The assassination of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey before press photographers Monday prompted fears the killing could be a flashpoint that unleashes even greater chaos in a volatile region. But Russia and Turkey have sought to swiftly tamp down tensions over…
Communities around the world are being robbed of the land on which they depend. According to Global Witness data, in 2015, an average of more than three people each week were killed defending their land against theft and the ruinous…
Dhaka -A former leader of Jamaat-e-Islami’s student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir was arrested from Old Satkhira area in Satkhira last night.The arrested was identified as Omar Faraque, 40, son of Mohammad Abdullah of Sadar upazila. Officer-in-charge (OC) of Sadar thana…
Dhaka -Police arrested a listed terrorist with a country made gun and two round bullets from the Panwalapara area of Doublemooring thana in Chittagong early hours today.The arrested was identified as Sagir Ahmed, 34, son of Zalal Ahmed driver, hailed…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will not attend the inaugural session of the National Judicial Conference organised by the Supreme Court.The prime minister’s office, in a letter on Dec 14, has informed thisr to the apex court, High Court Division’s Additional…
Dhaka – Two people were killed and 15 injured as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch on Comilla-Chandpur highway in Banshpur area in Borura upazila on Monday night.The deceased could not be identified immediately,UNB news agency reported.
Police have filed its chargesheet over the molestations of women during the Bangla New Year celebrations in Dhaka last year.Charges have been pressed against Md Kamal Hossain, who was arrested earlier this year, more than nine months after the incident.”The…
Dhaka – A Jubo League leader suffered bullet injuries in an attack by miscreants in Sahapur village of Ishwardi upazila in Pabna on Monday evening.The injured was identified as Abdul Kuddus, 32, son of Abdul Hamid and general secretary of…
Dhaka – A mobile court on Monday sentenced a man to 15 days’ jail for arranging the marriage of his underage daughter at Baghia village in Sadar upazila in Shariatpur on Monday afternoon.The convict is Idris Mrida of the village.On…
Dhaka – Police arrested three young men along with one foreign pistol and two rounds of bullets from Khajuria Beribandh area in Matlab (North) upazila in Chandpur on Monday . The arrestees were identified as Masun Hossain, 22, M Riad,…
Dhaka – Workers of at least 25 ready made garment (RMG) factories in Ashulia area at Savar abstained from work in their units demanding a minimum Tk 16,000 as monthly salary. They started work abstain programme of the factories Monday…
Ankara (AP/UNB) – A Russian official says that the country’s ambassador to Turkey has died after being shot by a gunman in Ankara. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova made the announcement in a live televised statement. Russian Ambassador Andrei Karlov…
Dhaka – The number of female drug users in Bangladesh is increasing day by day while that of Yaba users has seen a rise by 15-20 percent in the last several months.
Dhaka – Bangladesh Railway is getting ready to ‘declare finished’ its seven projects without completing those for various reasons, including lack of repose from bidders. These projects are collection of 264-meter gauge passenger cars and two broad gauge inspection cars,…
Dhaka – Police arrested an Indian citizen from Niribilipara in Chowgachha upazila in Jessore on Sunday night on charges of smuggling.The arrestee was identified as Ayub Ali Biswas, 40, son of Bahar Ali Biswas, hailing from Kulnandapur area under Baghda…
Troops of Border Guard Bangladesh have been deployed in the electoral zones of Narayanganj city on Monday ahead of the city corporation election on December 22.A total of 22 platoons of BGB will be sent to the electoral zones and…
The Election Commission says it will plan security arrangements for Narayanganj city polls , considering 137 of the 178 polling centres in Narayanganj as ‘vulnerable’.22 platoons of para-military force Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) were deployed in the river port city…
Bangladesh Bank governor Dr Fazle Kabir on Monday warned that mobile banking might become one of the biggest laundering methods in the digital world if it is not confronted through joint initiatives.“We must confront this with our joint initiatives,” he…
Dhaka – Customs official arrested a man along with 42 gold bars weighing around 4.870 kg from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital on Sunday night.The arrestee was identified as Jahirul Islam,UNB news agency reported.
Dhaka – A young man died in police custody at Jamalpur General Hospital on Sunday night.The deceased was identified as Sohel Rana, 19, son of Rehan Ali, a resident of Pahari Patal village of Melandaha upazila.Mazharul Karim, officer-in-charge of Melandaha…
Dhaka – All government and non-governmental secondary and junior secondary schools will enjoy 85 holidays except Fridays in the academic year, 2017.
New Delhi – Nearly 600 people died in Indian police custody from 2009-2015, many of them after being tortured, a human rights group said Monday, urging India to enforce often-ignored regulations and prosecute officers who mistreat prisoners. -AP/UNB
Dhaka – A mobile court today fined three bakery shops in Bagatipara upazila in Natore Taka 1.60 lakh for preparing, possessing and selling foods in an unhygienic condition. On a tip-off, a team of RAB-5 conducted a drive in Malonchi area…
Rushanara Ali MP, the UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy for Bangladesh, is now in Dhaka to reaffirm the importance the UK attaches to the trade and investment component of its relationship with Bangladesh.
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Sunday directed The CID (Criminal Investigation Department) of police to submit the investigationreport of in the case filed over Bangladesh Bank reserve heist on January 17.
Dhaka – A man was hacked to death by his nephew at Baushal Paschimpara village in Kalmakanda upazila in Netrokona on Saturday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Shahjahan, 45, a resident of the same village,UNB news agency reported.
Dhaka – A schoolgirl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a jackfruit tree over a trifling matter at Mirzaganj Mafiz para in Domar upazila in Nilphamari on Sunday.Quoting family members of the girl, police said Munni Akter, an examinee…
China’s capital and other northern cities have banned half of all vehicles from city streets and ordered factories, schools and construction sites closed in response to a five-day smog red alert.The emergency steps significantly reduced traffic in Beijing on Saturday,…
Dhaka – Nearly 22 months after his arrest, Nagarik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna was released from jail on bail on Sunday. Manna walked out of Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj around 6:45 pm after the bail order had reached…
Nearly 22 months after his arrest, Nagarik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna was released from jail on bail on Sunday.Manna walked out of Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj around 6:45 pm after the bail order had reached the jail, senior…