arson attack
Shawkat Mahmud sent to jail after remand
A Dhaka court sends BNP chairperson's Adviser Shawkat Mahmud to jail after completion of his three-day remand in a case filed for killing a man in an arson attack in January.
22 August 2015, 12:07 PM
MK Anwar sent to jail in Comilla
A Comilla court sends BNP standing committee member MK Anwar to jail in a case filed for petrol bomb attack on a bus in the district earlier this year.
18 August 2015, 11:02 AM
Dhaka condemns ‘cowardly’ arson attack on Palestinians
Bangladesh expresses deep condolences and sympathies to the victims of arson attack committed by the Israeli settlers on a Palestinian house that burnt an infant to death and injured his parents and four-year-old brother.
2 August 2015, 12:01 PM
Palestinian fury as infant dies in 'Jewish settler' arson attack
Palestinian officials say Israel is "fully responsible" for the death of an infant in an arson attack blamed on Jewish settlers in the West Bank.
31 July 2015, 05:05 AM
Jatrabari arson: Charge pressed against Rafiqul, Mahbub, 56 others
DB press charges against 58 leaders and activists of 20-party alliance including Rafiqul Islam Miah and Khandaker Mahbub Hossain in an arson and explosive case.
22 July 2015, 11:35 AM
Govt mulling spl tribunal to dispose of Khaleda’s arson cases: PM
The government is mulling special tribunal for quick disposal of cases against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia for her instructions of arson attacks during the anti-government movement, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina tells parliament.
8 July 2015, 07:44 AM
Mirza Fakhrul at BSMMU
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was admitted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University complying with a High Court order.
13 June 2015, 09:00 AM
MK Anwar, Rizvi among 26 BNP men cleared of arson attack charge sheet
Detectives press charges against seven people and dropped 26 BNP leaders and activists, including MK Anwar and Rizvi Ahmed, in a case filed for an arson attack that killed a policeman near Matsya Bhaban in Dhaka.
8 June 2015, 13:29 PM
Khaleda charged with Jatrabari arson attack
Detectives press charges against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 37 others for the January 23 arson attack at Jatrabari that left one killed and 31 burnt.
19 May 2015, 13:30 PM
BNP chief Khaleda Zia, 37 others charged with Jatrabari arson attack
Detectives press charges against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 37 others for Jatrabari arson attack on January 23 that killed a person and burned 27 others.
6 May 2015, 13:24 PM
2 more arson victims die at DMCH
Two more arson victims, who suffered severe burns in separate firebomb attacks in Chandpur and Magura, die at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital
25 March 2015, 04:56 AM
Confiscate land property of those torching land offices: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asks the law enforcement agencies to confiscate all the land property of those to be found guilty of torching land offices across the country
22 March 2015, 08:50 AM
9 burnt in Magura firebomb attack
Nine people are burnt as unidentified miscreants hurl petrol bomb at a truck in Magura
21 March 2015, 14:31 PM
2 Moulvibazar transport workers burnt in sleep
A bus conductor and helper are burnt as miscreants set fire to the vehicle when they were asleep inside bus in Borolekha upazila of Moulvibazar on the 2nd day of 20-party's 72hr hartal
17 March 2015, 05:07 AM
Night coaches resume operation
Transport owners resume operation of long-haul buses at night, ending a month-long suspension
12 March 2015, 11:51 AM
Bus torched in Dhaka
Miscreants torch a bus on Mugda Biswa Road in Dhaka, Fire Service and Civil Defence sources say
12 March 2015, 04:36 AM
Torching land offices
WE cannot but deplore in the strongest terms the senseless acts of vandalism that have plagued the country in the last two months, the latest victim of which, it seems, has become the land record offices across a big swathe of the country.
10 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Ctg arson victim dies at DMCH
A small trader, who was burnt in a petrol bomb attack, allegedly by hartal supporters in February, dies at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital.
8 March 2015, 11:23 AM
Driver burnt as truck set afire in Lalmonirhat
A truck driver suffers burn injuries as miscreants set fire to his vehicle by hurling a petrol bomb in Lalmonirhat
5 March 2015, 05:05 AM
5 vehicles torched
Miscreants set fire to at least five vehicles in Dhaka, Panchagarh and Moulvibazar, the fourth consecutive day of the 120-hour countrywide hartal enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance.
4 March 2015, 13:25 PM