Dhaka’s Special Judge Court-2 heard on Tuesday a time petition of defense lawyer in the graft case filed against retired Col. Oli Ahmed MP for not submitting the statement of his property within the scheduled time.
Category: Governance
Three to die for raping Marma woman
A court in Chittagong has sentenced three men to death for raping a Marma woman in 2011.
IO to appear as last PW against Nizami Wednesday
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Monday allowed the prosecution plea seeking acceptance of their three witnesses’ statements, recorded by the investigation officer, as their evidence against war crimes accused Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami sans cross-examination.
Seoul makes actress Tisha its goodwill ambassador
South Korea has stepped up its public diplomacy with Bangladesh to bolster its 40-year-old relationship with the South Asian country.
ACC summons ex- state minister Alamgir Kabir
Dhaka – The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has summoned former state minister for Housing and Public Works Alamgir Kabir for interrogation into his alleged involvement with misappropriation of around Tk 40 crore.
Indian Army’s Eastern Command GOC-in-C meets BAF chief
GOC-in-C of Eastern Command of Indian Army Lieutenant General Dalbir Singh met Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Muhammad Enamul Bari at the Air Headquarters on Monday.
Eight inter-district transformer lifters arrested in Rangpur
Eight members of an organised gang of inter-district electric transformer-lifters were arrested with four stolen transformers and a truck here yesterday, police sources said.
2 secys transferred, 1 made OSD
Dhaka: Land Reform Board Secretary Nurul Haque was made Officer on Special Duty (OSD) and two other secretaries were transferred their offices.
Nizami-Trial: Prosecution seeks 3 more PWs statements as evidence
Dhaka, Sept 22 (UNB) – A prosecution witness, also the wife of a surgeon martyred in 1971, on Sunday told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that she had no idea whether her husband was associated with any political party or student…
Rokeya university VC resigning
Vice-Chancellor of Rangpur’s Begum Rokeya University Prof AKM Nurun Nabi has decided to resign amid calls by teachers.
1428 chocolate bombs, 30 crude bombs recovered in Rajshahi
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members, in separate drivers, recovered 1428 chocolate bombs, 30 crude bombs and huge gun powder from two buses in the city on Saturday night.
First IO testifies
The Fourth Speedy Trial Tribunal of Dhaka recorded partial depositions of the first investigation officer (IO) in the Biswajit murder case on Sunday and fixed Monday for recording further depositions of the IO.
ACC sues 4 Commerce Bank officials, 3 others for graft
Dhaka – The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday filed two cases against four Bangladesh Commerce Bank officials, SB Group managing director M Sahajan Babul and two others over their alleged involvement with embezzlement of around Tk 28 crore from the Bangladesh…
Excessive force used in Felani killing, admits BSF
Kolkata: The Border Security Force (BSF), which has ordered a revision trial in the fatal shooting of a minor Bangladeshi girl, Felani Khatun by one of its troopers, Saturday admitted use of “excessive force” in the case and said it…
38 held in Cox’s Bazar for attempt to go to Malaysia illegally
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members in a drive arrested 38 people from Sea Park Hotel near the sea beach here on Saturday.
JS panel wants special birth control for Rohingyas
A parliamentary panel has recommended special birth control measures for Rohingya refugee families in Bangladesh who want bigger family members to secure more rations.
Attack on cops: 55 Shibir men sued in Sylhet
Fifty-five activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir have been sued on charge of attacking police in two separate incidents in the city on Thursday, second day of the 48-hour Jamaat-enforced hartal.
7 held foiling robbery bid in Laxmipur
Police arrested seven alleged criminals when they were about to commit a robbery incident at Shikdar Matha Road in Raipur upazila early Friday.
Speaker to attend Int’l Day of Peace in Kunming
A two-member Bangladesh delegation, led by Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, left here for Kunming, capital of Southwest China’s Yunnan Province, on Friday to attend events marking the International Day of Peace and a forum on regional peace and development.…
PM opens Padma Bridge approach road in Oct
Munshiganj: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the construction work of approach road of Padma Bridge at Jajira pokint I October.
Four Indian nationals held in Moulvibazar
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested four Indian nationals from Harinchhara Tea Estate in Srimangal upazila of Moulvibazar district on Thursday night.
West Bengal names airport after Nazrul
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has christened the airport at Andal near Durgapur in Bardhman, some 100 km from Kolkata, as Kazi Nazrul Islam International Airport, after the Bengali poet, musician and revolutionary.
CEC disowns report on phone conversation with Khaleda Zia
Dismissing the media report that he had a telephonic conversation with BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad on Thursday said he never talked to her since he assumed office.
OC, SI among 9 sued for ‘torturing’ lawyer
A case was filed against nine people, including officer-in-charge (OC) and sub-inspector (SI) of Mirpur Police Station in the capital on Thursday for allegedly torturing a lawyer for issuing an order to grab his land at Mirpur Barbagh.
Local Jamaat ameer arrested in Ctg
Police arrested a thana-level ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami from the port city’s Sholakbahar area on Thursday.
Life sentence increased to death: Amnesty
Senior leader in the Bangladeshi opposition party, Jamaat-e-Islami, has been been sentenced to death for crimes against humanity.
BSF says, no drone deployment plan
India’s Border Security Force (BSF) has no plans to deploy drones along the Bangladesh border, its Director General Subhash Joshi has said.
Eight Shibir activists put to one-day police remand
A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed eight Islami Chhatra Shibira activists on a one-day remand each in a case filed for alleged vandalizing vehicle and explosion of cock-tail.
UZ chairman’s caretaker rapes woman in Khulna, held
A woman was raped by the caretaker of Terokahada upazila chairman Sarfuddin Bachchu at his quarters on Tuesday night.
Robber leader held with arms in Magura
Police arrested an alleged robber leader along with arms and bullets at Nakol village in Sreepur upazila early Monday.