Dhaka – A court here on Thursday adjourned the hearing till June 23 on BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s self defence statement in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case. Judge Abu Ahmed Jamadar of Dhaka Special Judge’s Court 3 passed the…
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Two arrested over Sundarbans fire
Khulna – Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested two men over setting fire at Sundarbans from Katakhali bus stand area in Fakirhat upazila of Bagerhat district on Wednesday. The arrestees were identified as Masum Hawladar,…
Chaos at nurses’ demo in front of Nasim’s house; pregnant nurse loses child
Dhaka-Around 50-60 people, including 10 cops, were injured during a clash between police and unemployed nurses demonstrating outside Health Minister Md Nasim’s Dhanmondi residence on Wednesday evening.
Khaleda will go to court on Thursday
BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia goes to the Special Judge Court-3 of Dhaka on Thursday to appear in the Zia Charitable Trust Graft case.
MPs can’t head school management committees: HC
Dhaka – The High Court on Wednesday declared two sections of the Governing Body and Managing Committee Regulations, 2009 as illegal as those allow MPs to lead the managing committees or governing bodies of private schools and colleges. As per…
Habiganj’s Muhibor to die; his brother, cousin jailed till death
Dhaka – The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Wednesday handed down death sentence to Muhibor Rahman Boro Mia of Baniachang upazila of Habiganj district for crimes against humanity he had committed during the Liberation War in 1971. The tribunal also…
Aslam on seven-day fresh remand
Dhaka-The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday placed BNP Joint Secretary General Aslam Chowdhury on a seven-day remand afresh under Section 54 of the Criminal Procedure Code in a case filed over his alleged anti-government activities.
Khaleda files leave-to-appeal against revision rejection
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Tuesday filed two separate leave-to-appeal petitions with the Supreme Court against a High Court order that rejected her two revision petitions seeking cancellation of the lower court order rejecting her two petitions in the Zia…
With over 3300 CCTV cams, Lalbagh contributing to its own security
Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque on Tuesday urged the public to contribute alongside police towards ensuring maximum security of the people. Mentioning that police have been ‘performing their duties risking their lives’ for security of the people,…
6 militants get death penalty for Ashulia bank robbery
Dhaka – A Dhaka court on Tuesday condemned six members of banned Islamist outfits Ansarullah Bangla Team and Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to death in a case over a robbery incident at a private bank at Ashulia, on the outskirts…
4 Bangladeshis found guilty of terror funding in S’pore
Dhaka – Four Bangladeshi workers detained in Singapore last month under the Internal Security Act (ISA) were found guilty on Tuesday of financing terrorism, reports the Straits Times, Unb news agency reported. The four are Rahman Mizanur, 31; Miah Rubel,…
Sunderbans robber gang ‘Master Bahini’ surrenders Tuesday
Dhaka – Sundarbans-based infamous forest robber gang ‘Master Bahini’ will formally surrender Tuesday in Bagerhat, Unb news agency reported.
HC for stopping strike by doctors, nurses
Dhaka-The High Court on Monday issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain why they should not be directed to take necessary steps to stop strike by doctors and nurses in order to ensure uninterrupted medical services.
Probe blames SWIFT in BB heist, report to be made public: Muhith
Dhaka – Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Monday said the probe report on the Bangladesh Bank reserve heist will be revealed within 20 days after unveiling the national budget in Parliament as the investigation committee submitted its report to him.
Tonu murder: Writ seeks speedy submission of autopsy reports
Dhaka- A writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking its directives on the authorities concerned to immediately submit the two autopsy reports of slain Comilla Victoria College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu to the court.
New BSTI bill to keep apace with global standards
The Cabinet on Monday gave approval in principle to the draft of the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution Bill 2016, modifying the existing law to make it more time befitting. The bill keeps intact the provisions for both jail terms…
Court orders CID to provide Tonu’s DNA report to autopsy medical board
A Comilla court has ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to provide the report of a DNA test it conducted on slain Sohagi Jahan Tonu`s body to the medical board formed for her 2nd Autopsy Judge of Comilla Senior Judicial…
2 ‘terrorists’ held with pistol, bullets in Khagrachhari
Khagrachhari – Law enforcers arrested two alleged terrorists along with a pistol, three rounds of bullets and two mobile phone sets from Beltali Para in Sadar upazila on Sunday.The arrestees were identified as Asini Chakma, 50, son of late Subat Chakma…
Garment worker’s body recovered in Savar
Savar – A female garment worker was found dead in Courtbari area of Savar municipality on Sunday night.
Formal surrender of Sundarban’s ‘Master Bahini’ postponed
Bagerhat – The formal surrender of infamous forest robber gang ‘Master Bahini’ has been postponed due to inclement weather, Unb news agency reported. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan and Director General of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) Benazir Ahmed were scheduled to…
HC asks for detail on teacher humiliation
Dhaka – The High Court on Sunday ordered the authorities concerned to submit probe reports in detail by June 8 in connection with the humiliation of Narayanganj high school headmaster Shyamal Kanti Bhakta for his alleged offensive comments about religion,…
HC rejects pleas to exempt 3 from personal appearance
The High Court on Sunday refused to exempt three government officials, including Disaster Management and Relief Secretary Shah Kamal, from appearing in court in person for their failure to procure necessary equipment for operating rescue operations after any earthquake.
Couple on remand for killing 12-yr old domestic help
Dhaka-The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Sunday placed a couple of Mohammadpur in the capital on a day’s remand in a case filed for alleged murder and rape of their 12-year-old domestic help.
No SIM registration after May 31: Tarana
State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim on Sunday warned that there will be no time extension for registration of SIMs and RUIMs after May 31. “SIMs and RUIMs which remain unregistered after May 31 will be deactivated and…
Steps to amend CrPC only after receiving full SC verdict: Minister
The government will take necessary steps for amending the Section 54 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) only after receiving the full Supreme Court verdict, said Law Minister Anisul Huq on Sunday. “There’ll be no step for the amendment…
210 crude bombs recovered in Feni
Feni – Police recovered 210 crude bombs from a house at Ramchandrapur village in Sonagazi upazila early Sunday.Tipped off, a team of police conducted a raid on an under-construction building of Manik Sawdagor in the area around 12:30am, said officer-in-charge…
Sundarbans robber gang “Master Bahini” surrenders
Bagerha -In the wake of escalating crackdowns by the law enforcement agencies, infamous forest robber gang “Master Bahini” based in the Sundarbans formally surrendered to Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) early Sunday,UNB News Agency Reported.
EC in fake sleep, says BNP
Dhaka – Voicing frustration over “unabated vote rigging and capture of poling stations” in the fifth phase of Union Parishad polls, BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Saturday said the Election Commission (EC) pretends to be asleep, Unb news…
Violence mars UP polls, 12 killed
Dhaka – Twelve people, including three in Jamalpur, were killed and over 60 others injured as the 5th phase of Union Parishad election was marred by violence and irregularities on Saturday, unb news agency reported. A presiding officer of a polling…
Mobilizing foreign financing will create ambitious development of BD
Bangladesh has put emphasis on mobilizing foreign financing either from multilateral development agencies or from private sources for successful implementation of the ambitious development programmes of the country.