Dhaka – A mobile court on Sunday evening sentenced a young man to one year’s jail for stalking and harassing a college girl and her sister in Boraigram upazila in Natore.The convicted youth is Ujjal Hossain Bhutto, 22, son of…
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Ekram murder accused killed in Feni ‘gunfight’
Dhaka, Jul 3 – One of the key accused in the Fulgazi upazila chairman Ekram murder case was killed early Monday, in a ‘gunfight’ with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Birinchi area of Feni Municipality.
Avignon shooting: Eight injured near French mosque
Eight people have been injured in a shooting outside a mosque in southern France, officials have confirmed. Worshippers leaving the Arrahma mosque in Avignon were approached by two hooded suspects at about 22:30 local time (21:30 GMT) on Sunday.
Truck hits car, injures Khaleda aide Habib, 5 others
Natore, July 2 – A car carrying BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s adviser Habibur Rahman Habib along with his family members was hit by a truck in the Kashikata area on Natore-Bonpara highway in Gurudaspur upazila on Sunday, leaving him and…
Khaleda’s sons laundered money, not AL men: Quader
Dhaka, Jul 2 – Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said it has been proved in courts of different countries, including the USA and Singapore, that BNP Chairperson’s sons Tarique Rahman and late Arafat Rahman Koko have money…
Five lawyers ordered to explain obstruction HC work
Dhaka – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court yesterday ordered five Supreme Court lawyers to submit before it on July 10 their statements explaining their roles in connection with obstructing court proceedings, shouting in the courtroom and assaulting…
2 more weeks for Govt to issue gazette on Judges
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday gave the Government two more weeks as the last chance for issuing gazette notification on the rules determining discipline and conduct of subordinate court judges.
Ex-Chief Whip Joynal Abedin Farook in jail – arson case
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Sunday sent BNP leader Joynal Abdin Farook to the jail after he surrendered before it in four arson cases filed with Paltan Police Station of the city in 2015.
Khaleda’s appeal for graft re-investigation rejected
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court order that rejected a petition of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia seeking order for partial re-investigation in the Zia Orphanage Graft case.
Verdict on Constt 16th amendment Monday
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court is set to deliver the verdict on the appeal against a ruling that restored the parliament’s powers to remove judges illegal, on Monday.
BGB seized Tk 68.78-cr contraband items in Jun
Dhaka – Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized smuggled goods and illegal drugs worth over Tk 68.78 crore from across the country, including the frontier areas, in the last month of June.The seized narcotic items included 8,020,723 Yaba tablets, 12,969 bottlers…
Malaysian woman held at Ctg airport
Dhaka – Police arrested a Malaysian woman from Shah Amanat International Airport on Saturday night for not having valid documents.Second officer Md Shafiqul Islam of the airport, said police arrested Nursufa, 23, when she was roaming at the airport at…
Govt to automate food procurement to eliminate ‘middlemen’
Dhaka – The government is going to automate the food procurement system to make it sure that farmers get the officially fixed price, eliminating the ‘middlemen’, official sources said. -UNB
Citycell CEO gets bail in bank loan embezzlement case
Dhaka – A court here on Sunday granted bail to Mehboob Chowdhury, the chief executive officer (CEO) of mobile phone operator Citycell, in a case filed for embezzlement of bank loan. -UNB
No corruption in any form, PM warns govt officials
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday warned government officials against corruption saying that there should be no dishonesty in any form. “I want work, I want work with honesty; corruption should be stopped, corruption shouldn’t take place in…
Judges’ conduct rules: 2 weeks more to publish gazette
Dhaka, July 2 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday gave two weeks’ more to the government to publish the gazette notification on the rules determining discipline and conduct of lower court judges.
Pope sacks Vatican cardinal handling abuse cases
Gerhard Mueller relieved of duties just days after pope aide Pell was charged with child sex abuse. During Mueller’s term, his office amassed a 2,000-case backlog [Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters] Pope Francis has dismissed the church’s chief of doctrine, Cardinal Gerhard Mueller…
Congress is taking back power from Trump?
In ways big and small, Congress is taking back power from President Donald Trump on national security matters, US leading news network CNN has reported. From Russia to the Pentagon budget, Republicans in Congress are proposing new checks to curb…
2 held with drugs in Magura
Dhaka – Detectives in a drive arrested two alleged drug peddlers along with hemp and phensidyl syrup from Batikadanga and Shibrampur areas in Magura town on Saturday night.On secrete information that Abul Kalam Azad, 50, hailing from Comilla district, has been…
19 injured in Narail clash
Dhaka – At least 19 people were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers at Sarole village in Lohagara upazila in Narail on Saturday night.
Trader robbed, hacked to death in Jessore
Dhaka, Jul 2 – Some unidentified miscreants hacked a trader to death and escaped with his bag full of money on Saturday night at Dolakhola intersection of Monirampur upazila in the district of Jessore.
Drive at Kushtia ‘militant den’ ends
Dhaka, Jul 1 – Law enforcers concluded their operation, ‘Trepid Punch’, at a militant den in Banonpara area of Bheramara upazila headquarters under Kushtia district on Saturday night, nearly 22 hours after they cordoned it off. Additional deputy commissioner of…
Expose those having money with Swiss banks: Khaleda
Dhaka, July 1 – Accusing the ruling party men of siphoning off their ill-gotten huge money, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday night demanded the government disclose the names of those Bangladeshis deposited money with Swiss banks.
ACC arrests Citycell CEO over bank loan embezzlement
Dhaka, July 1 – A team of the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Saturday arrested Mehboob Chowdhury,the chief executive officer (CEO) of mobile phone operator Citycell, from Shahjalal International Airport in a case filed for embezzlement of bank loan.
Rickshaw puller found dead in Savar
Dhaka – A rickshaw puller was found hanging in Panpara area under Tentuljhora union in Savar on Saturday morning.The details of the deceased could not be identified immediately.
Laxmipur Jubo Dal leader dies in jail
Dhaka- A local leader of Jubo Dal, who was arrested in a case of special power act n 2014, died in the district jail in Laxmipur early Saturday.
‘Robber’ killed in Khulna ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – A suspected robber was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Chuknagar in Dumuria upazila early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Rabiul Islam alias Badsha, 35, son of Jafar Sheikh of Maltia village of the upazila in…
BCB HP squad to leave for Darwin tonight
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) High Performance squad will leave Dhaka on Saturday night for Darwin, Australia for a two-week training camp.A total of 20 cricketers, including four stand-by players, will fly from Shahjalal International Airport at around 10:50…
5 café attackers, chef killed by bullets, splinters: Report
Dhaka – The deaths of five militants and one chef during a commando operation at Gulshan’s Holey Artisan Café after a 12-hour hostage crisis on July 2 in 2016 were caused by bullets and splinters, said a forensic report on…
2 civilians killed as Indian troops battle Kashmir rebels
Srinagar — A woman and a young man were killed and several other people injured during anti-India protests and clashes in Indian-controlled Kashmir that erupted Saturday after government forces launched an operation against rebels in the disputed region, police said.…