Dhaka – Law Minister Anisul Huq met Chief Justice Surendra Kuman Sinha in connection with issuing a gazette notification on the disciplinary and conduct rules for the subordinate court judges.
Category: Governance
42 held in city with drugs
Dhaka – Police arrested 42 people from different areas of the city during 24-hour long drive till Friday morning for their alleged involvement in illegal drug trading as well as taking drugs.
Dubai Municipality offers new drone survey service
Dubai – Dubai Municipality has announced the launch of a new aerial survey service using drones to provide orthophotos and topographic maps. The organisation said maps provided through this method would offer 200 times better clarity and 88 per cent…
2 held with 2000 Yaba in Cox’s Bazar
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested two alleged Yaba traders along with 2000 Yaba tablets from Kolatoli hotel motel zone area in sadar upazila on Thursday night.
BGB arrests a man with Tk 4.5 lakhs
Dhaka- Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a suspected hundi trader with Tk 4.5 lakhs at Putkhali Mosjidbari area in Jessore on Thursday evening.The arrested was identified as Firoz Ahmed, 19, son of Abdul Lotif, a resident of Putkhali area of…
6 get life imprisonment for murder in Gaibandha
Gaibandha, July 21 – A court here on Thursday convicted six people and sentenced them to life term imprisonment for killing a businessman in 2012.
Myanmar Army propaganda – Takes media on reporting trip
Kyar Gaung Taung, Jul 21 (AP/UNB)- Myanmar’s military has a big public relations problem: It stands accused of committing genocide.
Saudi women arrested for wearing mini scart in public freed
A woman named Khulood was interrogated yesterday in Riyadh and handed over for prosecution. Her transgression? Wearing “indecent” clothing. But the same night, Saudi authorities released her without charge. A brief Snapchat video of Khulood appeared over the weekend with…
Man who raped daughter awarded 30 years in jail
A court on Thursday sentenced a man to 30 years’ rigorous imprisonment for raping his 14-year old daughter in Sadar upazila.The convicted man was identified as Hanif Uddin, 42, son of late Abdul Khaleq, resident of Dhopaghat Hodipara village in…
Reporter defies White House rules of not recording briefings
A White House reporter violated the Trump administration’s ban on recording press briefings. Ksenija Pavlovic of The Pavolovic Today broadcast a live-streaming audio record from the Wednesday press briefing with Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
Fake doctor held in C’nawabganj over death of patient
Dhaka- Police arrested a fake doctor from a clinic in bus stand area of Nachole upazila in Chapainawabganj on Wednesday night following death of a patient.The arrestee was identified as Mahfuzur Rahman, son of Abu Bakkar Siddique, a resident of…
Murder after rape: 5 accused held
Dhaka – Police arrested five people from different parts of the capital, Savar and Fatulla of Narayanganj district on Wednesday night in two cases filed with Kadamtoli Police Station for killing two women after rape.The arrestees were identified as Jamal…
Youth gets life term for killing aunt in Chandpur
Dhaka – A court here on Wednesday sentenced a youth to life term imprisonment for killing his aunt in 2014.The court also fined the convict Tk 10,000.
HC scraps Haimchar UP chairman’s bail
Dhaka – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday scrapped the bail of Chandpur’s Haimchar Upazila Chairman Nur Hossain Patwary in a case filed for walking over a so-called ‘human bridge’.
Bribe taker BSC Chief Engineer put on remand
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Wednesday placed chief engineer of shipping department AKM Fakhrul Islam on a two-day remand in a case filed against him for taking a bribe.
5 to die for killing trader in Gazipur
Dhaka – A court on Wednesday sentenced five people to death for killing a trader in Kaliganj upazila of the district in 2008.The condemned convicted are — Saddam, Babu, Shamim, Nurul Islam and Majnu. The court also fined them Tk…
Youth to die for killing minor girl after rape in Kushtia
Dhaka- A court here on Wednesday sentenced a youth to death for killing a minor girl after rape in the district in 2015.The court also fined condemned convict Jahid Mondol, 35 of Joduboyra village of Kumarkhali in the district, Tk…
2 workers killed in Naogaon wall collapse
Dhaka-Two workers were killed as an old wall collapsed on them during renovation work at Sagorpur Goalpara village in Badalgachhi upazila in the district on Wednesday.
2332 commit suicide in one BD district in 7 yrs
A total of 2,332 people committed suicide in the district in the last seven years till 2016, as per the data of Society for Voluntary Activities (SOVA). SOVA, which has been working on suicide in Jhenidah for over 10 years,…
Zakir Naik turns stateless as passport revoked
The government has revoked the passport of fugitive Islamic preacher Zakir Naik following a recommendation from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) which has already booked him under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for his terror links. The revocation of the passport…
Angolan Constitutional Court upholds freedom of association
Angola’s Constitutional Court has ruled that a presidential decree that imposed severe restrictions on civil society groups violates the constitution. The ruling provides a big boost to nongovernmental organizations that operate in a politically contentious environment in which the courts…
China urges India withdrawal in standoff, stages drills
Beijing, Jul 19 (AP/UNB) – China renewed a call for India to immediately withdraw its troops from disputed territory high in the Himalayan mountains, following a report that Chinese forces recently held live firing drills in the region. Foreign ministry…
‘Listed criminal’ killed in Ctg ‘gunfight’ with Rab
Dhaka, July 19 – A ‘listed criminal’ was killed in a reported gunfight between his cohorts and the members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Polo Ground in city’s Double Mooring area of Chittagong early Wednesday.
Don’t move resources from development to security: UN Chief
By António Guterres UN, Jul 17 (IPS) – Twenty years ago, when I was starting my functions as Prime Minister of Portugal, the world was surfing a wave of optimism. The Cold War had ended, technological prosperity was in full…
Australian PM calls shooting ‘inexplicable’
Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull has said he will seek answers from US authorities over the “inexplicable” death of a woman shot by a policeman. Justine Damond, originally from Sydney, was killed in Minneapolis after calling police to report a possible…
6 health workers transferred over Ctg kids’ death
Chittagong, July 18 – Six health workers of Sitakunda Health Complex have been transferred to Sandwip Upazila Health Complex for their negligence of duty as nine children at Tripurapara in Sitakkunda upazila have died of ‘measles’.
12 members of inter-district robber gang held in city
Dhaka- Detectives arrested 12 members of an inter-district robber gang from South Jatrabari area in the city on Monday.Two pistols, two magazines, two handcuffs, one DB jacket, some sharp weapons and other materials used in committing robbery were recovered from…
5 held with 155 mts rice of govt godown in Ctg
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) seized seven trucks loaded with 155 mts rice and arrested five people, including manager of a government rice godown, from Halishashar of Chittagong early Tuesday.
100-year-old tortoise stolen from animal shelter
New York City police are searching for the person who stole a 100-year-old tortoise from an animal shelter.The Daily News reports police were called to the Alley Pond Environmental Center in Queens on Monday after staffers discovered the reptile was…
‘Robber’ injured in Khulna gunfight
Dhaka – An alleged robber was injured in a reported gunfight with police in Daulatpur area of city early Tuesday.The injured was identified as Delwar Hossain, 30, son of Nuru Patwary, accused in several robbery cases.