A total of twenty-five people were arrested with arms and ammunition during the nationwide joint forces’ drive till Saturday (September 7). During this time, law enforcers have also recovered 53 various types of firearms from their possession since September 4, reports UNB. The government
Police in a drive arrested 10 suspected robbers after a robbery attempt in a multipurpose building in Gulshan-2 of the capital early Saturday. Sub-inspector Rafique, duty officer of Gulshan Police Station, said a group of robbers, riding on 50 motorbikes and two vehicles, stormed into the Finance
Law enforcers have detained at least 14 people for their involvement in creating unrest in readymade garment (RMG) sector and carrying out attacks on different factories in Savar and Ashulia of Dhaka. Dhaka district’s Superintendent of Police Ahmed Mueed confirmed their detention during driv
The High Court (HC) on Thursday ordered the authorities concerned to allow the reopening online news portal sheershanews.com and to give it registration. An HC division bench of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Muhammad Mahbub Ul Islam passed the order, disposing of a rule issued earlier in thi
Three people, including a 35-year-old woman and her nine-year-old son, were killed by miscreants at Boro Ghagutia village in Homna upazila of Cumilla district on Wednesday night. The deceased were identified as Mahmuda Begum, wife of Shah Paran, her son Shahab Uddin and niece Tisha Akter, 14, repo
A man was shot dead during a clash over establishing supremacy at Geneva Camp in the Mohammadpur area of Dhaka on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Sonu (32), an auto-rickshaw driver, according to media reports. The incident took place at the college gate area of the camp around 7:45 am w
Two people were hacked to death by miscreants in front of a local restaurant at the central bus terminal in the Pabna district on Wednesday morning. The deceased were identified as Milon Hossain Modhu, 45, and Manzu Pramanik, 44, as per media reports. Locals said some miscreants attacked the vict
A Dhaka court has granted an eight-day remand for Abdullah Hil Kafi, former additional deputy police commissioner of Dhanmondi Zone, allowing police to question him over his alleged involvement in an abduction and extortion case filed in Hazaribagh thana. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Akteruzzaman
A Dhaka court on Wednesday granted an eight-day and seven-day remand to interrogate two former chiefs of Bangladesh police, Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun and AKM Shahidul Hoque, in two separate murder cases. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Akhtaruzzaman granted an eight-day remand for immediate past i
A case has been filed against former Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmad, along with 103 others, on charges of money embezzlement and human trafficking. The case accuses them of embezzling Tk 240 billion. Altab Khan, the proprietor of Afia Overseas (RL-1010), filed th
A writ has been filed with the High Court seeking its order to investigate allegations against former premier Sheikh Hasina and her aides of embezzling $5.0 billion from Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant. The petition wants the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to set up an enquiry into the allegations o
Two provisions of a special law that absolve rental-and quick-rental power plants of legal bindings now come under question from the High Court on a challenge against their legality. The High Court Monday questioned the legality of two provisions of the 'Quick Enhancement of Electricity and Energy
Police have arrested a man from Gaibandha for his alleged involvement in the recent attack on doctors and vandalism at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH). Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) identified the arrestee as Sanjay Paul without giving other information about him. Sanjay Paul was detained
