A US Navy ship was forced to change course when fast-moving Iranian vessels approached it in the Strait of Hormuz, US officials say. The USNS Invincible changed direction when the other vessels came within 600 yards (550m) before stopping. Three…
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Man held with 8050 Yaba tablets at Shahjalal Airport
Dhaka – A preventive team of customs arrested a man along with 8050 Yaba tablets at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city on Tuesday morning.Assistant commissioner (Customs) Sumon Chakma said as Zillur Rahman, hailing from Chandpur district, came here…
47 ‘gamblers’ held in Sylhet
Dhaka – Police in separate drives arrested 47 suspected gamblers along with a huge amount of money and mobile phone sets from two different places in the city on Tuesday.UNB agency
‘Robber ringleader’ held in Sundarbans
Dhaka– Members of Coast Guard and police in a joint drive arrested the alleged ringleader of a robber gang from Jorshing area in the Sundarbans West Zone in Koyra upazila of Khulna district in Bagerhat on Tuesday.UNB agency
Muggers loot Tk 1.60 crore in Savar
Dhaka – Muggers looted Tk 1.60 crore of a garment factory in Hemayetpur Industrial area of Savar on the outskirts of the capital in Savar on Tuesday.Quoting witnesses, police said Zahid Hossain, an accountant of ‘Aboni Knitwear Limited’, along with…
Custom official lands in Ctg jail
Dhaka– A court here on Tuesday sent a custom official to jail in a case filed for assisting gold smugglers in 2013 after rejecting his bail plea.Judge of district and Session Judge’s court M Shahenur passed the order after assistant…
Appeal hearing on BD const. 16th Amendment May 8
Dhaka, Mar 7 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday fixed May 8 for the next hearing of an appeal filed against a High Court (HC) order that declared illegal the 16th amendment to the Constitution establishing…
US begins deploying missile defence system in South Korea
The US military says it has begun deploying a controversial missile defence system in South Korea. The Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense system (Thaad) is designed to protect against threats from North Korea. The move to begin installing the system comes…
6 Biman officials 12 others chargesheeted for Gold smuggling
Dhaka – The Detective Branch (DB) of Police on Monday submitted the charge sheet of a case to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka against 18 persons including six officials of Bangladesh Biman for their alleged involvement in…
Man stabbed dead in Pirojpur
Dhaka – A man was stabbed to death by miscreants at Poikkhali village in Bhandaria upazila in Pirojpur on Monday.The deceased was identified as Jalal Hawlader, 45, son of Kader Hawlader of the village.Officer-in-charge of Bhandaria Police Station Quamruzzaman Talukdar…
4 jailed till death for Thakurgaon gang rape
Dhaka – A tribunal here on Monday convicted four people and sentenced them to jail until death for violating a housewife in Sadar upazila in 2015.The court also fined the lifers — Alamgir, 32, son of Alauddin, Ismael Hossain, 30,…
Hartal in CHT underway
Dhaka –A dawn-to-dusk hartal, enforced by Parbatya Bangali Chhatra Parishad, is underway in the three hill districts – Rangamati, Khagrachhari and Bandarban –on Monday.UNB agency
124 Kg gold haul: Detectives pressed charges against 18 people
Dhaka – Detectives submitted a chargesheet against 18 people in connection with the seizure of over 124 kgs gold, the biggest-ever gold haul at Shahjalal International Airport, in 2013.Golam Saklaien, assistant commissioner of DB police submitted the chargesheet before the…
Prison van carrying Mufti Hannan comes under attack in Gazipur
Two crude bombs were hurled at a prison van carrying Mufti Hannan, chief of the banned militant outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (Huji), and some of his associates at Tongi of the city on Monday. Mizanur Rahman, jail super of high security…
Gulshan café suspect placed under remand
Dhaka- The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Sunday placed Gulshan cafe attack’s arms supplier Boro Mizan on a three-day remand to quiz him about the sensational incident.
SC upholds verdict: Rajshahi Mayor suspension illegal
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court verdict that declared illegal the suspension of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) Mayor Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul.
AL leader gunned down in Noakhali
Dhaka – A local Awami League leader was shot dead by miscreants at Undarchar village under the Sadar Upazila in Noakhali early Sunday.The victim was identified as Abul Hashem, 40, president of ward No-4 of Undarchar union unit of AL…
Liton murder: Kader’s aide now ‘confesses’ to part
Shamsuzzoha Sarker, personal assistant of former Jatiya Party MP from Gaibandha-1 constituency Dr Abdul Kader Khan, reportedly confessed before a court here on Sunday to his involvement in the killing of Awami League MP Manjurul Islam Liton. Additional district magistrate…
Last bid to save BGMEA building rejected
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday dismissed a petition filed by BGMEA seeking review of the court’s verdict that directed the authorities concerned to demolish the unauthorised multi-storey office building at Hatirjheel in Dhaka.
Verdict in Khadiza murder attempt case March 8
A court here on Sunday fixed March 8 for delivering its verdict in a case filed for attempt to kill college student Khadiza Begum Nargis. Metropolitan Session Judge Akbar Hossain Mridha fixed the date on completion of arguments by the…
Govt bans Ansar Al Islam
The government has banned Ansar Al Islam, the Bangladesh chapter of al-Qaeda in the Indian subcontinent, for their anti-state activities. The Public Security Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs on Sunday issued a notification in this regard. According to…
7 BGB members hurt as truck overturns in Comilla
Seven members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) were injured as a truck carrying them overturned on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Raipur Nathbari area of Daudkandi upazila on Saturday morning. The injured–Saidur, 43, Imran,34, Jakir Hossain, 42, Anwar Hossain, 23, Abu Sayed,…
NATO general warns Russia may have unleashed ‘ACT OF WAR’
General Sir Adrian Bradshaw, the deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, said “blatant aggression” by Russia could triggered a call to arms across NATO. Vladimir Putin’s alleged manipulation of the US Election and accusations he is plotting to interfere with upcoming…
Youth held with arms, ammo in Rajbari
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a young man along with one foreign pistol, two shutter guns, two magazines and three bullets from Pachuria area in Sadar upazila in Rajbari early Saturday. UNB agency
Minor boy found dead in Jessore
Dhaka –Police recovered the body of an unidentified minor boy from Zamaddarpara area of the district town on Saturday.Sub-inspector of Jessore Railway police Station Edris Ali said locals spotted the body of the boy, aged around 11, beside on a…
Two killed over robbery in Sylhet
Sylhet, Mar 4 – Two people were killed — one in an attack by robbers and another during a clash with cops over a robbery, at Mostafanagar village in Companiganj upazila on Saturday morning. The victims were identified as Jilu…
Pence accused of ‘staggering hypocrisy’ on private email
US Vice-President Mike Pence has been accused of hypocrisy after it emerged he used a private email as Indiana governor to conduct state business. He contacted advisers on terrorism and homeland security via an AOL account during his four years…
Three minor girls physically abused in capital
Dhaka, Mar 3 – Three minor girls were allegedly molested by a chotpoti (street food) vendor in the city’s Pallabi area on Thursday afternoon.
Drug trafficking outfits in BD have links to Burma, India: US
Transnational drug trafficking organisations operate within Bangladesh with connections to Burma and India, says a new report released by the US Department of State. Narcotics enforcement agencies have reported increased trafficking of synthetic drugs such as “yaba” (a mixture of…
Eight held over question paper leak put on remand
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Thursday placed eight suspects on a three-day remand to quiz them in connection with leaking SSC examination question papers the question paper leak.