A Dhaka court on Thursday ordered the authorities concerned to confiscate properties and freeze bank accounts of former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed. Judge Mohammad As-Shams Jaglul Hossain of Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge’s Court passed the order

Four alleged members of a dacoit’s gang were arrested by Kotwali police in Chattogram’s Marinars road area last night. The arrested are Md Sohel, 30, Belal Hossain, 37, Md Tushar, 19 and Md Rubel,22. Mehidi Hasan, sub-inspector of Kotwali thana, said police arrested the

Evaly Managing Director Md Russel and his wife and Chairman of the e-commerce company Shamima Nasrin have been acquitted in a case of financial fraud after they paid the plaintiff his due money to avoid court sentences. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Sheikh Sadi's court

Two members of the banned armed group Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) have been reported killed in a joint anti-terrorist operation in Bandarban. On Thursday (May 23) morning, there was a shooting incident in Sharonpara area of Ward No. 6 of Sualak Union of Bandarban Sadar Upazila.

A Dhaka court today (May 23) set July 4 for submitting a probe report in a case lodged over the murder of Awami League lawmaker of Jenaidah-4 Anwarul Azim Anar.   Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbubul Haque passed the order, accepting first information report (FIR) in the case.

The Supreme Court (SC) today (May 23) ordered two former directors of International Leasing and Financial Service Basudeb Banerjee and his wife Papia Banerjee, alleged associates of Prasanta Kumar Halder alias PK Halder, to surrender before a trial court within June 4.   SC bench

The Supreme Court today (May 23) set July 11 for holding a hearing on a petition, pleading to review the apex court judgment that declared the 16th Amendment of the Constitution illegal. An Appellate Division bench led by Senior Justice M Enayetur Rahim passed the order. The 16th

Eight-six illegal immigrants, including a six-month-old baby, were arrested in a three-day operation involving three districts in Johor, Malaysia.  State immigration department acting director Mohd Faizal Shamsudin said they were arrested between Monday (May 20) and Wednesday (May

Sea surface temperatures in the south Bay of Bengal have been 2–3°C warmer than usual for quite some time, Roxy Mathew Koll, climate scientist at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, said on Sunday.  Subsequently, it will move nearly northwards and reach near

Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) members of Dhaka airport today (May 23) detained two people along with gold worth Tk 5 crore from a Dubai flight. This information was confirmed through a press release signed by Sabrina Amin, Assistant Director of Airport

Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained three persons from a bomb-making factory in Dhaka's Badda area. The identities of the detainees could not be known yet. They also recovered 65 bombs from the place, said RAB-3 Commanding Officer Lt Col Md Firoz Kabir.

A Dhaka court on Thursday (May 23) extended bail of Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus and three directors of Grameen Telecom till 4 July in a labour law violation case. MA Awal, chairman (in-charge) of the Labour Appellate Tribunal, passed the order. Abdullah-Al-Mamun, a lawyer of

Bangladesh Meteorology Department (BMD) predicted rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over two divisions and weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country. "Rain

The sector commander level border coordination meeting between the Border Security Force (BSF) of India and the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) was heldon Wednesday (May 23) at the Land Custom Station in Sonahat, on the Indian side.  The meeting was marked by discussions on

An investigation into the murder of Awami League lawmaker Anwarul Azim Anar, who went missing from Kolkata on 13 May, was taken up by the West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID), a senior police official said on Wednesday. IG CID Akhilesh Chaturvedi told reporters in

A total of six journalists have got best urban reporting award-2024 on urban planning and shortcomings, corruption and service delivery categories.   Urban Development Journalists Forum, Bangladesh (UDJFB) introduced the award for the reporters covering local government and urban

Third gender candidate Munni Akter of Jamalpur Dewanganj, has won the upazila parishad election. Munni has won the post of vice chairman by getting 23,768 votes in the second phase of the Sixth Upazila Parishad election held on Tuesday (May 21). Munni's nearest rival Majeda

Mumtarin Ferdous Doreen, daughter of Jhenaidah-4 MP Anwarul Azim Anar, who was killed in Kolkata, has demanded capital punishment for those involved in her father’s murder. “Who killed my father and why? I want to see them. I want capital punishment of the killers,”

Head of Metropolitan Intelligence Police (DB) chief Harun Or Rashid today (May 22) said Bangladeshi criminals are behind the death of Awami League MP Anwarul Azim Anar, lawmaker of Jhenaidah-4. He was talking to reporters at the DB office on Mintu Road in the capital. The DB police

Home Minister Asaduzzman Khan Kamal on Wednesday (May 22) said Bangladeshi people were involved in the murder of Jhenaidah-4 MP Anwarul Azim Anar in Kolkata. Kamal said: “We cannot disclose all information now for the sake of the investigation.” It is a planned murder