A member of United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) was shot dead and another person injured in a gun attack by masked miscreants in Babuichhari area of Dighinala upazila this (Sunday) morning. The deceased was identified as Sudrishti Chakma, 35.
Category: Governance
Dhaka seeks augmented Teesta flow from Delhi
Dhaka has urged Delhi to release adequate water for irrigation projects and maintain smooth river flow until the much-talked-about Teesta water sharing deal is signed. The request was made at the technical-level meeting of the Joint River Commission (JRC) held…
OIC chief’s flight rescheduled; arrives Sunday
Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad Ameen Madani, scheduled to reach here on Saturday evening on a four-day official visit, now arrives early Sunday. As per his fresh flight schedule, the OIC Secretary General arrives at…
President asks police to work upholding human rights
President Abdul Hamid on Saturday asked the police to discharge their duties with neutrality and professionalism upholding human rights and democratic values. “You must discharge your duties with neutrality and professionalism by upholding human rights and democratic values in line…
OIC Secretary General to visit Bangladesh
The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad Ameen Madani is due in Dhaka on Saturday on a four-day official visit. He will lead a five-member delegation on his first visit to Bangladesh after taking office as…
3 killed in Savar road accident
Three motorcyclists were killed as a truck crashed into their bike on Dhaka-Aricha Highway near Hemayetpur bus stand in Jadur Char area here on Friday night. Witnesses said the Dhaka-bound truck hit the motorcycle at about 8pm, killing the trio…
Submit contempt reply sans affidavit, ICT asks HRW
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Thursday asked the assigned local counsel for the New York-based 5 Human Rights Watch (HRW) to submit its reply on the show cause notice in order to contest the contempt of court case before it…
ACC sues ex-junior minister Alamgir Kabir, 3 others
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday filed a case against former State Minister for Housing and Public Works Alamgir Kabir and three others for reportedly causing a loss of about Tk 15.52 crore to the government by allocating a…
Bomb explosition inside secretariat case hearing June 16
A Dhaka court on Thursday fixed June 16 to hear on charge framing against BNP-led 18-party leaders including BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in the case filed in connection with cocktail explosion in side Bangladesh secretariat. Earlier,…
Those helping militants, criminals will be punished: PM
Urging all to stand against the enemies of country’s development and to cooperate with police in uprooting terrorism, subversive activities and militancy, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday warned of harsh punishment to those who will join hands with the…
Sagar-Runi Case: HC drops bail plea of 3 accused
A High Court division bench on Wednesday dropped from its cause list the petition seeking bail for three accused in the journalist couple Sagar-Runi murder case as it does not have jurisdiction to entertain it under section 498 of the…
Election Commissioner speaks against negligence in UZ polls
Election Commissioner Mohammad Abu Hafiz on Wednesday warned the election officials that any kind of negligence on their part in the upazila polls would not be tolerated. He issued the warning while speaking at a views-exchange meeting as the chief…
Hasina, Rajapaksa discuss regional, bilateral cooperation
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said Bangladesh will work together with other nations of the Bay of Bengal region for its prosperity. She called poverty and terrorism as common enemy of the sub-region. She made the remarks during a…
Law Reporters Forum wants judiciary be tolerant of journos
Law Reporters’ Forum (LRF) on Tuesday made a fervent appeal to the judiciary to be more tolerant and generous towards journalists facing charges of contempt of court. In a joint statement, LRF president Saleh Uddin and its general secretary Wakil…
12 government officials face contempt charges
The High Court on Tuesday issued contempt of court rule against 12 senior government officials for violation of an earlier ruling against building any infrastructure on the lands of Forest Department in Cox’s Bazar district.
PM wants talks on Myanmar refugees
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has stressed on resolving the issue of Myanmar refugee problem through friendly and cordial discussion in her meeting with the country’s president. Hasina is currently in Myanmar’s capital Naypyidaw to take part in the BIMSTEC summit,…
BSF hands over Bangladeshi’s body
The Indian Border Security Force has handed over the body of a cattle trader to the Border Guard Bangladesh. BGB’s Shimulbarhi Company commander Subedar Rai Mohan Roy received the body on Monday. Mukul, 35, succumbed to bullet injuries at a hospital…
Prothom Alo sued for defamation
Karnaphuli Ship Builders Limited owner Engineer MA Rashid lodged a defamation case against the Editor, Publisher and two others of Bangla daily the Prothom Alo on Monday for printing four news items about land grabbing. Judge Mohammad Abu Taher of…
ACC asks 3 AL MPs, families to submit wealth statements
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday served separate notices to three ruling Awami League leaders and their family members to submit wealth statements within a week, said an ACC official. He said the concerned ACC enquiry officers sent the notices…
SC upholds HC order: 8 Pubali Bank directors to go
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the High Court order that declared illegal the posts of eight Pubali Bank directors elected through its 30th annual general meeting. A five-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Md Muzammel…
Pro-BNP Blue penal gets 19 of 25 Dhaka Bar posts
BNP-backed Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Oikya-Parishad’s Blue penal also got the Treasurer post of Dhaka Bar Association, as announced on Saturday at 10.15 pm. Earlier, on Friday the result of 24 posts, leaving the position of the Treasurer was declared as Md…
3 MPs, families may be asked to give wealth info
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) will send notices to three ruling party MPs and their four family members seeking their wealth statements following the allegations of illegal wealth accumulation. The Commission at its regular meeting on Sunday decided to serve…
9 ‘land forgery syndicate members’ held in city
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested nine alleged members of a land forgery syndicate from different places of the city on Saturday. The arrested people are ringleader Mohsin Reza, 48, a UP chairman of Barisal, Jasim Uddin, 40, Kalim…
Contempt rule against Prothom Alo editor
The High Court has asked why Prothom Alo’s Editor Matiur Rahman and Joint Editor Mizanur Rahman Khan should not be charged with contempt. The bench of Justices Naima Haider and Zafar Ahmed issued the suo moto rule on Sunday.
Bus passanger killed only for Taka 2
A passenger has allegedly been beaten to death simply because he refused to pay Tk 2 more for the fare at Kaliakoir in Gazipur on Saturday. The allegation was brought against Ful Mia, 30, driver of a locally assembled vehicle…
No Bangladeshi dead in Qatar fire
No Bangladeshi died in the gas tank explosion at a restaurant in Qatar’s capital Doha on Thursday. The explosion killed at least 12 people. The foreign ministry spokesperson Md Shameem Ahsan, however, said that one Bangladeshi was among the 32…
Committee to probe Jamuna oil depot fire
A five-member committee has been set up to investigate the Jamuna oil depot fire that left nine workers injured on Friday. Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) has formed the committee, said its Chairman Yunusur Rahman. The fire started while workers were…
Bimstec summit in Myanmar Monday, PM attends
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves here for Myanmar on Monday morning on a two-day visit to attend the third summit of the Bimstec (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation). Myanmar is hosting the summit…
Work for dev of police to continue: Amu
Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu on Friday said the present government will continue to work for the overall development of police. “The present government has given police the honour and increased their status. Work for the development of the force,…
India’s Sahara Group boss surrenders in fraud case
New Delhi — A top Indian businessman surrendered to police Friday after failing to show up in court on charges that his company failed to return billions of dollars to investors. The Indian Supreme Court issued an arrest warrant for…