Dhaka – Members of Boarder Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive recovered 2.9 kg heroin from Bokchar boarder are in Sadar upazila of Chapai Nawabganj on Tuesday evening.
Category: Governance
HC issues ‘standover’ on writ against Articles 95, 116
The High court has issued a ‘standover’ on a writ petition challenging the constitutional provisions over appointment, promotions and transfer of judges. On Nov 3, Supreme Court lawyer Yunus Ali Akhand had filed a petition challenging the 1975 Fourth Amendment…
Two walk to gallows in a double murder case
Dhaka-A court of Dhaka on Tuesday convicted two persons and sentenced them to death in a double murder case.
Why SQ Chy’s wife, son acquittal won’t be scrapped: HC
Dhaka – The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking the government to explain as to why the acquittal of the wife and the son of executed war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury in a case filed over leaking the…
Bangladesh to get $20m for natural risk management
Bangladesh will get $20 million for reducing the risks of damages caused by natural disasters and climate change.The United Nations (UN), the European Union (EU) and Sweden joined hands together to provide the fund to address the country’s key climate…
Discretionary power behind graft by govt officials: ACC chief
Chairman of the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) Iqbal Mahmood on Tuesday said the discretionary power of public officials is the key reason behind corruption in public services.“So, the discretionary power of government officials should be curtailed to check corruption,” he…
2 ABT suspects held in N’ganj
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two suspected members of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) from Simrail area in Sddhirganj upazila early Tuesday.Identities of the arrestees could not be confirmed yet,UNB News Agency Reported.
Decomposed body of woman found in Magura
Dhaka – Police recovered the decomposed body of an unidentified woman from Shaha Para residential area of the district town on Tuesday morning.Azmal Huda, officer-in-charge of Magura Police Station, said locals noticed a bad smell coming from a jungle at…
7 get 17 years in prison Khulna for mass robbery
Dhaka – A court on Monday sentenced seven robbers to 17 years’ imprisonment in a case filed over mass robbery at six houses in Terokhada upazila of Khulna district in 2008.
Nepali student missing from Sylhet City hostel
Dhaka – A Nepali student of a private medical college in the northeasters city of Sylhet has been missing for the last 13 days. The missing student was identified as Sawgat Gewali, 26, a student of North East Medical College…
Decomposed body of woman found in Magura
Dhaka – Police recovered the decomposed body of an unidentified woman from Shaha Para residential area of the Magura district town on Tuesday morning.
Armed Forces Day observed
Dhaka – The Armed Forces Day was observed today across the country with due respect and enthusiasm marking the founding of army, navy and air force during the Liberation War in 1971.
Arrest warrant against sixteen BNP-men including Bulu
Dhaka-A Dhaka court on Monday issued arrest warrant against 16 BNP men including the party’s Vice Chairman Barkatullah Bulu, the Chairperson’s Special Assistant Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas and the party chief’s Press Secretary Maruf Kamal Khan Sohel in a case…
SC decision on Appeal in Niko graft case against Khaleda Thursday
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday fixed November 24 for passing an order on a leave to appeal petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia seeking a stay on trial proceedings against her in Niko graft…
AL never used Army for power: PM on Armed Forces Day
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said Awami League never used Armed Forces as a tool to grab power. “Awami League works for the overall development of the Armed Forces whenever it comes in power because we believe…
HC verdict on Constitution Articles 95, 116 Tuesday
Dhaka – The High Court (HC) has fixed tomorrow (Tuesday) to deliver its verdict on a writ petition filed challenging the legality of articles 95 and 116 of the Constitution. These Articles of the Constitution relate to appointment, posting, promotion…
2 ‘forest robbers’ held in Satkhira
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two members of a forest robber gang from Pashurtala area of Shyamnagar upazila in Satkhira district on Monday morning.The arrested bandits were identified as Rahim Morol, 30, and Ajiar Rahman, 28,…
Cop stabbed by miscreants in Chuadanga
Dhaka – A policeman was stabbed by miscreants at Dharshana Dakhshin Chandpur village in Damurhuda upazila in Chuadanga on Sunday night.Abul Khalek, officer-in-charge (investigation) of Damurhuda Model Police Station, said a gang of miscreants, numbering 3-4, waylaid Shamim Ahmmed, 30,…
President, PM pay homage to BD Armed Forces martyrs
Dhaka – President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday paid homage to members of the Armed Forces, who made supreme sacrifices in the 1971 Liberation War, by placing wreaths at the Shikha Anirban at Dhaka Cantonment in…
Garo woman rape prime accused Rubel confesses guilt
Dhaka – Rafsan Hossain Rubel, 25, the prime accused in the Garo woman rape case, made confession to a Dhaka court admitting his involvement in the incident on Sunday.
MP Badi released from jail on bail
Dhaka – Hours after the Supreme Court upheld a High Court order granting a six-month bail to him, Awami League MP Abdur Rahman Bodi was released from jail on Sunday night in a case filed for concealing information about his…
2 sentenced gallows for killing mother, son in Noakhali
Dhaka – A court in Noakhali on Sunday sentenced two people to death for killing a woman and her son in Noakhali district town in 2009. The condemned convicts are Morshed Alam, 37, husband of victim Ruma Akhter, and his…
PM stresses framing strategy to attain water, sanitation SDG
Vowing to ensure cent percent safe water for the country’s people, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday emphasised framing such a strategy paper through which Bangladesh could become a ‘role model’ for the rest of the world for attaining SDG-6…
Niko graft case: SC bench hearing Khaleda’s petition seeking stay
Dhaka – The Supreme Court on Sunday started hearing a leave to appeal petition filed by BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, seeking a stay in the trial proceedings of the Niko corruption case against her. A five-member bench of the…
Father confesses to killing baby girl in Sylhet
Dhaka – A man confessed before a court here on Sunday that he had killed his six-month old daughter at Ghungadia village in the upazila in Beanibazar .Sylhet Metropolitan Magistrate Farzana Shakila recorded the statement of Ujjal Ahmed, father of…
Schoolboy ‘commits suicide’ in Jhenidah
Dhaka – A schoolboy reportedly committed suicide by taking pesticide at Bahirgachi village in Kaliganj upazila on Saturday morning.The deceased was identified as Milon Hossain, 12, a class VII student Bahirgachi Secondary School and son of Badrul Mia of the…
Abducted youth rescued by Rab in Feni
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive rescued a young man from a primary school at Sonapur in Chhagalnaiya upazila early Sunday, nearly four hours after his alleged abduction by miscreants,UNB news agency reported.
One held with pistol in C’nawabganj
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested an alleged arms trader along with one foreign pistol,one magazine and six rounds of bullets from Kalinagar village in Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabgan on Saturday.The arrestee was identified as M Anwar,…
2 ‘robbers’ bullet-injured in Bogra ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – Two alleged robbers were injured in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Kornipara Bazar in Kahalu upazila in Bogra early Sunday.The injured bandits were identified as Abdul Alim, 26, and Fulbar, 38.Tipped off that a gang of robbers were…
Pakistan shots down Indian drone over Kashmir LOC
Pakistan says it has shot down an unmanned Indian drone near the Line of Control. Lt Gen Asim Bajwa, chief of Inter-Services Public Relations, the military’s media wing, tweeted that an ‘Indian quadcopter’ was shot down at 4:45pm Pakistan time,…