A Dhaka Court on Tuesday refused bail to Oishee Rahman in the murder case of her parents- Special Branch Inspector Mahfuzur Rahman and Swapna Rahman.
Category: Governance
Indian Citizen held by BGB in Kurigram
The members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) of Pathordubi Border out Post (BOP) under Bhurungamari upazila in Kurigram district held one Indian citizen who entered into Bangladesh territory illegally and handed over to Bhurungamari thana police and sent to jail…
Salauddin Quader sentenced to death
Dhaka — A special war crimes tribunal in Bangladesh ruled Tuesday that a senior member of the main opposition party should be put to death for his involvement in the killing of hundreds of people during the county’s independence fight…
Lt’s retain the honour bestowed for poverty reduction: PM
The honour Bangladesh received for the progress it made in reducing poverty should be retained, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Monday upon returning to Dhaka.
9th Parliament sets record working days
The 9th Parliament has set a new record in terms of its working days.
One to die, 3 get life for murder in Bagerhat
A court here on Sunday sentenced a man to death and three others to life term of imprisonment for killing a man in 2003.
Indian BSF kills 86 Bangladeshis along Dinajpur border in 7yrs
Members of the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) killed 86 Bangladesh nationals along Dinajpur border during the last seven years.
Construction of Rampal power plant challenged in HC
Dhaka – A public interest litigation writ petition was filed before the High Court on Sunday seeking stay on the proposed coal-fired power plant at Rampal near Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, until assessment of the environmental impact of…
Drug peddler held with 1,000 yaba pills in Ctg
Officials of the Narcotics Control Department (DNC) arrested an alleged drug peddler in possession of 1,000 pieces of Yaba tablet from Baura Para under Chandagaon Police Station in the city on Saturday.
Policeman faces arrest for dowry torture
A Dhaka court has ordered arrest of a police Inspector for allegedly torturing his wife for dowry.
Students torch UNO’s car
Polytechnic Institute students in Comilla set fire to a government official’s car on Sunday.
2 ‘terrorists’ held with arms in Sylhet
Police arrested two alleged terrorists on the Sylhet-Tamabil Road in Arambagh area of the city on Friday.
79 Bangladeshis held in Iraq
Seventy-nine Bangladeshis have been detained for months without trial in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region for illegal entry, and now their biggest fear is that they will be deported to Iran instead of being sent back home, says online newspaper Rudaw, published…
16 pirates held with arms in Chittagong
Members of Coast Guard on Friday arrested 16 alleged pirates along with firearms and sharp weapons from the coastal Banshkhali upazila in Chittagong.
Canada cop charge-sheet Abul Hasan Chow in Padma scam
Dhaka – Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) submitted charge sheet against three persons including Bangladesh’s former state minister for foreign affairs Abul Hasan Chowdhury in a case filed with a Canadian court over the alleged corruption in appointing a consultant…
SC quashes Sayedee’s petition
Bangladesh’s Supreme Court on Thursday quashed a petition from convicted war criminal Delawar Hossain Sayedee urging two judges to abstain from hearing his appeal against the death penalty given to him.
PM signs ATT, Protocol on explosive remnants
Bangladesh on Thursday signed the UN Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) and Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War to the Convention on Prohibitions of Restrictions on the use of Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW).
No factual error in voters number: Shah Nawaz
Election Commissioner Md Shah Nawaz on Thursday said inconsistency in the total number of the country’s voters is not a factual error; it might be due to clerical or technical mistakes.
Why DU Senate graduate representative polls voter list not illegal: HC
The High Court on Thursday issued a rule upon the authorities of Dhaka University (DU) asking it to explain as to why DU Senate Registered Graduate Representative polls held outside Dhaka on September 14 and September 21 should not be…
IGP asks cops to tighten security during Eid, Durga Puja
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Hasan Mahmud Khandker on Thursday directed the policemen to remain alert and perform their duties carefully to ensure peaceful celebrations of Eid-ul-Azha and Durga Puja.
7 get life term for raping 3 girls in Ctg, Bogra
Two special tribunals in Chittagong and Bogra on Wednesday sentenced seven people to life term imprisonment for raping three girls after abduction.
President opens BUP facilities at Mirpur Cantt
Dhaka – President Abdul Hamid today inaugurated the academic and administrative buildings of the Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) at the Mirpur Canonment and asked concerned authorities to put emphasis on extra curricular activities in the education system for students…
Investigation Officer starts deposition against Nizami
ASP Abdur Razzaq Khan, the Investigation Officer (IO) of the war crimes case filed against detained Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami, began his deposition before the International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Wednesday as the last prosecution witness.
2 suspected muggers arrested in Feni
Police arrested two suspected muggers while a gang of them was snatching money from a cattle trader at Mohipal BRTC bus station in sadar upazila on Tuesday night.
JCD leader held over human trafficking in Habiganj
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) personnel arrested a local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, student wing of the main opposition BNP, from Imambari Bazar in Nabiganj upazila on Tuesday for allegedly having connection with a human trafficking gang.
Two arrested with 21 kg ganja in Rangpur
Two drug traffickers were arrested with 21 kilogram smuggled ganja from Jamtola point on the Rangpur-Dhaka Highway under Pirganj upazila here on Monday, police said.
Channel 24 faces contempt charges
The prosecution has moved the International Crimes Tribunal to draw contempt proceedings against private TV Channel 24 and its talk-show participants for commenting on Salauddin Quader Chowdhury’s case.
34 Shibir men arrested in Ctg
Chittagong, Police in a drive arrested 34 suspected leaders and activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir from a mess at Chandranpura in the city early Tuesday.
Sayedee appeal hearing begins
Hearing on the appeal for Jamaat leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee has begun after the Appellate Division bench rejected a defence plea requesting more time.
BCL leader sentenced for 17 years under arms act
A trial court in Barisal Monday sentenced Sheikh Mukituzzaman Rony, a leader of the BCL city committee, to 17 years imprisonment under arms act.