Dhaka-Despite increasing attacks on hindu minorities in the country the incumbent government is not playing any significant role to ensure their security, alleged Jatiya Hindu Mohajote.
Category: Governance
Ansarullah suspect Shihab on 5-day remand
Dhaka-Ansarullah Bangla Team suspected activist Shihab alias Saiful alias Sumon alias Shakil was on Thursday placed on a five-day remand in connection with his alleged attempt to kill publisher and blogger Ahmed Rashid Tutul.
Destiny chief coordinator imprisoned
Dhaka-A Dhaka court on Thursday awarded one year imprisonment to Destiny Group Chief Coordinator Mohammad Ashraful Amin in a case filed for bouncing cheque. Judge Mohammad Abul Kashem of the 8th Additional Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka also fined him…
Charge sheet against mother of two ill-fated children
Dhaka-Detectives of police on Thursday submitted charge sheet against Mahfuza Malek, mother of two children, who were found dead at their residence in the city’s Banasree area on February 29, in a case filed for killing the duo.
Verdict on appeal against Tarique’s acquittal any day
The High Court will deliver its verdict any day on the Anti Corruption Commission’s (ACC) appeal against a lower court verdict that acquitted BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman in a money-laundering case. The court will also deliver judgment on another…
Hearing on Khaleda’s appeal on revision petitions Aug 1
The Supreme Court on Thursday fixed August 1 for hearing BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s two separate leave-to-appeal petitions against a High Court order that rejected her two revision petitions seeking cancellation of the lower court order rejecting her two petitions…
SC upholds HC order over Manna’s hospitalization
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the High Court order asking the authorities concerned to admit Nagorik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna to Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital & Research Institute for treatment. A four-member bench of the Appellate Division, headed by…
Ramakrishna Mission priest gets death threat
A priest of Ramakrishna Mission received death threat in a letter came from militants. Mridul Maharaj, a priest of Ramakrishna Mission, lodged a general diary in this connection with Wari Police Station on Wednesday night, said Zihadul Islam, officer-in-charge of…
Youth held with locally-made gun in Laxmipur
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a young man along with a locally-made gun LG and a cartridge from Aladatpur village in Sadar upazila of Laxmipur district on Wednesday night, Unb news agency reported.
‘Ansarullah man’ held over blogger murder attempt
Dhaka – Detectives arrested a suspected member of the banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team over the killing attempt on publisher and blogger Ahmed Rashid Tutul, Unb news agency reported.
Man killed in reported ‘gunfight’ with Rab was ‘extortionist’
Dhaka – An alleged extortionist was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area of the city early Thursday.
Mass shooting casualties in the US
A total of 330 mass shootings were recorded in the United States in 2015, killing 367 and injuring another 1,318 people. And from year to year, this figures only rise. Thus, compared to the two previous years, 2015 appeared to…
Aslam on 2 days’ fresh remand
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court of Dhaka court on Wednesday placed BNP Joint Secretary General Aslam Chowdhury on a one-day remand each in two arson attack cases filed with Motijheel and Lalbagh Police Stations of the capital.
Jail Supers warned for not releasing inmates after bail order
Dhaka-The High Court yesterday warned three people including superintendents of Dhaka Central Jail and Kashimpur Central Jail Part-1 for not releasing the three accused from jail even after bail order from the higher court.
HC orders Govt. to stop 20 drug manufacturing companies
Dhaka-The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court order that ordered the government to stop the production of medicines by 20 drug manufacturing companies on charge of producing substandard medicines.
ACC to sue Destiny director Diba
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) is set to file a case against director of controversial multilevel company Destiny 2000 Limited Farha Diba on graft charges. The Commission at its regular meeting on Wednesday decided to file the case against Diba,…
UP chairman injured in gun-fire by miscreants in Bagerhat
Dhaka – Local Awami League leader and Chingrikhali union parishad (UP) chairman Talukdar Ali Akkas reportedly sustained bullet injuries as a group of miscreants beat him up and fired gunshot at him in front of the union land office in…
Police ASI Suja murder accused, killed in Pabna ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – Rubel Hossain, the prime accused in the Assistant Sub-inspector Sujaul Islam Suja murder case, was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Padmar Char in Ishwardi upazila of outlying Pabna district early Wednesday, Unb news agency reported.
Rana Plaza collapse case: 18 indicted
Dhaka-A Dhaka court on Tuesday framed charges against 18 accused, including Rana Plaza owner Sohel Rana, in the case filed for violating the building code while constructing the building that collapsed in 2013 killing 1136 people.
Maruf Kamal sued for torturing his wife
Dhaka-BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia’s Press Secretary Maruf Kamal Khan has been sued on Monday for torturing his wife.
2 Ansarullah suspects put on 5-day remand
A court here on Tuesday placed two suspected members of radical Islamist outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team on a five-day remand in a case filed under the Anti-terrorism Act. Metropolitan Magistrate Khurshid Alam passed the order after sub-inspector of Detective Branch…
6 govt officials made secretaries
In the latest reshuffle in the administration, the government has elevated six top officials to secretaries. The Public Administration Ministry issued two notifications on Tuesday in this regard. Those who were promoted are acting Youth and Sports Secretary Quazi Akhter…
Two murder accused killed in Joypurhat ‘gunfight’ with cops
Dhaka – Two persons accused of involvement in the murder of a newly-elected union parishad chairman were killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police on the Gopalpur-Konchkuri road in Bhadsha union of Sadar upazila of Joypurhat district early Tuesday, Unb news…
Hasina urges Obama to work together to eradicate terrorism
Dhaka-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday strongly condemned the deadly terrorist attack on a Florida community club in the United States and called for taking collective efforts to eradicate this hateful menace from society.
UN concerned over growing murders in BD
Dhaka-UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Monday expressed concern over the dramatic rise in the incidents of murder in Bangladesh.
Rana Plaza case hearing on July 18
Dhaka-A city court fixed July 18 for the hearing on framing charge against 41 accused in the murder case filed in connection with the collapse of Rana Plaza building.
Aslam lands in jail
A Dhaka court on Monday sent BNP Joint Secretary General Aslam Chowdhury, who was arrested for his alleged involvement in an anti-state plot, to jail.
Hasina urges Obama to work together to eradicate terrorism
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday strongly condemned the deadly terrorist attack on a Florida community club in the United States and called for taking collective efforts to eradicate this hateful menace from society. “I condemn this dastardly act of…
UN concerned over growing murders in BD
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Monday expressed concern over the dramatic rise in the incidents of murder in Bangladesh. “I’m very concerned about the dramatically increased number of brutal murders in Bangladesh that target…
AL volunteers guilty of gang-rape expelled
Bangladesh Swechchasebok League, the Awami League’s voluntary wing, has expelled two local leaders for their alleged involvement in the gang-rape of a woman and her college-going daughter in Bauphal upazila.The expelled leaders are Nur Alam Malik, 35, vice-president of ward…