Jubo League expels Khaled

Jubo League yesterday expelled its Dhaka South Organising Secretary Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan, who was arrested for running a casino, for breaching the organisation’s discipline and his involvement in anti-social activities, said a press release of the organisation.
20 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Crackdown on: Construction mogul busted

Rab members yesterday arrested SM Golam Kibria Shamim, a top government-listed contractor who is known to be a Jubo League leader, on charges of extortion and tender business.
20 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Thumbs we all are sucking on!

“Casino” in Bangladesh! Not one or two, 60 in total are operating right in Dhaka city. It’s no makeshift, behind-the-shanty mundane affair. Inside, those “casinos” are as real and as glittering as in Las Vegas. All were there: gambling machine, liquor, and swirling of no less than 120 crore taka every night.
19 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Police were their close neighbours

They were next-door neighbours. Fakirerpool Young Men’s Club and Dhaka Wanderers Club that had been running “casinos” are just behind the Motijheel Police Station, separated only by the walls of a police barracks.
19 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Even tougher steps against party errants

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has hinted at even tougher action against party men indulging in corruption and misdeeds.
19 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Govt can now filter online contents

The government is now equipped to monitor, block or filter online contents, including those on social media.
19 September 2019, 18:00 PM

US Drone Strike in Afghanistan: 30 farm workers mistakenly killed

A US drone strike intended to hit an Islamic State (IS) hideout in Afghanistan killed at least 30 civilians resting after a day’s labour in the fields, officials said yesterday.
19 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Rohingya Refugees: Myanmar should take them back

Describing Rohingyas as a big burden for Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said Myanmar should take back its citizens.
19 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Wrists of a man chopped off

Goons of a union parishad chairman cut off the wrists of a man early yesterday following feud over the leases of a cattle market and a river ghat in Chapainawabganj’s Shibganj upazila, the victim has alleged.
19 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Reforms key to drawing Japanese investment

Japanese investors have never been so interested in investing in Bangladesh, but administrative and regulatory reforms are needed to attract them, analysts and businesspeople said yesterday.
19 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Gopalganj Univ: Protests flare up for VC’s removal

Several thousand students demanded the removal of the vice-chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University (BSMRSTU) in Gopalganj yesterday, amid widespread allegations of corruption and irregularities.
19 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Mother, 2 daughters murdered in N’ganj

An alleged drug addict apparently slit the throats of his sister-in-law and her two minor daughters and then stabbed his own daughter at a house in Narayanganj’s Siddhirganj yesterday.
19 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Two Rohingyas among 3 killed in a ‘gunfight’

Three suspected criminals, including two Rohingya refugees, were killed in a “gunfight” with police in Cox’s Bazar early yesterday, a day after they were arrested.
19 September 2019, 18:00 PM

‘BCL men’ attack DU protesters

Dhaka University students laying siege to the office of business faculty dean were attacked allegedly by Chhatra League men yesterday. The protesters, mostly quota reformists and activists of left-leaning organisations, were demonstrating in front the dean’s office
18 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Forced Marriage: Pabna OC suspended

Police Headquarters has suspended Obaidul Haque, officer-in-charge of Pabna Sadar Police Station, for his involvement in arranging marriage of a rape victim and accused.
18 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Propping up Stock Market: Govt measures falling flat

The government’s recent measures to prop up the stock market appear to have failed as the unusual fall of share prices continues to rattle investors.
18 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Tigers romp into final

A positive mindset, proper game plan and perfect execution helped Bangladesh clinch a much-needed win and seal a place in the final of the tri-nation T20I series as they beat Zimbabwe by 39 runs in in Chattogram yesterday.
18 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Crackdown on ‘casinos’

Rab last night arrested Jubo League Dhaka South Organising Secretary Khalid Mahmud Bhuiyan at his Gulshan home in connection with running a “casino” at a football club in Fakirerpool.
18 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Biman to get three more aircraft: PM

Bangladesh has a plan to procure three more Dash planes for Biman, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said.
17 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Rohingyas in Voter List: EC staffers, fraud ring behind it

A nexus of brokers and some dishonest staffers of the Election Commission’s Chattogram office provides forged national identity cards to Rohingyas, an EC investigation team has found.
17 September 2019, 18:00 PM