Dhaka – Police Sunday recovered 17 grenades, two live suicide vests, two pistols and the dead body of teenager lying beside unexploded suicide vests from the nest of neo JMB at Ashkona, according to police sources. Senior police officials suspect…
Category: Governance
Free judiciary from case backlog: Chief Justice Sinha
Dhaka – Chief Justice (CJ) Surendra Kumar Sinha Sunday slammed district judges for not conducting their judicial function properly and expected that the district judges would attend their courts in time and remain engaged in the judicial function for their…
10 hurt in Narsingdi AL factional clash
Dhaka – At least 10 people were injured as two factions of Awami League clashed in Nilaksha union of Raipura upazila in Narsingdi on Sunday flouting Section 144 .Quoting locals, Saidur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Narsingdi Detective Branch of police, said…
‘Militant Musa who fled early Saturday to be arrested soon’
Dhaka – Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Asaduzzaman Mia on Sunday said militant Musa, who managed to flee the militant’s den at Ashkona, will be arrested soon.
Russian military plane with 91 onboard ‘disappears’
Military aircraft disappears from radar shortly after take-off from Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russian media says.
China opposes call for nuclear weapons boost by Trump, Putin
Beijing – China opposed on Friday the call for a nuclear weapons boost by Russia and the United States. On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump had called for enhancing nuclear weapons capabilities.
2 arms traders held in C’nawabganj
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested two arms traders along with firearms from Barikbazar area in Shibganj upazila in C’nawabganj on Friday afternoon.The arrestees were identified as Masum Ali Babu, 25, son of Mahidul…
Journalist arrested over Savar RMG labour unrest
A local journalist in Savar has been arrested for ‘fomenting unrest’ among agitating workers at readymade garment factories in Ashulia.Ekushey Television’s Savar Correspondent Nazmul Huda has been detained from Ashulia’s Baipail on Friday on the basis of definite proof, said…
2 ‘militants’ killed in blasts, 2 women surrender in Dhaka city
Dhaka – Two militants blew themselves up while two women and two children surrendered during a raid in a house in the capital’s Ashkona area on Saturday. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Hoque…
AL, BCL leaders force-stop recruitment test at RU campus
Rajshahi – Some leaders and activists of Bangladesh Awami League (AL) and its student affiliate Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Rajshahi city unit and Rajshahi University (RU) unit have forced the postponement of a recruitment test at the university.
“Let it be an arms race”
President-elect Donald Trump dropped a proverbial bomb Thursday on Twitter, declaring the United States “must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes.” The 140-character missive, which came less…
Police raid ‘militant hideout’ in Dhaka: 2 women surrender
Dhaka – Police has unearthed a militant hideout at Ashkona of Uttara area in capital Dhaka early Saturday. Two women along with two children surrendered to police during a raid on a militant den at Ashkona of Uttara area in…
Berlin truck attack suspect killed in Milan police shootout
Milan (AP/UNB) — The Tunisian man suspected in a deadly attack on a Christmas market in Berlin was killed early Friday in a shootout with police in Milan during a routine patrol outside a train station, ending a Europe-wide manhunt.…
Plane hijacking in Malta ends peacefully; 2 men surrender
After hours of tense negotiations, two Libyans who hijacked a plane from Libya to Malta and threatened to blow it up surrendered peacefully Friday, allowing 118 passengers and crew to leave the plane before walking out themselves with the last…
Bullet-hit body found in Faridpur
Dhaka – The bullet-hit body of a suspected robber was found near a brick kiln at Laxmipur village in Sadar upazila in Faridpur on Thursday.Being informed by locals, police recovered the bullet-hit body of Shahadat Sheikh, 35, son of Abdul…
Housewife killed by ‘husband’ in Pirojpur
Dhaka – A housewife was hacked to death allegedly by her husband at Masimpur in the district town in Pirojpur on Friday.The deceased was identified as Asma Begum, 26, wife of Rezaul Islam of Tala upazila in Satkhira district.Quoting local…
All need to maintain dignity of respective religions: PM
Urging the Christian community to become part of Bangladesh’s development efforts, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday called upon the people of all faiths to maintain the dignity of their own religions so that no one could ever raise finger…
Khaleda to appear in court on Jan 5
Dhaka-The Special Judge Court-3 of Dhaka on Thursday deferred recording BNP Chief Khalada Zia’s statement on self-defence to January 5 after hearing her on time petition submitted by her lawyer in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case.
Custom seizes huge electronics goods in Ctg
Dhaka – Authorities of Chittagong Custom House (CCH) today seized two containers of electronic goods including reconditioned photocopier machines and IP camera imported from China through false declaration.
Rohingya recount killings rape and arson
The Burmese military has conducted a campaign of arson, killings, and rape against ethnic Rohingya that has threatened the lives of thousands more, Human Rights Watch said today. Refugees who fled the recent violence told Human Rights Watch that since…
Suspect in deadly Berlin attack is Tunisian jihadi
The Tunisian now wanted throughout Europe has six aliases, three nationalities — and links to the same brand of Islamic extremism that has drawn at least 6,000 of his countrymen to jihadi networks. Anis Amri, who turns 24 on Thursday,…
7 Biman officials remanded over glitch in PM’s flight
Dhaka –A court here on Thursday placed seven officials of Biman Bangladesh Airlines on a seven-day remand each in a case filed over the technical glitch in a VVIP flight carrying Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Snigdha Rani…
Christian missionary school Guard killed in northern BD
Dinajpur – A security guard of a Christian missionary school was reportedly stabbed to death by some miscreants at Auliapur in Sadar upazila early Thursday.
One held with fake revenue stamps in Ctg
Detective Mainuddin, 45, hailed from Raozan upazila of the district. Branch of Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) in a drive arrested a man with 2,000 fake revenue stamps worth about Taka two lakh from Chittagong court building area under Kotwali thana…
Nine sued in connection with PM’s flight
Dhaka-The Biman Bangladesh Airlines on Wednesday filed a case against nine officials of the airlines on Tuesday night in connection with the technical glitch in a flight, carrying Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last month.
Pahela Baishakh sex assault: Chargesheet against lone arrestee
Dhaka – Police on Tuesday submitted the chargesheet against the lone arrestee in the case for sexual harassment of some women at Dhaka University (DU) during Pahela Baishakh celebration in 2015.
One held with fake revenue stamps in Ctg
Dhaka – Detective Branch of Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) in a drive arrested a man with 2,000 fake revenue stamps worth about Taka two lakh from Chittagong court building area under Kotwali thana in the city today.
Two labourers killed in Kishoreganj road accident
Dhaka – Two day-labourers were killed and another was critically injured in a road accident at Pukurpar point in Nitai village under Kishoreganj upazila of Nilphamari district today, police said.The deceased were identified as Zamiar Rahman, 27, son of Kala…
Leaving Aleppo: ‘They started firing in the air’
The Syrian army has called on the last remaining rebels to leave the eastern districts of Aleppo, as the evacuation process continues.The BBC has been speaking to activists who left eastern Aleppo over the past couple of days. They told…
BGB deployed in Ashulia amid labour unrest
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) were deployed in Ashulia here in savar on Wednesday amid growing tension following the dismissal of some 121 RMG workers and closure of over 100 factories.Fifteen platoons of BGB were deployed in…