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2 killed in BSF firing along B’baria border
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Woman, three daughters among five murdered
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4 land in jail for shaving woman’s head after torture

A woman and three men were sent to jail yesterday in Gaibandha’s Gobindaganj for shaving a woman’s head after torturing her.
14 May 2024, 18:00 PM

Ekhtier cannot serve Swadesh Islami Life Insurance as CEO: SC

The Supreme Court has upheld a decision of the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) that refused to renew the appointment of Md Ekhtier Uddin Shahin as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Swadesh Islami Life Insurance Company Ltd..Chamber judge of the Appellate Division o
14 May 2024, 17:04 PM

Bureaucrats dominate legal aid services: CJ

Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan today expressed utter dismay at the inconsistencies and financial constraints of the National Legal Aid and Services Organization (NLASO), saying that this organisation is not run by the judiciary, but in fact dominated by the bureaucrats
14 May 2024, 16:58 PM

Niko graft case: Court to record statements of prosecution witnesses June 11

A Dhaka court today set June 11 for recording statements of prosecution witnesses in the Niko graft case filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and seven others
14 May 2024, 16:28 PM

4 land in jail for shaving woman's head after torture

A woman and three men were sent to jail today in Gaibandha's Gobindaganj for shaving a woman's head after torturing her early yesterday
14 May 2024, 14:50 PM

Madrasa teacher arrested on charge of raping student in Tongi

A madrasa teacher was arrested today on charges of raping a student in Gazipur's Tongi
14 May 2024, 14:50 PM

Upazila polls: Chairman candidate sent to jail for carrying unlicensed firearm

A Barguna court today sent a chairman candidate for the upcoming Betagi Upazila Parishad election and his car driver to jail on charges of possessing an unlicensed pistol
14 May 2024, 14:34 PM

Niko graft case: Recording statements of prosecution witnesses on June 11

A Dhaka court today set June 11 for recording statements of prosecution witnesses in the Niko graft case filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and seven others
14 May 2024, 12:59 PM

Illegal sand lifting poses erosion threat

A local influential syndicate has long been illegally extracting sand from the New Dhaleswari river, a tributary of Jamuna, in the Kurshabenu area of Tangail's Kaihati upazila
14 May 2024, 10:16 AM

Prisoners in condemned cells: Govt seeks stay on HC order

The government today filed a petition with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, seeking stay on the High Court verdict that ordered the authorities concerned to move the prisoners, sentenced to death, to ordinary cells of jails from condemned cells
14 May 2024, 10:00 AM

Rab arrests 7 suspected robbers

Rapid Action Battalion has arrested seven suspected robbers in separate drives in Gazipur and Dhaka last night
14 May 2024, 09:04 AM

Elevated Expressway: HC lifts status quo share transfer

The High Court has lifted its order of status quo on the transfer of Italian-Thai company's shares in Dhaka Elevated Expressway to China's Sinohydro Corporation Limited
13 May 2024, 18:33 PM

DSA Case: JnU student gets 5yrs in jail with 1yr probation

A Dhaka tribunal has sentenced Tithy Sarker, a suspended student of Jagannath University, to five years imprisonment in a DSA case filed for making derogatory comments about religion on Facebook.
13 May 2024, 18:00 PM

Solitary confinement ‘cruel, degrading’

In a landmark judgment, the High Court yesterday said the prisoners who have been sentenced to death but whose appeals are still pending must not be kept in condemned cells.
13 May 2024, 18:00 PM

Rohingya leader shot dead in Ukhiya camp

A Rohingya community leader, locally known as “head majhi”, was shot dead at a refugee camp in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar early yesterday.
13 May 2024, 18:00 PM

DB officer points gun at woman’s head during raid

Brahmanbaria police has formed a three-member committee to investigate the incident involving a DB police officer pointing a firearm at a woman’s head after failing to nab her husband during a raid on Friday.
13 May 2024, 18:00 PM

Money laundering: HC bail for PK Halder’s associate Bashudeb stayed

The Supreme Court yesterday stayed the High Court orders that granted anticipatory bail to Bashudeb Banerjee, an associate of PK Haldar and the then director of International Leasing and Financial Services (ILFS), and his wife Paipa Banerjee, also a director of the institution, in 14 money laundering cases.
13 May 2024, 18:00 PM

Bangladeshi shot ‘by BSF’ in Benapole

A Bangladesh national was shot allegedly by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Putkhali border in Jashore’s Benapole area this morning.
13 May 2024, 18:00 PM

Man held for killing brother-in-law in Moulvibazar

Police arrested a man early today for killing his brother-in-law on May 7 in Moulvibazar 's Juri upazila
13 May 2024, 17:33 PM

Money laundering: HC bail for PK Halder’s associate Bashudeb stayed

The Supreme Court today stayed the High Court orders that granted anticipatory bail to Bashudeb Banerjee, an associate of PK Haldar and the then director of International Leasing and Financial Services (ILFS), and his wife Paipa Banerjee, also a director of the institution, in 14 money laundering cases.
13 May 2024, 14:53 PM