Dhaka – A garment worker was strangulated to death allegedly by her husband at section-7 of Mirpur in the city early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Taslima, 32, wife of Nur-E-Alam. She used to live in a rented house at…
Category: Governance
‘Robber’ killed in ‘gunfight’ with cops in Pabna
Dhaka, Jan 29 – A suspected robber was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Sutabil in Atgharia upazila of Pabna early Sunday.
Woman’s bullet-hit body recovered in city
Dhaka – Police recovered the bullet-hit body of a woman from the city’s Gulshan area early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Rani, 35, daughter of late Shahjahan. Hailing from Jamalpur, she used to reside at Kuril in the city with…
Poor deprived of justice for lack of capable lawyers: CJ
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha on Saturday lamented that justice cannot be ensured in many cases for the hapless people for lack of capable lawyers to defend them at district level. “The Constitution stipulates that everyone is equal in the…
BB to unveil 2nd half yearly monetary policy Sunday
Dhaka – Bangladesh Bank will unveil its 2nd half yearly (January-July) monetary policy statement (MPS) of the current fiscal year on Sunday. There will be a plan in the new policy to continue support towards achieving GDP growth target set…
Speaker stresses effective law to make roads safe
Dhaka – Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Saturday stressed the need for taking measures to enact an effective law with collective efforts to make the country’s roads safe.
Heroin worth 20lakh seized in Rajshahi
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered 1kg of heroin worth TK 20lakh in ‘C and B’ intersection area of Godagari upazila on Friday afternoon.
Man killed by ‘wife’ in Laxmipur
Dhaka – Police recovered the body of a man, alleged to have killed by his wife, from a septic tank of his house in Charpata area of Raipur upazila on Friday night, two days after he went missing.The victim was…
No foreign interference in internal affairs to be tolerated: Quader
Bogra – Noting that anyone can meet the President, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said no foreigner has the right to interfere in the country’s internal affairs.
GD filed over assault on journos by cops
Dhaka – A general diary (GD) was filed with Shahbagh Police Station on Thursday night in connection with the assault on two journalists by police during the shutdown enforced by National Committee to Protect Oil-Gas, Natural Resources and Power-Port on…
2 killed in separate incident in Jessore
Dhaka – Two people including a woman, were killed in separate incident in Manirampur and Sadar upazilas of Jessore district on Thursday.In Manirampur upazila, Parul Kahatun, 22, wife of Shafiqul Islam of Gobindapur village, allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself…
5 passport forgery gang members held in city
Dhaka, Jan 27 (UNB) – Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members arrested five members of a passport forgery syndicate from different areas of the city on Thursday.The arrestees are Md Selim Miah, 50, Md Majid Bhutto, 50, Manik Das, 73, Md…
Girls’ school torched in remote Gaibandha char
Dhaka – Unidentified miscreants set a girls’ school on fire at Kunderpara in sadar upazila of the district early Friday, putting the future of 600 female students of the school into uncertainty.Abdus Salam, chairman of Kamarjani Union, said miscreants set…
‘Illegal tax benefits’ of Dr. Yunus to be probed: Muhith
Dhaka – Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith informed that the matter of taking tax benefit illegally of the organizations of Nobel Laureate Prof. Dr Muhammad Yunus in the name of Grameen would be investigated. “It is a very difficult…
Get tough on militancy, drugs: IGP to subordinates
Dhaka – Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque on Thursday asked the field-level police officers to take strict measures to prevent militancy and the spread of illegal drugs, saying Bangladesh Police has taken a ‘zero tolerance’ policy against…
Cop suspended over assault on journos in city
Dhaka – A police official was suspended in connection with assault on two journalists in the city during the half-day hartal enforced by the National Committee to Protect Oil-Gas, Mineral Resources and Port-Power on Thursday.
Another arrest warrant against BNP’s Tarique Rahman
The Special Judge Court-3 of Dhaka on Thursday issued warrant of arrest against BNP Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case filed accusing six persons including BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique. Judge Abu…
Police clash with protesters, assault journos during anti-Rampal strike
Police have assaulted two journalists at Dhaka University amid clashes during a strike called against the Rampal Power Plant.A protester was seen being dragged away by his T-shirt before the journalists were assaulted in front of Shahbagh Police Station around…
‘Drug peddler’ held with Yaba tablets in Barguna
Dhaka – Detectives arrested an alleged drug peddler along with 1400 Yaba tablets and three sharp weapons from Shingrabunia village in Sadar upazila in Barguna early Thursday.The arrestee was identified as Sumon Sikder, 30, son of late Majibar Rahman Hawlader…
2 held with bombs in Chuadanga
Dhaka – Police arrested two alleged criminals along with three bombs at Ghoshbila village in Alamdanga upazila in Chuadanga early Thursday.The arrestees were identified as Shaheen, son of Amin Sarkar of Pangsha village and Jubair, son of Ibrahim Ali of…
3 to die for killing child in Gaibandha
Dhaka – A tribunal here of Thursday convicted three young men and sentenced them to death for killing a minor boy in Sadar upazila in Gaibandha in 2010.The condemned convicts are—Jahidul Islam Jahid, 27, son of Billu Miah, Pabel Miah, 19,…
One held with firearms in C’nawabganj
Dhaka– Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a man along with two one-shooter guns and two rounds of bullets from Panditpara village in Chouka border area of Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj on Tuesday night.The arrestee was identified as Situ…
2 sentenced to die in absentia, on testimony of accomplice in 2012 schoolboy killing
Dhaka – A court here on Wednesday sentenced two people to death and another one to seven years’ imprisonment for abducting and killing a schoolboy, after which they disposed of the body in a brick kiln fire.The convicts—Jakaria, 25, son…
PM blasts Dr Yunus in Jatiyo Shangsad
Dhaka – Without naming him, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told Parliament that former Grameen Bank Managing Director Dr Muhammad Yunus had lobbied World Bank with the help of Hillary Clinton to stop the funding for the Padma Bridge…
High Court halts RU teacher appointment
The High Court division of Bangladesh Supreme Court has summoned a stay order over the teacher’s appointment in Management Studies department of Rajshahi University (RU) on Tuesday.
Two get life term for killing housewife in Lakshmipur
Dhaka – A court here today sentenced a man and his sister-in-law to life term imprisonment for killing his wife at Shampur village under Ramganj upazila in Lakshmipur in 2008.The convicts are Osman Gani, 45, son of Habibullah Munshi of the…
Netrakona war crimes suspect Manju dies at DMCH
Dhaka – A war crimes suspect of Netrakona, Enayet Ullah Manju, died at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) in the capital early Wednesday in police custody. He was 80.DMCH sources said Enayet Ullah Manju had been suffering from old-age…
Indian SC transfers case on cleaning Ganges to Green Tribunal
The Supreme Court on Tuesday wrapped up a PIL on cleaning of river Ganga and sent it to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for more effective adjudication. The apex court had been monitoring the issue for 31 years.
Khaleda sued for ‘defamatory statement’ about Bangabandhu
A defamation case has been filed against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia for making a ‘defamatory statement’ about Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. AB Siqqique, president of Jananetri Parishad, filed the case with the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Abullah Al Masud…
Man arrested in dowry case of his 25th wife?
Dhaka – A Barguna court has send a man prison upon his 25th wife’s complaint. He is accused of having married 28 times. Police arrested Yasin Byapari, 45, from Taltali of Barguna district. A court sent him to jail in…