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3 lawyers held for funding militant group remanded

A Bashkhali court places the three arrested lawyers for their alleged funding of a new-found militant outfit, Shaheed Hamja Brigade in a four-day remand each.
19 August 2015

Man gets death for killing wife for dowry in Gazipur

A Gazipur court yesterday sentenced a man to death and fined Tk 50,000 for killing his wife for dowry.
18 August 2015

3 held suspects remanded

A Dhaka court yesterday put three suspected militants on a seven-day remand each in connection with Avijit murder.
18 August 2015

Kazi guavas creating better lives in Narsingdi

Four decades ago, Honours graduate Ainab Ali went abroad in search of his fortune. Ironically, it was when he returned home and
18 August 2015

SC seeks concise statement from AG

The Supreme Court yesterday asked the attorney general (AG) to submit a concise statement on behalf of the state on convicted war criminal Mir Kashem Ali's appeal against his death sentence to it in two weeks.
18 August 2015

Journos’ token hunger strike tomorrow demanding Probir’s release

Agitating journalists to observe a token hunger strike in front of the Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka demanding release of journalist Probir Sikdar.
18 August 2015

Journalist Shawkat Mahmud arrested

Days into the arrest of Faridpur journalist Probir Sikdar, police detain journalist Shawkat Mahmud while attending a programme in Dhaka.
18 August 2015

Yaba found in ambulance in Cox's Bazar: 2 arrested

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) yesterday seized 50,000 Yaba tablets from an ambulance and detained two people, including a nurse, from
17 August 2015

Bangladeshi journalist Probir Sikdar lands in jail

A Faridpur court yesterday sent journalist Probir Sikdar to jail in a case under Information and Communication Technology Act, for “tarnishing the image” of LGRD Minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain.
17 August 2015

She served only 53 days

The woman physician, convicted of poisoning children's paracetamol, served only 53 days of her sentence after a drug court on July 22 last year had sent her to prison for 10 years.
17 August 2015

Bangladesh court sentences 6 for manufacturing adulterated drugs

The Dhaka Drug Court yesterday handed down three directors and three employees of a now-defunct pharmaceutical company 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and Tk 4 lakh fine each in two cases for producing and marketing toxic paracetamol syrup.
17 August 2015

DPDC penalises businesses for power pilferage

Dhaka Power Distribution Company Ltd (DPDC) fined four businesses Tk 29 lakh for stealing of 1.5 lakh units of electricity through meter tampering in the capital during a five-day drive until yesterday.
17 August 2015

Hearing on Nizami's appeal against his death penalty today

The Supreme Court today will start hearing the appeal filed by war crimes convict Motiur Rahman Nizami challenging the death penalty and other sentences given to him for his crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.
17 August 2015

Journalist Probir sent to jail

A Faridpur court sends journalist Probir Sikdar to jail in connection with a case filed against him under the Information and Communication Technology Act.
17 August 2015

Ex-IGP Hasan Mahmud made Spain ambassador

Former inspector general of police Hasan Mahmud Khandaker has been made the Bangladesh ambassador to Spain.
17 August 2015

Kushtia AL infighting: 7 leaders’ arms license cancelled

The district administration in Kushtia cancels licenses of 10 firearms of seven local Awami League (AL) leaders.
17 August 2015

Split order on Maya’s legitimacy as MP

The High Court gives split order on Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya’s legality in holding parliament membership with a conviction in graft case.
17 August 2015

8 held over Jubo League attack on Chandpur students

Police detain five persons over the attack on Chandpur students by ruling party’s youth front Jubo League.
17 August 2015

Ctg ‘yaba trader’ killed in ‘gunfight’

An alleged trader of contraband yaba was killed early today in what Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) said gunfight in Chittagong city.
17 August 2015

Man gets death penalty for killing another

A Chittagong court yesterday sentenced a man to death for killing an elderly person in Chandpur district on July 27, 2013.
16 August 2015