Dhaka – A writ petition was filed yesterday challenging the legality of Bangladesh Cricket Board’s proposed Annual General Meeting (AGM).
Category: Governance
Wrong lane use: Cases filed against ministers, officials
Dhaka – The Anti-Corruption Commission chairman Iqbal Mahmud yesterday filed 57 cases against the vehicles of ministers, top government officials of different ministries, army, police, leaders of the ruling party and journalists for violating traffic rules.
‘PM assassination plot report baseless, motivated’
Trashing a recent news item aired by a foreign TV channel and released by an international online stating the failed plot of killing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina , the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has said it is completely baseless, confusing…
Public hearing on proposed power tariff hike begins Monday
Public hearing on the government’s proposal to raise electricity tariff is set to begin Monday in the city’s TCB Bhaban at Karwan Bazar area. Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) will conduct the public hearing from September 25 to October 4…
Ansar man found dead in Savar
Dhaka- The body of an Ansar personnel was found hanging from the ceiling fan at Family Planning Office in Savar Upazila, outskirts of the capital today.The deceased was identified as Sirajul Islam, 23, hailed from Char Salimabad under Chauhali upazila of…
3 BD peacekeepers killed in Mali blast
Three Bangladeshi peacekeepers were killed and four others injured as an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by terrorists exploded in Mali on Sunday. A clash took place between the Bangladeshi peacekeepers working in the UN mission in Mali and terrorists…
2 held with heroin in Goalundo
Dhaka- Police in a drive arrested two men along with five grams of heroin from Poravita area in Goalundo upazila in Goalundo, (Rajbari), on Saturday night.
JMB memebr’s wife held in Natore
Dhaka – Police arrested the wife of an absconding member of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Bonpara area in Boraigram upazila early in Natore Sunday.
Man gets life for killing wife in Natore
Dhaka – A court here on Sunday convicted a man and sentenced him to life term imprisonment for killing his wife in 2003.The convict is Ayub Ali, 36, of Bildahar village in Singra upazila in Natore .According to the prosecution,…
2 killed in Rangamati road crash
Dhaka- Two people were killed and seven others injured when a truck ploughed through a roadside shop at Shimultali in the district town on Sunday.The deceased were identified as Nur Hossain and Abul Hossain.
Six injured in east London ‘acid attack’
Dhaka -Six people have been injured in Stratford, east London, in a reported acid attack, reports the BBC. Police were called to Stratford Centre, opposite Westfield, just before 20:00 BST, following an “altercation” between two groups of males where a…
Army joins relief operations for refugees
To bring discipline in aid operation for Rohingyas those took shelter recently fleeing the atrocities in Myanmar, members of Bangladesh Army today joined the activities, setting up control room at Ukhiya Degree College. “We have started to work to bring…
Key myths and facts about the atomic bombings of Japan
By Robert J Barsocchini In 1945, US president Harry Truman (who had dictatorial control over the atomic bomb) and his advisor James Byrnes intentionally prolonged the US war with Japan until, and apparently so that, they could target Japanese civilians,…
2 held with 150 bottles of Phensidyl in Jessore
Dhaka- Members of Border Guard Bangladesh arrested two suspected drug peddlers along with 150 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup at Teroghor border point in Sharsha upazila in Jessore on Saturday morning.Tipped off that Zia, 35, son of Matiar Rahman and…
Lightning strikes kill 8 in 2 dists
Dhaka – Eight people were killed and seven injured in three separate incidents of lightning strike in Dinajpur and Sunamganj districts on Saturday.The deceased were identified as- labourers Muktirani, Banita Ray, Meser Ali, Shaku Uddin, Kushan Chandra Ray of Rajarampur…
10 BD youths rescued while being trafficked to India
Dhaka, Sept 23 – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) rescued 10 Bangladeshi young men from Gatipara border under Benapole Port Police Station while they were being trafficked to India on Friday night.
Youth held with fake currency notes
Dhaka – Detectives in a drive arrested a young man in possession of 1,088 fake currency notes amounting to TK 88,000 from a mango orchard in Sheikh Hasina Bridge area of Sadar upazila inChapainawabganj on Friday afternoon.
5 Bangladeshi girls return after serving jail in India
Dhaka – Five Bangladeshi teenage girls returned home through Benapole check post on Friday night after serving three years jail in an Indian jail.Indian police handed the girls, hail from Barisal and Pirojpur districts, over to Benapole immigration police on…
11 arrested in city for ‘terror financing’
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested 11 people from different areas of the capital on Friday allegedly for providing financial assistance to militancy.The identities of the arrestees could not be known immediately.
BD Islamist parties for int’l peacekeeping force in Rakhine
Dhaka – Different Islamic parties and organizations yesterday demanded deployment of international peacekeepers in Arakan under the supervision of the United Nations and to immediately stop the cleansing drive of the Myanmar authority against the Rohingya.
13 Rohingyas found in Satkhira
Dhaka – Police rescued 13 Rohingya people, who entered Bangladesh fleeing persecution in Rakhine State of Myanmar, from the bus stand area of Kalaroa upazila headquarters on Friday afternoon.
Mymamar refugees describe military atrocities
Ethnic Rohingya Muslims fleeing Burmese security forces in Burma’s Rakhine State have described killings, shelling, and arson in their villages that have all the hallmarks of a campaign of “ethnic cleansing,” Human Rights Watch said today. Burmese army, police, and…
People’s tribunal finds Myanmar guilty of Rohingya genocide
The Myanmar government is guilty of genocide against the Rohingya people and other Muslim minorities, according to the international Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal, reports a Malaysian Daily. The seven-man panel tribunal announced its verdict after considering documentary and expert evidence as…
Trump’s Air Force One will be bigger
Trump’s Air Force One looks similar to the one that Obama flew. But plans for a bigger one are now under way. The US president walked down the stairs of Air Force One at an airport in Morristown, New Jersey.…
British MPs call Rohingyas repression ‘ethnic cleansing’
Dhaka, Sept 22 – A delegation of three British lawmakers led by the Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group of Bangladesh Ms Anne Main, MP, Thursday endorsed the global condemnation of atrocities on Rohingyas dubbing it “ethnic cleansing” after a…
‘In-laws’ set fire to Chuadanga housewife for dowry
Dhaka – A housewife suffered severe burn injures as her in-laws allegedly set fire to her for dowry at Roakuli village in Alamdanga upazila on Thursday.The victim was identified as Arifa Khatun Mita, 23, wife of Khalid Hasan Sumon, a…
‘Son’ kills mother in Munshiganj
Dhaka- A woman was hacked to death allegedly by her son at Idrakpur in Munshiganj town on Thursday night.Alamgir Hossain, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station, said Ratan Sheikh suddenly swooped on the house of his mother Jahanara Begum, 60, around…
Farmer killed in Jessore road crash
Dhaka – A farmer was killed and another injured in a road accident near Satmile Bazar on Jessore-Jhenidah highway on Thursday.The deceased was identified as Zahurul Haque, 40, son of late Moksed Biswas.
Justice Shahinur to be ICT Chairman
Dhaka – Justice Md Shahinur Islam, a judge of the High Court Division and a member of the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1), is going to be appointed as its Chairman, the Law Minister said yesterday.
3 drug-peddlers held in Rajshahi
Rajshahi – Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have detained 3 drug-peddlers with a huge quantity of drugs in Rajshahi on Wednesday night.