Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested a young man along with 101 bottles on Indian liquor from Uttar Jail Road area of the city on Saturday night.The arrestee was identified as Madud Ahmed, 3o, son of…
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Jamaat leader held in C’nawabganj
Police in a drive arrested a leader of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh from Syampur bridge area of Shibganj upazila on Sunday on sabotage charges.The arrestee was identified as Abu Bakar, 37, son of Shukur Uddin, a resident of Kironganj village of the…
Man held with firearm, bullets in Faridpur
Police arrested a man along with a firearm and two rounds of bullet from Laxmipur village of sadar upazila early Sunday.The arrestee was identified as Rajib Sheikh, 24, son of Sultan Sheikh, a resident of the village.
Minor girl kidnapped rescued in Barisal
A minor girl, who had been abducted from Dhaka three days ago, was rescued from Rangta village in Agailjhara upazila of Barisal district on Saturday.The rescued girl was identified as Tajmim Rupali, 7, daughter of Ruhul Amin, a resident of…
Another boy tortured to death in Sylhet
Yet in another heinous incident, a minor boy was brutally tortured to death at Ghopal in Sadar upazila on Thursday afternoon. The deceased was identified as M Akmal Hossain, 11, son of M Ekhlas Miah, a resident of Paharpur village…
1,743 bottles of Phensidyl seized in Rajshahi
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive seized 1,743 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from Padma River near Alaipur BGB camp in Bagha upazila early Friday.Tipped off that a gang of smugglers were carrying a consignment of Phensidyl…
Juba League leader killed in factional clash during Aug 21 mourning in Gazipur
A clash between two groups of the ruling party supporters at a programme in Gazipur’s Kaliakoir Upazila has left an Awami Juba League leader dead.The memorial event on Friday was organised to commemorate the National Mourning Day and the Aug…
Governance matters
by Sunita Narain It is time we recognised that the current ways of fixing the environment are not working. Rivers are more contaminated; air is more polluted and cities are filling up with garbage we cannot handle. The question is:…
Bangladeshi origin US businessman shot dead in Florida
A US businessman of Bangladeshi origin has been shot dead in front of his house in Florida.Shahidul Alam, 54, owned a departmental store at Orlando, his nephew Bhuyian Mahbub Hossain, the OC of Banani Police Station in Dhaka told bdnews24.com.
No lawyer involved in financing militancy: SCBA president
Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president Khandaker Mahbub Hossain yesterday claimed that lawyers are not involved in financing militancy outfit. “I believe that no lawyers are involved in financing militancy outfit. But, legal action will be taken against three Supreme…
Complaints of extrajudicial killing can be inquired: Law Minister
The law, justice and parliamentary affairs minister Anisul Huq yesterday said that the allegations of extra-judicial killing against law enforcement agencies should be investigated properly in accordance with the law. “There can be a judicial enquiry over the allegation on…
SC upholds plea not to force any citizen take Brazilian wheat
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday upheld the High Court observation directing the government not to force any citizen to accept the imported Brazilian wheat and to take back the wheat that was distributed across the country, but…
One held with Yaba tablets in Jamalpur
Detective Branch of Police, in a drive on Tuesday, arrested a drug-peddler along with huge quantity of Yaba tablets in Jamalpur Sadar upazila.On a tip-off, a police team raided a shop of fish and poultry feeds at village Shahbazpur of…
881 bottles of phensidyl seized in Manikganj
A team of Police of Shibalaya thana seized 881-bottle of contraband phensidyl syrup from a Dhaka bound Covered van from Satkhira last evening at Paturia ghat.
3 held with 1,800 yaba tablets in Benapole
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested three alleged drug peddlers in possession of 1,800 pieces of Yaba tablet from a private car in Jes Tower area on the Chowrasta-Garikhana road of the Jessore town on Wednesday night.The arrestees were…
6 get life term for killing man in Tangail
A court here on Wednesday sentenced six people, including two siblings, to life term imprisonment each for killing a man in Mirzapur upazila in 2004.The convicts were identified as Jasim Uddin and his sister Sajeda Begum, Kalu Miah and Rayej…
Teacher held for corporal punishment in Bogra
Police arrested a teacher in a case for inflicting corporal punishment on two students at a kindergarten in Adamdighi upazila on Wednesday noon.The arrestee was identified as Murad Hossain, a teacher of Rothbari Daffodil Kindergarten School.
1 held for raping minor girl in Benapole
Police on Wednesday night arrested a man in connection with a case for violating a minor girl at Balunda village under Benapole Port Police Station.The arrestee was identified as Siraj Biswas, 55, son of late Samsur Biswas, hailing from Balunda…
Six suspected robbers lynched in C’Nawabganj, Narsingdi
Six suspected robbers were killed in separate incidents of lynch-mob attack in Chapainawabganj and Narsingdi districts last night. Of them, four were killed in Gomastapur upazila of Chapainawabganj district and two in Gandardia in Monohardi upazila of Narsingdi district. The…
3 Ansarullah Bangla Team suspects on remand
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Wednesday placed three suspected members of banned militant outfit ‘Ansarullah Bangla Team’ on a three-day remand each in the cases filed in connection with the murder of blogger Avijit Roy and…
96 bottles of Phensidyl seized in Sylhet
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members recovered a CNG-run auto-rickshaw and 96 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from Laxmibazar on the Sylhet-Zakiganj Road in Zakiganj upazila on Tuesday night.Being tipped off, a team of the border force conducted a drive at…
Mobile court sends five youths to jail
A mobile court here on Tuesday sentenced to five youths for 15 days jail on charge of illegal drugs selling.Executive Magistrates of Rangamati District Administration Mohammad Kamruzzaman sentenced to five youths for 15 days jail each under Narcotics Control Act.
Mobile court fines 4 medicine shops in Ctg
An anti-adulteration mobile court on Tuesday realized fine from the four medicine shops for selling date expired medicine and not taking drug license.Executive magistrate of district administration Ruhul Amin conducted series of drives in cooperation with Drug Administration Directorate and…
2 carjackers held in Benapole
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members in a drive arrested two alleged members of an inter-district carjacking gang at Bhoberber on Tuesday night.The arrestees were identified as Babul, 36, son of Helal Uddin, a resident of Guherkandi village of Munsiganj district,…
Accused killed in Kushtia ‘gunfight’
An accused in two murder cases was killed in what law enforcers termed gunfight between his associates and Detective Branch (DB) of police at Jagati BATB Forestry Complex in Sadar upazila early Wednesday.The deceased, Jakir Hossain, 30, son of Abdur…
Juba League leader shot at Wari in Capital
A local Jubo League leader suffered bullet injuries in an attack by miscreants in the city’s Wari area on Tuesday night. The victim was identified as Abdul Mannan, 30, general secretary of ward-31 unit of Jubo League, the youth wing…
Murder cases accused killed in ‘gunfight’ with detectives
An accused in two murder cases was killed in what law enforcers termed gunfight between his associates and Detective Branch (DB) of police at Jagati BATB Forestry Complex in Sadar upazila early Wednesday. The deceased, Jakir Hossain,30, son of Abdur…
2 on remand for beating minor boy to death
A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed two accused to a three-day remand each in a case filed for beating Raja, a boy to death on the allegation of stealing a mobile telephone set. Magistrate Shamsul Arefin of the Chief Metropolitan…
Ansarullah BanglaTeam had meeting before killing Avijit: Rab
A team of ‘Ansarullah Bangla Team’ (ABT) consisting 4-5 members had a meeting in the field of Mohsin Hall on Dhaka University campus three hours before killing of bloggers Avijit Roy, police has said. Detained Organiser of the banned Islamic…
Pregnant woman hacked dead in Madaripur
A pregnant woman was hacked to death allegedly by her husband over family feud at Kumartek village in Sadar upazila on Monday.The deceased was identified as Parveen Begum, 25, daughter of Selnur Matobbar, a resident of Ghunsi village in the…