A court here on Monday convicted a man and sentenced him to one and a half years’ imprisonment in a case filed for dowry in 2013. The convict was identified as M Mashiur Rahman Khan, 31, son of M Mahshin…
Category: Governance
HC petition filed seeking further investigation on 7-murder of Narayanganj,
The High Court (HC) on Monday disposed of a revision petition filed seeking further investigation into the sensational seven-murder incident of Narayanganj,
Shannon commended on BNP’s decision to contest municipal elections
US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs-Designate Ambassador Thomas Shannon concluded his brief Dhaka visit on Monday expressing his hope that the December-30 municipal elections in Bangladesh would ‘be free, fair, and peaceful’.
War crimes trial would go on, there’s no force in the world to stop: Hasina
Noting that Khaleda Zia’s tributes at the Martyred Intellectuals Memorial is nothing but mockery, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday reasserted that the trial of war criminals will go on and there is no force in this world that can…
Suranjit testifies in Aug 21 grenade attack cases.
Court Correspondent Bangladesh Awami League Advisory Committee member Suranjit Sengupta yesterday (Monday) testified in the two August 21 grenade attack cases. Judge Shahed Nur Uddin of Dhaka’s Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 yesterday (Monday) recorded the depositions of Sengupta and fixed Tuesday…
Complaint filed against cricketer Bijoy for beating youth
A complaint was filed against National Cricket Team player Anamul Haque Bijoy on Sunday for beating and stabbing a young man.Abdul Halim, father of victim Motaleb Hossain Bappy, 24, filed the case with Kushtia Model Police Station on Sunday night.
Case filed for abduction of BCL leader in Rajshahi
A case was filed on Sunday in connection with the abduction of a Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader of Rajshahi Engineering and Technology University (RUET). According to the case statement, a group of unidentified people, numbering 8-10, posed themselves as…
RAB members sued over BCL leader abduction
A case was filed on Sunday in connection with the abduction of a Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader of Rajshahi Engineering and Technology University (RUET) unit.According to the case statement, a group of unidentified people, numbering 8-10, posed themselves as…
874 turtles worth TK 2.18 cr seized in Benapole
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive seized 874 rare species of turtles worth Tk 2.18 crore from Kagajpukur area here on Sunday morning.Tipped off, a team of BGB conducted a drive in the area and recovered the…
Russia delivers 5 Mi-171 multirole helicopters to Bangladesh
Moscow (Sputnik) — Russia has delivered five Mi-171 multirole helicopters to Bangladesh, the aircraft’s manufacturer, Russian Helicopters, said in a statement Thursday. All the helicopters supplied to Bangladesh are equipped with modern navigation systems, which enable the aircraft to be…
Strange new world of war: China’s ‘pivot’ to the greater Caspian
By Nenad Drca Due to changes in recent geopolitical events, Russia and China cooperate and coordinate politically, militarily, and economically to an extraordinary degree. This new teamwork almost always carries a tinge of anti-Western and anti-American implications. Russia and China…
Teenage girl dies‘after taking poison’ in Ctg
A teenage girl died while her mother fell sick after their alleged attempt to commit suicide by taking poison following a family feud at Kalshi Dhighir Par in Bandar thana here on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Khadiza Akter…
India always deal with ‘government of the day’ : Pankaj
Outgoing Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Pankaj Saran on Saturday said India will always deal with the ‘government of the day’ and mentioned that there has been no change in the position India took on January 5 election in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh among ‘high-risk countries’
Kentucky senator Rand Paul, also an aspirant to be the Republican presidential candidate, has introduced a bill seeking a ban on refugees from 32 “high-risk countries” including Bangladesh from entering the US.The moratorium on accepting refugees from the 32 Muslim-majority…
PM urges army to be vigilant for country’s independence and sovereignty
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged the newly commissioned members of the Bangladesh Army to always stay vigilant to protect the country’s independence and sovereignty.
45 rare turtles seized in Putkhali
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive seized 45 turtles of rare species from Putkhali border area on Wednesday night.Camp Commander Subedar Krishnapada said being tipped off, a team of BGB-21 battalion conducted drive in border area at…
8 alleged robbers lynched in Narayanganj
Narayanganj–Eight suspected robbers allegedly of an inter-district gang were killed and three others injured in lynching attack in Purindabazar area of Araihazar upazila in Narayanganj early Thursday. A gang of robbers numbering 25-30 reportedly came in the market area in…
EC remind candidates not to violate code of conduct
The Election Commission on Wednesday sent letters to 20 political parties, participating in the December-30 municipal election, reminding them of the election code of conduct.
Khaleda won’t go to court Today
Senior Correspondent BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia will not appear to the Special Judge’s Court-3 of Dhaka on Thursday in the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases due to her illness.
Mobin Chy trial in subversion case begins
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court yesterday (Wednesday) charged 12 BNP leaders, including the recently resigned Vice President, Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury in a subversion case.
Vegetable traders murdered in Dhaka
Two vegetable traders were crushed under a speeding truck after they were left, with the hands and legs tied, by some robbers on the Vakurda-Savar road in Savar upazila early Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Masud Rana, 20, and his…
Spanish national held with cocaine
Dhaka – Officials of the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) arrested a Spanish citizen along with around 3 kg cocaine at the Shahjalal International Airport on Tuesday evening. The Spanish national was identified as Chiases Tjo Julian, 52.
92 Burmese fishermen caught by Navy
Bangladesh Navy today arrested 92 fishermen from Myanmar and seized 12 deep-sea fishing trawlers when the nationals of neighboring country catching fish illegally near to Saint Marin’s island.The Myanmar fishermen were arrested on the ground of illegal entrance of Bangladesh…
2 held with touchstone statue in Sirajganj
Police arrested two people along with a touchstone statue at Golchattar near the east side of Bangabandhu Bridge in sadar upazila early Monday.The arrestees were identified as Malin Uddin Bhola, 19, son of Nur Islam of Bishapara village, and Nadim…
Gold seized at Dhaka airport
Members of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate seized 160 gold bars weighing 18.1 kg from a flight of Malaysian Airlines at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Monday night.Airport sources said the flight landed at the airport around 8:56pm.A team of…
Court asks RAB to conduct probe into Ctg cocaine seized
Rejecting the chargesheet submitted by DB police, a court here on Monday asked the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) to carry out further investigation into the seizure of liquid cocaine at Chittagong Seaport.
Campaign of municipal polls will begin on Wednesday
The country’s political landscape is expected to heat up soon as the candidates of December-30 municipal polls are getting ready to kick off their campaigns on Wednesday.
7 murders motive must be brought by interrogating Nur Hossain: Suranjit
Senior Awami League leader Suranjit Sengupta on Monday demanded that Nur Hossain, the prime accused in the Narayanganj seven-murder cases, be quizzed to unearth the mystery behind the gruesome killings.
Gazipur and Rangpur to get metropolitan police
The Cabinet on Monday approved in principle the drafts of Gazipur Metropolitan Police Act, 2015 and Rangpur Metropolitan Police Act, 2015, aiming to provide more legal and police services to the people of the two newly-constituted metropolitan cities.
Prosecution arguments on appeal of Nizami ends
The prosecution on Monday concluded arguments on the appeal filed by condemned war crimes convict Jamaat Ameer Matiur Rahman Nizami challenging his death penalty for war crimes during the Liberation War in 1971 at the Appellate Division of the Supreme…