Dhaka, Jun 22 – The High Court summoned the officer-in-charge of Chandraganj Police Station, Moktar Hossain and Dattapara union parishad chairman Ahsanul Kabir of Laxmipur for whipping a day labourer during a local arbitration.
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Destruction of al-Nuri mosque in Mosul ‘shows IS defeated’
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says the destruction of an ancient mosque in the city of Mosul is “an official declaration of defeat” by so-called Islamic State (IS).
70 lakh Eid holidaymakers set to leave capital
Dhaka – Around 70 lakh people will leave the capital city of Dhaka for their village homes to celebrate upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr with their near and dear ones. -UNB
Macron faces bigger reshuffle after bigger ally quits
French President Emmanuel Macron is shaking up his five-week-old government Wednesday – and will have to make more changes than anticipated after the minister who was leading Macron’s crusade to purify politics was forced to quit over corruption allegations. Justice…
Madrasah teacher found dead in Satkhira
Dhaka – A madrasah teacher was found dead at a fish enclosure in Matiadanga area of Sadar upazila in Satkhira on Wednesday morning.
1,375 Phensedyl bottles seized in C’nawabganj
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive seized 1,375 bottles of Phensedyl from Charbaghdanga border area in Sadar upazila in Chapainawabganj on Tuesday night.
4 killed in separate road accidents in Ctg
Dhaka- Four people were killed in separate road accidents in the port city and Mirsarai upazila on Wednesday morning and Tuesday night.The deceased were identified as Rafaul Mandol, 50, Md Kaium, 20, Md Sabuj, 25, and Musharraf Hossain Rony, 24.
‘3 arms traders’ held in Cox’s Bazar
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested three alleged arms traders along with 13 arms and 430 rounds of bullets from Shaplapur area in Maheshkhali upazila of Cox’s Bazar district early Wednesday.The arrestees were identified as Md Habibur…
Pickup van driver killed in Manikganj accident, 10 injured
Dhaka – A pickup van driver was killed and at least 10 others were injured in separate road accidents in different areas on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Sibalaya upazila on Wednesday morning.Jahangir Hossain, a pickup van driver was killed as his…
BNP associate JCD activist hacked to death
Dhaka, June 21 – A local activist of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) was hacked to death at Daulatpur in Khulna city on Tuesday night.
Suspect fatally shot in Brussels Central Station terror attack
A suspect was fatally shot at Brussels Central Station Tuesday after a failed bombing that Belgian authorities are calling a terrorist attack.
2 killed in Nilphamari road accident
Dhaka – A motorcyclist and his pillion rider were killed as a bus knocked down them at Phultala on Nilphamari-Saidpur road in Sadar upazila early Wednesday.
‘Drug peddler’ held with Yaba tablets in Sylhet
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a suspected drug peddler along with Yaba tablets from Darshan Deuri in Sylhet on Tuesday afternoon.
JCD activist hacked to death in Khulna
Dhaka – A local activist of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) was hacked to death at Daulatpur in Khulna on Tuesday night.Police said a group of miscreants swooped on Abdullah Al Faysal Shiblu, 26, son of Faruk Hossain Mollah, a resident…
2 ‘Shibir men’ held for derogatory remarks on PM
Dhaka – Detectives arrested two ‘activists’ of Islam Chhatra Shibir from Isdair in Sadar upazila on Monday night for allegedly making derogatory remarks about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on social networking site Facebook.
Legal notice demands cancellation of Excise duty on bank Ac
Dhaka – A legal notice was yesterday sent to the government requesting cancellation of all excise duties on bank accounts within 72 hours.
BSF picks up 2 Bangladeshi nationals in Naogaon
Dhaka – Members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) picked up two Bangladeshi nationals at Duarpal along Hapania border in Porsha upazila on Tuesday.The victims are-Mainul Islam, son of Ketab Ali and Manirul Islam, son of Abdul Mannan of Duarpal…
Chapainawabganj road crash kills 1
Dhaka – A man was killed and another injured in a road accident in Shimultola area of Gomostapur upazila in Chapainawabganj on Tuesday morning.
Jubo league office torched in Satkhira
Dhaka – Miscreants set fire to a local Jubo league office in Bhadukhali union of Sadar upazila in Satkhira early Tuesday.
Detective police sued in Barguna for woman repression
Dhaka, June 20 – A case has been filed against Sub-inspector Abu Zafar of district Detective Branch (DB) of police under Women and Children Repression Prevention Act in Barguna on Monday.
Car rams into police vehicle on Champ-Elysees
Police said that the driver of the car is the only casualty in what they described as an ‘attempted attack’. Paris – A car loaded with gas canisters rammed into a police van on the Champs-Elysees avenue in France’s capital,…
Men commiting femicide lose rights over their children
By Daniel Gutman Buenos Aires, Jun 16 (IPS) – In January 2008, Rosana Galliano was shot to death in Exaltación de la Cruz, a rural municipality 80 km from Argentina’s capital, Buenos Aires. Her ex-husband, José Arce, who was sentenced…
Banani private varsity girl rape: Hearing on July 9
Dhaka – The Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-2 on Monday took cognizance of the charge-sheet against five persons in the case filed over rape of two private university students in a Banani hotel.
Charge sheet against 9 submitted to BD war crimes tribunal
Dhaka – The prosecution yesterday pressed eight charges against nine persons in a case filed for allegedly committing crimes during the Liberation War of 1971.
RMG worker raped by ‘speedboat driver, helper’ in Munshiganj
Dhaka – A female readymade garment worker was raped allegedly by a speedboat driver and his assistant at a remote char of the Padma River in Louhajang upazila in Munshiganj early Monday.Officer-in-charge of Louhajang Police Station M Anisur Rahman the…
UP member held with 8,000 Yaba pills in Savar
Dhaka – Members of Dhaka North DB police arrested a UP member along with 8,000 pieces of Yaba tablets in Begunbari area of Aminbazar in Savar, on the outskirts of the capital, on Monday.The arrestee is Shamim Molla, 33, a…
15 bitten by fox in Munshiganj
Dhaka- At least 15 people, including a woman, were injured as a fox bit them at Patharghata and Bazarkhola villages in Sirajdikhan upazila in Munshiganj on Sunday night.The victims were admitted to Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) at Mohakhali in the…
Bus collision kills 4 in Gopalganj
Dhaka- At least four people were killed and 23 others injured in a head-on collision between two buses on Dhaka-Barisal highway at Chagolchera area in Muksudpur upazila of Gopalganj on Monday.
Banani rape: Court accepts charges against all accused
Dhaka – A court here on Monday took cognisance of charges against all the five accused, including Shafat Ahmed, in the Banani rape case. -UNB
Iran warns missile attack on IS in Syria can be repeated
Tehran – After firing missiles targeting the Islamic State group in eastern Syria, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard on Monday issued a stark warning to IS militants, saying that any future attack against Iran will result in more powerful launches. –AP/UNB