Bangladesh

Robbers have shot a jewellery shop owner in the capital’s Banasree area and snatched away his bag containing gold items and cash. The incident happened approximately 10:30PM on Sunday on Road No 7 in Banasree’s D Block in front of businessman Anwar Hossain’s home. Rampura Police Station chief Ataur Rahman Akand said Anwar, 55, was admitted to Dhaka Medical College ...

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has set Monday (February 24) for hearing of the review petition filed by Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam challenging his death penalty in cases filed over crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War. The Appellate Division bench, led by Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam, fixed the date on Sunday after ICT Chief Prosecutor ...

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has set Monday (February 24) for hearing of the review petition filed by Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam challenging his death penalty in cases filed over crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War. The Appellate Division bench, led by Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam, fixed the date on Sunday after ICT Chief Prosecutor ...

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has strengthened security measures to prevent theft, robbery and murder nationwide, said the force’s director general (DG) and additional IGP AKM Shahidur Rahman. “The elite force is conducting operation alongwith the other law enforcement agencies to normalise the law and order situation and to curb crimes across the country.”. The DG made this comment after inspecting ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Amir Dr Shafiqur Rahman has said none can survive by adopting corruption and misrule. He said only the rule of Quran can bring peace in the society and emancipate people from all problems. Jamaat Amir said this in a public meeting organized by Laxmipur district unit of the party at the Adarsha Samad Government High School ground on ...

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday said unity among the democratic forces is crucial to protect Bangladesh and its people from conspirators. “If we want to protect the people of the country and, above all, safeguard Bangladesh, we must all remain united at any cost,” he said while virtually addressing the council of the Jashore district unit BNP at ...

Police have dispersed the outsourcing workers, who demonstrated blocking the road in front of the National Press Club, by using water cannons and sound grenades. The incident happened at around 5:15 PM on Saturday. It was learnt that the outsourcing workers had been blocking the road for around two hours, causing heavy traffic the secretariat and its adjacent areas. At ...

About 84 percent of the people want an independent and strong Local Government Commission to be formed through enactment of a new law aiming to strengthen the country’s local government system, a household survey revealed, reports BSS. It showed that about 71 percent think that elections should not be held to local government bodies with symbols of political parties, while ...

Rome’s finance police have arrested five individuals, including three officials from the Italian Embassy in Dhaka, on charge of bribery and visa trafficking. According to local authorities, among those arrested people, two are Bangladeshis, one of whom–Nazrul Islam– is believed to be the mastermind behind the syndicate. Nazrul, a resident of Rome, has been associated with the Italian chapter of ...

The nation is paying glowing tributes to the language martyrs on the occasion of The Great Martyrs Day and the International Mother Language Day Marking the ‘Amar Ekushey’, people  from all walks of life paid homage to the language movement heroes, the valiant sons of this soil who made supreme sacrifice to establish Bangla as the mother-language in 1952, by ...