Dhaka – A mobile court in a drive seized 25,000 meters of current net and 30 mother hilsha at Nabaganga in Paba upazial on Tuesday night for defying the ongoing ban on hilsha catch.Sources said the mobile court, led by…
Category: Governance
Man throws acid on wife in Jessore
Dhaka – A housewife sustained burn injuries as her husband threw acid in her face over a family feud at Amdala Gatipara village in Sharsha upazila in Benapole early Wednesday.The injured was identified as Sabina Khatun, 30, wife of Dipu…
Ruling pary lawmaker Bodi gets 3 years in jail for graft
Dhaka – A special court in Dhaka on Wednesday sentenced Awami League MP Abdur Rahman Bodi to three years’ imprisonment in a case for accumulating wealth beyond his known sources of income, UNB news agency reported.
Youth ‘commits suicide’ in Jessore
Benapole – A young man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling of his room over a family dispute at Sheikh Hati village in Jessore town early Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Jaki, 20, son of Mohammad…
2 lynched by mob in BD hill district of Bandarban
Dhaka – Two alleged abductors were killed in a lynch-mob attack in Eidgachhara Reserved Forest area of Lama upazila of Bandarban hill district early Wednesday.
9 held for Brahmanbaria Hindu temple rampage
Dhaka – Police have arrested nine people so far in connection with the rampage on a number of Hindu temples and houses in Brahmanbaria district following the alleged Facebook post by a Hindu youth allegedly humiliating the holy Kaaba, the…
Police approval for BNP’s 7-Nov rally yet to come
Dhaka – The BNP is yet to get approval by Dhaka Metropolitan Police to hold its national revolution and solidariity day rally at Suhrawardy Udyan though the public works department has given its permission to its ground on condition of…
One held in Rangpur over rape of 2 nursing students
Dhaka – Police arrested a young man in connection with the gang-rape of two female students of Northern Nursing Institute at Bhat in Rangpur city on Tuesday night, UNB news agency reported. The arrestee was identified as Alamgir Hossain, a…
Iraqi forces edge into Mosul, major urban warfare lies ahead
Bazwaya (AP/UNB) — Iraq’s special forces fought their way into the outskirts of Mosul on Tuesday, taking its state television building despite resistance by Islamic State group fighters that is only likely to stiffen when combat reaches the inner city.…
AL’s student front, BCL, man ‘assaults’ cop in Shariatpur
Dhaka – A policeman was assaulted allegedly by a local leader of Awami League’s student associate Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) at Shariatpur Sadar Hospital on Tuesday at noon, UNB news agency reported. The injured policeman was identified as Nayek M…
Indian arms trader on remand
Dhaka-The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday placed an alleged arms trader on a five-day remand after hearing to interrogate in connection with the arms.
Photo-journo Aftab murder verdict on Nov 14
Dhaka-A Dhaka court on Tuesday fixed November 14 to pronounce the verdict in photo-journalist Aftab Ahmed, 78, murder case.
Madrasah teacher jailed for aiding cheating during JSC exam
Dhaka – A mobile court on Tuesday sentenced a madrasah teacher to three months’ jail on charges aiding cheating in an examination centre in Morelganj upazila during Junior School Certificate (JSC) exams.The arrestee was identified as Md Habibur Rahman, 45,…
Youth found dead in Chittagong city canal
Dhaka – A young man was found dead in a canal in Oxygen area under Bayazid Police Station of city on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Md Ripon, 20, son of Abdul Kader, hailing from Satkania upazilain Chittagong .Mohammad…
267 penalised in Barisal for violating ban on hilsha fishing
Barishal: Separate mobile courts have sentenced some 267 people to different term jails in six districts of Barisal division in 20 days in separate incidents of violation of the on-going temporary ban on hilsha fishing. The courts also collected Tk…
HC to hear Ershad pleas against jail term Nov 15
Dhaka: The High Court will hear on November 15 an appeal filed by former President HM Ershad against the three years’ jail sentence awarded to him in 1992 in a corruption case. An HC single bench comprising Justice Md Ruhul…
Order on Citycell spectrum Thursday
Dhaka: The Supreme Court will deliver its verdict on Thursday on a petition seeking cancellation of the BTRC decision suspending the spectrum of Citycell, the country’s oldest mobile phone operator, for its failure to pay the outstanding amount of Tk…
37th BCS preliminary exam results published
The results of the 37th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) preliminary examinations were published on Tuesday with 8,523 candidates coming out successful.Chairman of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) Dr Mohammad Sadik told UNB over phone that the BCS results were…
Anisul disagrees with CJ on “dual rule” in judiciary
Law Minister Anisul Huq today expressed his disagreement with Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha over the alleged “dual rule” in judiciary calling his comment “self contradictory”.”I respect the honorable Chief Justice very much. I saw, read and heard his statement…
Indian national held with firearms in city
Dhaka – Detectives arrested an Indian citizen along with 10 firearms, 12 magazines and 35 rounds of bullets from Gabtoli area in the city on Monday night, UNB news agency reported.
Man gets life term for possessing drugs in Pirojpur
Dhaka – A court in Pirojpur on Monday convicted a man and sentenced him to life imprisonment for possessing drugs, UNB news agency reported.
Pakistan court says schizophrenia ‘not mental disorder’
Dhaka – The Supreme Court in Pakistan has ruled that schizophrenia is not a mental illness, paving the way for the execution of a paranoid schizophrenic man convicted of murder, reports BBC. Imdad Ali was declared clinically insane after killing a…
China shows off new J-20 stealth fighter
Two of China’s brand new, top-of-the-line stealth fighter jets streaked and screamed across an air exhibition on Tuesday as Beijing showed its newest military hardware to the public for the first time. The J-20 fighter is called Beijing’s answer to…
Russia suddenly brandishing old underwater rifle
TASS, the Russian news agency, always publishes things for a reason. So when it releases a video extolling the virtues of underwater weapons used by Russia frogmen (those trained in tactical scuba), it should raise eyebrows. The APS Automatic is…
JClinton challenges FBI, declaring, ‘There’s no case here’
Kent, Nov 1 (AP/UNB) — Hillary Clinton forcefully challenged the FBI’s new email inquiry Monday, declaring during a campaign rally in battleground Ohio, “There’s no case here.” Clinton’s comments were her most pointed yet on the subject, and they underscored…
Pakistan: Indian fire kills 4, wounds 6 civilians in Kashmir
Islamabad: The Pakistani army says Indian troops have opened fire across the Line of Control in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, killing four civilians and wounding six others. A military statement Monday blamed Indian troops for targeting civilians in…
Article 116 behind sluggish judiciary: CJ
Dhaka – Noting that the article 116 of the existing Constitution is one of the main reasons behind the slowness of the judiciary, Chief Justice SK Sinha on Monday demanded reinstatement of the same article of the country’s original national…
Promotion of 99 inspectors to ASPs why not illegal: HC
Dhaka: The High Court on Monday issued a rule asking the government to explain as to why the promotion of 99 police inspectors to assistant superintendents of police (ASPs) under the BCS cadre should not be declared illegal and beyond…
Kalyanpur drive: Charge Sheet submission on Dec 8
Dhaka-The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court of Dhaka on Monday fixed December 8 for submission of the charge sheet in the case filed against 10 persons under the Anti-Terrorism Act 2009.
Woman slaughtered by husband in Jessore
Dhaka – A newly married woman was slaughtered allegedly by her husband and in-laws at Jangalbandhal village in Sadar upazila in in Jessore on Sunday evening.The deceased was identified as Mamtaz Begum, 20, wife of Sujan of the village.Sub-inspector Jafor…