Kabir Humayun: A 13-year-old boy told FBI agents that his mother’s boyfriend was training him to conduct “jihad” against non-believers, Quoting federal court documents, Reuters reported that the boy was part of group taken into custody at a squalid New Mexico compound last month. The boy was among 11 children and five adults living at…
AFP: The cockpit voice recorder from an Indonesian Lion Air jet that crashed in October has been recovered, officials said Monday, a discovery that could be critical to explaining why a brand new plane fell out of the sky just after take-off. The Boeing 737 MAX vanished from radar about 13 minutes after departing Jakarta,…
Abrar Hussain: In a bid to prevent road accidents in the country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday directed the concerned authorities new directives, including a restriction on drivers plying their vehicles on the highways to five hours at a stretch, reports The Daily Star. The PM gave the order as soon as the news spread…
DOT Desk: Two suspected drug traders were killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Dagonbhuiyan upazila of Feni in the wee hours, reports The Daily Star. The deceased were identified as Asad, 42, and Emamul Akand, 24, both hailing from Rajoir upazila of Madaripur district, a correspondent from Feni…
Desk Report India’s top court has ruled adultery is no longer a crime, striking down a 158-year-old colonial-era law which it said treated women as male property, reports BBC. Previously any man who had sex with a married woman, without the permission of her husband, had committed a crime. A petitioner had challenged the law…
Hindustan Times The Congress’s win in three heartland states ruled by the BJP is a victory against the ruling party’s negative politics, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi said on Wednesday, her comeback to the many attacks hurled at her during election campaigning by top BJP leaders. “I am happy with 3-0 score line… It is a…
Sayeed Muhammad: The Supreme Court (SC) today is going to hear two appeal petitions that challenged the High Court order staying the Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) election for three months.The full bench of the Appellate Division, led by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, will hear the petitions filed by mayoral candidates of AL and BNP Hasan…
DOT Desk Bangladesh could have exported $17.4 billion more last fiscal year even with the current capacity were there certain constrains not in place, found a study by the Policy Research Institute, reports The Daily Star. Export receipts in fiscal 2017-18 amounted to $36.66 billion, up 5.81 percent from a year earlier but short of…
Sofian Khan This Monday, a throat slit body of a 12 years old Madrasa Student was recovered by Police. The incident took place in the capital at Madinatul Madrasa. It is close to Gulistan’s Sergeant Ahad Police Box. Rezaul, sub-inspector of Paltan Police Station, confirmed that investigation is ongoing for reasons behind the murder could…
Reported by: Jannatul Ferdous Panna Written by: Tanzim Taqrim Arnob The allegation of grabbing rice worth thousands of crores of taka has been brought in the Anti- Corruption Commission, the ACC is investigating the syndicate. ACC officials are watching this issue very seriously. It is known that the syndicate has government officials, mill owners and…