STAFF REPORTER The High Court yesterday issued a rule asking the government to explain in four weeks why it should not be directed to take necessary steps to recover $101 million heist money, which was taken away from the Bangladesh…
Category: Governance
Khaleda;s Nico graft case hearing deferred to June 7
Court Correspondent The Special Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Tuesday deferred the hearing in the Niko graft case against BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia and 10 others to June 7.
Two ganja addicts get one year jail term in Nilphamari
RANGPUR – A mobile court sentenced two ganja addicts to one year jail term each this afternoon on charges of smoking ganja openly in Melardanga area of Nilphamari district town, police sources said.The convicted persons are Babul Hossain, 40, son…
One jailed for eve-teasing in Dinajpur
DINAJPUR – A mobile court here on Monday sentenced a man to six month’s jail for eve teasing.The convict is Nirjhar Rahman, 35, son of Mansur Rahman of the town.
Schoolgirl found hanged in Laxmipur
Laxmipur – Police recovered hanging body of a schoolgirl from her house at Hotatia village in Ramganj upazila on Monday night.Officer-in-charge of Ramganj Police Station Tota Miah said family members found the body of Fatema Akter Jannat, a class VII…
UK MP suspended out of Commons sitting for Cameron jibe
A Labour MP has been suspended from the Commons chamber for the rest of the sitting day after his “dodgy Dave” jibe over the prime minister’s tax affairs.
Friend of Tonu`s brother back home
Comilla- Mizanur Rahman Sohag, friend of murdered Comilla Victoria College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu’s brother Anwar Hossain, returned home on Tuesday after 16 days of his going missing, unb news agency reported. Khaleda Akhter, elder sister of Sohag, said his…
North Korea claims missile engine puts US in nuclear ‘strike range’
By Reuters and VICE News North Korean leader Kim Jong-un supervised a successful test of a new engine for an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), state media said on Saturday. The country claimed that the development, which has not been independently…
Sever ties with violence users: Resume talks – Oppn, Govt urged
Dhaka – International Crisis Group, a Brussels-based independent organisation, in its latest report released on Monday suggested Bangladeshi opposition parties to sever ties with political allies who use violence to destabilise the government. It also suggested opposition to commit to…
US Navy officer charged with spying, possibly for China
A US Navy officer with access to sensitive US intelligence faces espionage charges over accusations he passed on state secrets, possibly to China and Taiwan, a US official told Reuters on Sunday. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, identified…
AL MP’s son Rony refused bail in murder case
The Second Additional Metropolitan Sessions Jude’s Court of Dhaka on Monday rejected the bail petition of Awami League lawmaker Pinu Khan’s son Bakhtiar Alam Rony and again decided to record the depositions of the witnesses in a double murder case…
Phensidyl laden car plunges into roadside ditch in Satkhira, 1 killed
Satkhira – A man was killed as a Phensidyl laden private car plunged into a roadside ditch at Labsha village in Sadar upazila early Monday.The deceased could not be identified immediately.Enamul Haque, inspector of the Detective Branch (DB) of police,…
Fool-proof Security for Pahela Boishak, says DMP Commissioner
Dhaka – The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzaman Miah on Monday said all security measures have been taken to ensure foolproof security of Pahela Baisakh celebration venues in the capital. Nine observation towers will be set up in the…
HC stays proceedings of 72 cases against D Star editor
The High Court Monday stayed the proceedings of 72 cases filed against Daily Star editor Mahfuz Anam for allegedly defaming Awami League president Sheikh Hasina by publishing unsubstantiated information provided by the military intelligence during the army-controlled interim government in…
SC cancels Minar’s bail in Ekram murder case
Dhaka – The Supreme Court on Monday cancelled the bail granted by the High Court to BNP leader Mahtab Uddin Chowdhury Minar in the Fulgazi upazila parishad chairman Ekramul Haque killing case, unb news agency reported. A four-member bench of…
HC stays Gazipur city mayor Mannan’s suspension for 6 months
Dhaka – The High court stayed for six months the local government ministry’s order of suspension of Gazipur city corporation mayor professor M.A.Mannan. The High court bench of justice Kamrul Islam Siddiquee and Justice Rajik Al Jalil issued the order…
Miscreants loot Tk two lakhs from trader in city
Dhaka – A group of miscreants identifying themselves as members of Detective Branch (DB) of police allegedly looted Tk 2 lakh from a trader in the city’s Malibagh area on Sunday afternoon, UNB news agency reported. Victim Mazibur Rahman filed…
Hearing on biometric SIM registration legality April 12
The High Court Sunday fixed April 12 for delivering its order on a writ petition filed challenging the legality of biometric registration for purchase of mobile operators’ Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards. After concluding final hearing on a rule issued…
SC rejects Maya’s review plea against scrapping HC verdict
The Supreme Court Sunday rejected a review petition filed by the Relief and Disaster Management Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya seeking a review of its earlier order that had scrapped High Court order acquitting him of graft charges. A four-member…
HC arrest warrant against 3 tannery owners for non-compliance
The High Court Sunday issued arrest warrant against three Hazaribagh tannery owners for not complying with its earlier order relating to move their factories to Savar and not appearing before court despite a summons order. On March 23, in response…
Youth killed in Barguna
BARGUNA -A youth was brutally killed by a group of youths at Pakurgachia village under Barguna Sadar upazila here today.The youth was identified as Rasel, 25.
Nizami’s review hearing deferred to May 3
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court Sunday deferred on May 3 on a review petition filed by war crime convict and Jamaat chief Motiur Rahman Nizami, seeking review of its judgement that upheld his death penalty for…
PM opens Dhaka’s New Central Jail on other side of Buriganga
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday inaugurated the newly-constructed Central Jail in Keraniganj, on the outskirts of the capital, having better facilities for inmates, unb news agency reported. She opened the jail activities by unveiling a plaque. A…
UK minister condemn Nazimuddin’s murder
British Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister Tobias Ellwood has strongly condemned the murder of online activist Nazimuddin Samad and said right to life of all citizens of Bangladesh must be upheld.
UK prime minister says he bungled admission of offshore fund
London – British Prime Minister David Cameron admitted Saturday that he bungled his admission of his investment in an offshore fund revealed in the mammoth data breach of a Panama law firm. Cameron drew laughs and applause from a sympathetic…
Comilla Cantt Board CEO gives statement over Tonu murder
Comilla – Twenty days after the killing of Comilla Victoria College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu, Chief Executive Officer of Comilla Cantonment Board M Manirul Islam on Saturday gave a written statement over the murder, UNB news agency reported.
1,500 kg jatka seized in N’ganj
Dhaka – Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard in a drive seized 1,500 kg jatka (hilsa fry less than 10 inches in length) from a passenger launch on the Dhaleshwari River in Naryangonj early Saturday.Sources at the Coast Guard headquarters here…
2 women found dead in 2 dists
Dhaka – Two housewives were found dead in Rangamati and Panchagarh districts on Saturday.In Rangamati, the body of a housewife was recovered at Bangalhalia in Rajasthali upazila on Saturday morning.Quoting family members, Md Jahirul Anwar, officer-in-charge of Chandraghona Police Station,…
AL leader held with firearm in Tangail
Tangail – Detectives in a drive arrested a local leader of Awami League in possession of a firearm from his residence in Gopalpur upazila early Saturday.Tipped off, a team of DB police raided the house of Saiful Islam Talukdar Suruj,…
North Korea tests missile engine
North Korea says it has successfully tested an engine designed for an intercontinental ballistic missile. The new type of engine would “guarantee” the ability to launch a nuclear strike on the US mainland, the KCNA news agency said.