National,Politics
Business leaders on Saturday said that the interim government has failed to tackle the country's law and order situation.It will be difficult to maintain the economy if the situation does not improve soon, they also said at a business conference organised by the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Ind...
The High Court may deliver its verdict tomorrow on the death references and appeals of the August 21 grenade attack cases.The death references and appeals have been included in tomorrow's cause list of the HC bench of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Syed Enayet Hossain for announcement of th...
Two more cases have been filed against 31 people in connection with the killing of lawyer Saiful Islam Alif amid clashes over the jailing of Hindu priest Chinmoy Krishna Das Bramachari.Jamal Uddin, father of Alif, filed a case against 31 named people and 10-15 unnamed ones with Kotwali police statio...
Former minister Asaduzzaman Noor was assaulted by injured students of July-August movement when he was taken to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) from jail for treatment.Some injured victims of the movement attacked Noor when he was taken there for treatment at noon, witnesses said...
The High Court on Wednesday acquitted BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in Zia Charitable Trust corruption case in which she was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment by a lower court.The HC scraped the trial court verdict that sentenced Khaleda and two others in the same case.The HC bench of Justice...
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Members of the joint forces detained at least 30 people in overnight drives across Chattogram city over the murder of a lawyer during a clash between the followers of former ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, police, and lawyers on Tuesday.Kazi Tarek Aziz, additional deputy commissioner ...
Bangladesh has expressed disappointments over the statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs of India regarding the arrest of former ISKCON Bangladesh leader Chinmoy Krishna Das."Attention of the Government of Bangladesh has been drawn to a statement issued by the Ministry of External...
Home Affairs Adviser Lt Colonel (retd) Md Jahangir Alam on Tuesday said, vested groups at home and abroad, including banned political parties, could be involved in instigating the violent unrest over the arrest of former ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das in a sedition case."There could be insti...
The Editors' Council has called on the government to crack down on mob justice in all types of institutions, including the media.Strongly condemning the recent incidents of vandalism and tension in front of some of the country's media offices, the council issued a statement on Tuesday (Novem...
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed in Dhaka and Chattogram on Tuesday afternoon amid growing tensions over the deteriorating law and order situation.Shariful Islam, public relations officer of BGB, confirmed it.Four platoons of BGB have been deployed in Dhaka's Shahbagh,...
Cumilla: Seven passengers of a battery-powered auto-rickshaw were killed as a train crashed into the vehicle on an unauthorised level crossing at Kalikapur in Burichang upazila of Cumilla on Tuesday.Six of deceased were identified as Rafique Mia, Lutfa Begum, Sanu Mia, Safarjan Begum and Saju M...
A Chattogram court has sent former ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari to jail after denying his bail plea.The 38-year-old, who also serves as the spokesperson for the Bangladesh Sammilita Sanatan Jagaran Jote, was arrested in Dhaka on Monday and brought to court on sedition charges.Chatto...
Mahbubul Alam Chowdhury, one of the key organizers of Ahinsha Gonabhutyhan (Non-violent Uprising), has been arrested by a team from the Cyber Crime Investigation Division of the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit.He was apprehended on Monday, November 25, 2024, at 8:15 PM from the...
In separate proposals to the electoral reform commission, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) and Gono Odhikar Parishad (GOP) have proposed for the representation electoral system and the restoration of the caretaker government to oversee the national polls.Jamaat and the...
The BNP on Tuesday submitted a total of 62 proposals to the Constitutional Reform Commission, including the retention of the positions of Vice President and Deputy Prime Minister.The party's proposals also include introducing a provision to limit a Prime Minister's tenure to no more than two...
International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) leader Chandan Kumar Dhar, alias Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, was arrested from the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport area in Dhaka this afternoon.Rezaul Karim Mallick, additional commissioner (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, said a...
The High Court on Monday rejected a writ petition by Matiur Rahman, former president of the National Board of Revenue's (NBR) Customs, Excise, and VAT Appellate Tribunal, seeking permission to leave the country.The bench of Justice Fahmida Quader and Justice Mubina Asaf issued the ruling, confir...
Eleven people have been detained in Kamalnagar upazila of Lakhimpur for their alleged bid to take some impoverished people to Dhaka with promises of interest-free loans ranging from Tk 1 lakh to Tk 1 crore for attending a rally.Police and army personnel detained them from Koraitola Bazar of Kamalnag...
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The authorities of Dr Mahbubur Rahman Mollah College (DMRMC) claimed that three of their students were killed and over hundred others, including teachers and students, were injured in clashes between the students the DMRC and two other colleges-- Kabi Nazrul Government College and Government Shaheed...
The Appellate Division on Monday issued a one- month status quo on the High court order banning the movement of battery-run rickshaws on roads in Dhaka.Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division Md Rezaul Haq passed the order following a petition filed by the state.The court also ordered disposing of t...
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