Tag: Metro

A Dhaka court on Thursday directed the Deputy Police Commissioner of Gulshan Zone in the capital to submit a report within a month in a case filed against two Sub-Inspectors of Police. The Sub-Inspectors are Md Israil and Sajal Kanti…

Keraniganj – Two people were murdered in separate incidents in Keraniganj on the on the outskirts of the capital on Tuesday.  A young man was killed by his younger brother over a family feud in Kaliganj Purbapara area in the…

A Dhaka court on Tuesday sent Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested Saidur Rahman alias Shahid Commissioner to jail after he was produced to the court on completion of a 5-day remand. City’s Gandaria Police Station SI and Investigation Officer (IO)…

In a mobile court drive in the capital, the BSTI fined four companies Tk 140,000 for using textile dye and substandard fragrance in producing bread, biscuits, cake and chanachur.   The BSTI, in cooperation with the district administration, conducted the drive…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Editor of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha – the state-run news agency. The Ministry of Public Administration issued a gazette notification regarding the appointment…

Savar – Armed robbers stormed into a jewellery shop in Ashulia EPZ area here on Sunday evening and looted 250 tolas of gold ornament. Witnesses said a gang of 8-10 masked bandits swooped on ‘Pijus Jewellers’ situated at ‘Shamser Plaza’…

Dhaka – Muggers shot two employees of a ‘bKash’ agent and took away Tk 10 lakh from them near Kadam Fuara in the High Court area on Sunday. The injured were identified as M Sohag Khan, 28, and Doulat Gazi,…

An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of the Sutrapur Police Station has been accused of extorting money in public in Dhaka. ASI Saiful Islam had allegedly extorted various sums from pedestrians in Old Dhaka after frisking them on Wednesday evening. He behaved…

A police investigation report submitted to the Speedy Trial Tribunal-4 on Monday claimed that the allegation of the assault and threat of murder on two Jahangirnagar University (JU) students by six of the accused killers of Zubair Ahmed, a student…

Police on Monday arrested eight fake Detective Branch(DB) of police personnel from Banasree area in the city.   Police also recovered one country made pipe-gun, two wireless sets, a handcuff and a microbus.

Dhaka – A man was killed as he was hit a bullet in the city’s Mohakhali area on Friday night. Hospital sources said Dulal was hit by a bullet near Mohakhali Wireless Rail Gate around 8:40pm while returning home on foot…

Detective Branch of police arrested six people along with six pounds of cocaine from the city’s Nikunju area on Thursday. The arrestees are drug peddlers-Md Kamrul Alam, 40, and Md Abu Taher Mandol alias Joba, 30, and their associates- pharmacy…

Bangladesh Bar Council, a statutory body regulating the lawyers, on Wednesday strongly condemned the arrest of its vice-chairman Khandker Mahbub Hossain and demanded his immediate unconditional release.

A public interest litigation (PIL) writ petition was filed on Wednesday seeking resumption of the High Court benches with judicial functions during political programmes like hartal or blockade.   Talking to newsmen, petitioner Yunus Ali Akand, a lawyer, said he filed…

A Dhaka court on Wednesday framed charge against human rights organisation Odhikar’s director Nasir Uddin Elan and its secretary Adilur Rahman Khan Shuvro in a case filed under the Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Act.

At least 15 people were injured as several crude bombs were exploded at the election rally of a ruling party candidate in old part of the city on Thursday afternoon.   Nine of the injured — Helena, 35, Monir, 20, Imran,…

A media delegation from Oklahoma, USA has embarked on a Bangladesh tour as part of an exchange programme supported by the US Department of State. To mark the visit, a function was held at BRAC Centre on Wednesday where the…

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members arrested five members of an international gold smuggling racket, including its ringleader, from the city’s Uttara area on Wednesday.   The elite force members also seized a haul of 1,340 tolas of smuggled gold worth about…

Six people, including four cops, were injured in a bomb attack on the law enforcers in the city’s Mouchak area on Tuesday evening. Witnesses said 5-6 powerful bombs were hurled targeting the policemen stationed under the footbridge near Fortune Shopping…

Ruling Awami League and its main opposition BNP leaning lawyers have agreed not to hold any meeting on the premises of the Supreme Court. Lawyers close to the two parties reached a consensus on this at a meeting with Chief…

International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) judge ATM Fazle Kabir, who led the trial of Ghulam Azam, Delwar Hossain Sayeedee and Salauddin Quader Chowdhury for war crimes, has retired. He was bid farewell on Tuesday, his last working day.

The ruling Awami League-backed Blue Panel swept the polls to Dhaka University Teachers’ Association (Duta) held on Tuesday.   The Blue Panel bagged nine out of 15 posts while its rival BNP-blessed White Panel got only 6.   Prof Dr AK Fazlul…

The National Press Club and the High Court have been used as a ‘political shield’ by a group, Dhaka Metrpolitan Police Commissioner Benazir Ahmed has said.

Terming the opposition’s December 29 programme illogical, State Minister for Home Shamsul Haq Tuku on Wednesday said they have announced this programme to thwart the upcoming national election and the war crimes trial. 

More bombs have been recovered from Mohammadpur in Dhaka. 32 handmade bombs and a huge quantity of explosives and gunpowder was recovered from the Geneva Camp , which houses the ‘Stranded Pakistanis’.

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive seized nearly 100 powerful hand bombs and huge bomb-making materials from Geneva Camp in the capital’s Mohammadpur area on Friday.

Several activists of the Ganajagaran Manch, including its spokesperson Imran H Sarker, have been injured when police charged baton to stop their procession that was taken out demanding suspension of diplomatic ties with Pakistan.

Police have recovered body of a woman from Dhaka’s Mirpur area. Her relatives have alleged that she was killed for dowry. Police found 28-year old Sharmin Morshed Maha hanging from the ceiling in a house early on Thursday.

The OC of Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Khilkhet station has gone missing for the past four days. Shamim Hossain was last seen going out of his workstation on Saturday complaining of sickness.