Dhaka – Police arrested nine suspected robbers from Borjona village in Kapasia upazila in Gazipur on Friday.
Category: Governance
Chief Justice being sent abroad by force: BNP
BNP on Friday alleged that the government is sending Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha abroad by ‘force’ to establish its full control over the judiciary. Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam made the allegation while talking to reporters after visiting…
18 Rohingya people held in Satkhira
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained 18 Rohingya people in Hijaldi border area in Kolaroa upazila in Satkhira early Friday.Omar Faruk, company commander of BGB Hijaldi BOP camp, said that a team of BGB detained them when…
Couple found dead in Netrakona
Dhaka – A couple was found dead at Satpai in the municipality area here on Friday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Mihir Kanti Biswas, 70 and Tuli Rani Nanda, 58.
Worker’s body found in Rajshahi pond
Dhaka – The body of a brick kiln worker was recovered from a pond of Tepukhuria village in Bagha upazila in Rajshahi on Friday morning, a day after he went missing.
DIU student’s killer held in N’ganj
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested the ringleader of a mugger gang, which killed a private university student in the city, from Rupsha area in Narayanganj district on Friday morning.The arrested was identified as Jibon Hossian Litu,…
Scandal deluging Hollywood producer Weinstein deepens
The scandal deluging Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has deepened after US actress Rose McGowan publicly accused him of raping her. In a series of tweets, McGowan also accused Amazon Studio chief Roy Price of having ignored her when she made…
Suspected ‘criminal’ killed in Kushtia ‘gunfight’
Kushtia, Oct 13 – A suspected criminal was killed in a reported gunfight with plainclothes police at Silaidah Kasba Ghat in Kumarkhali uUpazilaearly Friday.
Rohingya cleansing began before August 25: UN
Geneva (Kanaga Raja) – The brutal attacks against the Rohingya in northern Rakhine State, as well as other serious human rights violations committed since 25 August 2017, were executed in “a well-organized, coordinated and systematic manner”, according to a new…
3 workers die after taking chemical in Rajshahi
Dhaka – Three factory workers, who among 10 others fell sick after having poisonous chemical on Wednesday night at Dyeingpara village in Godagari upazila, died at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) in Rajshahi on Thursday.
Two youths hacked dead in Narayanganj
Dhaka – Two young men were hacked to death reportedly by a gang of miscreants over previous enmity at Hosani Nagar in sadar upazila in Narayanganj Thursday night.Quoting locals police said the deceased — Milton Ahmed, 25, son of Shaheb…
16th Amendment verdict: Review to seek change in observations
Dhaka – The government will file a review petition seeking some changes in the observations made by the appellate division in the verdict repealing the 16th amendment to the constitution within 30 days of receiving the certified copy of the…
Justice Wahab Miah Acting CJ until Sinha’s return
Dhaka – Senior Judge of the Appellate Division Md Abdul Wahab will now perform as Acting Chief Justice until Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha returns to his office.
Jamaat hartal ends with little public response
Dhaka – The countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal enforced by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami protesting the arrest and remand of its top leaders, including Ameer Maqbul Ahmad, ended peacefully with little public response in the city as elsewhere across the country on Thursday.
Australia jet, navy data stolen in ‘extensive’ hack
Sensitive information about Australia’s defence programmes has been stolen in an “extensive” cyber hack. About 30GB of data was compromised in the hack on a government contractor, including details about new fighter planes and navy vessels. The data was commercially…
Suspected robber killed in Habiganj ‘gunfight’
Dhaka, Oct 12 – A suspected robber was killed in a reported gunfight between his cohorts and police at Daragaon Tea Estate in Bahubal Upazila of Habiganj early Thursday.
10 BNP men held in Sirajganj
Dhaka – Police in a drive arrested ten local leaders and activists of BNP from its party office at Manirampur Bazar in Shahjadpur upazila in Sirajganj on Wednesday.
13 fishermen jailed for defying Hilsa ban
Dhaka – At least 13 fishermen were sentenced to 11 days imprisonment on Wednesday night by mobile courts of Lauhajang upazila in Munshiganj for catching Hilsa fish defying a government ban.
39 held by police in Rajshahi city
Rajshahi – Police have detained 39 men from different areas of the Rajshahi city on Wednesday.
August 21 grenade attack case hearing Oct 23
Dhaka – The Speedy Tribunal-3 of Dhaka yesterday fixed October 23 to start hearing the arguments in the August 21 grenade attack cases.
Report on BB reserve heist case deferred to Nov 29
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Wednesday deferred the submission of the investigation report November 29 in the case filed connection with the theft of Bangladesh Bank reserves allegedly by hackers in February of 2016.
PM signs Justice Sinha’s letter to President for foreign trip
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has signed in the letter of Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha that he wrote to the President, Abdul Hamid to go abroad.
4.64kg gold seized at Dhaka airport
Dhaka – Customs officials seized 40 gold bars, weighing 4.64 kg, from a flight of US-Bangla Airlines at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Wednesday.
Munshiganj bus plunge kills 3
Dhaka – Three people, including two women, were killed and ten others injured when a bus plunged into a pond at Raushunia Daniapara in Sirajdikhan upazila in Munshiganj on Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Salma Begum, 35, Geeta Paol, 60,…
2 held with 57kg hemp in city
Dhaka – Police arrested two alleged drug traders and recovered 57 kg hemp from Karwan Bazar slum on Tuesday night.The arrestees are Mahmudur Rahman alias Mahbub, 34, and Md Saddam, 18.
UN calls it Myanmar Army’s design to drive Rohingyas out
Myanmar’s “systematic” crackdown on the Rohingya has been designed to permanently eliminate the minority Muslim community from their home in Rakhine state, the United Nations said Wednesday. “Brutal attacks against Rohingya in northern Rakhine State have been well- organised, coordinated…
Mother beaten to death by son in Munshiganj
Dhaka -A drug addict man beaten his mother to death at Mollakanda village of Srinagar Upazila in Munshiganj on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Nurjahar Begum, 65, wife of late Shamser Molla of Mollakanda village of Srinagar Upazila.
20 injured as villagers clash in Netrokona
Dhaka – At least 20 people were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over a trivial matter at Mujibnagar village in Khaliajuri upazila in Netrokona on Tuesday evening.
19 Rohingyas arrested in Satkhira
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested some 19 Rohingyas, who illegally entered Bangladesh from India, in Paddoshakra border area of Sadar upazila on Wednesday morning.
Jessore Councillor’s son injured in bomb blast
Dhaka, Oct 10 – A boy was injured as a bomb exploded at Shankarpur area of Jessore city on Tuesday evening.