Laxmipur, Sept 21 (UNB) – A suspected robber was killed in an alleged infighting between two gangs at Shakchar in Sadar upazila on early Saturday.
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Two more Juba League leaders arrested for extortion
Kushtia, Sept 21 (UNB) – Police arrested two leaders of Jubo League’s Kushtia Sadar upazila unit in an extortion case on Friday night.
Club owner, son held in Ctg for suspected illegal gambling
Chittagong, Sept 21 – Police arrested the owner of a club, suspected of running illegal gambling operations, and his son from Kazir Deuri area on Friday night for interrogation.
JL leader Shamim arrested with Tk1.6bn FDR cash Tk18mn
Dhaka, Sept 19 (UNB) – Jubo League’s central committee leader Golam Kibriya Shamim was arrested from the capital on Friday with illegal firearms and a huge amount of money.
NGO worker hacked to death in Cox’s Bazar
Cox’s Bazar, Sept 19 (UNB)- An NGO worker was hacked to death by miscreants at Haldiapalong union in Ukhiya upazila here on Thursday night.
BCL men ‘stop work’ of Panchagarh model mosque for extortion
Panchagarh, Sept 19 (UNB) – Local activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) reportedly stopped work on a model mosque in Tentulia upazila on Thursday as the contractor refused to give them Tk 20 lakh as toll.
UP chairman held over cutting C’nawabganj youth’s wrists
Chapainawabganj, Sept 19 (UNB) – Police in a drive arrested two people, including a union parishad chairman, from Jhilimpur in Sadar upazila on Thursday night for their alleged involvement in severing the wrists of a young man over previous enmity.
Norway’s child services violated fundamental parental right
Last week, the European Court of Human Rights found that Norway’s child welfare services violated the fundamental right to family life.
Casino raid: 3 cases filed against JL leader Khalid
Dhaka -Three cases were filed against Khalid Mahmud Bhuiyan, organising secretary of Dhaka South city unit of Jubo League on Thursday afternoon in connection with the recovery of illegal firearms and drugs from his possession. Deputy Commissioner (Gulshan Division) Sudip…
Dhaka casino list in the making, says DMP Chief
Dhaka – Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Shafiqul Islam on Thursday said police have started making a list of casinos as no gambling would be allowed in the capital.
Suicide bomb in southern Afghanistan, kills at least 20
A powerful early morning suicide truck bomb devastated a hospital in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing as many as 20 people and wounding more than 90 others, an official said.
Saudis couldn’t stop oil attack, even with top US defenses
Washington, Sept 19 (AP/UNB) — Saudi Arabia spent billions to protect a kingdom built on oil but could not stop the suspected Iranian drone and missile attack, exposing gaps that even America’s most advanced weaponry failed to fill.
18 ‘Rohingyas’ detained with Bangladeshi passports in Ctg
Chattogram, Sept 19 (UNB) – Police’s Detective Branch (DB) detained 18 suspected Rohingyas with Bangladeshi passports from in front of the Indian Assistant High Commission in the port city on Wednesday night.
Mother, two children hacked to death in Narayanganj
A woman and her two daughters were hacked to death by miscreants at Siaikhoa in Siddhirganj upazila on Thursday morning.
2 Rohingyas among 3 crime suspects killed in Taknaf ‘gunfight’
Cox’s Bazar, Sept 19 – Three suspected criminals, including two Rohingyas, were killed in a reported gunfight with police at Baharchhara in Teknaf Upazila early Thursday.
Protesting DU students attacked on campus
Dhaka – A group of Dhaka University students, protesting against corruption and illegal enrolment of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leaders, were attacked on the campus on Wednesday. The incident took place around 1:10pm when protesters laid siege to the Business…
Jubo League leader Khalid held for ‘running’ casino
Dhaka – Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members on Wednesday arrested a city Jubo League leader from Gulshan area for reportedly running an illegal casino.
68 crowded BD jails have 9 of 141 doctors for 88000 inmates
Narayanganj, Sept 16 – Mentioning that there are only nine doctors against 141 approved posts in jails across the country, Inspector General (Prisons) Brig Gen AKM Mustafa Kamal Pasha on Monday said the doctor crisis will be resolved soon.
UK PM to ‘see what judges say’ on recalling Parliament
Boris Johnson has said he will “wait and see what the judges say” before deciding whether to recall Parliament. The Supreme Court will hear two appeals that will determine whether the prime minister acted lawfully in suspending Parliament for five…
3 including election official arrested over Rohingya NIDs
Chittagong, Sept 16 – Police arrested three people including a staff of the local election office for allegedly helping Rohingyas to get BD National Identity Card (NID) in the city on Monday night.
4 siblings among 10 get life term for murder in land dispute
Kishoreganj – Ten individuals including four siblings have been awarded life imprisonment in the case relating to the killing of Manik Mia,33, who died in an attack by the rivals centring grabbing of land at Karimganj.
655220 e-mutation cases out of 1mn dropped online in 45 days
Dhaka, Sept 16 – The government has so far dissolved a total of 655,220 e-mutation cases through online against 10 lakh application for it within only one and half a month of introduction of the system.
Don’t publish judge-lawyer arguments in cases: Press Council
Dhaka, Sept 16 – Bangladesh Press Council has barred the media not to publish the arguments and discussion between judges and lawyers in the courtroom during the court proceedings of the cases.
Rohingya NID Cards: Those responsible to face action:EC
Chattogram – Election Commissioner Kabita Khanam on Monday warned that action will be taken if any election official is found involved in providing national identity (NID) and smart cards to Rohingyas.
Special police unit to ensure metro rail security: PM
Dhaka – Putting emphasis on ensuring the security of metro rail project, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said a special police unit will be formed to this end.
Sacking of two BCL leaders show the level of corruption: BNP
Dhaka, Sept 15 – Opposition BNP is happy with taking action president and secretary of Bangladesh Chhatra League, (BCL), the student wing of the ruling Awami League, said BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. “The dropping of Chhatra League…
Yemeni rebels say they exploited Saudi weak spot
Dubai, Sep 15 (AP/UNB) — A leader of Yemen’s Houthi rebels says they were able to “exploit vulnerabilities” in Saudi Arabia’s air defense system to stage the attack previous day on the kingdom’s vital oil installations.
Shahjadpur sub-registrar suspended on graft charge
Dhaka, Sep 15 (UNB) –Subrata Kumar Das, sub-registrar of Shahjadpur sub-registry office in Sirajganj, has been suspended on charge of misconduct and corruption.
Ready to work as OC, says new DMP chief
Dhaka, Sept 15 (UNB) – New Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Mohammad Shafiqul Islam on Sunday said if people do not get desired services from any police station he is ready to work there as its officer-in-charge (OC).
Lead news Be friends of people, PM asks police
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday asked the police to ensure the welfare, peace and security of people as they are ‘the police of the people’.