Dhaka-The alleged ringleader of notorious terror group ‘Hemayet Bahini’ was shot to death by unidentified assailants at Jessore Central Jail gate in the district town on Monday evening soon after his release on bail.
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Release Naorik Oikya leader Manna unconditionally, speakers urge
Speakers at a discussion meeting and iftar party in the Mirpur area of the city demanded immediate release of Nagorik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna from jail in the interest of democracy and human rights.
Huge arms & ammunition recovers from a lake in Uttara
Huge quantities of firearms and ammunition were recovered from a lake in the city’s Uttara area on Saturday.
Innocent held in crackdown: Ershad
Dhaka-Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad on Saturday alleged that innocent people, not criminals, were arrested in the weeklong combing operation conducted by the law enforcers.
British Labour lawmaker dies after shooting attack
London — A British lawmaker was shot and killed Thursday in a daylight attack in the town she represented, police said. Labour legislator Jo Cox was attacked just before 1 p.m. in Birstall, northern England, Acting Chief Constable Dee Collins…
Road-waterway blockade by local AL in Bandarban continues
Dhaka – The indefinite road-waterway blockade, enforced by the Sadar upazila unit Awami League demanding release of an abducted AL leader, in four upazilas of the Bandarban hill district, is progressing on the second consecutive day today (Thursday), Unb news…
1975 events are in the history, it’s not proper time to analyze: Inu
Dhaka-Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu termed Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam’s comment on Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) as undesirable, sad and irrelevant.
HC orders Govt. to stop 20 drug manufacturing companies
Dhaka-The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court order that ordered the government to stop the production of medicines by 20 drug manufacturing companies on charge of producing substandard medicines.
Police ASI Suja murder accused, killed in Pabna ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – Rubel Hossain, the prime accused in the Assistant Sub-inspector Sujaul Islam Suja murder case, was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Padmar Char in Ishwardi upazila of outlying Pabna district early Wednesday, Unb news agency reported.
Two murder accused killed in Joypurhat ‘gunfight’ with cops
Dhaka – Two persons accused of involvement in the murder of a newly-elected union parishad chairman were killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police on the Gopalpur-Konchkuri road in Bhadsha union of Sadar upazila of Joypurhat district early Tuesday, Unb news…
3 of a family killed in Rangpur road crash
Dhaka – Three members of a family were killed and 15 people were injured as a bus plunged into a ditch off the Rangpur-Bogra Highway in Pirganj upazila of Rangpur district on Monday. The deceased could not be identified yet.…
Warrant against Khoka & 8 others in graft case
Dhaka-A Dhaka court on Monday issued arrest warrant against former Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) Mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka and eight other high officials in a graft case.
Huda to back 14-party alliance programmes: Nasim
The Nazmul Huda-led Trinamool BNP from now on will express solidarity with and join programmes to be announced by the Awami League-led 14-party alliance. Ruling alliance coordinator and Awami League presidium member Mohammed Nasim came up with the disclosure at…
Tonu’s 2nd autopsy finds sign of ‘intercourse’, no ‘death cause’
Dhaka-Doctors at the Forensic Department of Comilla Medical College Hospital in their second autopsy report did not find any specific cause of the death of Comilla Victoria college student Sohagi Jahan Tonu, but got the ‘sign of sexual intercourse’.
Charge sheet against Fakhrul and 7 on police killing case
Dhaka-A Dhaka court on Sunday took into cognizance of the charge sheet of a case filed against BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and seven others for killing a police personnel.
Foreign aid still vital, Muhith tells JS
Dhaka – Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Sunday said foreign assistance still can play a vital role in Bangladesh’s socioeconomic development. He said this while responding to a tabled starred question from Gazi MM Amzad Hossain Milon (Sirajganj-3) in Parliament.
Khaleda to host iftar for political leaders today
Dhaka-BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is going to host an iftar party on Saturday in honour of leaders of different political parties.
Mitu killing: Youth held for mysterious movement during protest
Police arrested a young man on Friday for his mysterious movement during a human chain formed in front of the Chittagong Press Club in the city protesting the gruesome murder of Police Super Babul Akhter’s wife Mahmuda Khanam Mitu.
Outlawed party leader killed in Satkhira ‘shootout’ with police
Dhaka – Mozaffar Sana, said to be a regional leader of outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) was killed in a reported shootout with police at Chara Battala in Tala upazila of the southwestern district of Satkhiras early Friday, Unb…
Rampal plant yet to get environmental clearance: Minister by unbnews
The 1320-megawatt thermal power plant project at Rampal, adjacent to the Sundarbans, is yet to get environmental clearance certificate from the Department of Environment (DoE).
Ruling quarter masterminding the recent spate of targeted killing
Dhaka-The BNP yesterday blamed the ruling quarters for masterminding the recent spate of targeted killings in the country.
Rampal plant yet to get DoE clearance: Manju
Dhaka –The 1320-megawatt thermal power plant project at Rampal, adjacent to the Sundarbans, is yet to get environmental clearance certificate from the Department of Environment (DoE). “The DoE is yet to provide any environmental clearance for the 1320MW coal-based Rampal…
Police now want to know why cop’s slain wife left home so early
Dhaka-Police were investigating as to why police officer Babul Akhter’s wife Mahmuda Khanam Mitu left their house so early to drop her son for the school bus on the day she was gunned down.
100 hurt in Habiganj post-polls violence
Dhaka-At least 100 people, including several policemen, were injured in a spate of post-polls violence in Gopay union of Sadar upazila on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
World Bank’s global growth forecast down to 2.4 percent
Dhaka-The World Bank is downgrading its 2016 global growth forecast by nearly a fifth, to 2.4 percent from the 2.9 percent pace projected in January.
JS session adjourned for lack of speakers
Dhaka – Deputy Speaker Fazle Rabbi Miah was forced on Wednesday to adjourn the Parliament session at 12:15pm for lack of speakers on the proposed budget for 2016-17 fiscal year. On the very first day of the general discussion on…
Inside the daring mission that thwarted a Nazi atomic bomb
When the Nazis captured a heavy water facility in Norway, the chemist who helped design the plant took action. On February 27, 1942, nine saboteurs scaled a cliff in the middle of the night to blow up a Nazi-controlled heavy…
Two crime suspects killed in reported gunfight with detectives
Dhaka – Two suspected criminals were killed in a reported gunfight with plainclothes police in Kalshi Lohar Bridge area under Pallabi thana in Dhaka city early Tuesday, Unb news agency reported.
Country turned into a death valley: Khaleda
Observing that the country has apparently become a death valley due to serial killings, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday called for putting up a united resistance irrespective of politics and opinions to get rid of it. Dhaka, UNB News…
Two stabbed dead in sleep at Jessore filling station
Dhaka – Two staff of a filling station were stabbed dead in Charabhita area of Bagharpara upazila of the southwestern Jessore district on Monday morning, UNB news agency reported.