UNB Though one year has already elapsed, the investigation agency could not yet make any headway in debunking the mystery behind the murder of blogger Avijit Roy. However, the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, assigned for handling the case, claimed that they have already identified three suspects in the brutal killing. …
UNB A policeman and some workers of Pran Agro Ltd were injured in a clash between the two groups at Ekdala in the district town on Thursday morning. Police and factory sources said workers of Pran Agro Ltd launched a movement on the factory premises on Wednesday evening demanding an increase in their wages. The…
UNB Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali on Thursday urged the newly elected leaders of Bangladesh Malaysia Chamber of Commerce (BMCCI) to play a active role in boosting Bangladesh’s export to Malaysia. The Foreign Minister gave a patient hearing to the BMCCI leaders and assured them of providing all possible support to increase Bangladesh’s export…
UNB The Public Service Commission (PSC) is digitising its all activities to ensure accuracy in recruitment process, its Chairman Ekram Ahmed has told President Abdul Hamid. A 10-member PSC delegation, led by Ekram Ahmed, met the President at Bangabhaban on Thursday to submit its annual report-2015. During the meeting, the delegation apprised the…
UNB The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child on the Fifth Periodic Report of Bangladesh has expressed concern over the minimum age of marriage and violence against children. The Committee recommended establishing a Children’s Ombudsperson aiming to ensure rights and justice to children in Bangladesh. In its concluding observation report,…
UNB Four suspected robbers were injured in a reported gunfight with detectives during a robbery incident at a sweater factory at Kadda Islampur in the city early Friday. A gang of robbers, numbering 15-16, entered the factory of ‘Ocean Sweater Limited’ around 2:30 am with the help of Hasan Ali, a security gourd, and looted…
UNB Detectives in a drive arrested three alleged arms traders along with two firearms and some ammunition at Munshi Bagdanga village in Jessore district town early Friday. Tipped off, a team of Detective Branch (DB) police raided the house of Shahinur Rahman, 30, son of Golam Sardar, and arrested him around 2:45 am, said DB…
UNB Five members of a family, including two children, sustained life threatening burn injuries when a gas stove went up in flames suddenly at a house in the city’s Uttara area on Friday morning. The injured–Shahnewaz, 50, an employee of American Embassy, his wife Sumaiya, 40, their three sons–Shalil, 15, Zarf, 11, and 14-month-old…
UNB Three schoolboys received stab injuries in an attack by miscreants, reportedly over a previous enmity, at Jamsing Moholla in Savar municipality area early Friday. Police, quoting locals said, a group of miscreants swooped on the three boys–Sagar and Rakib, class VII students of Shukurjan Jinnat Ali High School, and Alamin, a class X student…
UNB, Dhaka Finance Minister AMA Muhith has said trade must be given great importance to expedite economic activities of the countries around the world and implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Finance Minister was attending a discussion titled ‘Financing the SDGs’ at the UN headquarters, New York on Wednesday as part of programmes marking…