Dhaka – BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia will appear before the Special Judge Court-5 of Dhaka today in the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases lodged against her and others. Her counsel of the cases, advocate Zakir…
Category: Governance
SC to observe Supreme Court Day on 18 Dec
Dhaka – In a maiden initiative, the Supreme Court authority has decided to observe the date of December 18 in every calendar year as the “Supreme Court Day”. The apex court took the unanimous decision in a full-court meeting led…
Recovery of Bangladesh Bank’s entire stolen money possible
The complete amount of the stolen reserve money of Bangladesh Bank will be recovered after conclusion of the judicial case in this connection, said Bangladesh Bank governor Fazle Kabir on Wednesday. After attending a discussion programme at Club Road in…
9 to die for killing college student in Gazipur
Dhaka – A court here on Wednesday sentenced nine people to death for killing a college student in 2010.The condemned convicts are-Selim, son of Shamsul Haq, Asadul Islam, son of Abdul Sobhan of Joydebpur, Zahirul Islam Jhantu, son of Nazmul…
Man killed in Faridpur clash over land
Dhaka – A man was killed and eight others were injured in a clash over cutting paddy in Gurdia area of Boalmari upazila in Faridpur on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified Shamsul Alam, agriculture affairs secretary of Boalmari Upazila unit…
Man held with 8 gold bars at Dhaka airport
Dhaka – Members of Customs Intelligence arrested a man along with eight gold bars worth Tk 40 lakh from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Wednesday.
Court sends Apan Jeweler owners to jail
Dhaka – Three owners of Dhaka’s Apan Jewellers in three money laundering cases as they misused the privilege of their bail which they earlier secured from the High Court Division of the Supreme Court.
Phensidyl seized in JU, 1 arrested
Savar – The security office of Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Monday, recovered a total of 112 bottles of phensidyl in the university campus and detained a rickshaw-puller.
BD Telecom minister for fighting cyber crime globally
Noting that cyber crime is the largest challenge in the modern world, State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim on Tuesday said it should be dealt with globally. Inaugurating the three-day 8th APT Cyber Security Forum (CSF-8) in a…
Land officer among 2 arrested by ACC
Dhaka- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday arrested two people, including a land official, from Mymensingh in a graft case.ACC deputy assistant director Md Sharif Uddin of its Mymensingh zila office arrested them from Town Hall Circle of the town…
2 Indian nationals among 7 held at Benapole
Dhaka-Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested five Bangladeshi nationals and two Indian nationals while entering into the country illegally from India through Sadipur border point here on Tuesday.
College student found hanging at mess
Dhaka- A college student was found hanging at a mess at the Hospital intersection in Kushtia on Tuesday.The deceased, Sabbir Ahmed, 18, was a first year student of Kushtia Islamia College and son of Nazrul Islam of Sadar upazila.
Man slaughters wife in Moulvibazar
Dhaka – A young man allegedly slaughtered his wife and injured her mother and sister in an attack at Adampur village in Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar on Monday night.The deceased was identified as Nasima Begum, 28, wife of Rafique Miah,…
Chuadanga Jubo League man comes under bomb attack
Dhaka – A local Jubo League leader came under a bomb attack at Sagual Mor on Aramdanga-Pirpurkulla road in Damurhuda upazila on in Chuadanga Monday night.
Young woman found dead in Chandpur
Dhaka – Police recovered an unidentified slaughtered body of a young woman floating in a canal at Dakkhin Raghunathpur area in Sadar upazila in Chandpur on Monday evening.
Housewife stabbed dead in Moulvibazar
Dhaka- A housewife was stabbed to death allegedly by her husband at Adampur village in Kulaura upazila on Monday night over family feud.The deceased was identified as Nasima Akhtar, 28, wife of Rafique Mia of the village.
Grenade making materials recovered from ‘militant den’
Jessore, Oct 23 – Police in a drive at an alleged militant den at Birampur Pagladah in the suburb of the district town on Monday night recovered 5 kg acid, 150 detonators, 25 packets of explosive gel and huge grenade-making…
Sohel Taj’s suitcase broken at airport before departure
Dhaka – Former state minister for home affairs Sohel Taj on Monday alleged that somebody had broken his suitcase at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on his way to the USA.
War crimes hearing against six accused ended Monday
Dhaka – The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Monday concluded the hearing in a case file against six persons including a former Jamaat-e-Islami lawmaker accused of war crimes for crimes against humanity during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971…
Dhaka’s Apan Jewelers owners face arrest
Dhaka – Two separate courts under the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of Dhaka on Monday issued arrest warrants against three owners of Dhaka’s Apan Jewellers in three money laundering cases as they misused the privilege of their bail which they earlier…
Land grabbing kingpin among 2 arrested in Ctg
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive detained a kingpin of land grabbing gang and one of his associates from Jangalsalimpur area in Sitakunda upazial in Chittagong early Monday.
2 siblings among 3 drown in Rangamati, Jhalakati
Dhaka- Three people, including two siblings, drowned in separate incident in Rangamati and Jhalakati districts on Monday.In Rangamati, two siblings drowned in the Maini River at Puranbasti area of Langadu Upazila on Monday.
‘BD women fall victims to money and religion during polls’
Participating in the Election Commission’s dialogue, women leaders on Monday said they badly fall victims to the use of money and religion during the polls. “Women can’t take their decisions on their own in many cases for various pressures during…
Arrest warrant against Tarique Rahman in sedition case
Dhaka – The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Monday issued arrest warrants for BNP Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman and two journalists of Ekushey Television in a sedition case filed against them.
Oman laumches drive to fight global human trafficking
A nationwide campaign to combat the global rise in human trafficking has been launched by the National Committee for Combating Human Trafficking (NCCHT). “In the last 10 years, there has been an unprecedented rise in human trafficking globally, particularly sexual…
Abe promises to deal firmly with North Korea threat
apanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has promised to “deal firmly” with North Korea after exit polls suggested he won a clear victory in Sunday’s election. Mr Abe had called an early election for an increased mandate to deal with “crises”…
China disciplines over a million officials
Since becoming China’s leader in 2012, Xi Jinping has overseen a vast and ruthless anti-corruption drive in which more than a million officials have been disciplined. A BBC study has found that more than 170 ministers and deputy minister-level officials…
“‘Only way’ to deal with British IS fighters is to kill them”
The “only way” to deal with British IS fighters in Syria is “in almost every case” to kill them, the minister for international development has said. Rory Stewart said converts to so-called Islamic State believed in an “extremely hateful doctrine”…
Japan PM Shinzo Abe pledges to deal with N Korea threat
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has promised to “deal firmly” with North Korea after exit polls suggested he won a clear victory in Sunday’s election.
Housewife strangled to death in Narayanganj
Dhaka- A housewife was strangulated by her husband at Dharmaganj Pakapul area of Fatullah in Narayanganj on early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Monjuri Begum, 23, wife of Masud Khan.