President Abdul Hamid reached London on Monday on a three-day official visit to the UK to attend the 9th World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF). The President reached the Heathrow Airport at 9:20 am (local time) by a regular Emirates flight,…
Category: Governance
4546 Bangladeshis now in foreign jails: Minister
Some 4,546 Bangladeshis are now jails abroad on charges of various crimes, Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister told Parliament on Monday.
Bombs blast at Judge Court Complex
Unidentified miscreants exploded two bombs one after another inside Dhaka Judge court complex on Monday evening.
Illegal timber seized in Rangamati
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive recovered 105 cubic-feet timber from Narayan Giri Khal under Kaptai upazila of the district early Monday morning.
Graft cases against Khaleda deferred again
A Dhaka court deferred again on Sunday the hearing on charge framing against BNP Chief Khaleda Zia and others in the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases.
DB cracks Bakhtiar killing case; 4 arrested
Detectives have cracked the sensational Bakhtiar murder case as they arrested four alleged killers of the A level student from the city on Saturday night. The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police also recovered a revolver used in the…
Giasuddin Mamun pleads not guilty
Accused Giasuddin Al Mamun of the money laundering case filed against BNP Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman and him on Sunday pleaded not guilty.
Blasts in the capital
A homemade bomb exploded in front of Appellate Division judge Justice SK Sinha’s residence at the capital’s Minto Road on Saturday.
31 held for ‘exploding bombs, torching vehicles’ in city
Police arrested 31 people suspecting their involvement in exploding bombs and torching vehicles from different parts of the capital on Saturday.
Sec 144 imposed in Daudkandi upazila of Comilla
The local administration on Monday imposed section 144 in Hasnabad Bhitikandi Bazar of Daudkandi upazila as opposition BNP and ruling Awami League called separate meeting at the same venue and at the same time.
‘Terrorist’ held with bombs in Jessore
Police arrested a suspected terrorist in possession of two hand bombs in the district town early Sunday. The arrestee was identified as Shahadat Hossain alias Laito Shahadat, 28, of Shankarpur of the town.
Work together for democracy: President
President Abdul Hamid on Thursday urged all to exercise democratic rules and norms and work together for the march forward of democracy.
Two dead in Teknaf gunfight
Two people have been killed at Teknaf’s Hnila Union in a gunfight between assailants and police.
Now fight against sin, greed: Prof Sayeed
Urging the youth to take the lead, Prof Abdullah Abu Sayeed on Thursday said the real war had actually started after the Liberation War and now the fight is “within ourselves against sins, bad decisions and greed”.
CEC promises fair polls
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad on Thursday said they will not compromise with any quarter when it comes to holding a free fair election.
Nizami trial: “My father is innocent,” son tells tribunal
Claiming his war crimes accused father as innocent, Barrister Nazibur Rahman on Thursday said the charges brought against Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami was absolutely false and politically motivated, terming the case ‘make over’.
Newspaper editor gets 9 yrs in extortion case
A Shariatpur court on Wednesday sentenced a newspaper editor to nine years’ rigorous imprisonment.
Flouting hilsa ban: 133 fishermen held in 3 dists
Bangladesh Coast Guard and Fisheries Department in separate drives arrested 133 fishermen in the Bay of Bengal and rivers in Barguna, Munshiganj and Bagerhat for catching hilsa defying October 13-23 ban.
Govt committed to environment protection: Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has told Parliament that the government will not carry out any project involving environmental damage, presenting photos of the coal-fired plant areas at home and abroad.
Blast before EC’s house
An explosion occurred in front of Election Commissioner Shah Nawaz’s house amid countrywide protests by Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal.
Parag abduction charge framed, 12 indicted
The First Women and Children Repression Prevention tribunal on Wednesday framed charges against 12 people for abducting school-going child Parag Manda, a year back.
1520 police sub-inspectors recruited
The government has recruited 1,520 persons for the post of Sub Inspector (SI) in Bangladesh Police.
699 bottles of Phensidyl seized in C’nawabganj
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive seized 699 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from a plum garden in Bholahat upazila early Wednesday.
Couple held over blast in Ctg bldg
Police arrested a couple along with bomb making materials from Rasulpur residential area under Bakalia Police Station in the city following a ‘mysterious’ explosion inside a building early Wednesday.
President for specialized treatment to remove child blindness
President Abdul Hamid on Tuesday underscored the need for ensuring specialized treatment to remove child blindness apart from creating social awareness about the malaise.
Mobile court seizes current nets and hilsha fish in Faridpur
A mobile court, conducted by Sadarpur upazilla administration, in a drive on the rivers Padma and Arial Khan seized current nets worth Taka two lakhs and one mound of mother hilsha fish on Sunday.
Australia welcomes Hasina, Khaleda statements
Australia has welcomed the recent statements by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Leader of the Opposition Khaleda Zia proposing solutions to Bangladesh’s political challenges.
3 drug peddlers jailed in Madaripur
A mobile court here sentenced two drug peddlers to six months’ imprisonment each and another to one month in prison on Sunday night.
Prayer for change in Biswajit case Charge sheet rejected
Dhaka’s Speedy Trial Trubunal-4 on Tuesday rejected an application of the defence counsel, seeking the change of the charges, it framed earlier against the accused of the case.
Fake police constable arrested in Magura
Police arrested a fake police constable on the Magura-Jessore road at Bhitasyr on Monday night.