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Sixteen, including ex-ministers, produced before ICT

(Top, from right): Police presented former law minister Anisul Huq, civil aviation and tourism minister Lt Col (retd) Faruk Khan, former minister Dipu Moni, agriculture minister Dr Abdur Razzaque, Middle, from right): former shipping minister Shajahan Khan, industries minister Amir Hossain Amu, food minister Qamrul Islam, former minister and workers...

ICT orders to complete probe against Hasina in two months

The International Crimes Tribunal (ITC) has given investigators two months to complete their probe against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina over allegations of 'genocide and other crimes against humanity' in her attempt to restrict the student-led mass movement that toppled her government, reports bdnews24.com.The judicial panel of three - led...

SC stays bail of Mahbub Ali

The Supreme Court (SC) has stayed the High Court's (HC) order that granted bail to former state minister for Civil Aviation Mahbub Ali in Siam Sarder case filled with Mirpur police station in the capital, reports BSS.A three-member bench of the Appellate Division led by Senior Justice Ashfaqul Islam also...

BCL leader Nodi, three others sent to jail

A Dhaka court has sent four members of banned organisation Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), including former president of BCL's Dhaka University Shamsunnahar Hall unit Nishita Iqbal Nodi to jail, reports BSS.They were arrested in an anti-terrorism act case filed with the capital's Kalabagan Police Station.The three others are former joint...

Section 144 imposed in Kachua to avert clashes

BAGERHAT, Dec 17 (UNB): The administration in Kachua upazila of Bagerhat has imposed Section 144 to avert potential clashes, as two separate events were scheduled to be held at nearby venues in the Goalmath area on Tuesday.The restriction, effective from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm today (Tuesday), was enforced following...

Armed forces team visits USINDOPACOM

US Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) hosted a delegation from the Armed Forces of Bangladesh for the 11th iteration of the Bilateral Defence Dialogue on December 10-12, reports UNB.The delegation, led by Brigadier General Md Alimul Amin, Director General, Operations & Plan Directorate of Armed Forces Division, and UK Royal Navy Commodore...

Enforced disappearance commission finds eight secret detention centres

The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearance has identified over eight secret detention centres of fallen Awami League era operated by different security agencies in Dhaka and Chattogram, reports BSS. "To date, we (commission) have identified more than eight secret detention facilities operated by agencies such as (Directorate General of...

Gunshots fired at BNP leader's residence in Natore

NATORE, Dec 17 (UNB): Unknown attackers opened fire at the residence of a local BNP leader in Bagatipara upazila's Jayantipur area on Monday midnight.Abdur Rashid Chowdhury, former president of Dayarampur union BNP, said a group of people on motorbikes stopped near his house and fired gunshots indiscriminately before fleeing the...

Election Commission ready for general election, says CEC Nasir

Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin says his commission is 'completely prepared' for a nationwide general election, reports bdnews24.com.The Election Commission is, however, not considering any local elections ahead of the national parliamentary polls.Speaking to the media at the EC headquarters on Tuesday, the CEC said: "We are ready as...