The investigators probing the murder of two persons in New Eskaton area of the capital  on Apr14 are allegedly under pressure from influential quarters to save the son of a ruling party MP. An investigator told The Independent that influential quarters are trying to influence the case after they…

The Election Commission has no functional mechanism or rules to assess the statement of election expenditure submitted by the candidates after an election.   As the commission is dependent on the accounts of electoral expenditure furnished by candidates, experts say black money might come into…

Legislation paving the way for Britain's referendum on leaving the EU crossed its first hurdle in parliament Tuesday as splits on the issue within Prime Minister David Cameron's party were laid bare, AFP reports London. The House of Commons backed the European Union Referendum Bill as expected…

The process of returning the 150 rescued victims of trafficking, repatriated from Myanmar on Monday after months of ordeal, to their families have started yesterday noon, said officials of Cox’s Bazaar police. Talking to The Independent, Tofayel Ahmed, additional superintendent of police, said,…

Police arrested two suspected human traffickers from their houses in Teknaf upazila early yesterday, reports UNB. The arrestees were identified as Jahidur Mostafa,18, son of Siraj Ahmad, a resident of Moulvibazar area, and Mojaher Ahmed,38, son of Amir Hossain, a resident of Koainsari Para of the upazila.…

Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad was admitted to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka on Tuesday night with knee problems, reports UNB. Jatiya Party presidium member ATU Taj Rahman said the JP Chief Ershad was admitted to the CMH on Tuesday night as he fell ill on the way to Dhaka from Barisal…