Dhaka: All entities in the power sector have been asked to take extra measures to ensure foolproof security at power generation plants and power supply establishments across the country during the Eid-ul-Azha period. This directive came from an emergency meeting…
Gazipur: Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Saturday said legal action will be taken against the owner of the Gazipur packaging factory in connection with the boiler blast. “Many people have been killed and injured in the dreadful fire incident. We…
Dhaka: One suspected militant was killed and eight people, including five policemen and three female militants, were injured in an encounter during a drive at a ‘den of militants’ in the city’s Azimpur area on Saturday. UNB News Agency Reported.
Dhaka- Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two suspected members of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team from Chowrasta area in Gazipur district early Saturday.Among the arrestees was Rashedul Islam alias Swapan,24, chief coordinator of Gazipur district ABT,UNB News…
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested an alleged terrorist along with seven arms from Keruntoli village of Maheshkhali upazila in Cosx’s Bazar on Friday morning.The arrestee was identified as Shahjahan, 42, son of late…
Dhaka – Police detained three people along with 650 kg rice of the Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) scheme under social safety-net from different areas of Nowapara union parishad of Debhata upazila in Satkhira on Friday morning.The detained were identified as…
Dhaka -A mobile court in separate drives realised Tk16,500 in fine from six shops on various charges in different parts of Sadar upazila in Jhenidah on Thursday.The drives were conducted in Dakbangla, Amerchara, Nagarbathan and Chaklapara Bazar areas of the…
Dhaka -Robbers kidnapped eleven fishermen and looted valuables from their trawlers at Dhanshiddhir Char in Mongla upazila of Bagerhat in the Sundarbans early Friday, UNB news agency reported.
Dhaka-Police claimed to have detected involvement of six members of a family in Jessore district in militant activities, UNB news agency reported. Those whose link with militancy was found are Tanjib alias Ashraful, son of Abdul Aziz of Kosba- Kadamtola…
Dhaka – Tanners on Friday announced the prices for purchasing different types of rawhides during Eid-ul-Azha in an effort to maintain discipline in the purchasing process and prevent excessive prices, UNB news agency reported. As per the decision, the tanners…
Dhaka: The Roads and Highways Department has opened a control room at the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) office in the capital to ensure the smooth journeys of home-goers ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. UNB News Agency Reported.
Dhaka: All kinds of trucks, covered vans and lorries, except the vehicles carrying perishable goods, medicines, fuel oil and ready-made garment, will not be allowed to ply on the highways across the country three before Eid-ul Azha and three days…
Dhaka: The High Court on Thursday issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain why a mass advertisement published by the National Tobacco Control Cell for printing cautionary images on the packets of tobacco products should not be declared…
Dhaka -A member of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) was arrested at Kenragachhi border point in Kalaroa upazila in Satkhira on Wednesday night as he chased off a group of local cattle traders entering the Bangladesh territory.The arrested BSF member…
Dhaka -Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two people along with one foreign-made pistol, two magazines, six rounds of bullet and 15 bottles of sex-stimulating syrup from Chhatipotti area in the district town in Comilla on Wednesday night.The arrestees…
Dhaka -Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a female drug peddler along with one kilogram heroin from the city’s railway station in Rajshahi on Wednesday.The arrestee was identified as Merina Khatun,50, wife of Abdur Razzak, a resident of Bablabana…
Dhaka – Police arrested a suspected member of outlawed militant group Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Bonarpara in Saghata upazila in Gaibandha early Thursday.The arrestee was identified as Farid Uddin,32, a resident of College More area of the upazila,UNB News…
Dhaka – The High Court on Thursday declared illegal the government order that had canceled the recognition of 2,367 members of ’71 ‘guerilla force’ as freedom fighters, UNB news agency reported.
Gaibandha – Police arrested a suspected member of outlawed militant group Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Bonarpara in Saghata upazila early Thursday, UNB news agency reported.
The Metropolitan Session Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Wednesday took cognizance of three charge sheets against 84 leaders and activists of BNP-led 20-party alliance, including Begum Khaleda Zia, in three cases filed under the Special Powers Act with Darus Salam…
Moscow (AP/UNB) – The Kremlin says the latest round of U.S. sanctions against Russia runs counter to potential cooperation on “sensitive issues” that Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin discussed during their meeting in China this week.
Dhaka – A man was arrested with 30 gold bars, weighing around 3.45 kg, worth around Taka 1.75 crore, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport here on Wednesday.
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Dhaka: The High Court on Wednesday granted bail to acting Amar Desh editor Mahmudur Rahman in a case filed in connection with the plot to abduct and kill Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy in the United States.…
Dhaka: The High Court on Wednesday granted interim bail for six months to BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi in five separate violence cases filed in 2013 and 2015. An HC bench comprising Justice Md Habibul Gani and…
Dhaka -A court here on Wednesday convicted a man and sentenced him to death for killing a minor girl after rape in 2014.The convict was identified as Tapan Kumar Pal, 22, son of Rabindranath Kumar Pal of Aruapara in Kushita town.According to…
Dhaka -Two people were beaten to death allegedly by their neighbour at Angapara in Roangchhari upazila in Bandarban on Tuesday night.The deceased were identified as Uikola,35, a resident of Angapara in Roangchhari upazila, and Apromong,25, a resident of Lama upazila.Locals said…
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two couples for their suspected link to “Neo JMB” from different places of Dhaka and Narayanganj district early Wednesday.Identities of the arrestees could not be known immediately,UNB news agency reporter.
Dhaka -A team of the Narcotics Control Department arrested a police constable along with 2,000 pieces of Yaba tablets from Adalot Para in the district town in Brahamanbaria on Tuesday.The arrested police constable was identified as M Abdul Mannan.Sources at the…
Detective Branch (DB) Inspector Emdadul Haque of police on Tuesday submitted the charge sheet of a sedition case against four persons, including BNP Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman former chairman of ETV Abdus Salam.