Two people, including a union parishad member, were gunned down by criminals in Gouripur bus stand area of Daudkandi upazila yesterday morning, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as Moniruzzaman, newly elected chairman of Ziarkandir union and his brother-in-law Mohiuddin. Abu Salam, officer-in-charge…

Fear has gripped family members of Awami League leader and freedom fighter Mokter Hossain Mridha, who was assaulted last month in Sailkupa upazila of Jhenaidah, as all 10 accused have been released on bail. Sumon Mridha, a lawyer and son of Mokter, said his father was standing in front of a medicine…

The High Court yesterday asked the police super of Jessore to investigate the two years of jailing of a young man by a mobile court in Chougachha upazila for taking drugs, UNB reports. In the suo moto order following a report published in a vernacular daily, an HC bench comprising Justice Quazi Reza-Ul…

The outgoing director general (DG) of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), Lt. Gen. Aziz Ahmed, pointed out six challenges for the country’s border guards at a press conference yesterday. These are: stopping killings at the border; setting up barbed wire fences in Bangladesh territory; constructing…

A defamation complaint was filed against Fisheries and Livestock Minister Muhammed Sayedul Hoque with a Dhaka court yesterday for his derogatory remarks against two local Awami League (AL) leaders of Brahmanbaria, including an MP, UNB reports. Supreme Court lawyer M Aminul Islam filed the complaint…