Dhaka- A discussion programme will be held at the Jatiya Press Club (JPC) VIP Lounge in the city at 10am on Thursday, marking the World No Tobacco Day-2017 with WHO theme for the year ‘Tobacco threat to development’.
Category: Governance
Kushtia cop gets 6-month jail for second marriage
Dhaka – A member of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police was sentenced to six months jail here on Tuesday for marrying second time without taking permission of first wife.The convict cop is Sub-inspector Towhidul Islam of Jessore CID and son…
Taiwan top court rules in favour of gay marriage
Taiwan’s top judges have ruled in favour of gay marriage, paving the way for it to become the first place in Asia to legalise same-sex unions. The highest court ruled that current laws preventing members of the same sex from…
Rab cordon off 2 ‘militant dens’ in C’nawabganj
Chapainawabganj – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) have kept two houses at Chakpustam and Balugram Shimultala villages in Gomostapur upazila cordoned off since early Wednesday suspecting the presence of militants there. UNB news agency reported
5 killed, 286 held in Bahrain raid on Shiite cleric’s town
Dubai, May 24 (AP/UNB)- Bahrain police raided a town Tuesday that is home to a prominent Shiite cleric facing possible deportation, arresting 286 people in an assault in which officers fired tear gas and shotguns at protesters. At least five…
Two more ‘militant dens’ cordoned off in northwest BD
Dhaka, May 24 – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) have kept two houses at Chakpustam and Balugram Shimultala villages in Gomostapur upazila cordoned off since early Wednesday suspecting the presence of militants there.
Bangladesh judiciary-executive verbal duel deepens
Dhaka – Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha on Tuesday observed that the state is trying to tighten its grip on the apex court after keeping the lower courts under its strong control. “You’ve taken the lower courts under your clutch…
Man to die for killing youth in Chandpur
Dhaka-A court here on Monday convicted a man and sentenced him to death for killing a young man in a moving train in Chitoshi area of the district in 2013.The court fined the condemned convict, Sadhon Hossain Kazi, 28, son…
10 hurt in Laxmipur UP polls clash
Dhaka-At least 10 people, including a policeman, were injured in clashes at Char Algi govt Primary School polling center under Char Algi union in Ramgati upazila during the union parishad election in Laxmipur on Tuesday.Following the clash, voting has been…
4 get life term for murder in Manikganj
Dhaka-A court here on Tuesday sentenced four people to life term imprisonment for killing a man in Ghior upazila in 2013.The court also fined the lifers–Ripon Ullah, Delwar Hossain, Mahmudul Hasan Babu and Ismail Hossain Nuru—Tk 10,000 each.District and sessions…
Indonesian men caned for gay sex
Two men have been caned 83 times each in the Indonesian province of Aceh after being caught having sex. The men stood on stage in white gowns praying while a team of hooded men lashed their backs with a cane.…
BNP refused permission for protest rally wednesday
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s main opposition party the BNP did not get permission to hold its proposed rally at Suhrawardy Udyan today protesting the police search in party chairperson’s Gulshan office. When contacted BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir Tuesday…
MP Selim granted bail in teacher assault case
Dhaka – The Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Court of Dhaka yesterday (Tuesday) granted bail to Jatiya Party MP AKM Salim Osman in a case filed for humiliating schoolteacher Shyamol Kanti Bhakta of Narayanganj in public. CJM Jesmine Ara Begum granted…
Court defers Zia Orphanage case to June 1
Dhaka – The Special Court-5 of Dhaka yesterday deferred the hearing in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case filed against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and others to June 1. Judge Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman of Special Judge Court-5 passed the…
S. Korea fires shots at N. Korea after object crosses border
Seoul — South Korea fired warning shots Tuesday at an unidentified object flying south from rival North Korea, its military said. Local media said it may have been a North Korean drone. AP/UNB news agency reported
UK police arrest 23-year-old man in Manchester in relation to concert attack
Manchester — A suicide bomber blew himself up as young concert-goers left a show by the American singer Ariana Grande in the northern English city of Manchester, killing at least 22 people, some wearing the star’s trademark kitten ears and…
Blast at northern England concert kills 19 people
London, May 23 (AP/UNB)- An explosion struck an Ariana Grande concert attended by thousands of young music fans in northern England late Monday, killing at least 19 people and injuring dozens in what police were treating as a terrorist attack.
Blast at Ariana Grande concert in England kills 19 people
London – An explosion struck an Ariana Grande concert attended by thousands of young music fans in northern England late Monday, killing at least 19 people and injuring dozens in what police were treating as a terrorist attack. AP/UNB news…
Death reference hearing in N’ganj 7-murder starts
Dhaka – The High Court (HC) Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court on Monday started hearing on the death reference and appeals of 26 death sentenced convicts in the Narayanganj seven-murder cases. A High Court bench of Justice Bhabani Prasad…
SC verdict in Khaleda’s leave to appeal in graft case 28 May
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court fixed 28 May for giving an order on a leave-to-appeal filed by BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia challenging a High Court order that scrapped her appeal seeking cancellation of the…
Erase Tridiv Roy’s name from infrastructures: HC
Dhaka – The High Court on Monday asked the authorities concerned to erase the name of war criminal Tridiv Roy, father of Chakma Circle Raja Debashish Roy, from all infrastructures across the country within 90 days. An HC bench comprising…
Thai military junta has failed to respect HR in three years
Thailand’s junta has failed to fulfill pledges to respect human rights and restore democratic rule three years after the military coup, Human Rights Watch said today. The ruling National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), led by Prime Minister Gen.…
Woman’s body found in city hotel, child rescued
Dhaka – Police recovered body of a woman and rescued a child from a residential hotel at Fakirapool in Matijheel in the small hours of Monday.The identity of the woman aged around 22 and the two-month-old child could not be…
Farmer dies inhaling septic tank gas in Chuadanga
Dhaka- A farmer died and another fell sick after inhaling toxic gas in a septic tank at Ibrahimpur village of Damurhuda upazila in Chuadanga on Monday.The deceased was identified as Ziarul Islam, hailing from the village.
7 to die for murder in Narsingdi
Dhaka- A court here on Monday sentenced seven people, including four members of a family, to death for killing a man in Polash upazila here in 2009.The convicts–Alek Miah, his wife Rupban, and two sons Sharif Miah and Arif Miah,…
Roadside bomb kills 5 in northwest Pakistan
Peshawar — A Pakistani government official says a roadside bomb has killed at least five people and wounded several others in a northwest tribal region close to the Afghan border. AP/UNB news agency reported
Argument in appeal against 16th amendment verdict
Dhaka – The Appellate Division the Supreme Court on Sunday asked the prosecution not to make any political argument during hearing on the appeal against the High Court order that declared illegal the 16th amendment to the constitution establishing Parliament’s…
Monitor safe food supply during Ramadan: Workshop
Dhaka – Speakers at a workshop on Sundayday urged the government to strengthen the monitoring system including mobile court to ensure safe food ahead of holy Ramzan.
Stop evil politics of ransacking opposition office: Khaleda
Dhaka – BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday tweeted that they want to get rid of evil politics like ransacking opposing office using police without any reason. “We want to remove the evil politics like ransacking opposition office misusing police…
Gunfire on Philadelphia street injures 9, 2 critically
Philadelphia – Authorities say gunfire that broke out on a north Philadelphia block where people were listening to music sent nine people to the hospital, two in critical condition. AP/UNB news agency reported