A Bangladeshi youth was shot and injured by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at Nagarbhita border in Baliadangi upazila on Saturday. The injured was identified as Qurban Ali, 30, son of Pashirul Islam of Momensinghpara village in the upazila
Category: Governance
B’desh could be mighty player in global IT: Mozena
US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena on Saturday said Bangladesh can become a mighty player in the global IT and in other sectors by dint of hard and creative work by each young entrepreneur in the country. “I believe fervently…
Marcia new US Ambassador designate to Bangladesh
Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat, currently Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Human Resources at the Department of State, will be the next US Ambassador to Bangladesh. Marcia will succeed incumbent Ambassador Dan W Mozena who has been serving in…
Schoolgirl rescued after 12 days
Police have rescued a school girl from Satkania Upazila who was abducted some two weeks ago from Chittagong’s Hathazari Upazila. The 14-year old was saved from Madarsa village of Keochia Union on Friday morning.
2 including Juba League activist shot by miscreants in city
Two people, including a Jubo League activist, sustained injuries in separate incidents of gun attack by miscreants in the city’s Motijheel and Segunbagicha areas on Friday night. The injured were identified as Rajibur Rahman Rajib, 27, a Jubo League activist…
Dhaka not to contest for UNSC membership
Bangladesh may not contest election the UN Security Council as Japan want to be a member of the UN body this time the US Global Post reported quoting the Japanese Kyodo news service. The news has been sourced to a…
B’desh sees Thai army takeover as internal matter
Bangladesh has described the army takeover in Thailand as their ‘internal affairs’ and refrained from making any comment. “It’s their internal affairs,” said State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam after a function at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the…
Zubair murder hearing deferred for sixth time
A Dhaka court once again deferred the recording of the depositions of witnesses in the sensational Zubair murder case for the sixth time on Thursday. Judge ABM Nijamul Haque of the Speedy Trial Tribunal-4 of Dhaka deferred the hearing on…
PM urges entrepreneurs to export more processed fish
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday called upon the private entrepreneurs to go for more processed fish export, including shrimp, with value addition alongside exporting Halal meat and other items to grab the greater international market. “We’ve a great scope…
‘Charge-sheets in Rana Plaza case possible if accused hauled’
The Investigation Officer (IO) of the cases filed in connection with Rana Plaza building collage said on Wednesday that the submission of charge sheets of the cases would not be possible till all accused of the cases are taken into…
ACC approves charge-sheet against Moudud
The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday approved charge sheet against BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed and his brother on charge of grabbing a government house in Gulshan worth about Tk 300 crore. The ACC approved the charge sheet hours after…
More border markets planned by B‘desh, India
Agartala – Work for the setting up of the second of the four proposed ‘border haats’ (bazaars) along the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura began Wednesday. The work for the first ‘border haat’ is on in southern Tripura’s bordering town Sabroom,…
Mistrust shrouds BD-Myanmar relations, seminar told
Speakers at an international seminar in the city on Wednesday said mistrust between Bangladesh and Myanmar is the main problem that stands in the way to strengthening the bilateral relation between the two neighbouring countries. They said there is no…
HC stays drive against tinted glasses in vehicles
The High Court here on Wednesday ordered to maintain status quo on the police drive for two weeks against the use of tinted glasses in vehicles. An HC bench comprising Justice Mirza Hussain Haider and Justice Mohamamd Khurshid Alam passed…
Qatar, Bangladesh join Asia security forum
Tokyo — Qatar and Bangladesh on Tuesday signed accession agreements to become new members of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), China’s state-owned Xinhua News Agency reported. Previously observers, the two countries bring to 26…
Police – RAB hitch surfaces
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has sharply reacted to a news published on the police’s website about withdrawal of several members of the crime-bursting agency from duty. The news published on Monday morning on ‘DMP News’, operated by Dhaka Metropolitan Police,…
Legality of duty-free car import by MPs challenged
A writ petition was filed with the High Court on Monday challenging the legality of duty-free import of cars by parliament members. Lawyer Yunus Ali Akand filed the writ petition with the HC in the morning. The HC bench of…
Narayanganj-5 by-poll June 26
The Election Commission has decided to hold bypoll at Narayanganj-5 parliamentary constituency on Jun 26. Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed announced the schedule of the bypoll on Monday. The seat fell vacant after the death of Jatiya Party MP…
3 ‘robbers’ injured in Satkhira ‘gunfight’
At least three alleged members of a robber gang were injured in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Chhoyghoria in Sadar upazila early Monday. The injured were identified as Polash Rahman, 35, son of Sheikh Afazuddin under Patkelghata Police Station in…
Ratko Mladic war crime defence due to begin
The defence in the trial of former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity is due to begin on Monday. The 72-year-old is one of the most high-profile suspects to appear before the…
Bangladesh to work closely with new Indian Govt
The government will work closely with the new Indian government to take Bangladesh-India relations to a greater height, Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali said on Sunday. “The government looks forward to working closely with the incoming government of India,” he…
Charge framing in case against Mahmudur now July 13
A Dhaka court on Sunday deferred the hearing on framing charges against Amar Desh Acting Editor Mahmudur Rahman in a case filed for publishing fabricated news to July 13. Magistrate M Tasrujjaman of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of…
Ex-Rab officer Rana put on 7-day remand
A court here on Sunday placed former Rab officer Lt Commander MM Rana on a seven-day remand in connection with the killing of seven people, including Narayanganj City Corporation panel mayor Nazrul Islam. Judicial Magistrate KM Mahiuddin passed the order…
HC summons ex-CEC Shamsul Huda on contempt charge
The High Court has summoned former chief election commissioner (CEC) ATM Shamsul Huda on contempt of court charges. The bench of Justices Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque and ABM Altaf Hossain issued the suo moto rule on Sunday. Huda, who served as…
N’ganj abduction-murder case IO show-caused
A court here on Sunday issued a notice asking to explain within four days why the two former Rab officials — Tareque Sayeed Mohammad and Arif Hossain – were not shown arrested in connection with the seven-murder in Narayanganj. The…
3rd ex-RAB officer arrested for N’ganj murders
Police have arrested the third disgraced RAB officer, former Lt Commander MM Rana, a day after his two colleagues were nabbed, for his suspected involvement in the Narayanganj multiple murders. He was arrested around 1:30am Sunday from Dhaka Cantonment area,…
Five found dead in 3 districts
Five people were found dead in Bogra, Keraniganj of Dhaka and Sylhet districts on Friday. In Bogra, police recovered the partially decomposed body of a Class-VI girl from a vegetable field in Shajahanpur upazila around 11am. The deceased was identified…
PM Sheikh Hasina, Khaleda, Jamaat congratulate Modi
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has congratulated BJP leader Narendra Modi on the victory of BJP-led National Democratic Alliance in India’s Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister’s Special Assistant Mahbubul Haque Shakil told bdnews24.com on Friday. As of 3pm Friday, NDA was…
Report 7-murder probe progress by June 4: HC
The High Court has asked the committee investigating the Narayanganj multiple murders to report progress by June 4. The investigation body, formed at the High Court’s order, filed its primary report on Wednesday and sought a month’s time to finish the…
Ershad pleads not guilty in radar purchase graft case
A Dhaka court Thursday recorded the evidence of former military dictator HM Ershad in the case filed in connection with radar purchase in 1992. Ershad who is the Special Envoy to the Prime Minister and also the Jatiya Party Chief…