Tehran – Iran’s Supreme Leader is saying that the Islamic State-claimed dual attacks that killed 17 people in Tehran will add to the hatred that Iranians harbor toward the U.S. and Saudi Arabia. –AP/UNB
Category: Governance
3 ‘Neo-JMB’ militants held in Bogra
Dhaka – Detectives arrested three suspected operatives of Neo JMB, an ultra radical offshoot of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), from Muroil area in Adamdighi upazila in Bogra on Thursday night.
Minor boy drowns in B’baia
Dhaka – A minor boy drowned in a water body at Shikdarpara in Sarail upazila in Brahmanbaria on Friday.Local people said Masum Mia, 5, son of Kason Mia of Haripur village in Nasirpur upazila, slipped into the water body and…
Man found dead in Kushtia
Dhaka – A man was found dead at a field in Majhgram area in Shilaidoho union of the upazila in Kushtia on Friday morning.The deceased was identified as Amjad Ali, 45, son of Jamat Ali, a resident of Kalyanpur village…
3.5 lakh Yaba pills seized in Ctg
Dhaka – Police in a drive seized 3.5 lakh pieces of Yaba tablets worth Tk 10 crore from Gahira in Anwara upazila in Chittagong early Friday.
‘Terrorist’ killed in Savar ‘gunfight’ with police
Dhaka – An alleged terrorist was killed in a gunfight with police at Bhabanipur village in Birulia union here in Savar early Friday.The deceased was identified as Ismail, 33, son of Shahidul Miah of Shyampur area. Ismail was accused in…
Mother, 3 children found dead in capital Dhaka
Dhaka, June 9 – A woman and her three children were found dead at a house at Ranabhola Batala in the city’s Turag area early Friday.
Japan passes landmark bill for Emperor Akihito to abdicate
Japan’s parliament has passed a one-off bill to allow Emperor Akihito to abdicate, the first emperor to do so in 200 years.
5 cases filed against Apan Jewellers owners
Dhaka, Jun 8 – Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) on Thursday filed five cases with Dhaka Customs House against the owners of Apan Jewellers on charge of dodging customs duty on 15.13 maunds of gold seized from its branches.
Chargesheet against 5 in Banani rape case
Dhaka – Police on Thursday submitted the charge sheet against five persons including Ahmed Shafat and his friend Nayeem Ashraf in the Banani rape case to the court.
4 killed in Naogaon, Chuadanga, Rajbari ‘gunfights’
Dhaka – Four people, including two leaders of two outlawed parties, were killed in separate incidents of gunfights with police and Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Naogaon, Chuadanga and Rajbari districts early Thursday.In Naogaon, two suspected robbers were killed in…
Clash over land dispute leaves 2 dead in Mymensingh
Dhaka – Two people were killed and two others injured in a clash between two rival groups over land dispute at Bijoypur village in Muktagaccha upazila in Mymensingh early Thursday.The deceased were identified as Nazrul Islam, 45, and Moazzem Hossain,…
Youth found dead in Rangamati
Dhaka – Police recovered the body of an unidentified young man from Maini Bazar in Langadu upazila in Rangamati on Thursday morning.
Lightning strike kills 4 in Savar
Dhaka- At least four people were killed and two others injured in separate incidents of lightning strike at Hrishipara of Hemayetpur and in the municipality area on Thursday afternoon.
MP Rana’s bail stay reffairmed
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday upheld its earlier order that stayed High Court verdict granting bail to MP Amanur Rahman Khan Rana in freedom fighter Faruk Ahmed murder case. A three-member bench of the Appellate Division headed…
Moudud writ deferred
The High Court Division of the Supreme Court yesterday adjourned till July 2 the hearing on a writ petition filed by BNP leader Barrister Moudud Ahmed challenging the legality of his eviction from a Gulshan residence. A High Court bench…
HC issues rule against Moudud eviction
The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday issued a rule asking the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to explain in four weeks as to why it should not be directed to formulate rules for disposing of complaints…
Polls open in UK election after campaign marred by attacks
London – Polling stations opened across Britain on Thursday for national elections, amid heightened security worries following a series of terror attacks in what one senior police official described as “unprecedented times.” – AP/UNB
Banani rape: Police press charges against 5 accused
Dhaka – Police here on Thursday pressed charges against all the five accused in a case filed over the rape of two private university girls in a Banani hotel. -UNB
Graft case: Khaleda’s self-defense statement June 15
Dhaka – A special court here on Thursday deferred till June 15 the hearing on BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s self defence statement in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case. – UNB
Bodies, aircraft parts found in search for Myanmar plane
yangon, Jun 8 (AP/UNB) – A navy ship found bodies and aircraft parts in the seas off Myanmar while searching Thursday morning for a military transport plane carrying 120 people, a spokesman said.
Left leader, 2 ‘robbers’ killed in gunfights
Dhaka, June 8 – A regional leader of the outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) was killed in a ‘shootout’ between his cohorts and the members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Khaskarra in Alamdanga upazila of Chuadanga district early…
North Korea fires ‘cruise missiles’ after US drills
Seoul, Jun 8 (AP/UNB) – North Korea fired several suspected short-range surface-to-ship cruise missiles off its east coast Thursday, South Korea’s military said, in a continuation of weapons launches that have rattled Washington and the North’s neighbors as Pyongyang seeks…
HC rule to compensate flyover grider fall victim
Dhaka – The High Court (HC) on Wednesday issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain as to why it will not direct them to pay compensation of Tk 5 million to the family of the worker, killed after…
90Kg hemp seized in Brahmanbaria
Dhaka – Police recovered 90kg hemp from a private car with a sticker of National Board of Revenue (NBR) at Madhypara area of the district Sadar in Brahmanbaria on Wednesday.
2 siblings to die for killing Pirojpur schoolboy
Dhaka – A court here on Wednesday sentenced two brothers to death for killing a schoolboy at Adarshapara in Sadar upazila in 2013. The District and Session’s Judge, Md Golam Kibria, awarded the death penalty to Md Nafiz Hasan Nahid,…
‘Drug peddler’ killed in B’baria ‘gunfight’ with cops
Dhaka – A suspected drug peddler was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Chandidwar village in Kosba upazila in Brahmanbaria on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Ibrahim Miah, 34, son of late Samraj Miah, a resident of Latuamora…
Man held with Tk 11 lakh in Benapole
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a suspected hundi trader along with Tk 11 lakh from Putkhali border point on Wednesday morning.
31 Bangladeshis returned after jail terms in India
Dhaka- Thirty one Bangladeshi women, including three children, returned home from India on Wednesday after languishing in jail there for three years.They hail from different villages of Khulna, Narail, Bagerhat and Satkhira districts.
Khaleda visits Moudud after eviction
BNP chief Khaleda Zia has visited senior party leader Moudud Ahmed after his eviction from his Gulshan home of more than four decades.RAJUK, the capital development authority, began the drive to vacate the house in Gulshan-2 on Wednesday noon, marking…