Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday called upon the country’s people to extend their support to the government’s firm stance against terrorism and militancy.
Category: Governance
Hasnat shown arrested in Gulshan attack case; remanded afresh
Separate courts here on Saturday placed ex-NSU teacher Abul Hasnat Rezaul Karim on an eight-day fresh remand and Toronto University student Tahmid Hasib Khan on a 6-day remand again in connection with Gulshan terror attack.Earlier in the morning, Hasnat was…
2 JMB suspects held in Rajshahi, Sherpur
Dhaka-Police in separate drives arrested two suspected members of banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from different areas of Rajshahi and Sherpur districts on Friday night.The arrestees were identified as Kamal Hossain,30, son of Abdul Hamid, a resident of Shitlai…
Man held with 6,400 Yaba pills in Ctg
Dhaka- Police arrested a man in possession of 6,400 pieces of Yaba tablet from Osmania Glass Factory area in the city’s Chandgaon in Chittagong early Saturday.The arrestee was identified as Mohammad Kaisar, a resident of Shilibunia village in Teknaf upazila…
Fake doctor jailed for 3 months in C’nawabganj
Dhaka -A mobile court on Friday sentenced a fake doctor to three months’ imprisonment in Nachole upazila for continuing medical practice without obtaining a certificate.The convict was identified as Milon, son of Bijon Shil, a resident of Darabajpur village in…
7 return thru’ Benapole after jail term in India
Dhaka – Seven Bangladeshi people returned home through Benapole check post in Benapole on Friday night after serving one and a half year’s jail term in an Indian prison.Indian Border Security Force (BSF) handed them over to Border Guard Bangladesh…
Mother of slain siblings held from Dhaka’s Basabo
Dhaka – Police early Saturday arrested Tanzin Rahman, mother of the two minor siblings whose throat-slit bodies were found in the city’s Basabo area on Friday night, in connection with the murder.
5 JMB suspects held with explosives in city
Members of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested five suspected members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) along with some explosives from the city’s Mirpur area on Thursday night. Tipped off, a…
Speedy tribunal to try Faruk killers
The trial in the freedom fighter Faruk Ahmed murder case will now be held at the speedy trial tribunal as police wants a quick disposal of it. Sources at the Police Super’s office said SP Mahbub Alam sent a letter…
Full text of verdict scrapping of 16th Amendment
The High Court on Thursday released the copies of the judgment of two Justices of a three-member special bench which had earlier declared the 16th amendment to the Constitution establishing Parliament’s power to remove the Supreme Court judges illegal and…
JMB ‘man’ held in Chuadanga
Dhaka – Police arrested an alleged member of banned Islamist outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), who served three years in prison in connection with the countrywide series bomb attacks on August 17, 2005, in Chuadanga early Friday.The arrestee was identified as…
2 Jamaat men held with crude bombs in Sirajganj
Dhaka – Police in a drive arrested two leaders of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami along with five crude bombs and some jihadi books from Ichhamoti village in Sadar upazila in Sirajganj on Friday morning.The arrestees were identified as Moidul Alam, 65, son…
JU expels 2 students for ‘taking drugs’
Dhaka-The authorities of Jahangirnagar University (JU) have suspended two students of the university on charge of taking drugs on the campus in Savar.The decision was taken at an emergency meeting of the university’s Disciplinary Board at the residence of Vice-chancellor…
5 JMB suspects held with explosives in city
Dhaka – Members of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police in a drive arrested five suspected members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) along with some explosives from the city’ s Mirpur…
3 ‘criminals’ killed in ‘gunfights’ in Dhaka, Jhenidah, Khulna
Dhaka -Three suspected criminals, including the ringleader of a forest robber gang, were killed in three reported gunfights with police and members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in the capital Dhaka, Jhenidah and Khulna districts early Friday.In the capital, an…
Man held with firearms, ammo in C’nawabganj
Dhaka -Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in two separate drives arrested two men along with three firearms, 16 rounds of bullet and five magazines in Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj on Thursday.The arrestees were identified as Babu, 26, son of late Abu…
Three killed in ‘gunfights’ in as many districts
Dhaka – Three suspects were killed in three reported gunfights with police and members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in the capital Dhaka, Jhenidah and Khulna districts early Friday. Police said they included the ringleader of a forest robber gang,…
HC releases full text of verdict scrapping 16th Amendment
The High Court on Thursday released the copies of the judgment of two Justices of a three-member special bench which had earlier declared the 16th amendment to the Constitution establishing Parliament’s power to remove the Supreme Court judges illegal and…
3 ‘militants’ surrender in Jessore, promise to go straight
Three suspected members of Hizb ut-Tahrir surrendered to police on Thursday in their bid to return to normal life. Those surrendered are Saddam Yeasin Sajal, 32, son of Shafiar Rahman, and Mehedi Hasan Pasha, 20, of Kholadanga Kadamtala in the…
Ferdousi Priyabhashini gets FF status
Noted sculptor Ferdousi Priyabhashini, who was persecuted by Pakistani occupation army and its local collaborators during the Liberation War, has obtained the freedom fighter status.The Liberation War Affairs Ministry published a gazette notification in this regard on Thursday. source:UNB
SC clears way for wealth info of Two Destiny officials
Dhaka -The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for taking steps based on the notices issued by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) against two top Destiny officials seeking their wealth statements. A five-member Appellate Division bench, led…
Life sentence for Tangail rapist
Dhaka – A tribunal here on Wednesday found a private tutor, Tofazzal Hossain Hira, guilty of the 2010 rape of a school girl, and sentenced him to life in prison.Hira, now 29, is son of Abdul Latif of Falda Dokkhinpara…
Khaleda secures bail in 10 cases, charge framing Oct 10
The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Wednesday granted bail to BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in 10 cases including eight sabotage cases filed under the Special Power Act and a sedition one. Metropolitan Sessions Judge Kamrul Hossain Mollah…
One held with arms, ammo in Rangamati
Dhaka – A special team of joint forces, comprising members of Army, Border Guard Bangladesh and Police, carried out a drive in Rangamati district and arrested an alleged terrorist and extortionist along with firearms, ammunition and other goods early Wednesday,UNB…
Muggers shot Bkash agent, loot Tk 2 lakh in Savar
Dhaka – Muggers shot a Bkash agent and looted Tk 2 lakh from him at Sobahanbag Amtola here in Savar on Wednesday.The victim was identified as Moniruzzaman, 38, son of Shahidullah of Kathgora Sarkarpara area in Ashulia.
2 arms traders held with pistols, bullets in C’nawabganj
Dhaka-Police arrested two alleged arms traders along with two foreign-made pistols, four magazines and 110 rounds of bullet from Lakir More area in Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj on Tuesday,UNB news agency reported.
Germany plans tough new security laws
Following a recent spate of attacks, Germany’s leading coalition parties are readying a set of new security laws to fight extremism which will include measures accelerating deportations, abolishing dual citizenship, and loosening medical confidentiality. German Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière…
Jamaat ex-MP Shakhawat awarded death for war crimes
Dhaka -The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Wednesday handed down death sentence to former Jamaat MP Maulana Shakhawat Hossain of Jessore district and jailed seven others until death on charges of crimes against humanity during the Liberation War of 1971,…
6 JMB suspects with arms, munitions held in capital
Dhaka -Six alleged members of Jama’atul Mujahidin Bangladesh (JMB), an outlawed militant organization, have been arrested by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in an overnight drive. Huge firearms and explosives were recovered from different areas in the capital.
Khaleda Zia to appear in 12 cases Wednesday
BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia will go to lower court of Dhaka on Wednesday to appear the hearings of 12 cases, filed against her, including the Niko and Barapukuria coalmine graft cases.