Dhaka – Customs intelligence arrested a young man in possession of 84 gold bars weighing 10 kilograms at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport early Saturday.The arrestee was identified as Abul Hossain,30.Director General of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) Dr Moinul…
Satkhira -Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested two alleged smugglers, including a member of union parishad, along with 12 gold bars from Shikri More in Boikari bordering area of Sadar upazila on Friday night.The arrestees were identified as Ataur…
Dhaka – Two people were killed when a wood-laden truck fall into roadside ditch while speeding away defying signal of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at Dhangchhari check post of Chandragona in Rangamati district on Thursday night. Local people set to…
Some 717 Union Parishads (UPs) across the country are going to polls on Saturday in the 5th phase of election to the lowest tier of the local government.
Dhaka-The three-day Midterm Review of the implementation of the Istanbul Programme of Actıon for the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) kicked off Friday in Antalya, Turkey putting emphasis on providing more support to LDCs for their structural transformation and reduce vulnerability…
Savar – Police recovered hanging bodies of two unidentified young girls, tied with one scarf, from a room at Narasinghapur in Ashulia on Thursday night.On information, police recovered the bodies tied with a scarf in a single knot to the…
The government has sent a team of Bangladesh Armed Forces Division to Sri Lanka with a view to giving humanitarian support to the flood and landslide affected people in that island country. The 19-member support team left Dhaka by a…
Dhaka-Narayanganj high school headmaster Shyamal Kanti Bhakta, who was publicly punished for his alleged offensive comments about religion, was forced to render his resignation, according to a government probe body report.
Dhaka-Two witnesses testified before a court here on Thursday in a case against Bakhtiar Alam Rony, son of ruling Awami League MP Pinu Khan, over shooting two people to death in the city’s Eskaton area in April last year.
Dhaka-Coming out from the traditional diplomacy, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday sent a 20-kg consignment of Padma hilsa to Kolkata for Mamata Banerjee, just a day ahead of her swearing-in as West Bengal Chief Minister.
Dhaka-Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Thursday interrogated three army members who collected some evidence from the spot from where the body of slain Victoria College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu was recovered.
CHITTAGONG – Police in a series of overnight drives arrested 68 peoples from different parts of the city on Wednesday night. CMP media wing, said police detained 68 peoples from different parts of the city for their alleged involvement in…
Three men accused of poaching rare Sumatran tigers in Indonesia have been arrested, an official said Thursday, with police seizing animal hides, bones and teeth during raids. The alleged wildlife poachers were believed to have hunted the tigers within the…
Dhaka – An alleged robber was killed in a reported ‘gunfight’ between his cohorts and police at Shashai on the Dhaka-Shylhet highway in Bijoynagar upazila of Brahmanbaria district early Thursday, Unb news agency reported. The deceased was identified as Mohabbat…
Comilla – The head of a medical board, which has conducted the 2nd autopsy on the body of Comilla Victoria College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu, has sought police security following the death threat, Unb news agency reported. Dr Kamoda Prosad…
Dhaka – Chief Justice SK Sinha on Wednesday said democracy is meaningless if the freedom of speech and press is not ensured, Unb news agency reported. He came up with the observation while addressing as the chief guest a programme…
Narayanganj – Miscreants stormed into a mosque and hacked its sleeping muezzin in the city early Wednesday.The injured — Md Ibrahim, 45, muezzin of Nur Mosque adjacent to Narayanganj Club at Bangabandhu Road and son of late Azizullah of Gobindapur…
Gaibandha – A trader was stabbed to death allegedly by a drug addict at Sripatipur Bazar in Gobindaganj upazila early Wednesday. Mozammel Haq, officer-in-charge of Gobindaganj Police Station, said Debesh Chandra Pramanik, owner of a shoe shop, opened his shop…
The government is yet to take any decision on giving consular access to journalist Shafik Rehman who was arrested last month on charge of attempted abduction of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son and ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy. Dhaka, UNB…
Dhaka – The High Court (HC) on Wednesday ordered compensation and immediate release of a man on the ground that he was “wrongly convicted” 15 years ago. Court officials said the single-judge bench of Justice AFM Abdur Rahman overturned the…
Dhaka – Voting in the election to nine municipalities in seven districts began on Wednesday morning, with over three lakh people expected to exercise their franchise. The balloting started at 8am and will continue till 4pm without any break.
Dhaka -The Supreme Court pn Tuesday turned down the appeal of the State against a High Court verdict against making arrests under Sections 54 and 167 of the Criminal Procedure Code, and against quzzing one without informing victims lawyer and…
Dhaka – The High Court on Tuesday asked why a man detained for 13 years after his acquittal by court shall not be paid Tk 2 million in compensation as the detention ‘has violated his fundament rights’. The bench of…
A Dhaka court on Tuesday set May 30 for hearing on the remand plea of police against BNP Joint Secretary General Aslam Chowdhury in two violence cases.
A Dhaka court on Tuesday sentenced three people, including an ex-assistant general manager of Sonali Bank, to life term imprisonment in a Tk 2.22 crore Hall Mark loan scam case. The convicts are assistant general manager of Ruposhi Bangla Hotel…
Narsingdi – A man was found dead at Baduarchar in Sadar upazila on Tuesday noon.Being informed by locals, police recovered the body of Emdadul Haq alias Ebad Ullah, 32, a supporter of a member candidate and son of Kenu Munshi,…
Chapainawabganj – Police arrested a young man along with a pistol, one magazine and four rounds of bullet from Panero Rashia area in Shibganj upazila early Tuesday.The arrestee was identified as Sohel Rana,22, son of Belal Maisar, a resident of…
Dhaka – Detectives arrested five people in connection with the killing of Saiham Group assistant general manager Monirul Islam from Khilgaon area in the city on Monday night.Identity of the arrestees could not be known immediately.Deputy Commissioner of the Detective…
By Tess Owen A New York police officer has been stripped of his gun and badge after pointing his weapon at a man who was filming an arrest in Harlem. The bystander recorded the entire incident and posted the footage…
Comilla- Civil society members here on Monday demanded that the report of the 2nd autopsy conducted on the body of Comilla Victoria College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu be made public soon to put the killers on trial.