Sylhet – A 5-year-old child was brutally murdered by some miscreants at Kezaura village in Derai upazila in Sunamganj district on Monday. The deceased was identified as Tuhin, son of Abdul Baser Mia of Kenaura village in the upazila. Victim’s…
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Tk 9 lakh crore siphoned off, says Menon
Gazipur, Oct 14 (UNB) – Workers Party president Rashed Khan Menon on Monday said some Tk 9 lakh crores has been siphoned off abroad from the country.
Two ‘Neo JMB members’ held: Sequel to attacks on police
The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit arrested two suspected members of ‘Neo JMB’ from Mohammadpur on Sunday over attacks on police at Science Lab and Gulistan.
Juba League leader killed in Chattogram ‘gunfight’
Chattogram, Oct 13 (UNB)- A local leader of Jubo League was killed in an alleged gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Agrabad area under Double Mooring Police Station on Sunday night.
Remove Kushtia SP ‘intimidating Abrar family’: BNP
Dhaka, Oct 13 (UNB) – BNP on Sunday demanded the immediate withdrawal of the Police Superintendent (SP) of Kushtia accusing him of ‘intimidating and harassing’ the family members of slain Buet student Abrar Fahad.
Law gives child sex assault victims more time to file suits
Sacramento, Oct 14 Ecuador (AP/UNB) — California is giving childhood victims of sexual abuse more time to decide whether to file lawsuits, joining several states in expanding the statute of limitations for victims over warnings from school districts that the…
SC asks for giving Tk 1mln to accident victim Rajib family
Dhaka, Oct 13 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court Sunday directed the owner of Sajan Paribahan to give Tk 10 lakh in a month to the brothers of Rajib Hossain, a college student who was killed in a…
Police foil Oikyafront rally
Dhaka, Oct 13 UNB) – Police on Sunday foiled a ‘civic mourning rally’ brought out by Jatiya Oikyafront in the city protesting the killing of Buet student Abrar Fahad.
How bus driver’s brilliant boy turned into a polite “killer”!
Shamim Billah, an accused in the Buet student Abrar Fahad murder case, was known in the locality as a brilliant, polite and gentleman.
Expectant mother, daughter murdered in Tangail
A pregnant woman and her minor daughter have been murdered in Tangail municipality area.
Buet BCL president, secretary’s hall rooms sealed off
Dhaka – The authorities of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) on Saturday sealed off three rooms, including that of university unit president and general secretary of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), at two dormitories for illegally occupying those. Buet…
Samrat of Juba League taken to jail again from hospital
Expelled Jubo League Dhaka South unit President Ismail Hossain Samrat is being taken to Keraniganj central jail on Saturday after his discharge from the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases.
Abrar’s brother afraid of going back to Dhaka
After the murder of BUET student Abrar Fahad, his younger brother Abrar Fayaz is now afraid of going back to college in Dhaka for studies.
2 ‘Yaba traders’ killed in Cox’s Bazar gunfight: Police
Cox’s Bazar, Oct 12 (UNB) – Two ‘listed Yaba traders’ were killed in a reported gunfight with police at Parjatan Bazar Uttar Mali hill area in Teknaf upazila early Saturday.
Juba League leader stabbed to death in Feni
Feni, Oct 11 – A Juba League activist was stabbed to death by some miscreants at Fajilpur in Sadar Upazila on Thursday night.
Abrar’s mother Rokeya, dumbfounded ‘can’t lose another son’
Kushtia, Oct 10 (UNB) – The horrific murder of Buet student Abrar stunned the country, yet in the midst of unspeakable misery, his mother is now forced to worry over the fate of her younger, now only surviving son.
Couple, son found dead at Mirpur house
Dhaka, Oct 10 (UNB) – Police on Thursday recovered the bodies of a couple and their son from a house at Section 13 of Mirpur in the city.
7 to die for truck driver murder in Faridpur
A court here on Thursday sentenced seven people to death for killing a truck driver in 2014.
Meeting you’ve never heard of — & challenge on inequality
By Ben Phillips Mexico City, Oct 9 2019 (IPS) – Last month 195 world leaders once again met in New York for big speeches and grand events. But on inequality, when all is said and done, more has been said…
Nobel Laureate Dr Yunus faces Labour Court arrest warrant
Dhaka, Oct 9 (UNB) – A court here on Wednesday issued a warrant for the arrest of Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus in three cases filed over sacking three employees of Grameen Communications.
Europol says global ransomware attacks become “bolder”
The Hague, Oct. 10 (Xinhua/UNB) — Global ransomware attacks are becoming “bolder”, shifting focus on more profitable targets and causing greater economic damage, despite declining in volume, Europol said Wednesday.
Legal action against GK Shamim’s construction projects soon
Dhaka, Oct 09 – The government has decided for taking legal action against the construction projects that have been suspended after arrest of SM Golam Kibria Shamim (GK Shamim) as per tender rules.
Three more arrested over Abrar killing
Dhaka, Oct 8 (UNB) – Detectives arrested three more students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) from the capital and Ashulia on its outskirts on Tuesday over the murder of Abrar Fahad.
Abrar Fahad: A promising life cut short so brutally
Kushtia, Oct 9 (UNB) – Buet student Abrar Fahad always stood first in any examination throughout his school and college life which is evident in the results of his SSC and HSC examinations. But the life of such a bright…
Abrar laid to rest in Kushtia
BUET student Abrar Fahad, who was beaten to death allegedly by Bangladesh Chhatra League activists of the university unit, was buried at his village at Raidanga village in Kumarkhali upazila here on Tuesday.
Abrar’s mother knocks on PM’s door seeking justice
Kushtia – Rokeya Khatun, mother of slain Buet student Abrar Fahad, on Monday urged the Prime Minister to take steps to ensure exemplary punishment of the killers of her son. Rokeya Khatun, stunned by the murder, said she simply failed…
2 education officials held by ACC for bribery
Thakurgaon, Oct 7 (UNB) –The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday detained two officials of Thakurgaon District Primary Education Office (DPEO) on charge of taking bribe.
2 BCL leaders held over BUET student Abrar’s death
Two leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League’s BUET Unit were detained on Monday for their suspected involvement in the death of Abrar Fahad, a second-year student of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
Samrat, Arman arrested, jailed for 6 months
Dhaka – A mobile court of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) here on Sunday sentenced Jubo League Dhaka South unit President Ismail Hossain Samrat to six months’ jail under the Wildlife Conservation Act following a raid on his Kakrail office. His…
Jubo League Dhaka South president Samrat arrested
Dhaka, Oct 6 – The Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested AL youth associate, Jubo League’s Dhaka South unit President Ismail Hossain Samrat and his associate Arman in Comilla on early Sunday. Lt Col Sarwar Bin Kashem, director, legal and media…