A Los Angeles jury issued a $417-million verdict Monday against Johnson & Johnson, finding the company liable for failing to warn a 63-year-old woman diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer about the risks of using its talcum products.
Category: Governance
Mobile court imprisons 8 men in Rajshahi
Rashahi – A mobile court has sentenced 8 men to imprisonment for different terms in Rajshahi on Wednesday. The court of Executive Magistrate Hamidul Islam has given those imprisonments on different allegations.
Juba Dal leader killed in Noakhali ‘gunfight’
Noakhali, Aug 24 – A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal, the youth wing of BNP, was killed in a reported ‘gunfight’ with police at Alaiyapur in Begumganj upazila on Wednesday night.
BNP smells speculations on Chief Justice Sinha’s removal
Dhaka – BNP’s senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi says he has heard whispers that Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha will be ‘shown ill’ and eventually removed as chief justice.
Online copyright registration system launched
Dhaka, Aug 23 – The Bangladesh Copyright Office of the Cultural Affairs Ministry on Wednesday launched online copyright registration (e-Copyright) system to protect intellectual property rights.
N’ganj 7-murder case prosecutor’s daughter poisoned
Dhaka, Aug 23 – One day after the verdict in the sensational Narayanganj 7-murder case, Maisha Wazed Prapti, daughter of Wazed Ali Khokon, the public prosecutor (PP) who fought the case for the state (and won), had poison forced down…
Mother kills daughter and then herself in Bogra
Dhaka- A mother allegedly hanged herself after killing one of her her 10-month-old twin daughters at Kamarpara village of Sonatala upazila in Bogra on Wednesday.According to locals, Ajida Khatun, 24, wife of Abdur Rahim of the village gave birth to…
6 muggers arrested from two spots in capital
Dhaka – Police arrested six alleged muggers from Kawran Bazar and Gulshan areas of the city on Tuesday.Several sharp weapons and a private car were recovered from their possessions.The arrestees were identified as Abu Saleh Musa alias Taher, Shafique, Tariqul,…
8 to walk gallows for murder in Habiganj
Dhaka- A court here on Wednesday sentenced eight people to death and 12 others to life term imprisonment for killing a man over land dispute in 2011.The condemned convicts are Shudhangshu Sen, Shuvash Sen, Ershad, Abdul Malek Malu, Abdur Rahman,…
Couple found dead in C’nawabganj
Dhaka- Police recovered the bodies of a couple from a house at Madhapara village in Nachole upazila on Wednesday morning.On information, police recovered the bodies of Moidul Islam Badal, 42, and his wife Nasima Begum, 35, from their house, said…
Jordan abolishes law allowing rapists to avoid prosecution
By IPS World Desk Romw, Aug 22 (IPS) – In just three weeks time, two Arab countries adopted major steps to combat violence against women, with Jordan abolishing a law allowing rapists to avoid prosecution by marrying their victims, while…
No direct jurisdiction for ECJ after Brexit, says UK policy paper
The UK will no longer be under the “direct jurisdiction” of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) after Brexit, a government policy paper will say. Ministers say they want a “special partnership” with the EU, but it is “neither necessary…
Headless body identified as of missing journalist
A headless torso found in waters off Denmark has been identified as missing Swedish journalist Kim Wall, Danish police say. There was a “DNA match between [the] torso and Kim Wall”, Copenhagen police said on Twitter. Ms Wall was last…
Bogra BNP leader die in beating – wife: Heart attack – police
Bogra, Aug 22 (UNB) – A BNP leader was allegedly beaten to death by police at Shahjahanpur of the district on Tuesday.
Tillerson ups pressure on Pakistan to stop Taliban shelter
American Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has increased pressure on Pakistan over its perceived backing for the Taliban in Afghanistan.
‘Drug peddler’ held with heroin in Jessore
Dhaka – Officials of the Department of Narcotics Control arrested a suspected drug peddler along with 800 grams of heroin from a moving bus in Shantola Check Post area on Jessore-Jhenidah road in sadar upazila in Jessoreon Tuesday afternoon.
4 ‘Shibir men’ held at IU
Dhaka – Police arrested four suspected activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir from Islamic University campus in Kushtia on Tuesday afternoon.
30 bottles Indian wine recovered at Benapole
Dhaka – Customs officials on Tuesday recovered 30 bottles of Indian wine from two suitcases of a Bangladeshi citizen at Benapole Check Post.
7-murder victims’ families for quick verdict execution
Narayanganj, Aug 22 (- Expressing their satisfaction over the High Court verdict in the seven-murder cases, family members of the victims on Tuesday demanded its quick execution.
HC confirms death penalty of 15 in N’ganj 7-murder
Dhaka, Aug 22 – The High Court on Tuesday upheld the death sentence of 15 convicts, including Nur Hossain and 3 Rab officials, and commuted the penalty of 11 others to life term jail in the sensational Narayanganj seven-murder cases.
BNP urges govt to ‘came back from stance on Judiciary’
Dhaka, Aug 22 (UNB) – Describing Prime Minister’s remarks on the Judiciary and the Chief Justice as ‘unprecedented’, BNP on Tuesday alleged that Awami League is trying to establish a ‘one-party rule’ in the country through ‘controlling’ the judiciary.
7 fake note-making gang members held
Dhaka – Detectives have arrested seven members of a syndicate involved in making fake currencies from different areas of the city. They also recovered Indian counterfeit notes worth Rupees 3,760,000, Bangladeshi fake notes of Tk 11,50,000 and fake currency-making materials…
3 ‘Neo JMB men’ held in N’ganj
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested three suspected members of Neo JMB’s Sarwar-Tamim group from Bandar and Rupganj upazilas in Narayanganj early Tuesday.The arrestees were identified as Abdur Rahman alias Sufian alias Rubel, 27, of Keraniganj upazila…
Gold trader found dead at Benapole
Dhaka – Police recovered body of a gold trader from Ichhamati river in Putkhali area here in Benapole on Tuesday noon.The deceased was identified Sharif Uddin, 34, son of Abdus Sattar, a resident of Putkhali village.
Indian SC rules Muslim divorce law ‘unconstitutional’
India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled a controversial Muslim quick divorce law “unconstitutional”, a landmark victory for Muslim women who had long argued that it violated their right to equality.
HC stays law secy’s contractual appointment
Dhaka, Aug 22 – The High Court on Tuesday stayed for three months the contractual appointment of ASSM Zahirul Haque as secretary to law and justice division of law, justice and parliamentary affairs ministry.
NKorea issues fiery rhetoric over US-SKorea drills
Seoul, Aug 22 (AP/UNB) — North Korea’s military on Tuesday greeted the start of annual U.S.-South Korean military drills with its standard fiery threats, vowing “merciless retaliation” for exercises Pyongyang claims are an invasion rehearsal.
Shibir leader held for Facebook post on Bangabandhu
Dhaka – Police arrested a leader of Islami Chhatra Shibir from a residential hall of MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital in Sylhet on Monday evening on charge of making derogatory post against Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
‘Criminal’ killed in city ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – An alleged criminal was killed in a reported gunfight with detectives in Jurain graveyard area of city early Tuesday.The deceased, aged around 30, could not be identified immediately.
Housewife ‘commits suicide’ in Jessore
Dhaka – A housewife was allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at Patibila village of Chougachha upazila in Jessore on Monday afternoon after being failed to pay loan to a NGO.