Dhaka – Water Resources Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud on Thursday claimed that the haor regions in different parts of the country, especially the northwest, have been submerged due to heavy rains, not for the damage to any dam. UNB news…
Category: Governance
4 killed in ‘suicide blasts’ in C’nawabganj ‘militant den’
Chapainawabganj – Four militants were killed during Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT)’s operation in Shibnagar Trimohoni militant den in Shibganj upazila, said Khurshid Hossain, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of police, Rajshahi range. UNB news agency reported
‘Israeli strikes’ hit arms depot in Damascus
Arms depot near Damascus International airport goes up in flames after series of overnight strikes blamed on Israel. Israeli air strikes have hit an arms depot operated by the Lebanese Hezbollah group near Damascus airport, Syrian opposition sources told Al…
2 truckers killed in Tangail road crash
Dhaka – Two truck drivers were killed and another man was injured in a head-on collision between two trucks on Bangabandhu Bridge link road at Char Bhadra in Kalihati upazila on Thursday.
Trader stabbed dead in Pabna
Dhaka – A trader was stabbed to death by miscreants at Shibrampur in the district town in Pabna on Thursday. Mahmud Hasan, officer-in-charge of Pabna Sadar Police Station, said 4-5 miscreants swooped on Faruk Karim, 45, a trader of bakery…
3 ‘drug peddlers’ held in Jessore
Dhaka – Detectives in their anti-narcotics drive arrested three alleged drug peddlers from different parts of Abhoynagar upazila on Wednesday.
Women snatch arrested Jamaat leader from cops in Sirajganj
Dhaka – A group of women snatched an arrested leader of Jamaat-e-Islami from police at Bakhua village in Ullapara upazila in Sirajganj on Wednesday.Dewan Kaushik Ahmed, officer-in-charge of Ullapara Model Police Station, said police arrested local Jamaat leader Atwar Rahman…
India blocks social media in Kashmir as abuse videos uploaded
Srinagar, Apr 27(AP/UNB) — India has ordered internet service providers in Indian-controlled Kashmir to block Facebook, Twitter and 20 other social media sites and online applications for one month, after several videos and photos depicting alleged abuses of Kashmiris by…
Women snatch arrested Jamaat leader from cops in Sirajganj
Sirajganj, Apr 27 (UNB) – A group of women snatched an arrested leader of Jamaat-e-Islami from police at Bakhua village in Ullapara upazila on Wednesday.
BD Police team SWAT resumes operation ‘militant den’
Dhaka, Apr 27 – The Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) of police resumed its operation at Shibnagar Trimohoni ‘militant den’ in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj on northwestern Bangladesh on Thursday morning.
Trump team softens war talk, vows other pressure on NKorea
Madrid, Apr 27 (AP/UNB) —The Trump administration told lawmakers Wednesday it will apply economic and diplomatic pressure on North Korea to dismantle its nuclear weapons program, as an extraordinary White House briefing served to tamp down talk of military action…
Operation in C’nawabganj ‘militant den’ postponed
The operation, ‘Eagle Hunt’, which was launched on a ‘militant den’ at Shibnagar Trimohoni in Shibganj upazila, has been suspended for Wednesday. The drive was postponed due to technical reason and it will resume on Thursday morning, said SWAT deputy…
Chief Justice may not talk of Govt in public: Law Minister
Disapproving Chief Justice SK Sinha’s remarks that the administration never wants the judiciary to function independently, Law Minister Anisul Huq on Wednesday said the Sheikh Hasina-led government never interferes in the judiciary and will never do this. “If the Chief…
Khaleda seeks court transfer of Zia Trust graft case
Dhaka – BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia yesterday (Wednesday) filed a petition with the High Court Division of the Supreme Court seeking transfer of the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case from the Senior Special Judge’s Court-3 of Dhaka.
People must not face torture oppression: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked the members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) to make sure that common people do not fall victims to unnecessary torture and oppression during their duties. “You all must give attention to the fact…
California beauty queen jailed for child porn
A former US beauty queen has admitted possessing child pornography and lewd acts with a child. Meghan Alt, 27, was sentenced to 300 days in jail and three years of probation after entering the pleas.
Indian SC asks BSF: Stop cattle smugging to Bangladesh
Paramilitary forces and the local administration in the districts bordering Bangladesh should be involved in preventing cattle smuggling, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday, directing the Centre to finalise the rules. A bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar and…
Neo JMB’s ‘IED expert’ held in city
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a suspected member of Neo JMB’s ‘Sarwar-Tamim Group’ from Uttara in the cityon Wednesdaymorning.Tipped off, a team of Rab-10 arrested Mushfiq Martin Jenny, an ‘expert’ in improvised explosive device (IED), along…
Suspected ‘Militant den’ gheraoed in C’nawabganj
Dhaka, Apr 26 – Police cordoned off a suspected military den at Trimohoni village in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj early Wednesday.
Rule against ‘human bridge’ walker Nur Hossain’s bail
Dhaka – The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking the government to explain as to why the bail of Haimchar upazila chairman Nur Hossain Patwari in a case filed for ‘walking over a human bridge made by schoolboys’…
3 shot in Ctg UP polls clash
Dhaka – Three people sustained bullet injuries in a clash between the supporters of two chairman candidates at a polling centre during union parishad polls at Katharia union in Banshkhali upazila on Tuesday.Locals said an altercation ensued between the followers…
SC stays HC order on trial proceedings against Khaleda
Dhaka – The stay order of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court on the trial proceedings of four sabotage cases against the BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, filed with Jatrabari and Darussalam police stations will remain effective for…
Global censorship of news reaches new level: CPJ
Despite the promise of new information technologies, governments, non-state actors, and corporations worldwide are ‘censoring vast amounts of information’ using complex and sophisticated tactics. The 2017 edition of Attacks on the Press, published on Tuesday by The Committee to Protect…
All govts behave stepmotherly with judiciary: Justice Sinha
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha on Tuesday lamented that the judiciary faces a ‘step-motherly’ behaviour during the tenures of all the successive governments. “The executive never wants the judiciary to function independently although it provides security to the administration, too.…
Ban on fishing in Sunamganj haors withdrawn
Sunamganj – The district administration here has withdrawn its ban on fishing in the haors. The decision was taken at a meeting on Tuesday morning. UNB news agency reported
Khaleda’s 11 cases: Hearing on charge framing deferred again
Dhaka – A court here on Tuesday deferred the hearing on charge framing against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in 11 cases, including a sedition case for her remarks about the number of martyrs during the 1971 Liberation War. UNB news…
US submarine arrives in South Korea as tensions rise
A US submarine has arrived in South Korea, amid worries of another North Korean missile or nuclear test. The missile-armed USS Michigan is set to join an incoming group of warships led by aircraft carrier Carl Vinson. North Korea is…
Challenge against Gilead’s hepatitis C drug sofosbuvir in China
Ramesh Shankar, Mumbai Close on the heels of filing four patent challenges in India, two on daclatasvir, one on velpatasvir and another on sofosbuvir, the international NGO– Initiative for Medicines, Access & Knowledge (I-MAK), in association with other NGOs, has…
“Cybercrime Investigation Body of Knowledge”
Hong Kong, China – Media OutReach – April 25 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, today announced the release of the first edition Cybercrime Investigation Body of Knowledge (CIBOK) book by the…
Yaba case convict Amin Huda refused bail
Dhaka – Convicted businessman Yaba king Amin Huda, who was sentenced to 79 years imprisonment in connection with the biggest haul of Yaba tablets cases, failed to secure bail from the High Court on Monday.