Election to nine municipalities in different districts will be held on Sunday.
Category: Governance
IGP for waging social movement against militancy
Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Haque on Saturday stressed the need for waging a social movement against militancy.“All will have to work from their respective positions to create social awareness against militancy,” the police chief said while addressing…
Charge framed against Prabir for defaming minister
Bangladesh Cyber Crime Tribunal on Thursday framed charges against journalist Probir Sikdar for defaming the LGRD Minister on the social media and fixed October 6 to record the depositions of the witnesses.
5 ‘militants’ held in Satkhira
Dhaka- Police arrested five suspected militants from a madrasah at remote Khaliya village in Ashashuni upazila in Satkhira on Friday afternoon.The arrestees were identified as Mehedi Hasan Imran, 23, son of Anwar Hossain, hailing from Damurhuda upazila in Chuadanga district;Rafiqul…
30,000 Yaba pills seized in Teknaf
Dhaka -Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered 30,000 pieces of Yaba tablet worth Tk90 lakh from the Naf River at Sabrang in Teknaf upazila in Cox’s Bazar early Friday.
Sholakia attacker Shafiul among 2 killed in ‘gunfight’ with Rab
Dhaka – Two alleged militants, who were accused in a case over the terrorist attack on police near Sholakia Eid congregation ground in Kishoreganj district, were killed in a reported gunfight between their cohorts and members of Rapid Action Battalion…
44 Nepali nationals held in city for overstaying
Police detained 44 Nepalese nationals from Mirpur DOHS in the city on Friday for allegedly overstaying in the country.Tipped off, a police team of Pallabi Police Station launched a drive in the building and detained the Nepalese citizens as they…
14 killed, 16 injured in rebel attack in India’s Assam
At least 14 people were killed and 16 others injured Friday after rebels opened fire in a crowded market in Assam state in India’s remote northeast, officials said.Six rebels arrived in a motorized rickshaw and fired automatic weapons and lobbed…
Terrorists open fire in Assam market: 14 killed
Guwahati – Fourteen civilians have been killed after terrorists opened indiscriminate fire at a weekly market at Balajan Tinali in the heart of Assam’s Kokrajhar. Security forces in the area have killed one of the terrorists. Fifteen civilians have been…
Two including Sholakia attacker Shafiul killed in ‘gunfight’ with Rab
Dhaka – Two persons were killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Nandail upazila of Mymensingh on Thursday night. They included an accused in a case over a terrorist attack on police near the…
SQ Chy case of verdict draft leak, judgement Aug-14
The Cyber Crime Tribunal of Dhaka Thursday fixed August 14 to pronounce it verdict in the case filed for allegedly leaking the draft verdict of the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that awarded him death sentence to BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury…
Madrasah girl raped in Laxmipur
Dhaka – A madrasah girl was raped allegedly by four youths in Sadar upazila in Laxmipur on Wednesday night.Police rescued the victim in a critical condition from a house in Hogol Dahri area of Bashikpur union parishad in the upazila…
1 gets life in jail for killing AL leader in Jessore
Dhaka – A court here on Wednesday convicted a man and sentenced him to life term imprisonment for killing an Awami League leader of Jhikargachha upazila in Jessore in 2000.The court also fined the convict, Ali Ahemmed, son of Mosharraf…
Another SUST student held over militant link
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested another student of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) in Sylhet on Wednesday for his suspected link to militancy.The arrestee was identified as Jewel Ahmad, member of banned Islamist outfit Hizb-ut-Tahrir…
2 jailed for drug peddling in Jessore
Dhaka – A mobile court here on Wednesday sentenced two people to six months’ imprisonment for drug peddling.The convicts were identified as Swapan Kumar Mitra,52, son of late Rampado Mitra, and Babulal Biswas alias Kangal,38, son of Amulyo Biswas, both of…
‘Terrorist’ held with firearm, bullets in Rajbari
Dhaka – Police arrested an alleged terrorist along with a revolver and three rounds of bullet from Kachrondopur in Sadar upazila in Rajbari on Wednesday.The arrestee was identified as Jonny Molla,26, son of Kamal Molla, a resident of Char Kachrondopur…
One dead, five injured in central London knife attack
A woman has died and five other people were injured in a knife attack in Russell Square, central London. Police were called at 22:33 BST on Wednesday to reports of a man injuring people with a knife.
Slain IS man’s wife, her sister missing for years
Amidst a hunt for over 50 youths who have left their homes possibly to take to militancy, two sisters in Gopalganj are reportedly missing. One of them has lost her husband, killed while fighting for the Islamic State in Syria.…
Who slaughtered the innocent 4-yr-old girl in capital
Dhaka – A four-year-old girl was found slaughtered at a garage at Chhoto Diabari in the city’s Darussalam area early Thursday, UNB news agency reported.
Two sentences to death for 2006 murder
The Speedy Trial Tribunal-4 of Dhaka on Wednesday sentenced two persons to death for killing a man in 2006. Judge Abdur Rahman of the Speedy Trial Tribunal pronounced the verdict. The convicts are-Yasmin Ferdous Shilpi, wife of the victim-Razzaque Sarker…
Militants were believed to launch a new attack in the city
Militants who were killed in Kalyanpur police rair were brought together to launch new attack in the capital. Some of them were also members of suicide squad of a militant outfit, said investigators. They were also hunting a militant who…
Cop lynched in N’ganjas ‘drug trader’ dies during raid
A policeman was killed in a mass beating after an alleged drug trader drowned in a pond during a anti-narcotics drive at Noail Raisdia in Sonargaon municipality area on Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Arifuzzaman Khan, a constable of Sonargaon…
SC asks Brac to pay Tk 404 cr in unpaid tax
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the authorities concerned of Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (Brac) to pay Tk 404 crore to the government as unpaid income tax.A five-member bench of the Appellate Division, led by Chief…
9 Jamaat-Shibir men among 45 held in Satkhira
Dhaka -Police in a special drive arrested 45 people,including nine activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir, from different areas in Satkhira from Tuesday evening to Wednesday morning on various charges.Satkhira Special Branch (SB) police inspector Mizanur…
9 jailed for illegal sand lifting from Jamuna
Dhaka- A mobile court here sentenced nine individuals to different terms of imprisonment for lifting sand illegally from the Jamuna River in Sadar upazila in Sirajganj on Tuesday.
Fake army man arrested in Jessore
Dhaka – Members of Bangladesh Army arrested a fake member of the army from Shahartoli in Jessore town on Tuesday night.The arrestee was identified as Shah Alam, son of Nazrul Islam, a resident of Haji Kandi village in Sakhipur upazila…
N Korea missile sent into Japanese waters. Outrageous, says Abe
North Korea has test-fired a ballistic missile which travelled 1,000km (620 miles) before landing in Japanese waters, the South and Japan say. The missile was launched off the North’s east coast early on Wednesday. The North is barred from developing nuclear…
BCL leader charged over extortion of a RU student
Rajshahhi-A leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) alleged took extortion TK-80,000 from a student of the Rajshahi University (RU). He is being threatened the student in different ways.
One taken on remand for Gulshan restaurant attack
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday placed caretaker Daud Patwary on a two-day remand to interrogate him in connection with his alleged involvement in the militant attack on a Gulshan restaurant last month.
Re-investigation report on Pahela Baishakh incident deferred
A Dhaka court on Tuesday deferred submission of the re-investigation report in a case filed in connection with sexual harassment of several women during Pahela Baishakh celebrations to August 28.