Rajbari – An alleged robber was killed in a ‘gunfight’ between his cohorts and police in Chandani Bridge area on Rajbari-Kushtia regional highway in Sadar upazila early Thursday. Identity of the deceased could not be confirmed.
Category: Governance
Five ‘JMB operatives’ on remand
Dhaka – A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed five JMB operatives, arrested from city's Mirpur area, on a seven-day remand each in connection with planning to conduct subversive activities.
Bd Govt blocks porn sites, plus 100 others on security ground
Dhaka – In an unprecedented move, the Bangladesh government has started blocking down major porn websites from Wednesday. Earlier, the Ministry of Post and Telecommunication (MoPT) has listed down name of 500 porn websites and send it to the Bangladesh…
2 women killed in Chittagong
Dhaka – Two women were killed and two others injuried when a train rammed a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Bibirhat rail crossing area under Panchliash thana in the city today.The victims were identified as Manowara Begum, 55, and Afrin Akter, 17,…
2 ‘robbers’ lynched in Tangail
Dhaka – Two suspected robbers were killed and another was injured in a lynch-mob attack at Atdholla village in Mirzapur upazila in Tangail early Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Komol Das, 50, of Kula village in Gurudaspur upazila of Natore…
28 held while entering BD from India in Benapole
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained 28 people from Benapole Bazar as they entered Bangladesh from India illegally through a border point here in Benapole on Wednesday.The detainees, including 12 men, 10 women and six children, are…
2 Biman officials remanded over glitch in PM’s flight
Dhaka – A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed two more suspended staff of Biman Bangladesh Airlines on a seven-day remand each in the case filed over emergency landing of a VVIP plane carrying Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Turkmenistan.
Comilla Medical College closed after BCL infighting
Comilla – The authorities declared Comilla Medical College closed for an indefinite period on Wednesday following a clash between two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL).
Flight recorder from Black Sea military jet crash under study
Russia (AP/UNB) — Investigators recovered the flight-data recorder from a crashed Russian military plane Tuesday and began reviewing its contents to learn why the jet went down moments after takeoff, killing all 92 people aboard, including members of a famous…
Journalist Nazmul Huda to be quizzed
Dhaka-A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed journalist Nazmul Huda, the Savar correspondent of Bangladesh Television and Ekushy Television, on a two-day remand in a case filed under the ICT Act.
Jamaat leader held in Jessore
Dhaka – Police arrested a local leader of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh on sabotage charge from Badhaghata area in Manirampur upazila in Benapole on Monday night.The arrestee was identified as Maulana Mohammad Ali, ameer of Khedapara union unit of Jamaat and assistant…
Man kills wife in Brahmanbaria
Dhaka – A housewife has been strangulated to death allegedly by her husband in Ramrail area of Sadar upazila in Brahmanbaria.Police recovered the body of Halima Khatun, 24, wife of Alamgir Hossain of the area, on Tuesday morning,UNB news agency…
15 robbers held in Mymensingh
Dhaka -Detective branch (DB) of police arrested 15 robbers from different areas in Mymensingh on Monday.Acting on a tip off, a team of the DB raided Digarkanda area under Sadar upazila in the early hours and arrested nine robbers while they…
26 held in Satkhira
Dhaka – Police, in special drives from Monday night to this morning, arrested 26 persons on various charges from seven upazilas in Satkhira .
3 ‘robbers’ among 11 held BD district in Natore
Dhaka – Police in several drives arrested 11 people including three suspected robbers from several areas in Natore early Sunday.Two of the suspected robbers were identified as Ashrab Ali Kanchon and Majid,UNB news agency reported.
Milk adulteration ring unearthed in northern BD district Bogra
Bogra – Detectives have unearthed a milk adulteration cartel at Sihipur in Sonatala upazila. Tipped off, a team of the Detective Branch (DB) of Bogra police held three members of the cartel along with some equipment from a house in…
Military jet crash killed 64 Russian Army Song, Dance Ensemble men
The Alexandrov Russian Army Song and Dance Ensemble lost 64 members, and all but 3 of its choir singers, in the crash. Moscow, Russia – A Russian military plane that crashed on Sunday in the Black Sea on its way…
I could’ve won again, says Obama. No way, replies Trump
(CNN)Arguing that Americans still subscribe to his vision of progressive change, President Barack Obama asserted in an interview recently he could have succeeded in this year’s election if he was eligible to run.
BWP AGM discusses feasibility of rainwater harvesting
Dhaka – The 14th AGM of Bangladesh Water Partnership (BWP), chaired by Dr. Kh. Azharul Haq, President, BWP was held on 17 Dec 2016 at Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC), Framgate, Dhaka.
Two ‘female militants’ on remand
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Monday placed two women of a militant outfit on a seven-day remand each in a case filed in connection with Saturday’s raid at a militant hideout in Ashkona of the city’s…
ED questions AirAsia India’s CFO Ankur Khanna
Dhaka – India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) has questioned AirAsia India’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in Mumbai in connection with an alleged forex violation case. ED is probing ousted Tata Group Chairman Cyrus Mistry’s allegation that fraudulent transactions of Rs 22…
Zila Parishad polls: Electioneering ends Monday midnight
Dhaka – The electioneering in the Zila Parishad (district council) elections across the country is set to end on Monday midnight, 32 hours before voting opens on Wednesday.A total of 63,143 voters, including 14,800 women, who are elected representatives of…
Trader killed at Malibagh flat
Dhaka – An apparel trader was killed by some unidentified miscreants at his flat in the city’s Malibagh area on Monday.The deceased was identified as Sattar Mandal, 35, son of Sagor Ali Mandal of Sirajganj.Sub-inspector Bacchu Miah, also in-charge of…
800 Phensidyl bottles seized in Rajshahi
Dhaka – Police recovered 800 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from Jahajghat Mijaner Mor area in Rajshahi early Monday.Humayun Kabir, officer-in-charge of Motihar Police Station, said tipped off, a team of police conducted a drive in the area and intercepted…
Prime accused, another held over M’singh SSC examinee murder
Dhaka – Police arrested two young men, including the prime accused in a case filed over the killing of SSC examinee Ishtiaque Ahmed Tonmoy from Haluaghat upazila in Mymensingh on Sunday night.The arrestees were identified as Sagor, 21, the prime…
Severing wife’s tongue: Man surrenders in Sylhet
A man who severed his wife’s tongue and a tendon of her left leg in Sadar upazila on December 15 surrendered before a court here on Monday.Belal Miah, a resident of Lamuya village in South Surma upazila, turned up before…
Bullet found in teenage Afif’s body, says autopsy report
Doctors of Forensic Department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Monday found a bullet in the body of teenage boy Afif Quaderi who was killed during a police raid on a militant den at Ashkona in the city.Professor Sohel…
Ashkona militant hideout raid: 8 sued
Dhaka – A case was filed against eight suspected militants in connection with Saturday’s raid on a militant hideout at Ashkona of Dakhkhin Khan in the capital.
Massive WWII bomb is defused in German town of Augsburg
Frankfurt (AP/UNB) — Explosives experts on Sunday defused a large World War II aerial bomb in the southern German city of Augsburg — clearing the way for thousands of evacuated residents to return to their Christmas celebrations at home.
Closed garment factories to reopen Wednesday
Dhaka – The recently closed Ready Made Garments (RMG) factories of Ashulia, the outskirt of capital, are going to be reopened from Wednesday at the intervention of Prime minister Sheikh Hasina.