Jashore, Mar 22 : A teenage boy was stabbed to death allegedly by his friend over playing games at Enayetpur in Sadar upazila of Jashore District on Sunday night.
Category: Governance
Guard among 8 injured in Kushtia Prison attack
At least eight people, including a prison guard, sustained injuries after they were attacked allegedly by a group of local miscreants at Kushtia Central Jail on Friday night.
Inequality, COVID-19 and the Plight of the Young
By Jan Lundius STOCKHOLM / ROME, Mar 16 2021 (IPS) – Inequality characterizes the world we live in, predisposing how we act and think. We perceive our existence as composed of dichotomies – men and women, young and old, black…
Woman tortured for failing to pay interest on loan
A video went viral on social media platforms Wednesday, of a woman tied against a tree and getting verbally as well as physically assaulted.
Khizir Hayat’s wife moves Speedy Trial against Quader Mirza
Judge Soyeb Uddin Khan of the tribunal ordered Companiganj Police Station’s officer-in-charge to investigate the allegations and submit a report within 10 working days.
Charge hearing against Golden Monir in arms case
A Dhaka court on Tuesday fixed March 29 for hearing on charge framing against Monir Hossain alias Golden Monir in an arms case.
Police bar students from marching towards Law Ministry
Dhaka, Mar 16 (UNB) – Police on Tuesday obstructed leaders and activists of some left-leaning organizations near the secretariat while they were marching towards the Law Ministry to stage protests over writer Mustaq’s death in custody and abolition of the…
C’nawabganj man gets life term in arms case
Chapainawabganj, Mar 16 : A Chapainawabganj court on Tuesday sentenced a man to life term imprisonment in an arm case filed in 2016.
CTTC gets 30 more days to probe case against Kishore
The Cyber Tribunal yesterday allowed the CTTC unit of police 30 more days to complete the probe in the DSA case filed against cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore.
Case against Ducsu VP Nur, 5 others, report deferred again
The date for submission of report in the case filed over rape and assistance against former DUCSU VP Nurul Haque Nur and five others was deferred again to April 4.
Tax evasion case against Sayeedi, complainant testifies
War crimes convict Jamaat leader Delwar Hossain Sayeedi was produced in a Dhaka court in the case filed against him for evading income tax.
Parliament goes into 12th session on Apr 1
Dhaka, Mar 15 : The 12th session of the current Parliament will begin on April 1 next as President Abdul Hamid on Monday summoned the second session of 2021.
Graft cases: Khaleda’s sentences suspended for another 6 months
Dhaka, Mar 15 : BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s conditional release from jail in two corruption cases has been extended by another six months. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has given approval to it, said senior secretary to the Security Services Division…
Man held with 1.75 kg gold in Satkhira
Satkhira, Mar 15: Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Monday arrested a man along with 1.75 kgs of gold from Laxmidari border near Bhomra Land Port of Sadar upazila in Satkhira district.
Garment worker burned to death in Savar fire
Savar, Mar 13 (UNB) – A garment workers was burned to death in a fire at a house at Nagarchar in Rajphulbaria of Savar, on the outskirts of the capital, early Saturday.
One killed, 10 injured in B’baria clash
Brahmanbaria, Mar 13 : A 55-year-old man was killed and 10 others were injured in a clash over establishing supremacy at Nimbari in Kasba upazila of Brahmanbaria district on Saturday.
Floyd family agrees to $27M settlement amidst ex-cop’s trial
The city of Minneapolis on Friday agreed to pay $27 million to settle a civil lawsuit from George Floyd’s family over the Black man’s death in police custody.
Child marriage: Man jailed for 15 days in Chapainawabganj
News Desk A man has been jailed for 15 days in Chapainawabganj for marrying off his underage daughter. Nachol Upazila Nirbahi Officer and Upazila Executive Magistrate Sabiha Sultana-led mobile court handed down the punishment for child marriage. Police took Mohbul…
Case filed over Cumilla bus fire
Cumilla, Mar 12: Police have accused two men, including a driver, for negligence over Thursday’s Cumilla bus fire in which two people were killed and 18 others injured. A Matlab-bound bus caught fire on Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in Cumilla’s Daudkandi in…
Extent of Violence Against Women During Pandemic Exposed
COVID-19 restrictions exposed women and girls to heightened abuse – revealing the conditions in which gender-based violence became the shadow pandemic.
Two more testify against DIG Mizan, 3 others in graft case
Two more witnesses including Barisal’s Mehediganj Municipality Mayor Kamal Uddin Khan testified in a case filed against sacked DIG of Police Mizan and three others.
ACC approves 10 more cases against ex-NRB MD PK Halder
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved 10 more cases against NRB Global Bank’s former Managing Director PK Halder and 36 others.
Narcotics case: Man gets life term in Magura
Magura, Mar 9: A Magura court on Monday sentenced a man to life term imprisonment in a case filed under the Anti-Narcotics Act in 2009.
Why jail term of suspended GCC mayor won’t be extended: HC
Gazipur, Mar 9: The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking the government to explain as to why the jail term of sacked mayor of Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) MA Mannan in a graft case should not be extended.
Engage yourselves in income-generating activities, PM to womenfolk
Dhaka, Mar 8 (UNB) :*Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday urged the women of the country to engage themselves in income-generating activities instead of sitting idle at home for their economic freedom.
Khaleda’s sentences could be suspended for another 6 months: Law Ministry
Dhaka, Mar 8 (UNB) : The Ministry of Law has recommended extension of the stay on the sentences of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia for six months more in two graft cases.
‘Cattle smuggler’ killed in clash with BGB men in Sunamganj
Sunamganj, 07 Mar (UNB): One suspected smuggler was shot dead as Cattle smugglers clashed with BGB men at Bangaon border in Sunamganj on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Kamal Hossain, 35, a cattle smuggler of Islampur village in Rangachar…
Prisoner missing in Chattogram jail: Jailer, deputy jailer withdrawn
Chattogram, Mar 7 (UNB): The jailer and the deputy jailer of Chattogram Central Jail have been withdrawn on charge of negligence of duty as a prisoner went missing from the jail on Saturday. Jailer Rafiqul Islam and deputy Jailer Md…
Man held for poaching deer in Bagerhat
Members of the Bangladesh Coast Guard Friday nabbed a man from Laudop Ghat in Dakop of Khulna district for allegedly poaching a deer.
Three Huji members held in city
Police Friday claimed to have arrested three members of banned militant outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (Huji) in the Sayedabad area of Jatrabari.