Two alleged robbers were killed during a ‘gunfight’ with police at Bhutgari in Panchbibi upazila early Tuesday. Identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. Officer-in-charge (Investigation) of Panchbibi Police Station Farid Hossain said being tipped off that a…
The Election Commission on Monday formed three election tribunals to dispose of complaints regarding the recently concluded elections to the three city corporations in Dhaka and Chittagong. The one-member election tribunals were formed comprising Joint-District and Session Judges, 1st Court,…
Former State Minister for Forest and Environment and Awami League’s Publicity Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud on Monday testified in the case filed in connection with the August 21 grenade attack. Judge Shahed Nuruddin of Dhaka’s Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 recorded the…
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-14) in a drive arrested an alleged drug peddler along with heroin from Vatara Bazaar area under Sarishabari upazila of the district this morning.
Detectives in a drive arrested a woman along with 15 grams heroin worth Tk1.5lakh from Bhimganj area of sadar upazila on Sunday.The arrestee was identified as Rina Akhter, wife of Asad Uddin, a resident of Chakpara village of the upazila.
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh arrested 17 Bangladeshi nationals from Sreepur border area of Debhata upazila on Sunday while they were being trafficked to India.
The Customs Intelligence has detained one Ripon Sardar while he was reported smuggling out 70,000 Saudi Riyals and departing by Malaysian Airlines flight MH113 for Kuala Lumpur at Shahjalal Airport on Sunday night. Ripon Sardar,42, who hails from Shariatpur, was…
An activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was shot to death and another young man injured with bullets in an attack by miscreants in the city’s Dakhkhin Badda area on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Mofazzal Hossain Rahin,…
Police arrested 74 people, including five activists of Jamaat-Shibir, from different parts of the district during a drive continuing for 24 hours till Sunday morning on charges of ‘subversive activities’.
The customs authorities arrested two traffic helpers along with 40 gold bars worth Tk 2. 40 crore at Hazrat Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong on Sunday morning.The arrestees were identified as Belal Hossain, 40, and Sheikh Kamal, traffic helpers…
By M J Alam Although gold smuggling through the country’s airports has been on an alarming rise, the menace cannot be reined in for lack of adequate security arrangements in the airports, according to intelligence sources. Gold consignments have been…
Councillor of Bogra Municipality and president Bogra town unit Juba Dal, Masud Rana (40) has been shot in his leg after arrest on early Suday, Rana’ family sources have told journalists.
At least 10 have been injured after police opened fire during an eviction drive at Banani Super Market. Businessmen alleged that a Dhaka North City Corporation executive magistrate started the drive around 11am on Thursday without any prior notice. DMP…
A Dhaka court on Thursday deferred the hearing in a case filed against 29 leaders and activists of BNP including its Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir to July 30.
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Thursday set August 30 for submission of the compliance report on the arrest of BNP Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman in a defamation case filed against him for making derogatory remarks against…
A pregnant housewife was allegedly strangulated to death by her husband and his family members for dowry at Amdanga village in Salanga upazila on Wednesday afternoon.
Two young men allegedly committed suicide in separate incidents in Sadar and Jhikargachha upazilas of Jessore district early Thursday and Wednesday night.
Police arrested 61 people, including five activists of Jamaat-Shibir, from different parts of the district during a drive continuing for 24 hours till Thursday morning on charges of ‘subversive activities’.
A mobile court here on Wednesday sentenced a young man to six months’ imprisonment for drug peddling.
The Cyber Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh yesterday (Wednesday) sent an accused to the jail rejecting his bail plea in a case filed against him for making derogatory remarks against Prophet Hazrat Mohammad (PBUH) through face book in 2013.
Police rounded up six armed dacoits from Jurargonj area under Mirsarai upazila of the district on Monday morning.
Speakers said the trained imams have a vital role to play for freeing the society from all sorts of social and moral degradation tendencies, especially fundamentalism, terrorism and violence against women.
Police in a drive arrested a bus driver and his helper with 1,800 pieces of Yaba tablets from a garage in Gachpara intersection area of the district town on Sunday afternoon.
Police arrested an alleged criminal with a one-shooter gun and hand bombs from Missionpara Christian Graveyard area of Jessore district town early Monday.
A woman was strangulated to death allegedly by his husband in Khorki Kolabagan area of Jessore district town on Sunday night.
The High Court on Monday deferred till May 4 the hearing on bail pleas of BNP-backed Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) mayoral candidate Mirza Abbas in three cases. Two separate HC benches passed the order following time petitions moved by…
A court of Dhaka on Sunday granted bail to a contractor of Bangladesh Railway in a case filed in connection with the death of child Jihad, who died inside an abandoned shaft of a water pump in the capital’s Shahjahanpur…
Members of rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested one person with 2,200 pieces of Yaba tablets from a road under Gournadi upazila here last night.
Police arrested an alleged top terrorist in possession of a pistol from Sheikhghat area in the city on Saturday evening. The arrestee was identified as Tiger Jamal.
A local Awami League (AL) leader, also a union parishad member, was shot to death by miscreants at Rangikhali in Teknaf upazila on Saturday night.