Dhaka-A suspected drug peddler was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Barisal Colony on Ice Factory road in the port city on earlyFriday.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Faruk, 42, a ‘top drug peddler’…
Category: Governance
Indian clothes worth Tk 1 cr seized; 2 held
Dhaka-Highway police arrested two alleged smugglers along with Indian sarees and other garments, worth about Tk 1 crore, from a microbus on Dhaka-Chittagong Highway in Sonargaon upazila in Narayanganj on Thursday.
Huge Segun timbers seized in Khagrachhari
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive seized 231 cubic meters of Segun timbers from Madhupur area in Khagrachhari on Thursday.
Sherpur’s Nakla UZ chairman found dead
Dhaka – Police recovered the hanging body of Nakla Upazila chairman from his residence at Kursha in Nakla Upazila headquarters here on Friday.The deceased was identified as Mahbub Ali alias Manir, 65, a former joint convener of district unit BNP.
Iraqi court issues arrest warrant for Kurdish vice president
Kirkuk, Oct 20 (AP/UNB) — A Baghdad court issued an arrest warrant for the vice president of Iraq’s autonomous northern Kurdish region on Thursday for saying that Iraqi forces had “occupied” the disputed province of Kirkuk this week.
Suspected drug peddler killed in Chittagong ‘gunfight’
Dhaka, Oct 20 – A suspected drug peddler was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Barisal Colony on Ice Factory road in the port city of Chittagong on early Friday.
36 fishermen jailed for catching hilsa in Shariatpur
Dhaka – A mobile court on Thursday sentenced 36 fishermen to different terms jail and fined another nine fishermen for catching hilsa defying the government ban.
Khaleda complains of ‘harassment in name of trial’
Dhaka, Oct 19 – Terming the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case totally a ‘false, baseless and motivated one’, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday said she has long been subjected to harassment and sufferings in the name of the trial…
Youth found dead in B’baria
Dhaka – An unidentified young man was found dead floating in a pond at Bhitikalisima village in Bijoynagar upazila in Brahmanbaria on Thursday.
Khaleda obtains bail on appearance – says ‘no embezzlement’
Dhaka – The Special Judge Court-5 of Dhaka, a makeshift court set up at Bakshibazar area in the capital on Thursday granted bail to BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases…
US-backed Syrian forces clear Raqqa after driving out IS
Beirut, Oct 18 (AP/UNB) – U.S.-backed Syrian forces were removing landmines and clearing roads in the northern city of Raqqa on Wednesday, a day after commanders said they had driven the Islamic State group from its de facto capital.
20 police DIGs and AIGs promoted
Among the promoted police officers, five Deputy Inspector Generals (DIGs) have been promoted to the rank of Additional IGP, while 15 Additional DIGs as DIGs.
Consoler-in-chief Trump insensitive in call to widow
The mother of a US soldier who was killed in action has backed a congresswoman’s claim that President Donald Trump showed insensitivity during a phone call to her son’s widow. Representative Frederica Wilson said he had told Myeshia Johnson: “He…
Moosa Bin Shamsher probe report deferred
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Wednesday deferred the submission of the investigation report of the case filed against businessman Moosa Bin Shamsher to November 30.
Khaleda to surrender before court Thursday
Dhaka – BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia will surrender before a Dhaka court in two cases: the Zia Orphanage Trust and the Zia Charitable Trust graft cases on Thursday.
Comilla JCD leader dies from snakebite
Dhaka – A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) died from snakebite at Buidnak village in Sadar upazila on Tuesday evening. The victim was identified as Tanvin Haque Riad, son of Tajul Islam of the village. He was the…
20 injured in workers-police clash in Gazipur
Dhaka: At least 20 people were injured on Wednesday morning in a clash between RMG workers and law enforcers in Baroipara area of Kaliakair upazila in Gazipur over a protest demanding the arrears of workers.Witnesses said around 2000 workers of…
Amnesty accuses Myanmar of crimes against humanity
The UK-based Amnesty International today revealed a report on atrocities in Myanmar accusing the country of committing “crimes against humanity” by killing hundreds of men, women and children during a systematic campaign to expel the entire ethnic Muslim community. “Witness…
Judge halts newest Trump travel ban for same woes
Honolulu, Oct 18 (AP/UNB) — A federal judge in Hawaii blocked most of President Donald Trump’s latest travel ban Tuesday, just hours before it was set to take effect, saying the revised order “suffers from precisely the same maladies as…
Myanmar army killed at least hundreds of Rohingya -Amnesty
Bangkok, Oct 18 (AP/UNB) — Myanmar security forces killed hundreds of men, women and children during a systematic campaign to expel Rohingya Muslims, Amnesty International said in a new report Wednesday that calls for an arms embargo on the country…
Legal action awaits Khaleda : Asaduzzaman
Dhaka, Oct 17 – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Tuesday said lawful action will be taken against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia after her return home from London.
4 ‘robbers’ held in Chuadanga
Dhaka- Police in a drive arrested four alleged members of inter-district robbers’ gang along with home-made weapons from Darshana-Joyrampur road area of Damurhuda upazila early Tuesday.
Teenage girl’s body exhumed for fresh autopsy in Panchagarh
Dhaka – The body of a teenage girl, who allegedly committed suicide on October 10, was exhumed for fresh autopsy on Tuesday. Following a court order, the body of Rahima Akter Sonia, a student of Kazi Shahabuddin Girls’ School and…
Man to die for killing wife in Jessore
Dhaka- A court here on Tuesday sentenced a man to death for killing his wife for dowry in 2007.The court also fined Rafiqul Islam Dhopodi, son of Shaheed Ali of Dakkhin Nauapara in Abhoynagar upazila, Tk 1 lakh.
20 passport brokers jailed in city
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested 20 brokers from in front of Agargaon passport office in the city on Tuesday.Sources at the Rab headquarters said a team of Rab-2 conducted a drive in the passport office and…
2,323 candidates selcted from 36th BD civil service exam
The final results of 36th examinations to enter the Bangladesh Civil Service have been published on Tuesday. Recommendations for various cadre positions have been made for 2,323 successful candidates, Public Service Commission Chairman Mohammad Sadiq told bdnews24.com. He said 5,631…
North Korea says ‘a nuclear war may break out any moment’
UN, Oct 17 (AP/UNB) — North Korea’s deputy U.N. ambassador warned Monday that the situation on the Korean peninsula “has reached the touch-and-go point and a nuclear war may break out any moment.”
Rape accused killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
Dhaka, Oct 17 – An accused of a rape case was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Kurushkul area of Sadar Upazila of Cox’s Bazar early Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Selim,…
Female UP member held with Yaba in Jessore
Dhaka – Detectives arrested a female member of Ward No 3 in Babukhali union of Mohammadpur upazila along with 175 pieces of Yaba tablets in Magura on Monday afternoon.The arrestee was identified as Shayamoli Khatun, 40.
Fake doctor, assistant held in Chandpur
Dhaka – Police arrested an alleged fake doctor and his assistant from a medical centre in Hajiganj upazila headquarters in Chandpur on Monday afternoon.