The Appellate Division’s Chamber Judge yesterday withheld the judgment of the International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) for fining Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury for contempt of court, reports UNB. Chamber Judge Justice Hasan Fayez Siddique issued the order after hearing a petition…

The Department of Environment (DoE) yesterday fined AK Khan Group, a renowned business conglomerate, Tk 1 crore for cutting a hill and continuing the construction of a ‘five star hotel’ in Lalkhan Bazar area of Chittagong. Abdur Rahman Mallick, director of DoE (Chittagong city), confirmed…

The remains of 30 migrants who died crossing the Sahara have been found in Niger, the International Organization for Migration said Tuesday, adding to a grim death toll among people seeking a new life in Europe, AFP reports from Geneva. On Sunday, the IOM had reported the discovery of another 18 migrants…

Police have arrested the alleged mastermind behind the gang rape of a young woman at her relative’s house in the city’s Rampura area on Saturday, UNB reports. The detained suspect was identified as Nayem, 20, a resident of Rampura area. Based on a tip-off, a team of Rampura police launched…

BNP is not finished yet and it is going to reorganise its leaders and activists soon to revitalize the party, chairperson Khaleda Zia said yesterday.   “BNP has been a mighty party and it is still strong today. We will rejuvenate the party and our time will come. BNP has never been exhausted.…

Two members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and a man were injured when they came under attack by drug peddlers early yesterday at Muroil High School ground in Kahalu upazila of the district.  The attack was made when the RAB team arrested one of the peddlers during a drive.  RAB-12, Bogra…

Sylhet: Stressing the need for concerted policies to conserve biodiversity, experts at a workshop yesterday warned that if appropriate conservation measures are not taken, many fish species will go extinct in the near future from the country, particularly in the haor basin, reports UNB. And if the species…

At least ten people were injured after criminal hurled bombs at them and looted valuables from a house at West Brahmandi in Narsingdi town yesterday. Police said wanted criminal Boma Shukanta Saha and his associates demanded Tk 10 lakh from Miltan Saha. As Milton refused to pay the money they launched…

Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali yesterday strongly protested BNP chief Khaleda Zia’s interview published in Indian Newspaper ‘The Sunday Guardian’, where she alleged that the ruling Awami League-led government tried to stop her meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi…

Police in separate drives arrested local leaders of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami in the district early yesterday. Police also recovered four bombs, one 9 MM pistol during the drive. Assistant Police Superin­tendent Gopinath Kanzilal said Kotchandpur police arrested Moabia Hossain, secretary of Kotchandpur…

At least 20 female students of a madrassa have fallen sick after using pesticides to remove lice from hair at Chandipur in Sadar upazila. They have been undergoing treatment in a hospital over the past three days. They were admitted to Thakurgaon Sadar Hospital on Saturday night. Of them, conditions…

The National Moon Sighting Committee will sit in a meeting today to ascertain the comme­ncement of holy month of Ramzan, reports UNB. Religious Affairs Minister  Motiur Rahman will preside over the meeting to be held at  7:30pm at the Baitul Mukarram office of Islamic Foundation, said…

Doctors found evidence of sexual intercourse during the medical examination of a female police constable who has claimed that she was gang raped by her ex-husband and his associates at Khilgaon in the city on 10 June. Talking to The Independent, Dr Bilkis Akther, coordinator of the One-Stop Crisis Centre…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi phoned his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina, now in London, yesterday morning greeting her on the occasion of holy Ramzan, reports UNB. PM’s Press Secretary AKM Shameem Chowdhuri told UNB that the Indian Prime Minister greeted Sheikh Hasina on behalf of…

Police arrested Satkhira district Jamaat-e-Islami ameer and former MP Maulana Abdul Khalek Mandal Khalek with of a foreign pistol and two rounds of bullet from Khalilnagar Mahila Madrassa in sadar upazila yesterday morning. Emdad Sheikh, officer-in-charge of Satkhira sadar police, said based on secret…

Police arrested seven people for human trafficking from Shahparirdip area under Teknaf upazila of the district yesterday, reports BSS. The arrested are Zafar Alam, 52, Badi Alam, 29, Md Farid, 55, Shahidul Islam, 25, Zafar Alam, 27, Nazir Ahmed, 35, and Zahir Ahmed, 60. Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Teknaf…