Dhaka – An unnatural death case was filed with port city’s Chawkbazar police station on Monday late night over 10 person’s death in a stampede at the qulkhwani of former Chittagong city mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury at a community centre…
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42 arrested in Satkhira
Dhaka – Police, in a special drive from Monday evening to Tuesday morning, arrested 42 people, including 19 activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir, from different areas in Satkhira.
Three people go missing in Savar
Dhaka -Three people including a college student and an Imam of local mosque have gone missing from the upazila for last five days. The missing are identified as Sharif Hossain, 18, son of Anwar Hossain Ripon, a resident of Aragaon…
Four women raped in Ctg house
Dhaka – A gang of robbers allegedly raped four women after committing burglary in a house at Karnafuli in Chittagong on December 12.After five days of the mugging, a case was filed with Karnafuli Police Station in this regard.
Zia Trust graft case: Prosecution ends argument
The prosecution yesterday completed their argument in the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case filed against BNP Chief Khaleda Zia and five others.
Youth held over attack on Bagerhat MP’s daughter
Dhaka – Police arrested a young man from the district town early Tuesday in a case filed over the attack on the daughter of female MP Happy Boral.The arrestee is Al Mamun, 26, son of Mujibar Rahman of Gabardia area…
Khulna youth held over torturing wife
Dhaka – Police arrested a young man on Tuesday morning for allegedly torturing his wife brutally for dowry at Banishanta Dhangmari village in Dakope upazila in Khulna .The arrestee was identified as Ujjal Sardar, 29, son of Nirapad Sardar. Earlier,…
Jamaat leader held in Sirajganj
Dhaka- Police arrested a Jamaat leader from Dhamaikandi Bazaar area in Ullapara upazila in Sirajganjon Monday night over sabotage charge.
Three get life-term for murder
Dhaka 18 Dec – The Speedy Trial Tribunal-4 of Dhaka on Monday sentenced three persons to life-erm imprisonment in a case filed for killing a man at the capital's Kadamtoli area in 2010.
SC stays Apan Jeweller ownwes’ bail
Dhaka, 18 Dec – The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the bail to three of five Apan Jewellers' owners granted by the High Court till December 21.
Repeated question paper leaks shameful: BNP
Voicing deep concern over the leakage of a question paper of class two in Barguna, BNP on Monday said it is a ‘shameful’ incident for the entire nation. “The current government couldn’t give the nation anything, except scandals. The latest…
Two held with Indian liquor in Sunamganj
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested two people and recovered Indian liquor worth around Tk 2 lakh from their possession at Muksedpur area of Tahirpur thana in the district on early Monday.
Trump denies he plans to fire Robert Mueller
President Donald Trump has denied he is planning to fire special counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating possible Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Tensions have been rising between the White House and Mr Mueller’s probe. On Saturday a lawyer…
Piñera elected Chile president
A conservative billionaire and former president, Sebastián Piñera, has won Chile’s presidential election run-off. Left-winger Alejandro Guillier conceded and congratulated his opponent on his win and his return to the presidency after a four-year gap. With nearly all votes counted,…
Report against Khaleda and 13 others in bomb hurling case deferred
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Sunday deferred the submission of the investigation report in the case filed against 14 persons including BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia for a bomb attack on a procession led…
Legal notice on Govt for appointment of Chief Justice
Dhaka – A legal notice has been served asking the government to take necessary steps for appointing the Chief Justice of the country and more judges to the Appellate and High Court divisions of the Supreme Court within 72 hours.
Bangladeshi migrants worry they’ll pay price for NYC subway bomb
New York, (AP/UNB) – When an immigrant from Bangladesh set off a bomb in New York city’s subway system this week, he was the only person injured. But New York city’s vibrant Bangladeshi community is worried that it, too, may…
HC summons Kurigram executive magistrate for sentencing lawyer
Dhaka, Dec 17 – The High Court on Sunday summoned Biroda Rani Roy, Assistant Commissioner (land) of Bhurungamari Upazila in Kurigram, to appear before it on December 27 in connection with the sentencing of a lawyer through a mobile court…
2 held with 550 Phensidyl bottles in Satkhira
Dhaka – Detectives in a drive arrested two suspected drug peddlers along with 550 bottles of Phensidyl syrup at Palashpole in Satkhira on Saturday night.Ali Ahmed Hashemi, inspector of district Detective Branch, said he along with other detectives went to…
BCL activist hacked dead in Jessore
Dhaka – A local activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was stabbed to death by a group of miscreants at Katakhal village in Jhikargachha upazila on Saturday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Milon Hossain, 26, son of late Alamgir Hossain…
Petrol bomb blast in M’signh leaves two injured
Dhaka- Two people were injured as a petrol bomb was hurled on a procession at Shahganj Bazar in Gouripur upazila on Saturday night.The procession was brought out protesting the attack on Achintapur Union Parishad chairman.
Infant found dead in Satkhira
Dhaka – Police recovered the body of an infant girl behind a mango orchard close to Sadar Hospital in Satkhira on Sunday morning.
Anita Hill to chair Hollywood harassment commission
A special commission to combat sexual harassment in the entertainment and media industries will be chaired by lawyer and academic Anita Hill. The first meeting of the Commission on Sexual Harassment and Advancing Equality in the Workplace was attended by…
Sydney man charged for being N Korea’s ‘economic agent’
A man has been arrested in Sydney for allegedly acting as an economic agent for North Korea, Australian Federal Police (AFP) have said. Chan Han Choi, 59, has been charged with brokering illegal exports from the country and discussing the…
20 Shibir men held in Ctg
Dhaka – Police arrested 20 leaders and activists of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student front of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, from Laldighi Maidan area in Chittagong on Saturday.Tipped of that some Shibir men gathered in the area to carry out acts…
Man hacked dead in Thakurgaon
Dhaka – A man was hacked to death by a young man at Rahimanpur Madrasah Bazar in Sadar upazila on Saturday following a brawl over a trifling matter.The deceased was identified as Anisur Rahman, 40, son of Nendu Mohammad of…
UPDF leader shot dead in Rangamati
Dhaka – A leader of United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) was shot to death in a reported gunfight in Bandukbhanga union of Sadar upazila early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Anol Bikash Chakma alias Pluto Chakma, 42, a resident of…
6 hurt in BCL-JCD clash in Thakurgaon
Dhaka- Six leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) were injured in a clash between two student bodies over supremacy at Hajipara area of the district town on Saturday.The injured were- an assistant secretary…
‘Pangolin traffickers opening up new routes’
Pangolin smugglers are constantly opening up new routes to evade law enforcement agencies, a study showed Friday, highlighting the challenge of tackling the trade in the world’s most heavily trafficked mammal. While at least 20 tonnes of pangolins and their…
Arming poor countries enriches rich nations
By Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram Sydney/Kuala Lumpur, Dec 14 (IPS) – Although the Cold War came to an end over a quarter century ago, international arms sales only declined temporarily at the end of the last century. Instead,…