North Korean hackers managed to steal thousands of records from private firms and state agencies in the South including defence industry information and files from Korean Air, Seoul police said Monday.The hacking originated from 16 servers based in the North’s…
Officer-in-Charge of Gendaria Police station sustained bullet injuries in an encounter with robbers during a raid at Namapara slum area of Gendaria early Sunday.
Dhaka-Doctors at the Forensic Department of Comilla Medical College Hospital in their second autopsy report did not find any specific cause of the death of Comilla Victoria college student Sohagi Jahan Tonu, but got the ‘sign of sexual intercourse’.
Dhaka-BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and 10 other accused have been asked to appear before the court on July 24 in the Barapukuria coal mine graft case.
Dhaka – Alongside Google and Facebook, the government has also started working with Microsoft for ensuring cyber security in the country and preventing child pornography. State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim came up with the disclosure in Parliament…
Dhaka – Police have rescued a Hindu priest, who was allegedly abducted by a miscreant gang, from Moghalhat frontier in Rangpur-Lalmonirhat district early Saturday, Unb news agency reported. The rescued man was identified as Uttom Kumar, 58, a resident in…
Police have arrested 37 militants in different areas of the country last 24 hours of nationwide anti-terror drives. Of them, 27 are members of Jamayetul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), seven of Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh (JMJB) and three from other militant…
Dhaka – The BNP on Saturday claimed that the ongoing anti-militant crackdown has turned into a ploy of mass arrest and an opportunity for law enforcers to make extra money ahead of Eid. “The government, which depends on police to…
Dhaka – A case has been filed against some unidentified people in connection with the murder of a caretaker of a Hindu ashram at Hemayetpur in Sadar upazila of Pabna district, Unb news agency reported.
Police arrested a young man on Friday for his mysterious movement during a human chain formed in front of the Chittagong Press Club in the city protesting the gruesome murder of Police Super Babul Akhter’s wife Mahmuda Khanam Mitu.
Dhaka–As part of its routine work, the government has brought some changes in a number of Bangladesh missions abroad and the Foreign Ministry to further bring dynamism in diplomacy.
Turkey has suspended sales of ammonium nitrate-based fertilizers frequently used by terrorists to produce homemade explosive devices. The measure comes in the wake of latest deadly blasts targeting police and security forces across the country.
Dhaka – Mozaffar Sana, said to be a regional leader of outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) was killed in a reported shootout with police at Chara Battala in Tala upazila of the southwestern district of Satkhiras early Friday, Unb…
Dhaka-The Third Special Judge Court of Dhaka on Thursday decided to hear the statement of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman and four others in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case on June 16.
Police on Thursday claimed that detained BNP leader Aslam Chowdhury disclosed the names of some masterminds of a conspiracy to oust the government. “Aslam Chowdhury has divulged many things, but we can’t disclose all those for the sake of investigation.…
In the wake of recent secret killings, the police is set to launch a weeklong countrywide anti-militant combing operation on Friday. The decision was taken at a meeting held at the Police Headquarters with Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul…
Dhaka-Police were investigating as to why police officer Babul Akhter’s wife Mahmuda Khanam Mitu left their house so early to drop her son for the school bus on the day she was gunned down.
Dhaka-At least 100 people, including several policemen, were injured in a spate of post-polls violence in Gopay union of Sadar upazila on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
Dhaka-The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Wednesday placed BNP Joint Secretary General Aslam Chowdhury on a five-day remand afresh in a sedition case filed against him with Gulshan Police Station of the capital.
Bogra- An accused in the attack on a Shia mosque in Bogra was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Haripur village in Shibganj upazila early Wednesday.The deceased identified as Kawsar was an alleged member of banned militant outfit Jama’atul…
Dhaka-The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday fixed June 30 for submission of the probe report against Begum Khaleda Zia in a case filed against her for her alleged hurting of religious sentiments of the people.
Dhaka – Two leaders of banned Islamist militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) were killed in a gunfight during a joint drive by detectives and the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit near the Kalshi bridge area in Pallabi…
Chapainawabganj -A man was killed allegedly as his son hit him with a stick over a family feud at Andorail village in Nachole upazila on Monday night.The deceased was identified as Jalal Uddin, 48, a resident of the village.Fasir Uddin,…
Amnesty International (AI) has said the ‘failure’ of Bangladesh authorities to take decisive action against violent groups responsible for at least 10 killings over the past two months creating a ‘climate of impunity’. “The brazen announcement by violent groups that…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed for six weeks the High Court order that asked the authorities concerned to shut the shops of Mouchak Market in the city, terming the building risky.Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme…
The High Court on Tuesday granted an eight-week bail to The Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam in 10 defamation cases. A two-member HC bench comprising Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Md Ataur Rahman Khan granted the bail after bearing petitions…
The High Court on Tuesday rejected the bail pleas of senior journalist Shafik Rehman, now in jail, in a case filed over an alleged plot to abduct and kill Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy in the USA.…
Dhaka – Two suspected criminals were killed in a reported gunfight with plainclothes police in Kalshi Lohar Bridge area under Pallabi thana in Dhaka city early Tuesday, Unb news agency reported.
In another instance of the escalating trend of target killings, A Hindu priest was hacked to death by miscreants in Koratipara village of Sadar upazila on Tuesday morning.
Dhaka-Police on Monday submitted separate charge sheets against 105 people, including BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, in four cases filed last year with Darussalam Police Station under the Special Powers Act.