Dhaka – Observing that any arrest by law enforcers in plainclothes is alarming, the Supreme Court on Tuesday also said the law enforcers will have to be in uniform while arresting anyone’ unb news agency reported.
Category: Governance
One held with arms, ammos in Birampur
RANGPUR – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-13) arrested a man with smuggled arms, ammos and phensidyl from Chetra Mour frontier under Birampur upazila in Dinajpur district today.RAB and police sources said a team of the elite force from Dinajpur…
4 suspected ‘killers’ of RU teacher Rezaul Karim arrested
Rajshahi – Police in their separate drives arrested four suspected killers of Rajshahi University teacher AFM Rezaul Karim from Gaibandha and Rajshahi on Sunday and Monday night respectively.Rajshahi Metropolitan Police Commissioner M Shamsuddin came up with the disclosure at a…
AUST teacher Mahfuz walks to the jail
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Monday sent Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST) teacher Mahfuzur Rashid Ferdous to the jail, rejecting his bail plea in a case filed in connection with his sexual harassment of female students of…
Bnp joint secretary gen. Aslam put on 7-day remand
A court here on Monday placed BNP joint secretary general Aslam Chowdhury on a seven-day remand for his alleged involvement in an anti-state plot. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Sharafuzzaman Ansari passed the order when DB inspector Golam Rabbani produced him…
Snatcher arrested with foreign pistol in Ctg
CHITTAGONG – Chittagong Metropolitan Police in a drive arrested an alleged snatcher with an American-made pistol from city’s Textile area under Akbar Shah thana early today.The arrested was identified as Shah Jalal alias Jalal, son of Tonu Mia, hailing from…
Philippine president-elect to offer Cabinet posts to rebels
Presumptive Philippine President-elect Rodrigo Duterte says he will offer Cabinet posts to communist rebels, move to amend the constitution to give more power to the provinces, and reimpose the death penalty, in some of his first policy pronouncements since winning…
AUST teacher sent to jail again
A court here on Monday sent Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST) teacher Mahfuzur Rashid Ferdous to jail after rejecting his bail petition in a case filed over sexual harassment of female students of the university. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate…
PM arrives in London
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived here on Sunday afternoon en route to Bulgaria on a three-day official visit to Bulgarian capital Sofia to attend the Global Women Leaders’ Forum.
Sihab accused of Xulhaz murder on police remand
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court (CMM) of Dhaka on Sunday placed Shariful Islam alias Sihab, arrested in connection with the killing of USAID staff Xulhaz Mannan and his friend Mahub Tanoy, on a three-day remand. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad…
Citizens doubt Tonu murder investigation: HR body chief
Chairman of National Human Rights Commission Prof Mizanur Rahman on Sunday said doubts have been created in the minds of ordinary citizen on the investigation of Sohagi Jahan Tonu, a student of Comilla Victoria College.
Khaleda sued for comments on Joy
A Dhaka court on Sunday morning directed the Officer-in-Charge of Shahbagh Police Station to investigate into BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia’s statement accusing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy of alleged siphoning $300 million, and to take necessary…
Xulhaz murder suspect held from Kushita
Dhaka – A special team of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of DMP has arrested a person on suspicion of the killing of USAID staff Xulhaz Mannan and his friend Mahub Tanoy from Kushtia district, unb news agency…
2 youths hacked to death in Gazipur
Dhaka – Two young men were hacked to death by miscreants in Tongi area of Gazipur city, north of capital Dhaka on Sunday morning, unb news agency reported. The deceased were identified as Sharif Hossain, 30, and Jumman, 32, residents…
Family temple torched in Pirojpur
Dhaka – A family temple in the residence of general secretary of the Ittefaq Workers Union Dipak Chandra Roy was torched by miscreants at Laxmipur area in Bhandaria upazila of the southern district of Pirojpur district Saturday night, unb news…
Experts survey use of bamboo instead of iron rods in govt building
A team from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) has visited the site of the Department of Agriculture Extension’s (DAE) under-construction building in Darshana of Chuadanga that gained notoriety for using bamboo sticks instead of iron rods in the…
3 youths found dead in Savar dairy farm
Savar -The burnt bodies of three teenage boys , including two brothers, were recovered from a dairy farm room at Hemayetpur in Savar, on the outskirts of the capital, on Saturday.Police said three workers of Pranta dairy farm – Jibon,…
Monk killed inside Bandarban pagoda
Bandarban – In another instance of savage killing presumably by religious militants, an elderly Buddhist monk was found dead with his throat slashed inside a pagoda at Chakpara in Naikhongchari upazila early Saturday.
Stay alert against militancy, IGP asks cops
Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Hoque on Friday asked his subordinates to remain watchful to prevent militant activities and the killing in the country.
Six journos, seeking info on drugs, hacked in Teknaf
Staff Reporter Five journalists, including Independent TV correspondent Toufiqul Islam Lipu, were injured in a criminal attack in Teknaf of Cox’s Bazar yesterday.
900gm gold seized at Dhaka Airport
Dhaka – Members of Customs Intelligence arrested a along with 900gm gold at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Friday afternoon. The arrestee was identified as Abu Bakar.
Woman found dead in hotel in Sunamganj
Sunamganj – A young woman was found dead at a hotel in Old Bus Stand area of city on Friday morning.The deceased was identified as Chumki AKhter, 24.Md Harun-or Rashid, officer-in-charge of Sunamganj Sadar Police Station, said a young man…
Robbers gun down Ansar commander at Teknaf barrack
Cox’s Bazar -An Ansar member was gunned down by robbers while looting a barrack of the force inside the Rohingya refugee camp in Teknaf upazila early Friday.The deceased was identified Ali Hossain, 55, son of Shukkur Ali, a resident of…
6 journos hurt in Cox’s Bazar criminal attack
Cox’s Bazar – Six local journalists were injured in an attack by miscreants at Nazirpara in Teknaf upazila on Friday.The injured are Somoy TV district correspondent Sujauddin Rubel, its cameraperson Foyez, Independent TV correspondent Toufiqul Islam Lipu, and its cameraman…
Stay alert to prevent militancy, IGP asks cops
Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Hoque on Friday asked his subordinates to remain watchful to prevent militant activities and the killing in the country. He gave the order while addressing the special welfare meeting at the District Police Lines…
Robbers gun down Ansar member at Teknaf barrack
Cox’s Bazar – An Ansar member was gunned down by robbers while looting a barrack of the force inside the Rohingya refugee camp in Teknaf upazila early Friday.
Brazil president impeached, now what?
Brazil’s Senate voted Thursday to impeach President Dilma Rousseff, a move that temporarily removes her from office while a trial is conducted. Rousseff is accused of using accounting tricks to hide budget deficits and bolster an embattled government. Rousseff has…
Using courts to crush dissent in Ethiopia
Felix Horne For the past six months, thousands of people have taken to the streets in Ethiopia’s largest region, Oromia, to protest alleged abuses by their government. The protests, unprecedented in recent years, have seen Ethiopia’s security forces use lethal…
Report against Khaleda Zia on hurting religious sentiments
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Thursday deferred the date for submission of the probe report in case filed for Begum Khaleda Zia’s alleged hurting of religious sentiments of the people in 2014.
15 sued over killing of man in Keraniganj
Keraniganj -A case has been filed in connection with the killing of a man allegedly by his elder brother over land-related dispute in Keraniganj on Tuesday.Nilufa Begum, wife of the deceased, Alam Bepari, 40, filed the case with Keraniganj Model…