Dhaka – Police in a drive arrested a suspected drug dealer along with 130 bottles of Phensidyl syrup from Sachani Rautora village in Sadar upazila in Magura on Saturday night.
Category: Governance
Saudi govt wants up to 70pc of some individuals’ wealth for their release
Saudi officials are reportedly offering businessmen and royal family members detained under a corruption investigation freedom in exchange for their assets. The Financial Times cited sources as confirming the government is demanding up to 70 per cent of some individuals’…
US nuclear chief to resist ‘illegal’ presidential strike order
The top nuclear commander in the US says he would resist any “illegal” presidential order to launch a strike. Air Force Gen John Hyten, said as head of the US Strategic Command he provided advice to a president and expected…
Palestinians ‘could freeze US ties’ over Washington office closure
The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) has warned it will freeze its ties with the US if it carries out a threat to close the PLO office in Washington. In a video on Twitter, PLO Secretary General Saeb Erekat called the…
Ex-husband, accomplices gangrape woman in Laxmipur
Laxmipur, Nov 19 – A woman was reportedly gang-raped by her former husband and his two cohorts at Torabganj in Kamalnagar upazila.
Satellite signals bring hope of Argentina’s missing sub rescue
After days of searching for its missing submarine with 44 crew aboard, Argentina’s navy received distress signals late Saturday, authorities said.
Japanese tug boat scrapes US Navy ship during exercise
Tokyo, Nov 19 (AP/UNB) — A Japanese tug boat lost propulsion and drifted into a U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer during a towing exercise, the Navy said.
13 Jamaat men held in N’ganj
Dhaka – Police in a drive arrested 13 leaders and activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, including Narayanganj city unit Ameer Maulana Mainuddin Ahmed and general secretary Abdul Kaiyum, from Fatullah Haziganj area in Sadar upazila on Friday noon.
‘Arms trader’ held with pistol in C’nawabganj
Dhaka- Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested an alleged arms trader along with a pistol and bullets from Shahapur Munshipara village in Shibganj upazila early Saturday.
Abducted businessman Aniruddha-Return home
Dhaka, Nov 18-Businessman Aniruddha Kumar Roy has returned to his Gulshan residence on early Thursday after 70 days of his reported abduction, police said quoting his family members.
Rights body plead for saving vital Comilla rivers
Dhaka – The National Committee to Protect Shipping, Roads and Railways (NCPSRR), a rights body, on Saturday demanded immediate excavation of Gumti and Dakatia by freeing these two rivers from pollution and grabbing.NCPSRR made the demand to ensure free flow…
Independence of Judiciary goes with Sinha’s departure: Moudud
BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Saturday alleged that the independence of the judiciary has been obliterated with the ‘forcing out’ Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha. “It’s known to all how the Chief Justice was forced to quit, denting the…
Abducted RU female student found in Dhaka
Rajshahi – After 30 hours of abduction the female student of Rajshahi University (RU) has been rescued from Dhaka, Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) informed. Besides rescuing the missing student Shuva, her abductor and former husband Sohel Rana has also been…
Protesters to hold mass anti-Mugabe rally
Protesters are due to march in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare to demand the resignation of President Robert Mugabe. The rally is supported by the military which staged a takeover on Wednesday. Regional branches of the ruling Zanu-PF party as well as…
RU VC’s residence gheraoed as female student kidnapped
Rajshahi – Demanding urgent steps to find out a female student of the university who has been kidnapped and protesting the lack of security on campus the female students of Rajshahi University burst into protest and gheraoed the university VC…
Couple among 3 killed in Rajshahi bus plunge
Dhaka – Three people, including a couple, were killed and 10 others injured as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch in Baya area of the city on Friday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Shahidul Islam, 35, son of late…
Plot to keep Khaleda out of Politics: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday alleged that a conspiracy is on to keep their party Chairperson Khaleda Zia and other leaders out of the next parliamentary elections. He came up with the allegation in his brief…
Traffic restrictions at Dhaka Cantonment on 21 November
There will be restrictions on traffic inside the Dhaka Cantonment on November 21 as a number of programmes have been chalked out marking the Armed Forces Day. All vehicles except those carrying cantonment residents and the invited guests have been…
Toto Riina, Mafia ‘boss of bosses’, dies in jail
Notorious Sicilian Mafia “boss of all bosses” Salvatore “Toto” Riina has died from cancer in jail, aged 87. Riina was serving 26 life sentences and is believed to have ordered more than 150 murders. The head of the feared Cosa…
Kuwait Airways ‘within its rights’ to ban Israeli: German court
A German court has ruled that a Kuwaiti airline was within its rights to refuse to carry an Israeli citizen. The ruling angered Jewish groups and others, who argued that it condoned anti-Semitism. Kuwait Airways cancelled the passenger’s ticket for…
Darkness: Investigating mass rape in Burma: HRW
Interview: November 16, 2017 12:00AM EST The Burmese military is carrying out a campaign of ethnic cleansing against Rohingya Muslims in northern Rakhine State. Scores of people have been murdered and hundreds of villages destroyed, and more than 600,000 Rohingya…
RU teachers, students demand quick trial of teacher killer
Dhaka – Expressing dissatisfaction over the snail process in the trial of Md Shafiul Islam Lilon murder case the teachers and students of Rajshahi University (RU) on Thursday demanded quick trail of the case.
‘Robber’ killed by mob in Pabna
Dhaka- An alleged robber was killed in a mob beating at Dharbila village in Sadar upazila in Pabna on early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Mukul Hossian, 40, son of Golam Hossain, of Mujibnagar upazila of Meherpur.
24 crude bombs recovered in Savar
Dhaka- Police recovered 24 crude bombs from Basaid area in Ashulia here on Thursday.Locals said that they found a black bag in an abandoned condition in the area at noon and found the bombs wrapped with black tape inside it.
Khaleda says she is shy in climate of injustice
Dhaka – BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has said she is apprehensive about getting justice in the cases filed against her given the current state of the judiciary. While giving her self-defence statements in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case for…
Quader urges Khaleda to help judicial peocedures
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today urged BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia to help go the judicial procedures of Zia Orphanage Trust graft case instead of adopting the delaying tactics. “Khaleda Zia is delaying the judicial procedures of the…
Zimbabwe calm but tense as Mugabe asked to go peacefully
People across Zimbabwe are starting another day of uncertainty amid quiet talks to resolve the country’s political turmoil and the likely end of President Robert Mugabe’s decades-long rule. Mugabe has been in military custody and there is no sign of…
Myanmar Army committed widespread rape in Rakhine: HRW
Myanmar security forces have committed widespread rape against women and girls as part of a campaign of ethnic cleansing against Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Thursday.
AU leader says Zimbabwe takeover seems like a coup
The Zimbabwean military’s takeover of power and detention of President Robert Mugabe “seems like a coup”, key regional bloc the African Union says. Its head, Alpha Conde, said the AU demands an immediate return to constitutional order. The military denies…
5 JMB men held with arms, ammos in Naogaon
Dhaka – Police arrested five suspected activists of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from different areas of Atrai upazila in Naogaon on early Thursday.