UNB, Dhaka Detectives arrested four alleged drug peddlers along with 35,000 Yaba tablets from the city’s Jatrabari area early Thursday. The arrestees are Md Shukkur Ali alias Dealer Ali, Boss Harun, Yaba Karim and Harun-ur–Rashid. Based on secret information, a special Detective Branch team of Dhaka Metropolitan Police conducted a drive in the area around…
DOT Desk: The kitchen market monitoring activities are seriously being hampered as required number of law enforcers are not available for conducting drives against irregularities committed by traders, officials said, reports The Financial Express. The officials and market analysts blame it on the lack of coordination between the monitoring authority and law enforcers, but it…
DOT Desk: The Jatiya Oikyafront yesterday demanded that the Election Commission immediately scrap the “farcical election” and hold a fresh one under a nonpartisan interim government, reports The Daily Star. “We reject this so-called result. At the same time, we demand fresh polls under a nonpartisan government,” Oikyafront leader Dr Kamal Hossain said at a…
Desk Report: Many were asking whether Arifin Shuvo will be in the comeback film under the banner of Manna’s production house, Kritanjali Kothachitra, reports The Asian Age. Titled ‘Jam’, the film had its ‘Shubha Mahurat’ (lalunching ceremony) recently and after one month of the ceremony news broke that Shuvo is acting in the film against…
Ramzy Baroud/Middle East Monitor Israel wants to change the rules of the game entirely. With unconditional support from the Trump Administration, Tel Aviv sees a golden opportunity to redefine what has, for decades, constituted the legal and political foundation for the so-called ‘Palestinian-Israeli conflict.’ While US President Donald Trump’s foreign policy has, thus far, been…
Sofian Khan Interrogation of former BASIC Bank Chairman Sheikh Abdul Hye Bacchu has faced the Anti-Corruption Commission’s interrogation over the swindling around Tk 2,200 crore loan fraud accusation. On Wednesday at 10am, the second day of Bacchu’s questioning began, informed Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya, the ACC Deputy Director (Media). The investigation is being led by ACC…
AP: Turkey’s president appeared to escalate a dispute with the United States that has helped foment a Turkish currency crisis, claiming Tuesday that his country will boycott U.S.-made electronic goods. Behind the scenes, however, diplomats resumed contact to ease tensions. Addressing a conference of his ruling party faithful in the capital, Recep Tayyip Erdogan added…
Majed Al-Ansari/Middle East Monitor: Since the American president was elected, his many dreams were revealed. I say “dreams” because most of them are not based on a realistic vision of international politics. They are dreams that Trump believes his exceptional personality is capable of accomplishing, as he believes he is a “deal maker”. He had a…
Kabir Humayun: A man was arrested along with 624 gold bars, weighing some 73 kg, from Shikarpur border point in Sharsha upazila on Thursday night. A team of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) conducted a drive at Narikelbaria at night and arrested Mohiuddin, 35, son of Tozammel Hossain of Shikarpur village, along with the gold…