Priyanta Islam A group of students from Viqrunnisa Noon School and College called for a protest, seeking justice for Tonu, on Saturday 26th March in front of the main gate of the institution. General people also joined in with the students to voice their solidarity and speak against the injustice. The mass gathering took place…
Delwar Hossain Election Commissioner Md Shahnewaz refused to be blamed for the killings taking place centering the Union Council polls. He made this clear during a discussion with the press at the Election Commission Secretariat. He said, “Why should the Election Commission take responsibility for any killings that occur because of the elections? Local elections…
UNB, Dhaka A court here on Sunday framed charges against 25 people, including Hallmark Group managing director Tanvir Mahmud and its chairman Jesmin Islam, in nine separate cases filed in connection with much-talked-about Sonali Bank loan scam. Dhaka Metropolitan Session Judge M Kamrul Hossain fixed April 21 for starting the trial of the case….
UNB, Dhaka Bangladesh Bank`s newly appointed governor Dr. Fazle Kabir has sought help of four international agencies including chairman of the board of governors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to realize the money that was lost through cyber heist. The other three agencies are the Philippines’ central bank, the Philippines Anti-money…
UNB, Dhaka The Election Commission on Sunday announced the 4th phase of elections to 743 Union Parishads, fixing May 7 for balloting. According to the schedule, the deadline for the submission of nomination paper is May 7 while the nomination papers will be scrutinised on April 10 and 11, and the last date for…
UNB, Dhaka Four people, including three Bangladeshi nationals, were shot dead when unidentified gunmen fired shots on them in Benghazi, the second largest city of Libya, on Friday evening, said an official on Sunday. ASM Ashraful Islam, councillor of Bangladesh Embassy in Libya, told UNB that the three Bangladeshi nationals — Hasan of Jessore,…
UNB Two sisters were killed and two others including a van driver were injured in a road accident in Jogodal area under Magura Sadar upazila of the district on Sunday afternoon. Police said the accident took place when a mechanized trolley hit a rickshaw van in Jogodal area on the Magura-Narail road at about 2…
UNB Police recovered the hanging bodies of a couple at Amgram village in Durgapur upazila on Saturday morning, a day after they reportedly eloped following their extramarital affair. Officer-in-charge of Durgapur Police Station Parimal Kumar Chakrawarty said locals spotted the bodies of Khokon Islam, 23, son of Abdul Mazid of Amgram village and Tina Khatun,…
UNB A young man was stabbed to death by rival over previous enmity at Panchkitta village of Muradnagar upazila on Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Nazrul Islam, 24, son of Abdul Malek, a resident of the village. Quoting locals, Mohammad Nurul Alam, sub-inspector of Muradnagar Police Station, said there had been an enmity…
UNB Police arrested Kanaighat pourashava unit BNP general secretary Mizanur Rahman from Kanaighat Bazar in the district on Saturday afternoon on sabotage charges. Mizanur Rahman was accused in four cases with Kanaighat Police Station, said police. Md Humayun Kabir, officer-in-charge of Kanaighat Police Station, said police arrested him from Kanaighat Bazar area around 5pm. However,…