Law-&-Order
Interrogate Aslam, Shamsul at jail gate: CTG court
Chattogram, Jan 3 (UNB) – A court here on Thursday ordered police to interrogate BNP’s joint secretary general Aslam Chowdhury and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer ANM Shamsul Islam at the jail gate in three subversion cases filed with Hathazari Police Station.
Khulna journo Hedait released on bail
Khulna, Jan 3 (UNB) – Local journalist Hedait Hossain Mollah, who was arrested in a case filed under the Digital Security Act for running a report on the election results of Khunla-1 constituency reportedly with false information, was released from jail on bail on Thursday night.
2 Appellate Division benches formed
Dhaka, Jan 3 (UNB) – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court formed two benches on Thursday to run judicial activities.
Man gets death penalty in Krishna Kaberi murder case
Dhaka, Jan 3 (UNB) – A speedy tribunal here on Thursday sentenced a man to death in a sensational case over the murder of former college teacher Krishna Kaberi Biswas in Mohammadpur area in the capital.
Newly-elected MPs sworn in
Sangsad Bhaban, Jan 3 (UNB) - Newly-elected members of parliament (MPs) of Awami League, Jatiya Party and other parties as well as independent ones were sworn in at three separate functions on Thursday.
Two ‘drug traders’ killed in ‘gunfights’
Dhaka, Jan 3 (UNB) – Two suspected drug traders were killed in reported gunfights in Meherpur and Cumilla districts on Wednesday and early Thursday.
Noakhali gang-rape: Local AL leader among 2 held
Noakhali, Jan 3 (UNB) – Detectives in separate drives arrested two people including a local Awami League leader from Shenbagh and Sadar upazilas early Thursday over the ‘gang-rape’ of a woman after Sunday’s election.
4 univ students who remained missing land in jail
Dhaka, Jan 2 (UNB) – A court here on Wednesday sent four university students, who remained missing since December 29, to jail after they were produced before the court in connection with a case filed under the Explosive Substances Act.
Two ‘drug traders’ killed in Feni ‘gunfight’
Feni, Jan 2 (UNB) – Two suspected drug traders were killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Dagonbhuiya early Wednesday.
Writ seeks stay on Menon’s oath-taking
Dhaka, Jan 1 (UNB) – A writ petition was filed with the High Court on Tuesday seeking its directives to the authorities concerned not to publish gazette on and administer oath to Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon who won Sunday’s election from Dhaka-8 constituency.