Iranian Revolutionary Guard says it targeted ISIL bases in Deir Az Zor in retaliation for the June 7 attacks in Tehran. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says it has fired several missiles at ISIL positions in Syria’s Deir Az Zor province in…
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Database of 253 thousand alleged criminals prepared: RAB
Dhaka – Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has prepared the largest ever digital database of over 2 lakh 53 thousand identified criminals, including a large number of militants.
Khaleda’s Gatco graft case charge hearing July 23
Dhaka – The Special Judge Court-3 of Dhaka on Sunday deferred the hearing on charge framing in the Gatco graft case filed against 21 persons including BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia to July 23.
Manzoor murder case, supplementary report Sept 17
Dhaka – The First Additional District and Session’s Judge’s Court of Dhaka yesterday fixed September 17 for submission of the supplementary investigation report in Major General Abul Manzoor murder case.
Trump attorney says president not under investigation
Washington – A member of the president’s outside legal team said Sunday that Donald Trump is not under investigation, days after Trump tweeted about being the target of a “witch hunt.” –AP/UNB
Plea hearing set for Ohio man linked to extremists
Columbus – A federal judge has set a June plea hearing for an Ohio man accused of trying to travel to Libya to join the Islamic State group. –AP/UNB
731 Turkish soldiers hospitalized with food poisoning
Istanbul – A Turkish prosecutor says 731 soldiers at a western base were sent to the hospital with food poisoning and 21 people from the company that provided the food have been detained. –AP/UNB
Fakhrul among 4 injured in attack on way to CHT
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and three other party senior leaders were injured as local Awami League supporters allegedly attacked his motorcade at Isakhali in Rangunia upazila on their way to hillslide-hit Rangamati area. Fakhrul along with six…
5kg gold seized at Dhaka airport
Dhaka – Customs officials early Sunday arrested a passenger along with nine gold bars weighing five kilograms at Shahjalal International Airport.
Fakhrul’s motorcade attacked in Chittagong
Dhaka – The local supporters of ruling Awami League allegedly attacked the motorcade of BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in Isakhali area of Rangunia upazila in Chittagong while he was going to visit the hillslide spots of Rangamati,…
Man killed in Sylhet road crash
Dhaka – A driver of a microbus was killed and five others were injured on Saturday night as a truck collided head-on with a microbus in Baghersarak area of Sylhet-Tamabil Highway.
2 killed in Comilla road crashes
Dhaka – Two people were killed in separate road accidents in Sadar Dakkhin Upazila here on Saturday.An unidentified pedestrian was crushed under the wheels of a speeding car at Batabaria while crossing Dhaka-Chittagong highway, said officer-in-charge of Mainamati Highway Police…
Expert lawyers, investigators join Trump investigation
One hunted terrorists in the 1990s for the FBI and later helped build a case against 9/11 suspect Zacarias Moussaoui. Another headed the federal task force investigating the Enron corporate scandal of the 2000s. A third has argued more than…
8 fake DB men held in city
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested eight fake members of Detective Branch (DB) from Dhanmondi area in the city early Saturday.
‘Drug peddler’ killed in Pabna gunfight
Dhaka – An alleged drug peddler was killed and five policemen were injured early Saturday in a gunfight between a gang of drug peddlers and law enforcers at Pakshi of Ishwardi in the district.The dead is identified as Alia Bhulo,…
Palestinians deny IS claim for deadly attack on Israeli
Ramallah- Palestinian militants are denying an Islamic State claim that it was behind a deadly attack against Israel, saying it was them who killed a female police officer on duty near Jerusalem’s Old City. –AP/UNB
Search on for 7 Navy crew after ship damaged in collision
Yokosuka – The U.S. Navy says sailors from the destroyer USS Dewey are helping crew stabilize the damaged USS Fitzgerald after it collided with a container ship off the coast of Japan before dawn Saturday, leaving seven sailors missing. -UNB
Saudi king strips crown prince of prosecution oversight
Riyadh – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has issued a royal decree that restructures the country’s system for prosecutions, essentially stripping the crown prince of longstanding powers overseeing criminal investigations. -UNB
Actor Tanvir Tonu arrested on rape charge
Dhaka, June 17 – Film actor and model Tanvir Rahman Tonu was arrested from his Mirpur residence on Friday following a case filed against him for allegedly raping a woman on May 6.
US destroyer collide with merchant ship off Japan: 7 crew missing
Seven US Navy crew members are missing after their ship collided with a merchant vessel off the coast of Japan. Among the injured is the ship’s commanding officer who has been taken to hospital by helicopter.
ILO wants BD EPZ labour law draft before enactment
AKM Moinuddin, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka, Jun 16 – The International Labour Organization (ILO) has called for an advance copy of the draft Bangladesh Export-Processing Zones (EPZ) Labour Act after a review through a multi-stakeholder approach. It said the draft…
Russia claims it has killed IS leader al-Baghdadi
Moscow – The Russian military claims it has killed the leader of the Islamic State group in an airstrike. -UNB
BD national picked up by BSF in Lalmonirhat
Dhaka – Border Security Force(BSF) of India picked up a Bangladeshi farmer from Doikhawa border area in Hatibandha upazila in Lalmonirhat on Friday.
Ex-army man beaten dead in Panchagarh
Dhaka – A former Army man was beaten to death over the formation of a local mosque committee at Nayadighi Islampur village in Boda upazila in Panchagarh on Friday afternoon.The deceased is Aminur Rahman, 50, son of late Nazimuddin of…
School girl ‘kills self’ in Sylhet
Dhaka – A school girl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself with the fan at Baburagaon Noapara village in sadar upazila on Friday morning.
7 abducted fishermen rescued in Sundarbans; 4 held
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive on Thursday night rescued seven fishermen abducted by forest robbers from Satkhira range of the Sundarbans.The elite force also arrested four members of notorious forest gang, ‘Rabiul Bahini’, and…
2 killed in clash over land in M’singh
Dhaka-Two people were killed and at least 15 others injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over a land related dispute at Sirta village in Sadar upazila Char area in Mymensingh on Friday.Kamrul Islam, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Model…
3 workers die inhaling toxic gas in Gopalganj
Gopalganj, Jun 16 (UNB) – Three construction workers were killed after inhaling toxic gas in a septic tank at Thanapara in the district town in Gopalganj on Friday morning.
SI closed for putting Yaba pills into college teacher’s pocket
Dhaka – A sub-inspector of Kotwali Police Station, SM Shamim Akter was closed to the Jessore Police Lines on Thursday for trying to make a college teacher accused in drug case.
Man killed in clash over mowing grass for cattle
Dhaka – A man was killed and two others were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over a trifling matter at Sannashipara in Osmaninagar upazila on Thursday.