Crime & Justice
Fakhrul's bail hearing at HC on January 3
The High Court today set January 3 for hearing on the rule regarding BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir's bail in a case filed over vandalism of the chief justice's residence on October 28
Eighth grader beaten to death in Dhaka
An eighth grader was beaten to death in the capital’s Badda area yesterday afternoon by a senior student following an altercation over “disturbance” during an examination.
GM Quader files GD over death threat
Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader yesterday lodged a general diary with Uttara West Police Station over an alleged death threat he received on the phone.
Schoolboy beaten to death in Badda
An eighth grader was beaten to death allegedly by a senior student in the capital's Badda area this afternoon following an altercation over "disturbance" during an examination
Migrant activist’s arrest draws flak
Al-Amin Noyon, a migrant rights activist, was arrested and sent to jail on Thursday -- drawing criticisms from the rights advocates.
Illegal gas usage since 2012 / Collect cost from consumers: HC
The High Court has directed the authorities concerned to determine how much gas has been used illegally in Dhaka, Chattogram, Narayanganj, Narsingdi, Munshiganj, and Gazipur in the last 12 years, and collect its cost from the consumers concerned.
Elderly man found dead
A man was found dead in his rented flat in Chitashal Nurbag area of Narayanganj’s Fatullah upazila, where he had been living with his only son since his wife died five months ago.
One suspected Ansar Al Islam militant arrested
A member of the banned militant organisation Ansar Al Islam has been arrested in Gazipur, claimed Rab
CHTC urges govt to address 'targeted killings' in the hills
The International Chittagong Hill Tracts Commission (CHTC) yesterday called upon the government to address an "alarming trend of targeted killings" of youth leaders of indigenous community people in the CHT region
Illegal gas usage since 2012: Collect cost from consumers, HC orders
The High Court has directed the authorities concerned to determine how much gas has been used illegally in Dhaka, Chattogram, Narayanganj, Narsingdi, Munshiganj, and Gazipur in the last 12 years, and to collect its cost from the consumers concerned
Non-violence is a component of free, fair polls: US
Washington has reiterated that the election in Bangladesh should be non-violent, which is a component of a free and fair election
Case filed over train derailment in Gazipur
The railway authorities have filed a case with the Dhaka GRP Police Station in connection with the cutting of a train track in Bankharia area of Gazipur which led to a fatal accident
Rab arrests 2 drug peddlers, seizes 10kg heroin
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two drug peddlers and seized 10kg of heroin from Chapainawabganj district yesterday
77 BNP, Jamaat activists jailed
Seventy-seven more leaders and activists of BNP-Jamaat and their front organisations were sentenced to different jail terms yesterday in five cases filed years ago over political violence in the capital.
Fakhrul’s wife files writ for courts to hear his bail pleas
A writ petition was filed with the High Court yesterday challenging the legality of a Dhaka court’s refusal to accept bail petitions for BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in connection with 10 cases filed over political violence.
Missing madrasa boy found dead
Police yesterday recovered the body of a 13-year-old boy from Chattogram’s Bandartila area after he was kidnapped on Wednesday.
Medical College Entry Test: Nine held over question leak
CID claimed to have arrested nine individuals, including a union parishad chairman and five doctors, for their alleged involvement in leaking admission test question papers of medical colleges.
Khulna-bound train narrowly escapes accident
The Khulna-bound Simanta Express train narrowly escaped an accident in Domar upazila of Nilphamari on Wednesday night due to locals’ intervention.
