Pham Thi Tra May, 26 years, from Nghen Town, Ha Tinh, Vietnam. Tra May was one of 39 people being smuggled into Britain in a refrigerated lorry by criminal gangs who thrive on migrants seeking better lives in places away…
Category: Governance
How European Court of Justice can be social rights guardian
by Susanne Wixforth and Lukas Hochscheidt on 4th November 2019 The privileging of economic freedoms over social rights by the European Court of Justice could be reversed by a thorough harmonisation of European social law.
Bangladeshi youth shot dead by BSF in Jhenidah
A Bangladeshi youth was shot dead by Border Security Force of India at Shilgate here in Moheshpur upazila here early Friday.
US highlights need for “credible, contested” municipal polls
US acting Assistant Secretary of State Alice G Wells has stressed the importance of “credible and contested” municipal elections in Bangladesh.
Kushtia sub-registrar caught while taking bribe
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) caught red-handed a sub-registrar and office assistant while they were receiving bribe here on Thursday.
Unpacking supreme courts to restore checks and balances
by George Tyler on 7th November 2019 @georgertyler Democracy is threatened by politicisation of constitutional courts. Unorthodox tactics are required to restore their role.
Unicef seeks action to clean air for children in S Asia
Unicef Executive Director Henrietta Fore has sought immediate action in South Asia to clean the air for children saying around 620 million children in the region breathe polluted, toxic air.
11,000 undocumented foreigners to be deported: Minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Thursday said the government has taken an initiative to deport around 11,000 foreigners staying in Bangladesh without valid documents.
Suspected robber’ killed in city ‘gunfight’
A suspected robber was killed and two others suffered gunshot wounds in a reported gunfight with police’s Detective Branch (DB) in city’s Bhatara area early Thursday.
BD Income tax official detained with bribe money
Anti-Corruption Commission apprehended an Income Tax Inspector Md Rezaul Karim in the act of receiving a Tk 20,000 bribe here on Tuesday.
Alleged extrajudicial killings in the guise of a ‘war on drugs’
The Bangladeshi authorities have allegedly killed 466 people in 2018 under the guise of an anti-drug campaign in what appears to be a wave of extrajudicial executions, Amnesty International says.
Dhaka highrise FR Tower design forgery: 3 asked to surrender
The High Court on Tuesday stayed the bail of three accused in a case filed over forgery in the design of FR Tower in city’s Banani area and directed them to surrender before the lower court within a week.
EC’s registration of expat BD voters begins in Malaysia
The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday started the first-ever registration process of expatriate Bangladeshis as voters in Malaysia.
AL leader’s wife slaps JSC invigilator in Atwari, Panchagarh
Panchagarh, Nov 4 – Wife of an Awami League leader slapped a teacher and beat him with a shoe on Monday for not extending the time to her JSC examinee daughter after the end of the examination.
183 rape incidents recorded in October: Mahila Parishad
Dhaka, Nov 04 – The immediate past month of October has seen a total of 183 rape incidents across Bangladesh. Bangladesh Mahila Parishad (BMP), a rights body working for the women, came up with revelation on Monday.
Rajshahi polytechnic principal thrown into pond: 4 more held
Police here early Monday arrested four more students of Rajshahi Polytechnic Institute from different parts of the city over throwing their principal into a pond on the campus.
Man kills teen brother in Dhaka
Dhaka, Nov 4 – A young man was stabbed to death by his sibling in city’s Demra area on Sunday evening. The deceased was identified as Hossain Box, 19, son of Ali Box of the area.
Man, his associates held 12 years after killing wife, son
Dhaka, Nov 04 – The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested a man and his two associates more than a decade after killing his wife and two-month-old son. The arrestees are – Md Sohel Fakir, 37, and his associates Anwar Hossain…
Election to Dhaka North and South City corpns in January
Dhaka, Nov 3 – Election Commission (EC) is taking preparation to hold the elections to the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) in January next year.
Prothom Alo given legal notice to pay Taka 100mln reparation
Dhaka, Nov 3 – A legal notice was served to the National daily Prothom Alo yesterday, seeking Tk 10 crore as compensation over the death of Dhaka Residential Model College (DRMC) student Naimul Abrar Rahat, 14, a ninth-grader student of…
Cricketer Shakib Al-Hasan meets ACC chief
Bangladesh’s iconic cricket all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, also a goodwill ambassador of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), visited the ACC headquarters in the city on Sunday.
Case over throwing Polytechnic principal into Rajshahi pond
A case has been filed against 50 people over throwing the principal of Rajshahi Polytechnic Institute into a pond on the campus by a group of ‘Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists’.
AL leader shot dead in Sirajganj
A local Awami League leader was gunned down by miscreants at Duttabari in Sadar upazila on Saturday night.
Garment worker gang raped: 3 held in capital
Police arrested three youths from Hazaribagh in the city in connection with the ‘gang rape’ of a female garment worker early Saturday.
Cop’s wife found hanging on Sep 9 dies at hospital
The wife of a police constable, found hanging at her father’s home on September 9 in Boraigram upazila, died at a hospital on early Saturday.
Bangladesh to launch ePassport on Nov 28: FM
Bangladesh will formally introduce ePassport on November 28 next, said Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen.
Supreme Court upholds Jamaat’s ATM Azhar death penalty
The Appellate Division on Thursday upheld the death penalty of war criminal Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam for crimes against humanity. A four-member Appellate bench, led by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, handed down the verdict. Earlier, the Appellate Division…
Husband kills wife for not allowing him to marry again
Chattogram, Oct 30 (UNB) – A husband has been detained for allegedly killing his wife by strangulation at Potia upazila of the district on Wednesday after his wife didn’t allow him to marry a second time.
Anti-graft body for 400 frozen bank account holders’ details
Dhaka, Oct 30 – The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday sent a letter asking Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) to give the details of 400 accounts of individuals and organizations, which have reportedly been frozen by the central bank.
Stalkers kill Dhaka youth for protesting abuse of his fiance
Dhaka, Oct 29 (UNB) – A young man was killed reportedly by miscreants after he protested against their verbal harassment of his female companion in Hazaribagh area on Tuesday night.