Brahmanbaria, Jan 03 – Bkash scammers tricked a tea seller into sending them Tk 65,000 on Thursday night.
Category: Governance
Murder suspect killed in Chattogram ‘gunfight’
A youth was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Majher Ghona of Bayazid Bostami area on early Friday, several hours after his arrest.
13 candidates vie for mayoral election in two Dhaka Cities
Dhaka, Jan 02 – The Returning Officers (ROs) of both Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) elections yesterday declared legal the nomination papers of 13 mayoral candidates except one.
HC orders probe into use of Cancer Hospital ICU equipment
The High Court (HC) on Thursday ordered investigation into irregularities in using modern equipment procured for the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital (NICRH).
BD master plan to reduce backlog of court cases by 0.5mn
Dhaka, Jan 01 – Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday informed that the government made a master plan to reduce five to six lakh cases from the existing backlog of the cases within this year.
Crude bomb goes off near JCD’s event venue in city
Two crude bombs went off in front of the Institution of Engineers Bangladesh (IEB) in the city where BNP’s student wing Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) was celebrating its founding anniversary on Wednesday.
Joining city polls to expose vote fraud further: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said their party is taking part in the upcoming city polls to expose further that no credible election is possible under Awami League.
Rifat Murder: Court indicts wife Minni, 9 others
A court here on Wednesday indicted Aysha Siddika Minni and nine others in a case filed over the murder of her husband Rifat Sharif. Rifat Sharif was hacked to death in broad daylight on June 26.
Bangladesh saw 388 extrajudicial killings in 2019: ASK
Dhaka, Jan 01, 2020 – Alongside an increase in incidents of rape, the country saw 388 cases of extrajudicial killings in the year of 2019, said a new report on Tuesday.
Won’t accept movement holding students hostage: Dipu Moni
Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni on Wednesday said the government will not accept any programme or movement that holds students or others hostage.
HC denies bail to man charged with illegally storing onion
Dhaka, Dec 31 – The High Court on Tuesday denied bail to a detained businessman of Lakshmipur, Md Main Uddin, in connection with a case filed against him on the charge of illegally storing 42 sacks of onion.
1,030 file for election as Mayor or Councillor in Dhaka
Dhaka, Dec 31 – A total of 1,030 aspiring candidates submitted their nomination papers to the Returning Officers (RO) to be candidates of the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) polls scheduled on January 30.
Ducsu VP Nur moves to private hospital
Getting released from Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), Vice-president (VP) of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) Nurul Haque Nur moved to a private hospital in the capital on Tuesday.
Anti-Corruption Drive that raised hope in 2019
The crackdown on corruption and casino business was one of the most-discussed topics in the outgoing year of 2019 that led to the arrest of around 275 people, including some Juba League leaders and ward councillors of Dhaka.
Admin reshuffle: Nine promoted as secretaries, 3 transferred
Dhaka, Dec 30 – The BD government has carried out a reshuffle in the civil bureaucracy by promoting nine additional secretaries to the post of secretary and grade-1 and transfer three secretaries in different ministries and division yesterday.
Dhaka South Mayor accepts AL decision, to assist New Mayor
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon, who failed to secure the nomination for the next mayoral run from Awami League, on Monday said he will assist the new mayor with his experiences.
Dhaka Metro Police prohibits open-air programme on 31st
No open air cultural programme will be allowed on the 31st December to maintain the law-and-order situation in the city, said Commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Mohammad Shafiqul Islam.
3 ‘pirates’ arrested in Sundarbans
Three suspected members of a notorious pirate gang were arrested from the Sundarbans by Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on early Monday.
Sacked PA killed businessman Tobarak at his home: Police
Dhaka, Dec 30 – A former employee of Shah Md Tobarak Hossain hired killers and murdered him for exacting revenge and robbing him, the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) said Sunday.
JaPa picks Saifuddin, Kamrul for DSCC, DNCC mayoral polls
Jatiya Party nominated Haji Saifuddin Ahmed Milan and Brig General (retd) Kamrul Islam as its mayoral candidates for the elections to Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) respectively. The party finalised its candidates for…
3 crude bombs exploded on Dhaka University campus
Three crude bombs were exploded near the Madhur Canteen on the Dhaka University (DU) campus on Sunday morning.The crude bombs went off around 10:15am, said DU Proctor Prof M Golam Rabbani.
Atiqul, Taposh AL mayor candidates for Dhaka North, South
Awami League has picked DNCC incumbent Mayor M Atiqul Islam and Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh, MP as its candidates to contest the elections to Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) respectively.
EC desperate to use EVMs to ‘fulfill govt desire’: BNP
Claiming that it is not possible to get credible results from electronic voting machines (EVMs), BNP on Sunday alleged that the Election Commission (EC) is trying to use the technology in the two city polls to ‘fulfill the government’s desire’.
Newly-formed students unity for punishment of Nur attackers
Dhaka, Dec 28 – Newly formed students alliance Students United Against Terrorism ‘Santrash Birodhi Chhatra Oikya’ on Saturday held a road march on Dhaka University campus demanding punishment of those involved in the attack of Ducsu Vice President Nurul Haque…
Another case filed against Nur under Digital Security Act
Another case has been filed against Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) vice president (VP) Nurul Haque Nur under the Digital Security Act.
Electronic Voting Machines for Dhaka city polls: CEC
Expressing hope that the upcoming elections will be fair and held peacefully, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda on Saturday said electronic voting machines or EVMs will be used in polls to the two Dhaka City Corporations.
Truck bomb in Somalia’s capital kills at least 73 people
A truck bomb exploded at a busy security checkpoint in Somalia’s capital Saturday morning, killing at least 73 people, authorities said.
Ishraque, Tabith Dhaka South, North BNP mayor candidates
BNP on Saturday nominated Engineer Ishraque Hossain and Tabith Awal as its mayoral candidates for the upcoming elections to Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) respectively.
AL, BNP to select nominees for Dhaka mayoral polls Saturday
Dhaka, Dec 27 – Awami League and BNP are expected to finalise candidates for Dhaka South and Dhaka North City elections on Saturday.
AL likely to pick fresh face for DSCC mayoral post
Although heavy weight candidates of Awami League are seeking nomination to contest the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) mayoral post with its ticket, the party is likely to pick a fresh candidate having a clean image.