Customs Officials at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport arrested a Singapore bound passenger and recovered foreign currencies worth Tk 19.45 lakh from him in the airport on Wednesday.
Category: Governance
Two stabbed to death in city Pallabi house
A woman and her uncle-in-law were stabbed to death in a flat in the city’s Pallabi area on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Sweaty Begum,23, wife of Desco engineer (Uttara Division) Jahed Hasan, and Jahed’s uncle Aminul Islam,…
5 held with 67 Yaba tablets in Keraniganj
Police arrested five alleged drug peddlers in possession of 67 pieces of Yaba tablet from a filed at Auliabad village near Kacharighat bridge here on Tuesday night.The arrestees were identified as Sentu,33, son of Lal Miah, and Khandakar Billal Ahmed,45,…
One killed in Kushtia clash over control
One person was killed and 10 others were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over establishing supremacy at Baraipara village in Sadar upazila on Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Amirul Islam, 50, a resident of the same…
Two awarded death, 2 life term for killing old couple
A Dhaka court on Tuesday sentenced two youths to death and another to life term imprisonment for killing an old couple in 2013. Judge ABM Nizamul Haque of Speedy Trial Tribunal-4 of Dhaka pronounced the verdict on Tuesday afternoon awarding…
Sqn Leader Mamun testifies in grenade attack case
Retired Squadron Leader Abdullah Al Mamun onTuesday testified in the August 21 grenade attack case as witness no. 133. Judge Shahed Nur Uddin of Dhaka’s Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 recorded the depositions of Mamun, who was another former personal security assistant…
Man held with arms in Sylhet
Police in a drive arrested a person along with arms from Vatalia area early Sunday.The arrestee was identified asPinku das , 28. He was a member of a gang of robbers.
Teenage girl’s hanging body recovered in Sylhet
Police recovered the hanging body of a teenage girl at Goainghat Palli area of the district town on Monday morning. The dead was identified as–Julekha Begum, 17, daughter of Ansar Ali.
5th suspected trafficker killed in crossfire
A suspected human trafficker has been killed in an reported encounter with police in Cox’s Bazar as the law-enforcers steped up their crackdown on people engaged in human trafficking. Belal Hossain, 38, killed on Tuesday morning is the fifth suspected…
Sylhet blogger hacked to death
Assailants have hacked to death blogger Ananta Bijoy Das in Sylhet on Tuesday, according to a report received in Dhaka. Das was an activist of the Ganajagaran Manch, that was set up after Jamaat leader Quader Mollah was awarded imprisonment…
Selina’s no-confidence to N’ganj 7-murder charge-sheet
Selina Islam Beauty, the widow of slain Narayanganj City Corporation panel mayor Nazrul Islam, filed a naraji (no-confidence) petition with a court in Narayanganj on Monday against the chargesheet in the case filed in connection with the sensational seven murders…
Give education to suspended 4 BCL members: HC asks Buet
The High Court on Monday asked the authorities of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) to ensure the academic facilities, including classes and examinations, of four students suspended for allegedly assaulting a teacher. An HC bench comprising by Justice…
Charge-sheet done against Mirza Fakhrul 34 others
The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Monday submitted a charge sheet against 36 BNP leaders to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka in a case filed on the charges of vandalism and arson attack.
Cop suspended for attack on DU sexual assault protesters
The authorities concerned on Monday suspended a Nayek of police for assaulting Chhatra Union activists, who were protesting on Sunday the sexual harassments of women on the Dhaka University campus on April 14, near the Officers’ Club. SM Jahangir Alam,…
Blogger Rajib killing trial court changed
The Fourth Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Monday transferred Blogger Ahmed Rajib Haider Shovon murder case to Dhaka’s Speedy Trial Tribunal-3 for quick disposal. Earlier, the Ministry of Home Affairs issued a gazette notification to transfer the…
Man held with 170 phensidyl bottles in Sirajganj
Police arrested a man with 170 bottles of phensidyl from Jati Kumrul Gol Chattar area of Sadar upazila on Sunday noon.The arrested was identified as Abul Kalam, son of Kalu Sheikh, a resident of Char Goja village in Daulatpur upazila…
Firearm recovered in C’nawabganj
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh in a drive recovered a pistol and one round of bullet from Shingnagar border area in Shibganj upazila on Sunday night.Minnat Ali, additional director of BGB battalion 9, said on a tip off a team…
Woman hacked to death by son in Kurigram
A woman was hacked to death allegedly by her drug-addicted son at Dhononjoy village of Rajarhat upazila on Sunday evening.The deceased was identified as Sokina begum, 65, wife of Ahmmad Ali, a resident of the village.
BGB, local administration engage local people to ensure peace in Kurigram enclave areas
The BGB along with the officials of local administration are closely working with the people of 12 Indian enclaves in the district to ensure peace as well as control the law and order situation as the land boundary agreement between…
Two drug traders held with ganja in Rangamati
Police in a drive arrested two drug traders with ganja from a market of Tabalchhari under Sadar upazila of the district on Sunday night.
About 3 kilo gold seized at Shahjalal Airport
The Dhaka Airport Customs seized 2.28 kilograms of gold bar from a passenger, Abdul Jalil, who came fom Malaysia of Monday morning in an United Air flight. The gold bars were hidden inside a car inflator machine, airport customs sources…
Why worker gives birth at toilet: HC summons 3 factory officials
The High Court on Sunday summoned three officials of Apex Footwear Factory in Kaliakoir upazila, Gazipur, to appear before it and explain why a worker had to give birth to her baby in the toilet of the factory. Passing a…
Ministry sees murder accused Nur Hossain one year after
The government has removed Nur Hossain, the prime accused in the Narayanganj seven-murder case, from the councillor post of Narayanganj City Corporation and has declared the post vacant. Additional secretary of the Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Ministry Ashok…
1,000 bottles of Phensidyl syrup recovered in Jessore
May 10 (UNB) – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered 1,000 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from Raghunathpur border area here on Sunday morning.
2 arrested with yaba in Faridpur
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-8 recovered 400 pieces of yaba tablets today in two separate raids and arrested two youths in these connections.
2 robbers killed in gunfight in Sundarban
Action Battalion (RAB-8) in Nandabala Khal area of the East Sundarban under Chandpai Range here this morning. The deceased were identified as Alamgir, 35, second in command of forest robber gang Maijhya Bahini of the area and member of the…
142 rounded up on various charges in Ctg
Police arrested 142 people on various charges from four upazilas of the district.
HC asks for Narail housewife torturers’ arrest in 48 hours
The High Court on Sunday ordered the authorities concerned to arrest within 48 hours those who tortured a housewife after tying her up with a tree in Lohagora upazila, Narail. An HC bench comprising Justice Qazi Rejaul Haque and Justice…
Rizvi granted interim bail in two cases
The Court on Sunday granted ad-interim bail to BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi in two separate cases filed for carrying out subversive activities. An HC ben comprising Justice Mohammad Rezaul Haque and Justice Mohammad Khasruzzaman passed the order…
Suspected ‘trafficker’, 2 ‘robbers’ killed in ‘shootouts’
Three persons were killed in shootouts with police and the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), one in Cox’s Bazaar and 2 in the Sunderbans on early Sunday. They have been said to be ‘suspected trafficker’ and alleged ‘robbers’ A suspected trafficker…