Dhaka – Two leaders of Jubo League were hacked to injuries in Monihar area of Sadar upazila in Jessore on Friday night.The injured were Ashok Bose, convener of upazila unit of Jubo league and another leader Selim Reza Palash.
Category: Governance
Barcelona attack: Hunt for Moroccan-born Abouyaaqoub
The driver in Thursday’s van attack that killed 13 people in a tourist area of Barcelona may still be alive and on the run, Spanish police say. They are hunting for Moroccan-born Younes Abouyaaqoub, named by Spanish media as the…
BNP balmes Govt-Justice Khairul for air of ‘volatility’
Dhaka, Aug 18– BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday alleged that the government is deliberately trying to create a volatile situation in the country to ‘perpetuate’ its power.
Bannon, Icahn no more in Trump’s team
White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is the latest top aide of President Donald Trump to leave his post. Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders confirmed that Friday was his last day. His exit follows a review of his position by…
Historic settlement in ACLU case of three torture victims
“It is a clear warning for anyone who thinks they can torture with impunity.” New York — In a first for a case involving CIA torture, the American Civil Liberties Union announced a settlement today in the lawsuit against the…
Govt getting ready for verdict review
The government is preparing to seek a review of the Supreme Court’s verdict that cancelled the 16th Amendment to the Constitution. “We have asked for an attested copy of the full verdict, which is now being carefully analysed. The review…
Youth held with 14 gold bars in Benapole
Dhaka – Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members arrested an alleged gold smuggler along with 14 gold bars worth Tk 56 lakh from Boroachhara border here on Friday.
49 held with drugs in city
Dhaka – Police in separate drives arrested 49 suspected drug traders along with huge drug items from different places in the city from Thursday morning to Friday morning.
Barguna school teacher ‘gang raped’ in classroom
Dhaka- An assistant teacher of a primary school was allegedly gang raped in a classroom of a primary school in Betagi upazila.The victim filed a case with Betagi police station in Barguna on Thursday night accusing six people.
14 bronze statues seized at Benapole
Dhaka – Customs officials seized 14 bronze statues at Benapole international check-post in Benapole on Thursday night.
2 held with heroin worth Tk 70 lakh at Benapole
Dhaka – Officials of the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) arrested two people along with 700 grams of heroin from a passenger bus in Lowjani level-crossing on Jessore-Benapole road in Benapole on Thursday.
Cocktail blasts rock RU campus; Shibir men blamed
Dhaka – Two cocktails were exploded near Habibiur Rahman Hall of Rajshahi University in Rajshahi on Thursday night, creating panic among students.
Attacker drives van into Barcelona crowd: 1 dead, 32 hurt
Barcelona, Aug 17 (AP/UNB) — A white van jumped up onto a sidewalk and sped down a pedestrian zone in Barcelona’s historic Las Ramblas district Thursday, swerving from side to side as it ploughed into tourists and residents. Calling it…
PM talking against Zia out of zealousy: BNP
BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Thursday alleged that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is talking about their party founder Ziaur Rahman’s involvement in the August 15, 1975 murder incident of Bangabandhu and most of his family members…
BCL attacks Janatar Manch injuring Imran H Sarkar
Five activists of Ganojagaran Manch, including its spokesperson Imran H Sarkar, were injured in an attack allegedly by Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) men at Shahbagh intersection in the city on Thursday evening.
One killed in Comilla road crash
Dhaka – A driver was killed and his helper injured when a covered van hit another one in Daklapara area in Buringchar upazila on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Comilla on Thursday morning.
2 hacked dead in separate incidents in Narsingdi
Dhaka – Two people, including an engineer, were hacked to death by some miscreants in two separate incidents in Belabo and Narsingdi Sadar upazilas in Narsingdi on Wednesday night.Golam Mostofa, officer-in-charge of Narsingdi Sadar Police Station, said Sujon Saha, son…
2 get life term for killing minor girl in city
Dhaka – A court here on Thursday sentenced two people to life term imprisonment for killing a minor girl in the city’s Badda area in 2011.The lifers are Manik Kumar Das, 20, hailing from Shakhati village in Munshiganj sadar upazila…
Don’t do what I did: Mali militant
An Islamist militant who is serving a prison sentence for destroying ancient mausoleums in Timbuktu has been found liable for nearly 3m euros in damages. Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi was jailed for nine years last September by the International Criminal Court…
2 sea robbers held after gunfight in Sundarbans
Dhaka- Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two members of a sea robber gang from the Sundarbans in Bagerhat district on Thursday morning.The arrestees are Mintu Gazi, 30, second-in-command of Sumon Bahini, and Dhali, 28,” said lieutenant colonel Anwaruzzaman,…
6 get life for murder in Khulna
Dhaka – A court in Khulna Wednesday sentenced six people to life imprisonment for killing a trader in a bomb attack in 2010.The convicts are Akter Jamil alias Boni, son of late Firoj Ahmed, Jahidul Islam alias Babu Bhuiyan, son…
Dhaka City police destroys hydraulic horns seized in one year
Traffic Department of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) destroyed around 10,000 hydraulic horns in the city’s Minto Road on Wednesday.Traffic police of DMP had seized the illegal hydraulic horns conducting drives in the city streets over the last one year as…
Mushtaq-Zia also behind Bangabandhu’s killing: PM
Renewing her allegation that Khandaker Mostaque and Ziaur Rahman had their part in the conspiracy to kill Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman along with most of his family members, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged people…
India and China in high altitude clash
Indian and Chinese troops clashed briefly on a disputed area of land in the Himalayas, officials said Wednesday, exacerbating tensions during a months-long stand-off between the two armies.Chinese troops threw stones at Indian soldiers near Pangong Lake, a major tourist…
2 electrocuted in Joypurhat
Dhaka – Two people died in separate incidents of electrocution in Panchbibi upazila and Khetlal upazila in Joypurhat on Tuesday.In Panchbibi upazila, Golam Rabbani Sourav, 15, a resident of Nayapara village, received serious injuries after being electrocuted in the morning…
Magura AL man hacked dead
Dhaka – An activist of ruling Awami League (AL) was hacked to death by rivals at Sablat village under Shalikha upazila over establishing supremacy in Magura early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Abdur Rahman Sabu, 60, son of Tafsir Molla.
Suspected militant was Shibir activist: Police
A terror suspect killed in an anti-terror raid in Dhaka was a member of the Jamaat-e-Islami’s student wing and his father is a leader of the Islamist party in his native Khulna, police officers say. The man, who blew himself up…
Suspected militant killed in Dhaka hotel operation
Dhaka, Aug 15 – A suspected member of Neo JMB was killed in a ‘suicide blast’ during an anti-militant drive at Hotel Olio International in the capital’s Panthapath area on Tuesday.
CJ finds flaws in Bangabandhu murder probe
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha on Tuesday said more ‘big fish’ were involved in the conspiracy of Bangabandhu murder, and those people did not face trial because of flaws in the investigation into the case.The Chief Justice came up with…
16th Amendment verdict to be faced legally: Anusul
Law Minister Anisul Huq on Tuesday said his ministry will not go for any step against Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha over the annulment of the 16th amendment to the Constitution.“Rather, the verdict will be faced legally,” he said while…