Dhaka – Dhaka south city unit Jubo Dal organising secretary Jamaluddin Khan Shaheen died at a city hospital on Sunday. He was 43. Shaheen breathed his last at Square Hospitals Ltd in the early hours while undergoing treatment, said a…
Category: Governance
Gold worth Tk 3.5 cr seized at Shahjalal airport
Dhaka – Officials of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) early on Sunday seized seven kilograms of gold worth about Tk 3.5 crore from the cargohold of a flight of Singapore Airlines at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.The gold…
Trio nabbed in Chittagong with 1 lakh yaba
Dhaka- Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) recovered one lakh pieces of contraband yaba pills and arrested three people in this connection from Bohaddarhat of port city Chittagong on early Sunday.Sources at the Rab headquarters here said based on secret information, a…
Nine fishermen jailed for netting Hilsa in Faridpur
Dhaka – A mobile court here from Saturday night to Sanday noon sentenced nine fishermen to different jail terms for netting Hilsa in Padma River of Sadar upazila defying an on-going government ban.The court also recovered seven mounds of Hilsa…
BD garment owners get 7 months to demolish unplanned building
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) today gave Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) seven months more time to demolish its headquarters at capital’s Hatirjheel. A five-member apex court bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Md Abdul…
Land holding records and maps in BD scanned – digitised
Dhaka, Oct 8 – As part of digitising the country’s land management, some 65 lakh bhumi khatians (records of land rights) have been scanned and indexed into a computerised system. 65 lakh khatians, 18,500 map-sheets scanned and indexed into the…
Gunman killed after deadly attack at Jeddah palace gate
Two security guards at Al-Salam Palace killed as gunman opens fire at them before being shot dead, Saudi officials say.
‘Ken-Betwa project is disaster for Ken Basin People’
In a series of letters that then collector of Panna district wrote when she was a collector of the Bundelkhand district for close to three and a half years, she made startling conclusion that Ken river has no surplus water…
4 fishermen jailed, 1000 metres current nets seized in Chandpur
Dhaka-A mobile court here on Saturday sentenced four fishermen to one month jail for netting mother hilsas in the Meghna river at Shatnol in Matlab Uttar upazila defying the government ban.
One absconding arrested in Sherpur
Dhaka- Sherpur district police arrested one more absconding accused from Sherpur Sadar thana area on Saturday in connection with recovery of huge quantity of chemicals.Sherpur district police conducted a drive at shop of Nokla upazila on Thursday night after getting…
BNP repeats allegation: Sinha forced to go on leave
BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Saturday alleged that the government has sent Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha on ‘forced’ leave to establish its ‘control’ over the Supreme Court. “He (CJ) is not sick. His visit to Dhakeshwari Temple…
Govt was cautious against Myanmar provocation of war: PM
Dhaka, Oct 7 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the government was very much cautious to avert any kind of war with Bangladesh’s neighbour despite repeated provocations from Myanmar.
Al-Qaida-linked fighters launch missile attack in central Syria
Beirut, Oct 6 (AP/UNB) – Al-Qaida-linked fighters on Friday attacked a key central Syrian village at the crossroads between areas under government control and those controlled by insurgent groups, opposition activists said. In eastern Syria, meanwhile, 15 civilians, including children,…
US to sell $15b missile defence to Saudi Arabia
The US government has approved the sale to Saudi Arabia of its advanced Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (Thaad) missile defence system. The State Department said the $15bn (£11.5bn) deal furthered US national security and foreign policy interests. It would boost…
Govt tarnished image of judiciary: Moudud
BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Friday alleged that the government has tarnished the judiciary’s image by sending Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha on ‘forced’ leave. “The Chief Justice is the symbol of justice and the judiciary. He is an…
Step-by-step justice for Syrians
The hundreds of thousands of Syrian asylum seekers and refugees who fled to Europe brought something incredibly valuable with them – their memories. They know the names of people who were “disappeared,” the faces of soldiers who rampaged villages, and…
Nobel says to korea nuke players: We are watching
They couldn’t award it to Kim Jong Un or Donald Trump; that much was certain. But the granting of the Nobel Peace Prize to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons opened itself to a clear interpretation across Asia: When…
Reform law to check non-performing loans: Experts
It is essential to take necessary steps to reform the legal framework to reduce the non-performing loan (NPL) as it is increasingly becoming a matter of concern for the banking sector, observed experts. “There are some borrowers who become defaulters…
8 ‘muggers’ held in city
Dhaka – Police in separate drives arrested eight suspected muggers from Agargaon and Tejgaon in the city on early Friday and Thursday night.Tipped off that a gang of bandits were taking preparation to commit robbery in the city, a team…
25 held with huge drug items in 3 dists
Dhaka – Highway police in several drives arrested 25 people along with huge amount of drug items, including Yaba tablets, hemp, phensidyl syrup and wine, from Comilla, Gazipur and Bogra districts on Thursday.
Singer Mila’s husband lands in jail
Dhaka – A court here on Friday sent the husband of popular singer Mila to jail in a case filed for torturing her for dowry.Metropolitan Magistrate Mahmudul Islam passed the order after police produced Parvez Sanjari, a pilot of US-Bangla…
Labourer killed as truck overturns in Joypurhat
Dhaka – A labourer was killed and two others were injured in a road accident adjacent to Kuthibari Bridge on Joypurhat-Dhamoirhat road in sadar upazila Thrusday evening.
Indian national among 2 held at Benapole
Dhaka- Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested two people, including an Indian national, in Benapole check-post area here on Thursday for crossing the border illegally.
Schoolgirl ‘commits suicide’ in Rajshahi
Dhaka – A schoolgirl reportedly committed suicide by taking poison at Koyamazompur village in Durgapur upazila on Thursday.
Controversy rages over Justice Sinha’s absence from court
Dhaka – Former law minister Moudud Ahmed has alleged the government is now plotting against Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha to send him abroad after forcing him to go on leave, bdnews24.com has reported.
2 held with 8 gold bars at Benapole
Dhaka – Customs Intelligence officials arrested two people along with eight gold bars from Benapole check-post here on Thursday.The arrestees are – Sujon Mia, 22, son of Akbar Ali in Shariatpur district and Jony Molla, son of Abdur Rahim of…
3 ‘robbers’ held in Satkhira
Dhaka – Coast Guard members arrested three suspected robbers along with arms from Gabura village in Shyamnagar upazila early Thursday.The arrestees were identified as Sabuj Gayen, son of Yusuf Gayen, Siddik alias Boma Siddik, son of Nasir Gazi and Siddik…
Man held with foreign currencies at Dhaka Airport
Dhaka- Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) officials arrested a man along with foreign currencies worth Tk 1.28crore in city’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport early Thursday.Md Mamun Miah, 41, a resident of Gukulnagar village in Sirajdhikhan upazila of Munshiganj district,…
5 members of fraud gang held in city
Dhaka- Detectives in a drive arrested five suspected members of a fraud gang, involved in making fake government seals and certificates, from the city’s Fakirapool area early Thursday.The arrestees are-Md Abdul Barik, Mohammad Ali, Sabbir Hossain, Shahidul Hoque alias Nizam…
Zia Trust graft case defence lawyer dies in court
Dhaka, Oct 5 – TM Akbar, one of the counsels of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and former president of Dhaka Bar Association, died of brain haemorrhage here on Thursday. He was 86.