Dhaka- A madrasha student was hacked to death by a group of miscreants over previous enmity at Chalitabunia village in Morelganj upazila in Bagerhat on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Al-Amin Sheikh, 18, son of Hossain Ali Sheikh, a…
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Injured ‘terrorist’ dies in police custody in Jessore
Dhaka – A suspected terrorist, who sustained injuries after a group of miscreants tortured him at MM College on November 6, died at Jessore Medical College Hospital in police custody in Jessore early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Shukur Ali,…
Pay Tk 2500 cr to secure bail, SC to 2 Destiny bosses
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.The two Destiny officials are…
Pay Tk 2500 cr to secure bail, SC tells two Destiny bosses
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) asked two high officials of Destiny Group on Sunday to deposit Tk 2,500 crore to the government treasury within six months to get bail in two money-laundering cases. The two…
Street battles rage in Mosul as ISIL counterattacks
ISIL mortars, RPGs, and suicide car bombs target Iraqi forces as urban push meets stiff resistance. ISIL fighters have launched several fierce counterattacks on Iraqi forces in Mosul city, underscoring the intense battle ahead as government troops and their allies…
Hillary Clinton blames her defeat on FBI director
Hillary Clinton has blamed her defeat in the US presidential election on interventions by the FBI director. James Comey’s announcement of a new inquiry into her use of email while secretary of state shortly before election day had stopped her…
Dhaka gets $15 million recovered heist money from Manila
Dhaka – Nearly 10 months after losing $101 million in a high-profile heist, Bangladesh on Saturday recouped $15.25 million of the stolen money from authorities in the Philippines, where most of the money ended up.
Paris deal’s 1.5oC temprarture target needs immediate govt action
Daphne Davies, LDC News Service Marrakech – As government ministers meet in Marrakech to assess global ambition towards addressing climate change in the near-term, a coalition of social movements, including LDC watch, an umbrella group of NGOs from civil society,…
Double suicide in Pallabi
Dhaka – Two people, including a teenaged girl,reportedly committed suicide in separate incidents in the capital’s Pallabi on Saturday.The deceased were identified as Karim, 22, son of Motiur, and Shakila, 17, daughter of Chand Mia. They had been residing with…
Prime accused of Garo woman’s gang rape held in city
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested the prime accused in connection with the gang rape of an indigenous woman from the Airport Rail Station area of the capital on Friday night.The arrestee was identified as Rubel, son…
5 fined for taking drugs in C’nawabganj
Dhaka – A mobile court here on Friday fined five people Tk 5,000 each for taking drugs in Gomostapur upazila.The convicted were identified as Rokan, 55, Sanat Chandra, 36, and Prokash Chandra, 35, all residents of Krishnagobindapur village in Sadar…
Ban on B’baria town meetings to stop political clash
Dhaka – Local administration imposed section 144 in Poiratala area of Brahmanbaria district town on Saturday as the two factions of Jatiya Party called meeting at the same venue and time. The restriction will remain in force from 6 am to…
Suspected ‘Terrorist’ held with gun in Jessore
Dhaka – Police arrested an alleged terrorist along with one shooter gun and one round of bullet from Kholadanga Kadamtala Mor in Jessore town early Saturday, UNB news agency reported.
Dawood Merchant ‘deported’ to India
Dhaka- Abdul Rauf alias Dawood Merchant, former aide of mafia don Dawood Ibrahim, was deported to India from Bangladesh on Wednesday in connection with the murder of singer and founder of T-series Gulshan Kumar, reports The Hindu.Merchant, who was convicted…
2 child marriage bids foiled in Jessore; 7 fined
Dhaka – A mobile court here on Thursday foiled two child marriage bids in separate places and fined seven people in this connection in Manirampur upazila of the district.Court sources said a marriage ceremony was arranged at the house of…
Huge fish poisoned to death in Jessore
Dhaka – Miscreants poisoned huge fish, worth about Tk one lakh, to death in an enclosure at Teghori village in Keshabpur upazila of Jessore district on Thursday.Locals said Selim Hossain of the village had long been cultivating fish in the…
Huge fish poisoned to death in Jessore
Dhaka – Miscreants poisoned huge fish, worth about Tk one lakh, to death in an enclosure at Teghori village in Keshabpur upazila of Jessore district on Thursday, UNB news agency reported.
4 more held over B’baria temple attacks
Dhaka – Police have arrested four more people for their alleged involvement in recent attacks on Hindu community members in Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria district, UNB news agency reported.
‘Drug peddler’ gets life term imprisonment in Rajshahi
Dhaka – A tribunal here has convicted a man and sentenced him to life term imprisonment for possessing drugs.The convict was identified as Ashraful Alam, 23, son of Maksed Ali of Chapra area in Tanore upazila. The tribunal also fined…
Young man tortured over theft charge in Jessore
Dhaka – A young man was brutally tortured allegedly by some locals over a theft charge in Sharsha upazila of Jessore district on Thursday night.Witnesses said a group of people picked up Liton Morol, 35, son of Ansar Ali Morol…
Touchstone statue recovered in Munshiganj
Dhaka – Local people have recovered a touchstone-made statue from a graveyard at Jorardeul in Sadar upazila,UNB News Agency Reported.
4 more held over B’baria attacks
Dhaka – Police have arrested four more people for their alleged involvement in recent attacks on Hindu community members in Nasirnagar upazila.Police conducted separate drives in different areas of the upazila on Thursday night and arrested the four, said officer-in-charge…
3 US states vote for marijuana: Lesson to beat back drugs?
Washington – Voters in three US states approved ballot measures on November 8, 2016, to legalize the use and possession of small amounts of marijuana, part of a continued shift in United States drug policy, Human Rights Watch said today.…
Court deferred date to hear Khaleda’s statement
Dhaka-The Third Special Judge Court of Dhaka yesterday (Thursday) fixed November 24 to hear the statement of BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case. Judge Abu Ahmed Jamader also asked the BNP Chairperson to appear…
BNP complains DMP Commissioner didn’t meet them
BNP leaders yesterday complained that they were unable to meet or contact Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Assaduzzaman Mia in collection with taking police permission for holding its rally at Suhrawardy Udyan on November 13 to mark the “national revolution and…
Police enforces nationwide vigil in view of Nasirnagar incident
Police have enforced an intensified vigil nationwide in line with an order issued by police headquarters (PHQ) in view of the Nasirnagar incidents, when miscreants attacked several Hindu temples and households, officials said today.”The (PHQ) letter has been issued earlier…
Jubo League man stabbed dead in Pabna
Dhaka – A Jubo League activist was stabbed to death by some miscreants at Dhanuaghat Sharatganj Bazar in Atgharia Upazila in Pabna on Thursday,UNB News Agency Reported.
5 get life imprisonment for murder in Jessore
Dhaka – A court here on Wednesday convicted five people and sentenced them to life imprisonment for killing a man in 1998.The convicts are: Amir Hossain, Nirbashkhola union unit BNP leader of Jhikorgachha upazila, Tarikul Islam alias Taijel, Thatu Sadek,Shamsul…
Another Bangladeshi man dies after shooting at Sylhet border
Dhaka – A man, who was reportedly shot by a group of Indian citizens at Sonarhat border in Gowainghat upazila in Sylhet on Wednesday morning, succumbed to his injuries at Osmani Medical College Hospital in the evening on the same…
Two workers die in city
Dhaka – Two workers were critically injured while they were working in a factory of Tejgaon industrial area of the capital and later died on Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Alauddin, 35 and Shafi Alam 35, both of them worked…