Dhaka – Some 614 Union Parishads (UPs) in 48 districts across the country are going to polls on Saturday in the third phase of the election to the lowest tier of the local government body. The voting will be held…
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Police SI suspended over ‘torturing’ Gazipur youth
Dhaka – A sub-inspector of Joydebpur Police Station has been suspended in connection with the torture of a bridegroom just before his marriage in Pubail, about 20 kilometres northeast of Dhaka, unb news agency reported. The police super of the…
Water transport strike partially postponed
Dhaka – Two days after its enforcement press for a 15-point demand, the vessel strike was partially postponed on Friday night, unb news agency reported. The decision was taken after a meeting of Bangladesh Water Transport Workers Federation and Bangladesh…
Laxmipur schoolgirl rape accused held in Ctg
Laxmipur – Police arrested the accused in a case for raping a schoolgirl in Laxmipur from Eidgah Bou Bazar area in Chittagong district early Friday.Tipped off, a team of Laxmipur police and Chittagong police conducted a drive in the area…
Bodies of young couple found at hotel in Rajshahi
Rajshahi – The bodies of a young couple were found at a hotel in Shaheb Bazar area of the city on Friday.The deceased were identified as Mizanur Rahman, 30, son of Umed Ali of Pathan Para area in Ullapara upazila…
20 crude bombs recovered in B’baria
Brahmanbaria – Police recovered 20 crude bombs from two shoe boxes in Nabinagar upazila here on Friday afternoon.Locals spotted the two shoe boxes in an abandoned condition at Thanakani at noon and informed police, said officer-in-charge of Nabinagar Police Station…
EC withdraws SP, 2 Gazipur OCs, want AL workers restrained
The Election Commission, in the interest of impartial and fair Union Parishad polls, has asked Awami League leaders and activists ‘not to cross limits’, reports agencies. The response came after the ruling party delivered to the EC office Prime Minister…
Fakhrul, six other Bnp leaders secure bail
The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Thursday at 11 am granted bail to seven BNP leaders, including the party’s Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas, in a sabotage case filed with Ramna…
Khaleda’s counsel cross-examines complainant in Zia Trust case
As the lawyers of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case, could not complete cross-examining complainant Harun-or-Rashid, Deputy Director of Anti Corruption Commission on Thursday, the court fixed April 28 for further cross-examination.
Deposition recorded on Salauddin Quader Chy’s verdict leakage case
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Thursday recorded depositions of the complainant in the case filed over the leakage of draft verdict in the death sentence executed, BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury’s war crime case with the International Crimes Tribunal.
Youth receives death sentence for friend’s murder
Chittagong – A court on Thursday convicted and sentenced a young man to death for the 2011 murder of his friend in the Lalkhan area of the port city.Jahed Mahmud, 26, a resident of Baghmoniram area of the city, is…
Another 150 tonnes jatka seized in Ctg
Chittagong – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) seized more than 150 tonnes of jatka (hilsa fry) from a fishing trawler on the Karnaphuli River in the city on Thursday noon.
18 held foiling ‘robbery bid’ in city
Dhaka -Police in a drive arrested 18 suspected robbers following an abortive robbery attempt at Golapbagh in the city’s Jatrabari area on Wednesday night.Identities of the arrestees could not be known immediately.
U.S.-Mexico 800 yards drug tunnel found
By Azadeh Ansari, CNN A drug-trafficking tunnel nearly half a mile long underneath the California-Mexico border was discovered by federal agents, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Wednesday. Two tons of cocaine and seven tons of marijuana, worth nearly $22 million,…
Customs Intelligence recovers abandoned Lexus car
Dhaka, Apr 20 – Officials of Customs Intelligence seized another luxury LEXUS car in Sylhet on charge of misusing carnet facility on Tuesday midnight. Sources at the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) here said the car was recovered abandoned…
10 held over Gazipur ATM booth looting
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested 10 suspected robbers, including prime accused Habib alias Rubel, in connection with the snatching of Tk1.84 crore from an ATM booth of Dutch-Bangla Bank in Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur district on…
What happened after Portugal decriminalized all drugs
By Samuel Oakford As diplomats gather at the United Nations in New York this week to consider the future of global drug policy, one Portuguese official, João Goulão, will likely command attention that far outstrips his country’s influence in practically…
2 killed in rice mill boiler blast in Sirajganj
Sirajganj – Two labourers were killed and five others injured as a boiler blasted at a rice mill at Rameshwargati village in Raiganj upazila on Wednesday morning. The deceased were identified as Nasiruddin, 25, son of Altaf Ali, and Idris…
3 kids abducted from Faridpur rescued in Rajshahi
Rajshahi -Three children, who were abducted from Faridpur, were rescued by a BRTC bus supervisor in the city on Tuesday night. After their rescue, the supervisor later handed over the children to police. Officer-in-charge of Boalia Police Station Shahadat Hossain…
10 held over Gazipur ATM booth looting, Lead
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested 10 suspected robbers, including prime accused Habib alias Rubel, in connection with the snatching of Tk1.84 crore from an ATM booth of Dutch-Bangla Bank in Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur district on…
Kashiani Police OC closed ahead of UP polls
Dhaka – The officer-in-charge (OC) of Kashiani police station in Gopalganj was withdrawn from duty following a directive of the Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday night, four days ahead of the union parishad elections in the district, unb news agency…
UP member candidate hacked to death in Gazipur
Gazipur – An Awami League-backed union parishad member candidate was hacked to death by miscreants at Bankoramona village in Proholapur union of Sreepur upazila on Tuesday, three days ahead of the UP elections. The deceased was identified as Akter Hossain,…
Fair polls not possible under current EC: Sujan
Dhaka – Observing that the current Election Commission (EC) has outshined the MA Aziz-led one, Sujan general secretary Badiul Alam Mazumder on Tuesday said the Commission is the main obstacle towards holding a free and fair election, unb news agency…
Case over theft of BB reserve deferred to May 22
Court Correspondent The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday deferred the date for 2submission of a report on the theft of money from the Bangladesh Bank reserve to May 22.
75pc tobacco packets have no pictorial warning: Survey
Dhaka – Although it has been made mandatory to insert pictorial heath warnings on 50 percent areas of tobacco products, about 75 percent packets of tobacco products have no pictorial warning, says a new survey.The survey reveals 14 brands of…
Baby boy stabbed dead ‘by mother’ in city
A one and a half-year-old boy was stabbed to death allegedly by his mother over family feud at Masterpara in the city’s Uttar Khan Monday night. The deceased was identified as Nehal Sadik, son of Syed Sajjad Hossain Murad Babu…
50 tonnes jatka seized, 15 held in Chittagong
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested 15 people and seized around 50 tonnes of jatka (hilsa fry less than 10 inches in length) from the Karnaphuli River adjacent to Karnaphuli ghat under Sadarghat police…
20 foreigners involved in BB cyber heist: CID
Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has found the involvement of 20 foreigners in the $ 101-million cyber heist from Bangladesh Bank’s account with the US Federal Reserve Bank.
Clear evidence led to Shafik Rehman’s arrest: IGP
Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Hoque on Monday said police arrested journalist Shafik Rehman as they have clear evidence of his involvement in the conspiracy to abduct and kill Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy.
Suspended KCC mayor Moniruzzaman released on bail
Suspended BNP-backed Khulna City Corporation (KCC) Mayor Mohammad Moniruzzaman Moni was freed from jail on bail on Monday.