A court here on Tuesday sentenced three men to death for killing a boatman in 2015 at Bahadurpur village in Harirampur upazila.The convicts are Monirul Islam, a resident of Pirer Char village in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur district, Rasel Mollah…
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8 held for torturing housewife in Chuadanga
Dhaka – Police on Monday arrested eight people for torturing a housewife mercilessly tying up with a tree at Gobindraganj village in Damurhuda upazila over theft charge.The arrestees are Aiyub Ali, 52, son of Ahal Ali Sheikh, Mahirun Nesha, 45,…
Housewife convicted for torturing domestic help
Dhaka – The Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-3 of Dhaka yesterday sentenced a housewife to life term imprisonment in a case filed for torturing an 11-year- old domestic help and dumping her into a dustbin assuming her dead in…
Mobile court to continue for 2 more weeks
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the High Court High Court order for two more weeks that declared mobile courts, conducted by executive magistrates contradictory to the Constitution of the country.
Alleged robber gang posing as DB police held
Dhaka, July 18 – The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 12 members of an alleged inter-district robber gang from South Jatrabari area in the city on Monday.
40 JNU students sued for traffic rules violation
Dhaka – A case has been filed against 40 unknown students of Jagannath University (JnU) including driver and helper of double decker bus that violated the traffic by taking on the wrong side on the street at Bangla Motor crossing…
DB police questions Farhad Mazhar
Dhaka – Detective police on Tuesday summoned and questioned writer and columnist Farhad Mazhar as they found ‘discrepancies’ in his confessional statement over his ‘kidnapping’.
‘Nearly all military court cases in West Bank end in conviction’
Report shows the military appeals courts decidedly favor the prosecution, with judges accepting 67 percent of prosecution appeals, as opposed to only 33 percent of appeals filed by the defense.
SC extends time for Judges’ Conduct Rules gazette
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday allowed one week for the government to publish the gazette notification on the disciplinary and conduct rules for the sub-ordinate court judges.
HC summons Akhaura Thana OC
Dhaka – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Monday directed the Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Akhaura Police Station in Brahmanbaria district to appear before it on July 23 for mentioning a businessman as dead although he was alive.
Dhaka South City suspends staff holidays to fight mosquitoes
Dhaka, July – Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has cancelled holidays of its officials and employees next week as part of initiative to strengthen its ongoing ‘crash programme’ to eliminate Chikungunya.
Businessman shot at Dhaka City centre
Dhaka – A businessman sustained bullet injuries as miscreants sprayed bullets targeting him in the city’s Eskaton Road on Monday.
Ananda Kumar Saha made Pro-VC of RU
Rajshahi – Professor Dr. Ananda Kumar Saha has been made the Pro-Vice Chancellor of Rajshahi University.
Biswajit murder death ref verdict Aug 6
Dhaka – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court yesterday fixed August 6 to deliver its verdict on the death references and appeals in the Biswajit Das murder case.
Housewife killed in Sherpur over dowry
Dhaka – A housewife was tortured to death allegedly by his husband at Puran Sribardi area of Sreebardi upazila in Sherpur on Monday.The deceased was identified as Sakhina Begum, 22, wife of Sundar Ali.
Cricketer Sunny granted bail
Dhaka – A court here on Monday granted bail to national team cricketer Arafat Sunny in a dowry case filed by Nasrin Sultana, who claimed to be Sunny’s wife.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Jakir Hossain passed the order after Sunny surrendered…
Man held with 6 gold bars at Benapole
Dhaka – Customs Intelligence officials arrested a man along with six gold bars from no-man’s land area at Benapole check post on Monday morning.The arrestee was identified as Selim Hawlader, 38, son of Shamsul Haque, hailing from Munshiganj district.
Banaripara BCL president arrested over raping housewife
Dhaka – Detectives arrested president of Banaripara Upazila Chhatra League from Kalibari road in Barisal on Sunday afternoon over raping a housewife.The arrestee was identified as Sumon Hossain Mollah.Victim’s husband, hailing from Chittagong, a resident of Soliyabakpur area, also a…
One killed in Beanibazar BCL clash
Dhaka – An activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League was gunned down during a factional clash at Beanibazar Government College on Monday morning over establishing supremacy.The deceased was identified as Litu, son of Khalilur Rahman, a resident of Khasa village.
Law to facilitate more relatives to donate organs
The government has cleared an amendment to the law allowing more family members to become potential organ transplant donors.The amended law will also require all hospitals without a specialised unit for such procedures to obtain prior approval for transplants.The draft…
Day of international criminal justice
Today, July 17, is the Day of International Criminal Justice. It marks the 19th anniversary of the 1998 Rome Statute: the founding treaty of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which is the only permanent criminal court that holds perpetrators of…
2 suspected criminals killed in Khulna gunfight
Dhaka, July 17 – Two suspected criminals were killed in a reported gunfight with police in No 5 Ghat area of Khulna city early Monday.
Is social democracy facing extinction in Europe?
by Davide Vittori The last French presidential election and the recent legislative elections confirmed a seemingly unstoppable declining trend in the electoral support of social democratic parties. For the second time in the last fifteen years, the official candidate of…
Govt to finalise by Judges’ conduct rules next week
Dhaka – Law Minister Anisul Huq on Sunday afternoon said that the government will finalise the rules determining the discipline and code of conduct for the sub-ordinate court judges by the next week.
Arrest warrant issued against cricketer Sunny
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday issued arrest warrant against cricketer Arafat Sunny in a dowry case filed by a woman, who claimed herself as his wife.
BNP says ‘unilateral EC roadmap won’t settle pol impasse’
Dhaka – The BNP yesterday observed that the “unilateral roadmap” of the Election Commission and its effort for next general election would not settle the prevailing political impasse.
4 killed in Ctg road crash
Dhaka -Four people were killed and ten others injured when a truck hit a human hauler on Dhaka-Chittagong highway at Sufia road in Mirsarai upazila in Chittagong on Sunday.The deceased were identified Molina Majumdar, 45, Pradeep Debnath, 48, Sumon, 35,…
Cops, journo among 40 hurt in police-autodriver clash
Dhaka, Jul 16– At least 40 people, including two policemen and a journalist, were injured in a clash between law enforcers and CNG-run auto-rickshaw drivers at Borotakia Bazar in Mirsarai Upazila of Chittagongbon Saturday afternoon.
RAB cordons off suspected ‘militant den’ at Ashulia
Savar, Jul 16 – The Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Sunday cordoned off a house in Chakalgram Chourapara area of Pathalia union in Ashulia, suspecting it as a militant hideout.
Khaleda slams Government for interference in JSD (Rob) meeting
Strongly denouncing law enforcers’ reported intervention in a meeting at Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD-Rab) President ASM Abdur Rab’s Uttara residence, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday alleged it has manifested the state’s current ‘atrocious and extremely anti-people nature’.