur area of Sadar upazila in Laxmipur early Friday.