Pyongyang, Apr 11 (AP/UNB) – North Korea is vowing tough counteraction to any military moves that might follow the U.S. move to send the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier and its battle group to waters off the Korean Peninsula.
Category: Governance
85 including six Jamaat activists held in Jhenidah
Dhaka, Apr 11 – Police arrested 85 more people, including six activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir, in a special drive from different parts of Jhenidah district on Tuesday.
HC Judges hear Oishee to assess her mental health
Dhaka – In a bid to assess the mental health of death row convict Oishee Rahman, two High Court judges heard her statement in the chamber on Monday.
HRW asks Indonesia to release 2 gay men facing torture
Indonesian authorities should immediately and unconditionally release two men detained in Aceh province under a local ordinance that criminalizes homosexuality, Human Rights Watch said today. On the night of March 28, 2017, unidentified vigilantes forcibly entered a home and brought…
Classmate sued on Maldivian student death
Dhaka- A case was lodged today against the classmate of Maldivian medical student Raudha Atif who was found dead at her dormitory of Islami Bank Medical College here on march 29.Dr Muhammad Atif, father of Raudha Atif, lodged the case…
Youth stabbed to death in Ctg
Dhaka – A youth was stabbed to death by some unidentified attackers in the city’s Agrabad commercial area today after being called out of his home. The deceased was identified as Saddam Hossain, 26, son of Khurshed Alam, hailed from…
Writ seeks Greek Goddess statute removal from SC area
Dhaka – A writ was filed with the High Court yesterday (Sunday) seeking removal of the statue of Greek goddesses from the Supreme Court premises. Advocate AK Azad on behalf of his client Mohammad Arifur Rahman filed the writ petition.
SC clears Habiganj mayor Gaus to resume office
Dhaka – The Supreme Court yesterday (Sunday) cleared the way for Habiganj municipality Mayor GK Gaus to resume his official duties.
SC upholds HS ban on tannery waste as fish-poultry feed
Dhaka – The Supreme Court on Sunday upheld a High Court order that asked for putting an end to the use of tannery waste as fish and poultry feed.
Magistrate Nazim’s extraordinary work
We salute Assistant commissioner and executive magistrate Nazim Uddin of Bagerhat for having caught redhanded Pakhibaba, Maksudur Rahman Paik and Mahamud hasan Paik. Now they are in the jail.
Two killed in Bogra road accident
Dhaka – Two people were killed and two others injured as a truck hit a roadside tree in Erulia bazar area in the town this noon.The victims are truck helper Pavel, 25, son of Rajib Pramanik and sand worker Jahangir…
C’nawabganj mayor sent to jail
Dhaka – A court here today sent the mayor of Chapainawabganj municipality Md Nazrul Islam to jail after canceling his bail as he surrendered to the court in an explosive case. Public prosecutor Advocate Md Zobdul Haque said police arrested…
Road crash kills journalist in Mymensingh
Dhaka- A journalist of a local daily was killed in a road accident in Laxmipur area on Mymensingh-Phulbaria road under Phulbaria upazila of Mymensingh district tonight.The victim was Shamsul Haque Sarker, 52, son of late Rustom Ali, Phulbaria correspondent of…
HC stays arson case against Khaleda for six months
Dhaka – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday stayed the trial proceedings of two arson cases filed against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia with Darus Salam Police Station in the city for six months.
President rejects clemency for Mufti Hannan
Militant leader Mufti Mohammad Abdul Hannan will have to walk the gallows over the 2004 grenade attack on the then UK envoy as the president has rejected his clemency plea.The Harkat-ul-Jihadi al Islami (HuJI) leader’s accomplices Sharif Shahedul Alam alias…
Indonesian man faced caning for gay sex
Two men in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province each face up to 100 strokes of the cane after neighbours reported them to sharia police for having gay sex. Marzuki, the sharia police’s chief investigator, said on Saturday that residents in the…
Folk medicine, traditional medicine in Bangladesh
Heritage, folk medicine and traditional medical practices are closely related to each other. Preservation of heritage is about making sense of our past and developing a sense of identity. Traditional medicine (TM), a form of intangible cultural heritage (ICH), constitutes…
Dowry-killing in Satkhira
Dhaka- A housewife was allegedly beaten to death by her husband over dowry at Polashpol in the Sadar upazila in Satkhira early Friday.Firoz Hossain Mollah, Officer-in-Charge of Sadar Police Station, said Faruk Hossain, son of Mosharraf Hossain, got married to…
Russian warship steams towards US destroyers
Lucas Tomlinson A Russian warship has entered the eastern Mediterranean Sea Friday and is heading toward the two U.S. Navy destroyers that launched missile strikes into Syria, Fox News has learned.
Suspected terrorist killed in ‘gunfight’ on Southwest BD
Dhaka, Apr 8 – A suspected terrorist was killed in a reported gunfight between two groups of terrorists in Kholadanga area of Jessore district town early Saturday.
‘Terrorist’ killed in Jessore ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – A suspected terrorist was killed in a reported gunfight between two groups of terrorists in Kholadanga area of the district town early Saturday.
2 found dead in Jhenidah
Dhaka – The bullet-hit bodies of two unidentified young men were found at Tetulbaria ground in Sadar upazila in Jhenidah on Saturday morning.
41 ‘JMB’ men held in Satkhira
Dhaka – Police arrested 41 suspected members of the banned Jama’tul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from different parts of the district during a two-day drive till Friday morning.
Schoolboy committed ‘suicide’ in Rajshahi
Dhaka – A schoolboy allegedly committed suicide at Mominpur village in Bagha upazila in Rajshahi on Thursday.
Benapole schoolgirl dies after having ‘deworming tablets’
Dhaka – A schoolgirl died after taking ‘deworming tablets’ at Ghiba village at Benapole on Thursday.Quoting victim’s uncle, police said Riya, 10, a class V student of Ghiba Government Primary School and daughter of Abu Bakkar fell sick after taking…
3 Jamaat men among 58 held in Jhenidah
Dhaka – Police in a special drive arrested 58 people, including three leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami, from different parts of the district, on various charges on Friday.
Syria decries aggfression as US launched missile attack
Syria decried a U.S. missile attack early Friday morning on a government-controlled air base where U.S. officials say the Syrian military launched a deadly chemical attack earlier this week, calling it an “aggression” that led to “losses.” Rebels welcomed the…
8 suspected militant JMB men held in two Bangladesh districts
Dhaka, Apr 7 – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested eight suspected members of Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from different parts of Narayanganj and Comilla on Thursday.
US missile strikes in response to Syria chemical ‘attack’
The US has carried out a missile attack against an air base in Syria in response to a suspected chemical weapons attack on a rebel-held town.
Four more eco-parks along rivers planned
Dhaka – The government will construct four more eco-parks along river banks to protect them from encroachment and for the development of environment including recreation for the city dwellers, shipping minister Shajahan Khan has said yesterday.