Bangladesh
Three including ex-policeman convicted in drug case
Barishal, Oct 21 (UNB) – Three individuals including a former sub-inspector of police were convicted and awarded jail sentences in a drugs case here on Monday.
US envoy visits Ratargul
Sylhet, Oct 21 (UNB) – US Ambassador to Bangladesh Robert Miller on Monday visited Ratargul, one of the largest swamp forests of Asian continent.
4 to walk gallows for killing Chattogram trader
Chattogram, Oct 21 (UNB) – A tribunal here on Monday sentenced four people to death and two others to life imprisonment for killing trader Ranjan Sinha Chowdhury in Hathazari upazila in 2008.
21 fishermen jailed for catching hilsa in defiance of ban
Sirajganj, Oct 21 (UNB) – A mobile court here on Monday awarded 10 days’ imprisonment to each of 21 fishermen who were apprehended defying a government ban on catching mother hilsa at various points of the River Jamuna in Sirajganj.
Use social media carefully, Mannan urges youths
Dhaka, Oct 21 (UNB) - Planning Minister MA Mannan on Monday urged the young generation to use social media platforms, especially Facebook and YouTube, carefully as various rumours spread through those.
Tuhin murder: Father, 2 uncles remanded again
Sunamganj, Oct 21 (UNB) – A court here on Monday placed the father and two uncles of five-year-old child Tuhin Hasan, who was brutally murdered at Kezaura village in Dirai upazila, on a three-day fresh remand.
JOF plan to meet Khaleda: Minister says steps as per jail code
Dhaka, Oct 21 (UNB) – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Monday said steps will be taken as per the jail code regarding the Jatiya Oikyafront’s plea for permission to meet BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU).
National Road Safety Day Tuesday
Dhaka, Oct 21 (UNB) – The National Road Safety Day will be observed in the country for the third time on Tuesday aiming to create awareness about safe roads.
Father, daughter crushed to death by train in Rajshahi
Rajshahi, Oct 21 (UNB) – A man and his minor daughter were crushed to death by a train at Namobhadra in the city on Monday afternoon.
Bhola Violence: Minister says ‘police fired in self-defence’
Dhaka, Oct 21 (UNB) – Mentioning that prima facie evidence suggest that police opened fire on the demonstrators in Bhola in self-defence, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Monday said they were investigating whether there was any negligence on the part of police and others.