London, Apr 11 (AP/UNB) — Police in London say they’ve arrested WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorean embassy on a court warrant dating back to 2012. In a statement Thursday, police said Assange has been taken into “custody at…
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WikiLeaks’ Assange held at Ecuador embassy in London
London, Apr 11 (AP/UNB) — Police in London say they’ve arrested WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorean embassy on a court warrant dating back to 2012. In a statement Thursday, police said Assange has been taken into “custody at…
Feni Madrassa girl Rafi’s letter that was never sent
“I will make an example of him, such that other perverts like him may learn a lesson” Feni, Apr 11 – “My mistake at first was in trying to take my own life. Won’t make that mistake again. To kill…
4 alleged drug traders killed in ‘gunfights’ in 4 districts
Dhaka, Apr 11 – Four people including three alleged drug traders were killed in separate ‘gunfights’ with law enforcers in Dhaka, Cox’s Bazar, Meherpur and Chattogram districts early Thursday. Nabi Hossain, 48, a ‘drug trader’ from Teknaf, was killed in…
Civil society faces smears, laws, noncooperation
BELGRADE, Apr 10 2019 (IPS) – The murder of Brazilian politician and human rights activist Marielle Franco just over a year ago and attacks on other rights activists around the world have galvanised civil society organisations, with the United Nations heightening…
Polls open in 1st phase of India’s lengthy general election
New Delhi, Apr 11 (AP/UNB) — Polls opened Thursday in the first phase of India’s general elections, seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party. A festive spirit prevailed as men and women in…
Jaha Alam ordered to appear before HC
Dhaka, Apr 10 (UNB) – The High Court on Wednesday asked Jaha Alam, who languished in jail in place of the real accused in corruption cases, to appear before it on April 17. Justice FRM Nazmul Ahasan and Justice KM…
Zero tolerance to food adulteration in BD
Dhaka, April 10 – The government will to show zero tolerance to prevent adulteration in food and pollution, says Minister for Food Sadhan Chandra Majumder. Like eradication of drugs and militancy, the drive against food adulteration will also be strengthened…
Niko graft hearing against Khaleda again on April 23
Dhaka, April 10 – A Dhaka court on Wednesday fixed April 23 to hold next hearing on the charge framing in Niko Graft case against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia. Judge Sheikh Hafizur Rahman of Special Judge Court-9 of Dhaka…
Avijit murder case: Farabi acquitted
Dhaka, April 10 – A tribunal of Dhaka yesterday acquitted Shafiur Rahman Farabi, who had issued repeated death threats to writer-blogger Avijit Roy before his death, in a case filed under the ICT case. Judge Ash Sams Joglul Hossain of…
যৌন হয়রানির দায়ে ফেনী মাদরাসা অধ্যক্ষের শাস্তি দাবী
-ইশা ছাত্র আন্দোলন যৌন হয়রানি আজ মহামারি আকার ধারণ করেছে। একের পর এক যৌন হয়রানি দেশ ও জাতিকে ভাবিয়ে তুলছে। সাম্প্রতিক ফেনীতে অধ্যক্ষ কর্তৃক ছাত্রী নিপীড়ন ও নির্যাতনে সমাজে উদ্বেগ সৃষ্টি করেছে। আমরা এর তীব্র নিন্দা ও প্রতিবাদ জানাই। আজ…
Burn victim Feni madrasa girl Rafi dies at DMCH
Dhaka, Apr 10 (UNB) – After fighting for her life for five days, madrasa girl Nusrat Jahan Rafi who was set afire in Songazi upazila of Feni succumbed to her injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Wednesday night.…
Pathways of antibiotic use in Bangladesh explored
Dhaka, Apr 10 (UNB)-Scientists at icddr,b in collaboration with Loughborough University, Durham University and the University of Bristol, UK have organised a dissemination seminar at icddr,b’s Sasakawa auditorium in Mohakhali to share insights regarding pathways of antibiotic use in Bangladesh. …
Emissions inequality—a gulf between global rich and poor
The American congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently shook up environmental politics by releasing a broad outline of a Green New Deal—a plan to make the US a carbon-neutral economy in the next ten years, while reducing both poverty and inequality. Lauded by…
Rise in cyberlaws spell bad news for SE Asia HR, democracy
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Apr 9 2019 (IPS) – Around the globe, cyberspace has become the new battleground in the fight for the heart and soul of democracy. And Southeast Asia is fast becoming one of the global hotspots where the screws…
Burnt Feni madrassa girl undergoes surgery on life support
Feni, Apr 9 (UNB) – A surgery on Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi, who was undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) after being set on fire, was carried out on Tuesday keeping her under life support. After…
Bangladesh Ports to check money-laundering by scanners
Dhaka, Apr 10 (UNB) – The Working Committee on Anti-Money Laundering-Combating Financing of Terrorism has directed all the ports in the country to install scanners to examine incoming and outgoing goods to prevent the siphoning off money through export and…
Holey Artisan Bakery, witnesses don’t appear
Dhaka, April 09 – The witnesses of the Holey Artisan Bakery case did not appear in the court on Tuesday while Dhaka’s Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal Judge Md Mojibur Rahman fixed April 17 as the next date for recording the depositions…
HC orders disposal of Rana Plaza case in 6 months
Dhaka, Apr 9 (UNB) – Denying bail to Rana Plaza owner Sohel Rana in a case filed over violation of the building code in construction of the building, the High Court on Tuesday directed the lower court to dispose of…
Two sons of Wahed Mansion owner on remand
Dhaka, April 8 – A Dhaka court on Monday granted seven days’ remand to two sons of Wahed Mansion’s owner in a case lodged by a local resident over the deadly fire in the Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar area. Magistrate Rajesh…
2 owners of fire-ravaged Dhaka highrise sent to jail
Dhaka, April 8 – A Dhaka court on Monday sent the two owners of FR Tower to jail in connection with the case filed over the devastating fire that ripped through the high-rise building on March 28 killing 26 people.…
375 rifle bullets recovered from pond in Rajshahi
Some 375 rifle bullets were recovered from a fish farming pond at Malshira village under Tanore Upazila in the district today. On information, a police team rushed to the area around 11.30 am and recovered the bullets, said Abdur Razzaque…
Pakistan accuses India of plotting fresh military attack
Pakistan says it has “reliable intelligence” India is planning a military attack this month, something India dismissed as “war hysteria”. Foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi made the comments on Sunday. Already tense relations between the two deteriorated this year when…
Fake magistrate, 3 students held for leaking fake question
Dhaka, April 07 – An imposter who identified himself as a magistrate at the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka was arrested from the premises of the CMM court on the charge of fraudulence. The arrestee was identified as…
Last BD national polls did not meet fairness standard: UK MP
Dhaka, April 07 – The last parliamentary polls of Bangladesh held in December did not meet the standard of fairness, said visiting member of parliament of the United Kingdom Mark Field yesterday. He said UK wants to see lively debate,…
Justice Sinha’s corruption case report submission deferred
Dhaka, April 07 – A Dhaka court on Sunday deferred the submission probe report in a graft case filed against former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar (SK) Sinha. Magistrate Sattyabrata Sikder of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka fixed…
BD Border Guards deployed in St. Martin’s island near Burma
Dhaka, Apr 7 (UNB) -The government on Sunday deployed members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at Saint Martin’s Island in Teknaf upazila in Coxs Bazar. Sources at the BGB headquarters said BGB members started patrolling the St. Martin’s Island, a…
SC upholds Khaleda’s bail in Comilla murder case
Dhaka, Apr 7 (UNB) – The Appellate Division of Supreme Court on Sunday upheld a High Court order that granted BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia six-month interim bail in a murder case filed over the death of eight people in an…
UK has no comment on cases, Field about Tarique
Dhaka, Apr 7 (UNB) – British Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific Mark Field has reiterated his government’s position not to comment on individual cases though Bangladesh seeks the UK support to bring back convicted BNP leader Tarique…
Feni female madrasa student in critical condition
Dhaka, Apr 7 (UNB) – The condition of the female madrasa student from Feni, who suffered 80 percent burns, is critical, doctors said on Sunday. A seven-member medical board, formed by the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) in the morning,…