An alleged robber sustained bullet injuries in a reported ‘gunfight’ with police in Tala upazila on Wednesday morning. The victim was identified as Atiar Moral,35, son of late Afsar Uddin, resident of Lautara village in Tala upazila.
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Oishee’s friend granted bail
A Dhaka court on Tuesday granted bail to an accused in the murder case of Special Branch Inspector Mahfuzur Rahman and his wife Shapna Rahman. Dhaka’s Speedy Trial Tribunal-3 Judge Syeed Ahamed granted the bail to Oishee’s friend Mizanur Rahman…
Woman, daughter among three killed in lightning strike
Three people, including a woman and her daughter, were killed in separate incidents of lightning strike in Sadar and Shibganj upazilas of Chapainawabganj on Monday.
4 Magura truck torching victims die at Dhaka Medical College Hospital
Four people, who sustained burn injuries in separate petrol bomb attacks in Magura and Chandpur districts, died at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Sunday. Sources at Dhaka Medical College Hospital said three people, who suffered…
Man held for carrying news clippings on Salahuddin
Police yesterday detained a young man from in front of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office. The young man identified as Suman carrying paper clipping on enforced disappearance of BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed.
Journalist Saiful Islam Talukdar no more
Saiful Islam Talukdar, special correspondent of daily Amader Somoy died of a heart attack at 11 pm on Saturday night at his residence, said a BFUJ leader. A joint secretary general of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) Saiful was…
Bomb explodes in Dhaka judicial magistrate court
Unidentified miscreants exploded a remote controlled bomb on the veranda of the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Court building of Dhaka on Thursday afternoon. Assistant Commissioner Aminul Islam of the Prosecution Department of the court has told newsmen after the incident,…
Dhaka Bar poll begins
A two-day annual election of Dhaka Bar Association began on Wednesday morning to elect a new executive committee of the association for 2015-2016. The voting will end on Thursday (February 26). A total of 61 candidates from pro-Awami League ‘White…
4 killed as truck hits auto-rickshaw in Tangail
At least four people were killed and two others injured as a truck collided with a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Charbhabla near the Bangabandhu Jamuna Bridge (East) Police Station on Tuesday night. The deceased were identified as Golam Kibria,40, a resident…
Confusing crude bomb attacks panic people
Panic gripped the apex court on Sunday after the bomb was discovered at a courtroom in the afternoon. Police have confirmed the recovery of a bomb from the High Court. Two more objects, resembling bombs, were found within an hour.…
2 women police constables killed in city road crash
Two policewomen were killed and at least 20 others injured as a truck crushed into a bus carrying them in Fakirapul intersection in the capital on Sunday morning. The deceased were identified as constables Manira,20, and Aklima,22. Police said a…
Police firing hurts city Bnp leader, Feni bomb blast 2 magistrates
Gias Uddin (45) a Ward Bnp leader of the of Shyampur Taltala area under Kadamtali police station in Dhaka city was seriously injured when police opened fire from shotgun as reportedly pro-blockade activists were preparing to do picketing at about…
College student hacked dead in Natore
A college student was hacked to death by miscreants at Chalanbil in Singra upazila on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Atiqur Rahman, 22, son of Abdur Rashid, a resident of Bargan area of the same upazila.
Crude bomb hurled at JP MP’s Bogra house
Miscreants threw a crude bomb at the house of opposition whip in parliament Nurul Islam Omar in the district town on Friday evening. Witnesses said a group of unidentified miscreants hurled the crude bomb at the main gate of the…
Anti-militancy motivation programme urged
Anti-Terrorism and Militancy Ulema Parishad has demanded the government of launching motivational programme by Islamic scholars to stop militancy in the country. Maulana Abdul Latif Chowdhury, convener of the organization, made the demand at a press conference at Dhaka Reporters’…
Badsah, Elias new president GS of DRU
Sakhawat Hossain Badsha, special correspondent of the daily Inqilab and Elias Hossain, special correspondent of Independent TV, were elected president and general secretary respectively of Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) on Sunday for the 2015 term. Badsha bagged 366 votes while…
No more politics over Latif issue: Quader
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said no one will be allowed to do politics over removed minister Abdul Latif Siddique. “It’s under the Speaker’s jurisdiction whether Latif Siddique will remain MP or not. The government has…
Latif Sidique returns home facing arrest warrants
Braving several court warrants pending for his arrest, sacked minister Abdul Latif Siddique returned home on Sunday night, nearly two months after his adverse remarks against Islam in the USA. The former Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister arrived at…
Illegal VOIP business coming down fast: Obaidul
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday told parliament that illegal operation of VoIP has been coming down fast due to continuous drive and fixation of the international call termination rate. “The government has outlined measures against illegal Voice…
Man hurt in Jessore ‘gunfight’ dies at DMCH
An alleged mugger, who was injured in a ‘gunfight’ with police in front of Badsha Faysal School in the Jessore district town on November 13, succumbed to his injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Saturday night.
Nagorik Oikya sit-in Thursday: Say ‘No’ to corruption
Mahmudur Rahman Manna, convener of Nagorik Oikya (Citizens’ unity) would observe sit-in at the ‘Shikha Chirantan’ (eternal flame) the Suhrawardy Uddayan in Dhaka city on Thursday November 27 to drum up support to the movement to say ‘No’ to corruption.…
Turn in RU teacher murder case, college principal held
Amid strong protests against the murder of Rajshahi University teacher Prof AKM Shafiul Islam, police arrested 20 people, including a college principal, in connection with the killing. Officer-in-charge of Motihar Police Station Amagir Hossain said local police and detectives launched…
40 gold bars seized at Ctg airport
Customs officials seized 40 gold bars weighing 4.50 kg at Shah Amanat International Airport here on Thursday morning.
India army says sorry over Kashmir teenager deaths
The Indian army has issued an unusual apology for shooting dead two teenage boys in Indian-administered Kashmir. The army says it made a mistake in firing at a car they were travelling in on the outskirts of Srinagar on Monday.…
Blast marks CU-BCL blockade
The fourth day of the blockade by a faction of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) of Chittagong University (CU) unit was marked by explosion and arson. The blockade supporters lobbed a handmade bomb in the city’s Sholoshohor Railway Station around 8am…
81 N’ganj police officers transferred
The government has shaken up the Narayanganj police administration by transferring two inspectors, 40 sub-inspectors (SI) and 39 assistant sub-inspectors (ASI) of police following the abduction and killing of seven people that outraged the nation. They shifted to police stations…
MP’s wife ‘falls’ off roof, dies
Wife of MP Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury Nixon died on Tuesday night after reportedly falling off the roof of the six-storey building they lived in at Gulshan-2, Dhaka. Muntarin Mujib Chowdhury, 33, allegedly slipped and fell, Nixon’s personal assistant Khandker Jahidur…
Committee to probe Tuesday night train crash killing 4 in capital
Bangladesh Railway has formed a 4-member inquiry committee on Wednesday, headed by its divisional transport officer, to ascertain the reason behind the Tuesday night’s train accident in the city, which left four people killed. The three other members of the…
Huge gold haul at Dhaka airport
A Biman Bangladesh Airlines official has been arrested after 106 kilograms of contraband gold was found abandoned in an aircraft’s toilet at Dhaka’s Shahjalal airport. The Biman flight had arrived with passengers from Dubai at 9am on Saturday. Customs officials…
Doctors’ group condemns attacks on journalists
A left-leaning doctors’ group has condemned the attacks on journalists by doctors at different hospitals. Bangladesh Chikitshak Sangsad in a media release on Saturday also condemned attacks on doctors at capital Dhaka’s Birdem Hospital. It observed that such attacks on…