Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested a Rohingya man from Jhumerchhora area in Ukhia upazila of Cox’s Bazar district early Friday in connection with murder a Rohingya camp leader on January 20.
Category: Governance
Woman run over by muggers’ car in city
A private hospital staff was run over by a muggers’ car who tried to snatch her handbag in city’s Dhanmondi area early Friday. The victim was identified as Helena Begum, a fourth-class employee of the Green Life Medical College Hospital…
‘Pir’ jailed for raping teenage girl in Chandpur
Dhaka – A court here on Thursday afternoon sent a ‘Pir’ to jail in a case over raping a teenage girl in Faridganj upazila in Chandpur.
‘New IGP to continue current policing’
Outgoing Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque on Friday expressed his hope that the newly appointed IGP will continue present mass people-oriented policing system.
Action in case of chaos over Khaleda verdict: Home Minister
Dhaka, 26 Jan – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Friday said stern actions will be taken if anyone tries to create anarchy centering the verdict in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case. The Home Minister came up with the warning…
6 accused ‘confess to raping and killing’ Ctg girl
Chittagong, Jan 26 – Six accused in a murder case on Thursday night reportedly confessed to police their involvement in killing a girl after rape in the port city on January 21.
2 held with 800 Yaba pills in Cox’s Bazar
Dhaka- Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested two suspected peddlers along with 800 pieces of Yaba tablet from Naf Panjapara in Sadar upazila on Thursday evening.
Youth’s body found floating in the Meghna
Dhaka – Police recovered the floating body of an unidentified young man from the Meghna River in Ashuganj upazila of Brahmanbadia district on Thursday evening.
7 ‘muggers’ held in city
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion in a drive arrested seven suspected muggers from Mohammadpur area in the city on Wednesday night.
Worker found dead in Bogra
Dhaka – Police recovered the body of a worker at Birgram in Shahjahanpur upazila in Bogra on Thursday morning.
BNP demands withdrawal of cases filed against its leaders
BNP on Thursday demanded the government withdraw 50,000 cases filed against its leaders and activists to create a level-playing field before the 11th parliamentary elections. BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir came up with the demand at a press…
Javed Patwari made new IG of Police
The government today appointed Additional Inspector General of police Dr Mohammad Javed Patwary as the Inspector General of Police (IGP). Javed Patwary, who has been serving the Special Branch (SB) of police as its head equivalent to secretary status since…
MSU president quits amid gymnast abuse row
The head of Michigan State University (MSU) has resigned, hours after sports doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced for sexually abusing young athletes. Lou Anna Simon had been facing pressure to step down. Nassar worked at MSU between 1997 and 2016.…
Schoolgirl murdered after rape in Rajshahi, 1 held
Rajshahi, Jan 25 – A schoolgirl was killed allegedly after rape at Madila village in Bagmara upazila of Rajshahi district on Monday night.
Youth killed in Ctg ‘cop firing’
Dhaka- A young man was killed and two people suffered injuries allegedly in police firing at Telipara in Sitakunda in Chittagong on Wednesday night.
HC confirms death in JU student Jubair murder case
The High Court on Wednesday upheld the death penalty of five convicted people in the 2012 murder case of Jubair Ahmed, a student of Jahangirnagar University.The court also upheld life term to two convicts and acquitted four others.
5 Jamaat men held in Khulna
Dhaka – Police in a drive arrested five local leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islam Bangladesh along with four hand bombs and some Jihadi books from a Madrasah at Phultala Jamira area in Khulna on Wednesday morning.
Asean rights body for arms embargo on Myanmar
ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) on the Rohingya crisis on Wednesday laid emphasis on imposing arms embargo and targeted sanctions on Myanmar and its senior officials respectively to create a safe environment for Rohingyas to return to their homeland…
7 to die for killing farmer in Habiganj
Dhaka – A court here on Wednesday sentenced seven people, including a woman, to death in connection with the killing of a farmer in Nabiganj upazila on June 22, 2008.
Russia exporting 6 SU-30 fighters to Myanmar
Russia’s Sukhoi Su-27/30/35 Flanker family continues to rack up export successes in Asia, with Myanmar being the latest regional country to acquire the combat-proven jet.
3 alleged ‘robbers’ killed in Barguna ‘gunfight’ with Rab
Bagerhat, Jan 24 – At least three alleged robbers were killed in a ‘gunfight’ with Rapid Action Battalion in the regional forest at Majher Char in Pathargatha upazila of Barguna on Wednesday morning.
CIA Agent confesses on deathbed: ‘I killed Bob Marley’
By Baxter Dmitry A 79-year-old retired officer of the CIA, Bill Oxley, has made a series of stunning confessions since he was admitted to the Mercy Hospital in Maine on Monday and told he has weeks to live. He claims…
Cop ’commits suicide’ at Ctg Police Lines
Dhaka- A police official allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from ceiling fan at his room in Police Lines in city’s Dampara area on Tuesday night.
Lovers found hanging with a single rope
Dhaka – Two young lovers allegedly ended their lives by hanging themselves with single rope from a tree beside Dighulia canal at Avoynagar upazila in Jessore on Tuesday noon.
3 ‘robbers’ killed in Barguna ‘gunfight’ with Rab
Dhaka- At least three alleged robbers were killed in a ‘gunfight’ with Rapid Action Battalion in the regional forest at Majher Char in Pathargatha upazila of Barguna on Wednesday morning.
3 including two education officials sent to jail
Dhaka, 23 Jan – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday sent three people including two officials of the Education Ministry to the jail on the charges of graft.
Philippines Duterte pursues distraction over accountability
Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Cayetano on Saturday attacked Human Rights Watch for “deliberately misrepresenting” the scale of the killings of President Rodrigo Duterte’s “war on drugs” to create an “unfair and unjust image” of the country. Cayetano also accused…
Two killed in Narail road crash
Dhaka- A woman and her granddaughter were killed in a road accident on Narail-Dhaka road in Dattapara area in Narail on Tuesday afternoon.
600 unapproved water jars destroyed in capital Dhaka
Dhaka, 22 Jan – The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution, BSTI raided Motijheel and Paltan area in Dhaka to stop selling water in jars without its approval.
‘Robber’ killed in ‘gunfight’ in Rangpur
Dhaka-A suspected robber was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Dharmadas in Rangpur early Monday.The deceased was identified as, Rajab Ali, 35, a member of an inter-district robber gang and hailing from Durgapur village in Palashbari upazila of Gaibandha.