Supreme Court Bar Association president Advocate Zainul Abedin on Tuesday said Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha did not go on leave on his own but he was forced to do so. The SCBA president came up with the remark while…
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Snake charmer hacked dead in Savar
Dhaka – A snake charmer was hacked to death by miscreants at a Bedey Palli in Porabari area in Savar on Monday night.Police said miscreants attacked Sohel Hossain, son of Nur Hossain, around 7pm and hacked him indiscriminately, leaving him…
Minor girl abducted from Dhamrai
Dhaka – A minor girl has been abducted allegedly by his cousin from Katabar area in Dhamrai upazila in Savar .
Sri Lankan monk remanded for attack on Rohingya Muslims
Colombo, Oct 2 (AP/UNB) — A Sri Lankan court has remanded a Buddhist monk who, alongside other hard-line Buddhists, stormed a U.N. safe house for Rohingya Muslims, forcing the refugees to flee for protection.
Las Vegas gunman used ‘bump-stock’ device to speed fire
Las Vegas, Oct 3 (AP/UNB) -The gunman who unleashed hundreds of rounds of gunfire on a crowd of concertgoers in Las Vegas attached what is called a “bump-stock” to two of his weapons, in effect converting semi-automatic firearms into fully…
Septuagenarian killed by brother
Dhaka-A septuagenarian man was allegedly killed by his younger brother over a land related dispute at Labairkandhi village in Matlab Uttar upazila in Chandpur on Monday.The deceased was identified as Md Shafiullah Gazi, 70, a freedom fighter of our liberation…
58 killed, 515 injured in Las Vegas Music Concert shooting
Las Vegas, Oct 2 (AP/UNB) — A gunman perched on the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas hotel-casino unleashed a hail of bullets on an outdoor country music festival below, killing at least 58 people as tens of thousands of…
Syrian refugees being summarily deported from Jordan
Amman – Jordanian authorities have been summarily deporting Syrian refugees – including collective expulsions of large families, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The Syrians are not being given a meaningful chance to challenge their removal and…
‘Chief Justice on one-month leave – Acting CJ soon’
Dhaka, Oct 2 – Chief Justice of Bangladesh, Surendra Kumar Sinha, went on a one-month leave of absence from Monday on health grounds, Law Minister Anisul Huq said.
Teen ‘tortured to death by cops’ in Sherpur
Dhaka – A 17-year-old boy died hours after being released from police custody in Nalitabari upazila in Sherpur early Monday.The victim was identified as Biswajit Chandra Dey, son of Bidhan Chandra Dey of Uttar Bazar area in the upazila.Talking to…
‘Drug peddler’ held with Phensidyl
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested an alleged drug peddler along with 144 bottles of Phensidyl from Bohorom Tantipara village of Sadar upazila in Chapainawabganj on Sunday night.
Cop stabbed dead in Kishoreganj
Dhaka – A policeman was stabbed to death by a gang of hijackers on Dhaka-Sylhet highway under Syed Nazrul Islam Bridge in Bhairab upazila in Kishoreganj on Sunday night.The deceased was identified as Arifur Rahman, 25, a member of Police…
Egypt’s militants claim attack targeting Myanmar embassy
Egyptian militant group Hasm claimed responsibility on Sunday for a small explosion at Myanmar’s embassy in Cairo, saying it was in retaliation for that country’s military crackdown on Rohingya Muslims.
2 women killed in knife attack at French train station
Marseille, Oct 1 (AP/UNB) — A man with a knife attacked people at the main train station in the southeastern French city of Marseille on Sunday, killing two women before soldiers fatally shot the assailant, officials said. French police warned…
Woman ‘set on fire by husband’ in Satkhira
Dhaka- A woman suffered severe burn injuries as her husband allegedly set her on fire at Bagmara village in Tala upazila on Saturday night.Victim Munni Khatun, 25, who was undergoing treatment at Satkhira Sadar Hospital, said her husband Musa Gazi…
Lightning kills three fishermen in Rajshahi
Dhaka- Three fishermen were killedon Sundayas they were struck by lightning during a storm at Bagmara upazila in the district.The deceased were identified as Abul Hossain, 50, son of Basir Uddin, Khurshed Alam, 38, son of Abdul Khalek, and Jalal…
15 fishermen jailed, fined for defying Hilsa ban
Dhaka-At least 15 fishermen were fined and sentenced for several jail terms on Sunday by Mobile courts of Ramgati upazila of Lakshmipur and Patharghata upazila of Barguna for catching Hilsa defying a government ban.In Lakshmipur, a mobile court awarded nine…
6 fishermen jailed-fined for defying Hilsa ban
Barguna, Oct 01-A mobile court here on Sunday sentenced five fishermen to two years’ imprisonment and fined another TK 5,000 for catching Hilsa defying government ban.
OJ Simpson freed after serving 9 years for Vegas robbery
ABC via Yahoo News O.J. Simpson is a free man. After spending nine years in prison for a Las Vegas robbery, the former NFL star walked out of the Lovelock Correctional Institute at 12:08 a.m. local time on Sunday, according…
AL leader slaughtered in Kishoreganj
Dhaka- A local leader of Awami League (AL) was slaughtered in Mendipur area of Bhairab upazila in Kishoreganj on Saturday midnight.Some miscreants attacked Manik Mia, AL general secretary of ward no 8 of Sadekpur union, son of Lalu Mia of…
Tillerson says US has direct channels to talk to N Korea
Beijing, Oct 01 (AP/UNB) — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson acknowledged on Saturday that the United States is maintaining direct channels of communications with North Korea even as tensions rise over the North’s nuclear and missile programs and the…
US health secretary Price quits after plane scandal
US Health Secretary Tom Price has resigned over the use of expensive private planes for official business. He previously apologised after making 26 private flights since May at a cost of $400,000 (£300,000) to taxpayers. Government officials, except those dealing…
10 Jamaat activists arrested from building in Kadamtali
Dhaka-Police in a drive arrested ten suspected Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami-Chhatra Shibir men from Bikrampur Garden City in Kadamtali area of the city on Friday night.
Myanmar: Global appeal for UN action – HRW
Stop Crimes Against Humanity The United Nations General Assembly and Security Council should take immediate steps to address the human rights abuses and humanitarian catastrophe engulfing Myanmar’s ethnic Rohingya population, Human Rights Watch and 87 other nongovernmental organizations said today.
The effects of a single terrorist nuclear bomb
Matthew BunnNickolas Roth The escalating threats between North Korea and the United States make it easy to forget the “nuclear nightmare,” as former US Secretary of Defense William J. Perry put it, that could result even from the use of…
3 held with firearms in Cox’s Bazar
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested three young men along with firearms from Boholtoli village in Chakaria upazila in Cox’s Bazar on Friday morning.
IS reclusive leader rallies followers in purported new audio
Cairo, Sep 29 (AP/UNB) — The leader of the Islamic State group urged followers to burn their enemies everywhere and target “media centres of the infidels,” according to an audio recording that the extremists said was by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Man sentenced to death for 2012 muder of wife
Dhaka- A court here on Thursday sentenced a man called Saju Miah to death for killing his wife in the city’s Sekhertek area in 2012. The convicted man, Saju Miah, has also been fined Tk 5,000.According to prosecution, Saju Miah…
‘Extremism could arise in BD for absemce of democracy’
New York – South Asia specialists in the United States worried about democracy in Bangladesh. Concerns about democracy in Bangladesh, experts from the concerned South Asian think-tank They said that extremism could arise in the absence of democracy. Besides, the…
Air Force- Air Defence Exercise held
Dhaka, Sep 28- Air Defence Exercise named “MINIEX 2017-2” of Bangladesh Air Force was held at all BAF Bases in Bangladesh on Wednesday.