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…
Category: Governance
N Korea leader ‘briefed’ on Guam plan but opts to wait
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reviewed plans to fire missiles towards the US Pacific territory of Guam but will hold off, state media said.
47 bottles liquor seized at Benapole
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 47 bottles of foreign liquor from Raghunathpur border area in Benapole on Monday night.
Absconding lifer arrested in Jessore
Dhaka- Police in a drive arrested a life term imprisonment convict from Chachra area in Jessore on Monday noon.The arrested was identified as Alamgir Hossain alis Alam, son of Akbar Ali of Chachra Colony para area in the town.
Man beaten dead in Jhenidah
Dhaka – A man was beaten to death at Panka village of Sadar upazila on Monday night over a trifling matter.The deceased was identified as Aziz, 50, son of Kashem Mandal, a farmer of the village.
Man’s body recovered in Comilla
Dhaka – Police recovered an unidentified body of a man from Chandina Regional Jute Research Centre adjacent to Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Comilla on Monday morning.
Indigenous man ‘commits suicide’ in Rajshahi
Dhaka – An indigenous man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at Paruliya village in Mohonpur union of Godagari upazila in Rajshahi on Sunday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Ratan Chandra, 40, son of Molin Chandra, a resident of Choyghati…
HC asks to send stranded Hajj pilgrims in 48 hours
Dhaka – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday asked the government to take necessary steps to within 48 hours for sending the stranded Hajj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia.
Pro-AL lawyers meet Chief Justice SK Sinha
Dhaka – Three pro-Awami League lawyers held a meeting with the Chief Justice (CJ) Surendra Kumar Sinha on Sunday noon at his office.
Verdict distorted history: Anisul Huq
Dhaka – Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Anisul Huq on Sunday said that the court observation “no nation – no country is made of, or by one person” given in the judgment scrapping the 16th amendment to the…
Legal notice on Justice Khairul to withdraw remark
Dhaka – A legal notice has been served on Sunday asking the Law Commission Chairman ABM Khairul Haque to withdraw his comments about the Supreme Court judgment on 16th Amendment to the Constitution.
College student found dead in B’baria
Dhaka – A college student was found dead at Munsefpara in the district town in Brahmanbaria on Saturday night.On information, police recovered the hanging body of Junaied Ahmed Anik, son of Jahirul Islam and student of Brahmanbaria Government College, from…
JMB regional coordinator held in Jhenidah
Dhaka- Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested the regional coordinator of Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Chuadanga village of Jhenidah early Sunday.
CJ is being pressiured: BNP
The BNP claims that the government is ‘trying to create pressure’ on the chief justice over the 16th constitutional amendment verdict. Speaking at a party event on Sunday, Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said they were concerned over media…
2 ‘Shibir’ men held at IU
Dhaka- Police arrested two students suspecting them as Shibir men from Saddam Hossain Hall of Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia on Sunday.Islamic University, Aug 13 (UNB) – Police arrested two students suspecting them as Shibir men from Saddam Hossain Hall…
AL-led alliance calls 16th Amendment verdict unacceptable
Terming the Supreme Court verdict scrapping the 16th amendment to the Constitution ‘irrelevant, unacceptable and motivated’, leaders of the Awami League-led 14-party alliance on Sunday demanded that the judgment be scrapped.Speaking at a press conference after a meeting at the…
Kidnapped British model recounts ordeal
A British model who was allegedly abducted in Italy has said she understands why people may doubt her story, but insists she was “terrified” and certain she would die during the ordeal. Chloe Ayling says she was lured to Milan…
Azhar-Qaiser appeals hearing on war crimes Sunday
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Saturday decided to hear appeals of convicted war criminals Jamaat leader ATM Azharul Islam and former Jatiya Party state minister Syed Mohammad Qaiser on Sunday.
N’ganj seven-murder death ref, appeal verdict Sunday
Dhaka – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court is scheduled to deliver its verdict on the appeals and death references in the case filed over the seven-murder of Narayanganj today (Sunday).
16.25 kg gold seized in Baitul Mukarram Market
Dhaka – Customs Intelligence and Investigation Department (CIID) on Saturday arrested a young man along with 140 gold bars weighing 16.25 kg from Baitul Mukarram Market in the city.The arrestee was identified as Rabiul Islam, 22.
Govt unnerved by 16th Amendment verdict: Fakhrul
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday alleged that the government has got unnerved as the Supreme Court’s 16th amendment annulment verdict has exposed the ‘country’s real scenario’. “The government has started feeling the heartburn as the observations…
Islamic University female student missing since Wednesday
A female student of Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia has been missing for four days.The victim was identified as Smrity Khatun, 25, a third year student of English Department and daughter of Anowar Hossain of Mokumpur village in Kushtia district.
Injustice spreading for ‘closed-minded’ politics: BNP
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday alleged that the country is now in the grip of injustice and unjust due to Awami League’s extreme close-minded politics.“Awami League is basically a very narrow-minded political party. They can’t think…
Missing youth found dead after more than 4 months
Dhaka- The Members of Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) recovered the body of a youth from a paddy field of Shibpur village in Badarganj upazila in Rangpur on Friday morning. who went missing four and half months ago.The victim was…
3 held with 20,000 Yaba pills in Uttara
Dhaka – Detectives arrested three suspected drug peddlers, including a woman, from Uttara in the city along with 20,000 pieces of Yaba tablets on Thursday afternoon.
2 ‘drug traders’ held in Sylhet
Dhaka- Police arrested two suspected drug traders, including a woman, along with 305 pieces of Yaba table from Bharthkhola in Dakhshin Surma upazila in Sylhet on Friday.
6 ‘smugglers’ held with 2.25kg cocaine in Khulna
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested six alleged smugglers along with 2.25kilogram cocaine from different areas of in Khulna on Friday night.
UK govt to consider laser pen licence after attacks rise
Buying powerful laser pens could require a licence in future, the government has said, amid concerns over the number of attacks on aircraft. Ministers say they could also bring in new measures to license retailers and restrict advertising after warnings…
Minister blames CJ for alleged belittling of Bangabandhu
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha had the temerity to belittle Bangabandhu in his observation in the verdict declaring the 16th constitutional amendment illegal, LGRD Minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain has said. “The chief justice widely added unconstitutional and unethical remarks to…
Trader stabbed dead in Pirojpur
Dhaka – A trader was stabbed to death by some unidentified miscreants at West Shankarpasha village in Sadar upazila here in Pirojpur on Thursday night.The deceased was identified as Aslam Khalifa, 26, son of Habibur Rahman Khalifa of the village.