BNP candidate for Dec 30 polls held Tk 8crore recovery

    Sayeed Muhammad of DOT Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested Mia Nuruddin Apu, BNP’s candidate for Shariatpur-3 constituency in the December 30 election, from Dhaka over the recovery of Tk 8 crore from Motijheel. Commanding Officer (CO) of RAB-1 battalion Lt Col Sarwar-Bin-Quasem said Apu was shown arrested around 4:30pm yesterday as he was undergoing…

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      Warm clothes distributed in Gaibandha

      BSS: With the increase of cold wave here, district administration has intensified warm cloth distribution among cold affected people of the district to mitigate their sufferings. Officials said District Relief and Rehabilitation office received a total of 41,700 pieces of blankets from the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief this season to distribute those to…

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        Lawmen resume war on drugs

        DOT Desk: After a brief lull in anti-drug crackdown, members of law enforcement agencies including RAB have further intensified its drive against drug across the county, reports The Daily Sun. Many listed drug dealers who came out of their hideouts taking the advantage of recently held 11th parliamentary polls have reportedly gone into hiding again…

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          Where do we keep this stigma?

          Sayeed Muhammad of DOT Noted physicist Prof Dr Muhammed Zafar Iqbal said has reacted on his verified Facebook page yesterday, with his write-up asking in the headline “Where do we keep this stigma?” Dr Iqbal, who retired from at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) after teaching there for years, expressed his hatred and…

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            Car damaged by bicycle after collision

            NDTV: “What is this bicycle made of” is a question that everyone seems to be asking after looking at this viral pic. A picture that has gone massively viral on Chinese social media websites shows the scene of an accident between a car and a bicycle. However, contrary to what one would expect, it’s the…

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              Twins fly to Hungary to be separated

              Banglanews24: The conjoined twins Rokeya and Rabeya will be taken to Hungary on Friday night (January 4) for better treatment with assistance of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim handed over the air tickets to their parents at a press briefing held at burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital…

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                ‘Drug trader’ killed in Chuadanga ‘gunfight’

                  DOT Desk: A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Muktarpur village in Damurhuda upazila, reports The Daily Sun. The deceased identified as Abdul Barek, 40, was the son of Abdul Goni of Karpashdanga village in the upazila. Sukumar Biswas, officer-in-charge of Damurhuda Police Station, said police arrested Barek…

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