Sherpur, May 2 (UNB)– Police are looking for a 40-year-old man who is suspected of raping an eight-grader in Sreebardi upazila on Wednesday. The victim was alone at her house in Shankar Ghosh village around noon when Ujjal Mia, the…
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Bangladesh Madrasa girl ‘raped’ in Sherpur
Sherpur, May 2 – Police are looking for a 40-year-old man who is suspected of raping an eighth-grader in Sreebardi Upazila on Wednesday. The victim was alone at her house in Shankar Ghosh village around noon when Ujjal Mia, the…
Cyclone Fani: Danger signal 7 issued at Mongla, Payra ports
Dhaka, May 2 – Khulna and adjoining southwestern coastal areas will feel the peripheral effect of ‘Fani’ by Friday morning, the Met Office says, advising Mongla and Payra ports to display danger signal number seven. The very severe cyclonic storm…
যৌন নিপীড়নকারীদের কঠোর শাস্তি দিতে হবে
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ ঢাকা মহানগর উত্তর সভাপতি প্রিন্সিপাল শেখ ফজলে বারী মাসউদ ও সেক্রেটারী মাওলানা আরিফুল ইসলাম এক যুক্ত বিবৃতিতে বলেছেন, যৌন নিপীড়নকারীদের কঠোর শাস্তির আওতায় আনলে যৌন নিপীড়ন অনেকাংশে কমে যাবে। যৌন নিপীড়নকারীদের সর্বোচ্চ শাস্তি কার্যকর হলে দেশে যৌন…
Case filed over raid at Dhaka ‘militant den’
Dhaka, April 30 – A case was filed yesterday over the raid at a ‘militant den’ in Bosila area of Dhaka city. Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-2 Senior Warrant Officer Md Abdullah filed the case with Mohammadpur Police Station on Monday…
Student suicide: Charge taken against Viqarunnisa teachers
Dhaka, April 30 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday accepted the charges brought against two teachers of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College in a case filed for instigating the suicide of Aritry Adhikary, a ninth-grade…
Bangladesh PM Hasina flies to London on official visit
Dhaka, May 1 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left here for London on Wednesday on an official visit to the United Kingdom (UK). A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the prime minister and her entourage departed Hazrat…
Ex-Jamaat MP Shahjahan Chowdhury held, charge unclear
Chittagong, May 1 – Detectives arrested former Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami MP Shahjahan Chowdhury and some other party leaders in the city on Tuesday night. A team of Detective Branch of picked Shahjahan, also city Jamaat Ameer, and others from Chandanpur Darul…
HC wants docs of Zia Trust graft case on appeal by Khaleda
Dhaka, April 30 – The High Court Tuesday asked lower court concerned to submit documents of Zia Charitable Trust graft case against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia within two months as it accepted her appeal challenging the verdict in the…
Actress Shomi faces Tk 1 billion defamation case
Dhaka, Apr 30 – A case has been filed against actress Shomi Kaiser for reportedly tarnishing the image of journalists branding them ‘thieves’ during a programme at the Jatiya Press Club on April 24. Editor of online news portal studentjournalbd.com…
PM Hasina pledges action if anyone plays with share market
She welcomes BNP MPs for joining parliament Dhaka, Apr 30 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday warned that action will be taken if anyone wants to play with the share market. “… if anyone wants to play (with the…
Charitable trust graft case: HC accepts Khaleda’s appeal
Dhaka, Apr 30 – The High Court on Tuesday accepted BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s appeal challenging her conviction in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case. The bench of Justice Obaidul Hassan and Justice SM Kuddus Zaman also stayed a Tk…
UN aid chief: No progress so Rohingya can return to Myanmar
United Nations, Apr 30 (AP/UNB)— The U.N. humanitarian chief says there has been “no progress” in dealing with the reasons why more than 700,000 Rohingya Muslims fled to Bangladesh from western Myanmar’s Rakhine state. Just returned from a visit to…
BNP backtracks from the stand on not joining Parliament
Dhaka, April 29 – In a major political development, the BNP yesterday backtracked from its earlier decision of not joining Parliament as its MPs-elect took oath in the evening yesterday, the last date of taking the oath. “Considering the critical…
Cyclonic storm Fani 1500km South of Ctg may intensify
Dhaka, April 30 – Cyclonic storm Fani is likely to intensify further within 12 to 15 hour as it moved North-northwestwards further, said met office on Monday. It was centred about 1540 km south of Chittagong port 1510 km south…
PM gives monetary support to AL victim of BNP-Jamaat torture
Dhaka, Apr 29 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday gave Tk 20 lakh as financial assistance to Anwara Begum, a victim of torture unleashed by BNP-Jamaat terrorists during their 2001-2006 tenure, of Chakoria municipality in Cox’s Bazar district. Briefing…
Fakhrul says BNP MPs took oath at Tarique’s instruction
Dhaka, Apr 29 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said their party’s MPs-elect have taken oath at party acting chairman Tarique Rahman’s instruction. Two hours after their party’s four MPs-elect were sworn in, Fakhrul came up…
Dedicated marketplace to be set up for SME sector: Minister
Dhaka, Apr 29 – Industries Minister Nurul Majid Humayun has said that a dedicated permanent marketplace will be set up for small and medium entrepreneurs in the country. He made the announcement while addressing the concluding session of the “5th…
2 suspected militants killed as raid on Bosila den ends
Dhaka, Apr 29 – At least two suspected militants were killed in an explosion after members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) cordoned off a suspected tin-shed den of militants at Bosila in Mohammadpur area of the capital on Monday. The…
Oil spill in canal as tankers derail, skide of track in Ctg
Chattogram, Apr 29 – Oil spilled into a canal after a freight oil tanker train carrying furnace oil derailed and the tankers skidded off the track in Egaromile area of Hathazari upazila on Monday afternoon. Md Ruhul Amin, Upazila Nirbahi…
BD Road Transport dept starts 10-day training for drivers
Dhaka, April 29, (UNB)- Bangladesh Road and Transport Authority (BRTA) on Monday launched a 10-day-long training for bus drivers in Dhaka. Md Nazrul Islam, secretary for road transport and highway inaugurated the training workshop at BRTA office in Banai aiming…
1 killed in blast at cordoned off ‘militant den’ in Dhaka city
Dhaka, Apr 29 – A suspected militant was killed in an explosion after members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) cordoned off a tin-shed house at Bosila in Mohammadpur area of the capital early Monday, suspecting it to be a militant…
সকল যৌথ নদীর অববাহিকা ভিত্তিক ব্যবস্থাপনা চুক্তি দাবি
ঢাকা, ২৭ এপ্রিল – চুক্তি অনুযায়ী ফারাক্কা থেকে গঙ্গার পানি না পাওয়ার ভারত-বাংলাদেশ যৌথ নদী কমিশনে প্রতিপক্ষের কাছে বাংলাদেশের পক্ষ থেকে সম্প্রতি চিঠি দেয়া হয়েছে। আমরা জানি ১৯৯৬ সালে ৩০ বছর মেয়াদী পানি বন্টন চুক্তি সই হবার পর প্রায়ই এমন…
Writ to help heirs of 88 BAF officials convicted for mutiny
Dhaka, April 28 – A writ petition was filed with the High Court yesterday seeking compensation for 88 inheritors of some Army and Air Force officials, who were convicted during Ziaur Rahman regime in various term of sentences including death…
SC stays HC order to investigate on JP leader RA Howlader
Dhaka, April 28 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday paved the way for the Anti-Corruption Commission to run the investigation against former Jatiya Party general secretary ABM Ruhul Amin Howlader relating to the allegation that he had…
Chief Justice concern over backlog of cases in courts
Dhaka, April 28 – Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain yesterday expressed grave concerned over the increasing of backlog of cases before the court and said that the backlog reached a critical stage. “There are so many cases pending in the…
Brac varsity student killing: drivers put on remand
Dhaka, April 28 – Covered van driver Anis, who allegedly crashed Brac University student Fahmida Haque Labannya under wheel and uber motor-cycle rider Sumon were on Sunday put on remand in the case filed in connection with the killing of…
দেশে আইনের শাসন না থাকায় মানুষ কোথাও নিরাপদ নয় -আইএবি
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের সিনিয়র নায়েবে আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মোহাম্মদ ফয়জুল করীম বলেছেন, বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতার ৪৮ বছর অতিক্রম হলেও দেশের আইনের শাসন না থাকায় মানুষ কোথাও নিরাপদ নয়। সুদ, ঘুষ, দুর্নীতি, টেন্ডারবাজি, চাঁদাবাজি, খুন, ধর্ষণ মহামারি আকার রূপ নিয়েছে। সড়ক, বাসা-বাড়ি…
HC rule to enforce road transport law and regulate drivers
Dhaka, April 28 – The High Court on Sunday issued a rule a rule asking the government to explain within two weeks why its inaction to issue a gazette notification on the Road Transport Act-2018 in line with the sub-section…
EU envoys for pol resolve, action to do urgent policy reform
The Heads of Mission of the European Union, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom participated in the 5th plenary of the EU-Bangladesh Business Climate Dialogue on Sunday 28 April 2019 at the Commerce Ministry. They…