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BSF pushed 2,369 people into BD since Aug 2024

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Wednesday told parliament that among 2,369 people, pushed into Bangladesh by Indian BSF since August 5, 2024, 2,175 were handed over to respective police stations, 11 were returned to the BSF and 183 were pushed back through border, report agencies.Replying to a starred question from...

PM visits ailing ex-MP Khaleda Rabbani

MOULVIBAZAR, June 17 (BSS): Prime Minister Tarique Rahman visited ailing former lawmaker and veteran BNP leader Khaleda Rabbani at her residence during his daylong tour in Moulvibazar on Wednesday.After attending a Family Card distribution programme in Sreemangal, he went to Khaleda Rabbani's residence on Shah Mostafa Road in Moulvibazar town.At...

Law minister warns jail for supporters of rapists and drug offenders

JHENAIDAH, June 17 (BSS): Law Minister Md. Asaduzzaman has said anyone who attempts to lobby on behalf of rapists or individuals involved in drug trafficking will face legal action and be sent behind bars."The government has adopted a zero-tolerance policy against drugs and rape. If any political leader also makes...

Further probe report in Hadi murder case June 28

A Dhaka court has given the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) 11 more days to submit a further investigation report into the murder of Inqilab Moncho convener Sharif Osman bin Hadi, report agencies.The report is now due by June 28.Wednesday had been set as the deadline for the report, but the...

Indictment hearing in sedition case against Sheikh Hasina, 285 others July 14

A Dhaka court has set July 14 for the hearing on charge-framing in a sedition case filed against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 285 others, report agencies.Judge Moin Uddin Chowdhury of the Dhaka third Additional MetropolitanSessions Judge Court passed the order on Wednesday.During the proceedings, the prosecution prayed for...

Jubo Dal chief urges Jamaat to return to 'healthy politics'

Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal President Abdul Monayem Munna has called on Jamaat-e-Islami to abandon what he described as 'cheap politics' and return to 'healthy political practices,' reports UNBHe made the call while addressing a protest rally held in front of the BNP Nayapaltan central office in the capital on Wednesday.The programme...

BCL leader Siam indicted in graft case

A Dhaka court has ordered the framing of charges against Syed Sohanur Rahman Siam, a leader of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), in a case over accumulating assets beyond known sources of income, reports bdnews24.com.The court of Dhaka Divisional Special Judge Begum Shamima Afroz issued the order on Wednesday,...

AL leader arrested in Rangpur

RANGPUR, June 17 (BSS): Police have arrested banned Awami League (AL) leader Akhteruzzaman Bhutto in the murder case of auto-rickshaw driver Manik Mia, who was killed on July 18, 2024, during the anti-discrimination student movement in Rangpur city."We arrested AL leader Akhteruzzaman Bhutto, former Ward No 31 Rangpur City Corporation...

Kamal Majumder's son, two others shown arrested in murder attempt case

Kamal Majumder's son, two others shown arrested in murder attempt caseA Dhaka court has showed three individuals, including Shahed Ahmed Majumder, son of former State Minister for Industries Kamal Ahmed Majumder, arrested in a case over an alleged attempt to murder madrasa student Nazim Uddin during the July 2024 Mass...

Jatiya Garment Worker Unit staged a demonstration

Jatiya Garment Worker Unit staged a demonstration in the capital on Wednesday, demanding the reopening of closed Shangu Tex Ltd. (Unit-2), a readymade garments factory. — FE Photo

Ebtedayee Madrasa teachers staged protests

Ebtedayee Madrasa teachers staged protests, wearing burial shrouds and holding empty plates in front of the Jatiya Press Club in the capital on Wednesday. Thay demanded the implementation of the government's announcement to nationalize government-funded independent Ebtedayee Madrasas and the immediate release of salary grants for approved teachers. — FE...