Dhaka-A court here on Tuesday accepted the chargsheet against Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader Badrul Alam in a case filed for trying to kill college girl Khadiza Akter.
Category: Governance
Moniruzzaman made BB deputy governor
Dhaka – Bangladesh Bank’s executive director SM Moniruzzaman has been appointed as a deputy governor of the central bank for the next three years. The Public Administration Ministry has issued a notification in this regard. UNB news agency reported
Garo woman rape case, miscreant on remand
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday placed prime accused Rafsan Hossain Rubel, 25, in the Garo girl rape case on a 6-day remand.
New Zealand vs Pakistan test gets OK after quake
Dhaka – The first cricket test between New Zealand and Pakistan will begin on schedule Thursday after engineers declared Christchurch’s Hagley Oval safe after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck New Zealand early Monday,AP/UNB News Reported.
2 Rajshahi schoolgirls ‘kill selves’ together
Dhaka – Two teenage girls reportedly hanged themselves together at Shahpur in the city on Tuesday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Shampa, 13, daughter of Muktar Ali, and Barna, 13, daughter of Naz Shah of the area. Both were Class-VII…
Physician’s wife ‘kills self’ in Joypurhat
Dhaka – The wife of Akkelpur upazila health and family planning officer Dr Radheshyam Agarwala allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at the upazila headquarters on Tuesday.Hospital and family sources said Popy Rani, 34, killed herself by hanging with the…
Couple robbed of Tk 3 lakh in Savar
Dhaka – Muggers looted Tk 3 lakh from a couple at gunpoint at Majidpur under Savar municipality in Savar on Tuesday.Sources said Shamim Miah, 30, and his wife Bithi Akter, 21, of Shahibagh area withdrew Tk 3 lakh from Savar…
One held in Bandarban for robbery attempt
Dhaka – Police arrested an alleged robber for trying to loot Janata Bank’s Lama branch in Bandarban on Monday night.The arrestee was identified as Robin.Anwar Hossain, officer-in-charge of Lama Police Station, said a gang of robbers, numbering 4-5, went to the…
Court indicts 7 militants for Kunio Hoshi murder
A special tribunal here today indicted seven alleged operatives of outlawed Jama’atul Mujahedeen Bangladesh (JMB) for murdering Japanese national Kunio Hoshi on October 3 last year.”The tribunal indicted the seven accused . . . five of them were brought on…
Morsi death sentence overturned
An Egyptian court has struck down a death sentence passed by a lower tribunal against an ousted Islamist president for his part in a mass prison break during the 2011 uprising.The Court of Cassation’s Tuesday ruling means that Mohammed Morsi…
Mufti Hannan asked to submit statement in attack on ex-UK envoy
Dhaka – The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Mufti Abdul Hannan, a leader of the banned militant organisation Harkat-ul-Jihad and a death row convict, and four others to submit a concise statement by two weeks in a case filed over…
Gaibandha district admin distributes relief among Santal families
Dhaka – The Gaibandha district administration Monday went to the Santal families in Gobindhaganj upzila to distribute relief materials but they rejected it, saying that they want their lands back instead of food. After being evicted, these ethnic families are…
Myanmar army fires on Rohingya villages in Rakhine region
The government of Myanmar (Burma) has admitted firing on villages occupied by the Rohingya Muslim minority with helicopter gunships.
4 ‘arms traders’ held in Dhaka city
Dhaka – Detectives arrested four alleged arms traders along with seven firearms, 15 rounds of bullets and eight magazines at Bishwaroad in Mugda area of the city on Sunday evening, UNB news agency reported.
World Diabetes Day observed
Dhaka – The World Diabetes Day was observed on Monday in the country as elsewhere in the world aiming to make people aware of the disease, with its theme as ‘Eyes on Diabetes’.
2 held with 30 kg hemp in B’baria
Dhaka – Police in a drive arrested two men along with 30kg hemp from Ashuganj Toll Plaza area of the upazila headquarters on Monday morning.The arrestees were identified as Ujjal, 30 and Sabuj, 30,UNB News Agency Reported.
Man’s hanging body recovered in Laxmipur
Dhaka – Police recovered the hanging body of truck driver in Kanchani Bazar area of Sadar upazila in Laxmipur on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Raju, son of Nurul Alam of Charruhita village in the upazila.Locals spotted his body…
HC orders removal of handcuffs of 3 injured Santal men
The High Court on Monday ordered the government to remove the handcuffs from three injured Santal men of Gaibandha who have been detained in a case filed for attacking police during a clash on November 6 last.A HC bench of…
4 held over snatching TK 70 lakh in Sylhet
Dhaka – Police arrested four people along with TK 70 lakh, which was snatched from two officials of a private organisation, from Baluchar area of city on Sunday night.Jedan Al Musa, additional deputy commissioner (Sadar Dakhshin) of Sylhet Metropolitan Police…
4 dead in Narshingdi violance
Four people were killed, including three in ‘police firing’, during a clash between two groups over establishing supremacy at Sonakandi village in Raipura upazila on Monday that also left 50 people injured.The deceased were identified as Momen Mia, 17, son…
4 cops closed in Rajshahi over escape of drug case accused
Dhaka- Four policemen of Rajshahi Court were closed to the Police Line in Rajshahi on Sunday night over the escape of a drug case accused from police custody.The suspended policemen include two trainee sub-inspectors and two constables,UNB News Agency Reported.
One stabbed dead in Comilla
Dhaka – A deed writer was stabbed to death by miscreants at Dulinardi village of Daudkandi upazila in Comilla on Sunday evening.The deceased was identified as Md Jakir Hossain Masud, 35, son of Siddikur Rahman, a resident of the village.Abu…
‘Robber’ injured in Joypurhat ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – An alleged robber was injured in a gunfight with police on Joypurhat-Santahar road in Kanthalbari Bridge area of Akkelpur upazila in Joypurhat early Monday.The injured robber was identified as Rashed, son of Ashraf Ali, a resident of Abadpur…
Rickshaw-puller punched to death over loan repayment
Dhaka – A rickshaw puller was killed after a man jabbed him over the repayment of a loan in Mominbagh area of Kamrangirchar on the outskirts of the capital early Monday.
SC stays Manna’s bail till Nov 27
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday issued a stay order till November 27 on a bail granted to Nagarik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna in a case filed for instigating the army to topple the…
Alleged rapist escapes from Dhaka court premises
Dhaka – Rubel , the prime accused in connection with the gang rape of an indigenous Garo girl, managed to escape from the court premises yesterday afternoon. Talking to The Independent, Inspector MA Jalil, officer-in-charge of Badda Police Station, admitted…
Airport knifing accused Shihab placed on remand
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Sunday placed lone accused Shihab on a 5-day remand in a case filed for allegedly stabbing a member of Ansar to death at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital.
Holey Artisan handed over to owner
Dhaka- Police handed over the Holey Artisan Bakery to the café authorities on Sunday, after four and half months into the militant attack on the Spanish restaurant on July 1. Deputy Commissioner (Media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Masudur Rahman said…
SC asks Destiny to deposit BDT 2500 cr to secure bail
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Sunday asked two high officials of Destiny Group to deposit Tk 2,500 crore to the government treasury within six months to get bail in two money-laundering cases.
Housewife found dead in Jessore
Dhaka – Police recovered the body of a housewife from her neighbour’s house at Barenga village in Keshabpur upazila in Benapole early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Meri Begum, 30, wife of Mir Shahjahan Ali, a resident of Borenga village,UNB…