Dhaka, May 17 – The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) resumed their operation for the second day at a suspected militant hideout at Chuadanga village in Sadar upazila on Wednesday morning.
Category: Governance
HC orders appointment of lawyers for 7 N’ganj murder convicts
The High Court of the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the prosecution to appoint state defence counsel for five absconding death-sentenced convicts in the seven-murder cases.
Three violence cases against Khaleda Zia stayed
Dhaka – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court yesterday stayed the proceedings of three violence cases filed against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in 2015. A High Court bench of Justice Mitfah Uddin Chowdhury and Justice ANM Bashirullah…
Dhaka issues emergency advisory on global cyberattack
Dhaka – The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division on Tuesday issued an emergency advisory on a rampaging ransomware virus that emerged across the globe on Friday, acording to agencies.
Bombs and suicide vests found at ‘militant den’ in Southwest BD
Dhaka – Two suicide vests and five explosives were found during a raid on a suspected militant hideout in Jhenaidah’s Sadar Upazila, according to RAB, bdnews24.com reported on Tuesday evening.
Murder case against cricketer Mushfiq’s father in Bogra
A case has been filed against Mahbub Hamid Tara, father of Bangladesh Test captain Mushfiqur Rahim, and 15 others over the killing of a schoolboy in Bogra municipality area on Saturday. Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Jasad-Inu) Central Committee leader Advocate Imdadul…
Driver gunman of sarafat held in Banani rape case
A court here on Tuesday put Billal, driver of Banani rape case prime accused Shafat Ahmed, on a four-day remand while his gunman Rahmat on a three-day remand, in connection with the case. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Lashkar Sohel Rana passed…
Youth held over derogative post on Facebook
Dhaka – Police arrested a young man for allegedly making derogative comments on religion, state and law enforcers on popular social media platform Facebook.Officer-in-charge of Bagerhat Model Police Station, Mahtab Uddin said Papon Biswas, 26, son of Poritosh Biswas of…
PM meets President
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina met President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban on Tuesday evening. UNB news agency reported
6 CU students face action
Chittagong – The authorities of Chittagong University have expelled a student and suspended five others on various charges. UNB news agency reported
Foreigners still exercising caution in movement fearing attacks
Dhaka – Danish Ambassador to Bangladesh Mikael H Winther on Tuesday said they are still restricting their movement here as they still feel the risk of terror attacks even after 10 months of July 1 attack. UNB news agency reported
Shafat’s driver, gunman remanded over Banani rape
Dhaka – A court here on Tuesday put Billal, driver of Banani rape case prime accused Shafat Ahmed, on a four-day remand while his gunman Rahmat on a three-day remand, in connection with the case. UNB news agency reported
Bomb disposal unit starts work at Jhenaidah ‘militant den’
Dhaka, May 16 – The Bomb Disposal unit of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have started their operation at the suspected militant hideouts at Chuadanga village in Sadar upazila of Jhenaidah district in Southwest Bangladesh on Tuesday.
WannaCry ransomware cyber-attack ‘may have N Korea link’
Dave Lee North America technology reporter of BBC Who was behind the huge global cyber-attack? One prominent theory right now is North Korea – but what we know is far from conclusive. You may not have heard of the Lazarus…
Youth held over derogative post on Facebook
Dhaka – Police arrested a young man for allegedly making derogative comments on religion, state and law enforcers on popular social media platform Facebook.Officer-in-charge of Bagerhat Model Police Station, Mahtab Uddin said Papon Biswas, 26, son of Poritosh Biswas of…
5 fishermen abducted in Satkhira
Dhaka- Forest robbers abducted five fishermen from deep forest of Mandarbaria area of Satkhira Range on Monday.The victims were identified as Karim, son of Mazid Ali, a resident of Sora village of Shyamnagar upazila, Basar Gazi, son of Hossain Gazi…
85kg venison with 4 heads of deer seized in Bagerhat
Dhaka- A joint force of police and forest department, in a drive, seized 85 kilograms of venison along with four heads of deer from an orchard at Baruipara village of Rampal upazila on Sunday afternoon.
1.40 lakh Yaba pills recovered in Teknaf
Cox’sBazar – Police recovered 1.40 lakh pieces of Yaba tablets worth Tk 4.20 crore from Rangikhali village in Teknaf upazila on Monday.
Shafat’s driver, gunman held over Banani rape incident
Dhaka – Law enforcers have arrested the driver and a gunman of Shafat Ahmed, the prime accused in the Banani rape case, from the city.A team of Rapid Action Battalion-10 picked up driver Billal from Ibrahim Hotel on Nawabpur Road…
Drive in Jhenaidah; 44 held
Dhaka- In separate drives in different parts of the district from Sunday night to Monday morning, police arrested 44 accused including three activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on various charges.
HC order on mobile courts stayed
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday stayed an order of the High Court that declared mobile courts conducted by the executive magistrates illegal till May 18.
Hearing in petitions for review of Sayedee verdict on
Dhaka – The Supreme Court on Sunday adjourned the hearing on two review petitions-one filed on behalf of the state and the other filed by war crimes convict Delwar Hossain Sayedee against its verdict in a case that disposed of…
BNP accuses PM of snaching Judiciary’s independence
Blaming Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for ‘snatching’ the independence of judiciary, BNP on Tuesday slammed her for ‘criticisng’ the Chief Justice for his remark that the country lacks the rule of law. “She (PM) herself has obliterated the rule of…
Charges against 11-month boy, dead man: 2 more cops face action
Dhaka – Punitive action has been taken against two more police officers in connection with the inclusion of the names of an 11-month-old boy and a dead person in the charge-sheet in a theft case filed with Mirpur Model Police…
New French leader Macron vows to fight terror
Paris – The Latest on the inauguration of French President Emmanuel Macron (all times local):12:01 p.m. New French President Emmanuel Macron says he will do everything that is necessary to fight terrorism and authoritarianism and to resolve the world’s migration…
Salim Osman surrenders over N’ganj teacher humiliation
Dhaka – Jatiya Party MP AKM Salim Osman surrendered to a court here on Sunday in connection with a case filed for humiliating schoolteacher Shyamol Kanti Bhakta in public in Narayanganj on May 23. UNB news agency reported
N Korea carries out new ballistic missile test, fuels furies
North Korea has carried out another ballistic missile test days after a new president took office in the South. The missile was launched near north-western Kusong, flying hundreds of miles then landing in the Sea of Japan. It puts immediate…
32 held in Satkhira
Dhaka – Police in separate drives arrested 32 people, including an activist of BNP, from different parts of the district, from Friday in Satkhira to Saturday morning, on various charges.
Hearing on Sayedee, govt’s review pleas likely Sunday
Dhaka – The Supreme Court is likely to hear on Sunday two review petitions — one filed by the government and the other by convicted war criminal Delwar Hossain Sayedee — against its earlier verdict in a war crimes case.…
Husband tortures wife to death in Narsingdi
Dhaka – A housewife was tortured to death allegedly by her husband at Baluakandi village of Raipura upazila on Friday night over dowry.The deceased was identified as Sharmin Begum, 23, wife of Muktar Hossain, 30.Amirul Sikder, sub-inspector of Raipura Police…