Jessore -A tribunal here on Thursday convicted three women and sentenced them to two years’ rigorous imprisonment in a drug case.The convicts are Shahana Begum, wife of late Abdus Salam, Mira Begum,wife of Shariful Islam, and Beauty alias Hafiza, wife…
Dhaka – Apologising for their crimes, six Marma youths on Thursday announced to return to normal life shunning the path of criminality. They made the announcement at Bandarban Cantonment at noon, UNB news agency has reported.
Dhaka – A newly elected union parishad member and his brother were killed and at least 12 people injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over establishing supremacy at Char Bolaki in Gazaria upazila of Munshiganj districtr on…
Nice (AP/UNB) —A truck loaded with weapons and hand grenades drove onto a sidewalk for more than a mile, plowing through Bastille Day revelers who’d gathered to watch fireworks in the French resort city of Nice late Thursday. At least…
Dhaka-The Third Special Judge Court of Dhaka on Thursday recorded the cross-examinations of two more witnesses and depositions of two other witnesses in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case filed against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and five others.
Dhaka-The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Thursday deferred the submission of probe report in a case filed against Begum Khaleda Zia and her party’s Standing Committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy to August 9.
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two suspected members of banned militant outfit Jamaatul Mujahidin Bangladesh (JMB) from the city’s Uttara area early Thursday.
The International Crimes Tribunal will deliver its verdict any day against nine people, including former BNP leader and Jamaat MP Maulana Shakhawat Hossain, in the cases for crimes against humanity committed during the War of Liberation in 1971.Hearing the law-point…
Chief Justice SK Sinha has asked for taking necessary steps to beef up security in all the courts across the country. As per as the directives of the Chief Justice, the Supreme Court administration issued an office order in this…
The Supreme Court on Thursday extended till July 17 the stay order on the High Court verdict acquitting 11 people in the Awami League leader Ahsanullah Master killing case.A four-member bench of the Appellate Division, led by Chief Justice SK…
Over 2 crore children, aged between six months and five years, will be fed Vitamin A-plus capsule under a national campaign on July 16.State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Jahid Malek came up with the announcement on Thursday while…
Dhaka – Muggers looted Tk3.5 lakh after shooting an agent of money transfer service provider bKash at Kathaltala in the city on Wednesday, UNB news agency reported.
Dhaka – Two suspected robbers were killed in a reported gunfight with their rivals in Hinla no 14 Bridge area of Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar early Thursday, UNB news agency reported. Identities of the deceased could not be confirmed immediately.
Dhaka – A female day labourer was hacked to death by some miscreants at Ershadnagar in Tongi early Thursday, UNB news agency reported.
Dhaka – An alleged robber was beaten to death and another injured in a lynch-mob attack foiling a robbery bid at Kamarpara village in Chiriribandar upazila of Dinajpur district early Thursday, UNB News agency has reported.
Dhaka – The High Court on Wednesday started hearing on death references, and appeals filed by 10 condemned members of Jama’ atul Mujahidden Bangladesh (JMB) in connection with the bomb attack on Gazipur Bar Association auditorium back in 2005 that…
Dhaka-France has reaffirmed its commitment to accompany Bangladesh in its march towards the future by sharing their experiences, technologies and cooperating for a better understanding of the environment.
Satkhira – Two suspected arms traders sustained bullet injuries during a ‘gunfight’ with police at Jalalabad in Kalaroa upazila early Wednesday.The injured arms traders were identified as Ramzan Mollah, a resident of Gharchhala village in Satkhira Sadar Upazila, and Mafizul…
Chapainawabganj – Members of Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive recovered 360 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from a jungle in Shibrampur area of Gomostapur upazila on Tuesday afternoon.Lt Colonel Jahid Hasan, director of BGB 43 Battalion of…
Robert Mackery Photographs and video of heavily armed police officers wearing body armor and helmets arresting protesters in Baton Rouge over the weekend reverberated on social networks and in the world’s media, focusing new attention on the militarization of police…
Dhaka, July 12 – Condemned accused and former state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar has been released from jail for six hours under parole on Tuesday evening, said a senior prison officer.
Dinajpur – Police in separate drives arrested six leaders and activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir along with 21 crude bombs from several places of the district on Monday night and Tuesday morning.Five of the arrested Shibir men were identified as…
Chapainawabganj – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered 1,330 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from Chalkpara area in Shibganj upazila on Monday afternoon.On secret information, a team of BGB conducted a drive near 183/2 S border pillar around 3.30pm…
A Special Judge Court of Dhaka on Monday deferred the charge hearing in Niko graft case filed against 11 persons including BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia, to August 10.
Dhaka-The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Monday deferred the date for submission of the probe report in the case filed against BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia and three others, to September 20.
Tangail – A court here on Monday placed three detained suspected female members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) on a three-day remand.Senior Judicial Magistrate Syed Abdullah Al Masud passed the order after hearing a remand petition, said…
The Information Ministry on Monday issued a circular asking all concerned to ensure that the transmission of Peace TV is cut off as per the Cabinet’s decision. Senior Assistant Secretary of the Information Ministry Akhtaruzzaman told UNB that the Cabinet…
A Kishoreganj court has placed Zahidul Haq, an accused in a case filed for Thursday’s terrorist attack near Sholakia Eidgah, on a 10-day remand. Chief Judicial Magistrate Abdus Salam Khan passed the order on Sunday evening after the police produced…
Director General of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) Benazir Ahmed on Monday said those carrying out terrorist activities in the country are homegrown criminals. He came up with the claim while talking to reporters after inaugurating a mobile app, ‘Report 2…
By RFE/RL Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev has accused NATO of preparing for a “hot” war against Russia and says rhetoric from alliance’s leaders is pushing the two sides toward a military confrontation. “NATO has begun preparations for escalating from…