NCP leaders filed a case against around 100 unidentified individuals on Wednesday over the attack on a party convoy in Habiganj town a day earlier. NCP leaders went to the Kamaichhara Police Outpost and filed the case online with the Habiganj Sadar Model Police Station around 8:30PM.

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman has said that legal action will be taken in accordance with the law if death-row convict Sheikh Hasina returns to Bangladesh. The minister made the remarks on Thursday (30 July) while responding to questions from journalists after the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on legal aid between the ministry, BRAC ...

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmad on Thursday that the current government is giving the highest priority to protecting citizens from human trafficking and technology-driven crimes. He affirmed that the government remains steadfast in maintaining a “zero tolerance” policy against international human trafficking and scam networks operating through the misuse of technology. The home minister made these remarks as the chief guest ...

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 on Thursday sent former minister Abdul Latif Siddique to jail after he was produced before the court in a crimes against humanity case linked to the alleged Shapla Chattar mass killings during the Hefazat-e-Islam rally in Motijheel. The order was passed by a three-member judicial panel of ICT-2 headed by Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury. The ...

Andy Burnham promised to reform social care to help “my dad and the millions like him” faced with the unfairness of the current system as he acknowledged tax hikes could be needed to pay for fundamental changes. The Prime Minister, whose father has Alzheimer’s, said “difficult, difficult decisions” could be needed on tax but insisted fixing the current problems in ...

A 10-year plan to clean up some of London’s rivers and waterways has been announced by Sir Sadiq Khan, who says they have suffered from “decades of neglect and pollution”. A total of £1.8bn has been pledged by water companies, boroughs and charities, with London’s mayor adding £2.7m across three years, on top of £13.6m already promised. The city’s main ...

National cricketer Shakib Al Hasan had long been the most-followed celebrity on social media platform Facebook in Bangladesh with over 16 million followers. But actress Pori Moni has now dethroned him with more than 17 million followers. Pori Moni, who has delivered no hit, superhit, or blockbuster films despite acting in around two dozen films throughout her 12-year career, has ...

What is Shockwave Therapy? Thanks to advances in modern medicine, heel pain can now be treated without surgery or medication. One such treatment is Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT). Although the name may suggest an electric shock, the procedure does not involve electricity. It is an advanced physiotherapy technique in which a specialised device delivers high-energy sound waves to the specific ...

Brunei Darussalam High Commissioner to Bangladesh Haji Haris Bin Othman on Wednesday paid a courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During the meeting, the two sides discussed bilateral cooperation, particularly in the areas of manpower, trade and investment, energy, and air connectivity, said a foreign ministry press release. The ...

Chelsea’s Brazilian striker Joao Pedro is “very hungry” after his World Cup snub, with a quick-fire hat-trick in the team’s opening pre-season game impressing new manager Xabi Alonso. The 24-year-old was snapped up from Brighton a year ago and scored 20 goals across all competitions in his first season at Stamford Bridge to be named player of the season by ...