37 Bangladeshi workers arrested in Malaysia
At least 37 undocumented Bangladeshi migrant workers were detained by Malaysian police at its Sarawak province, according to Bernama, a Malaysian news agency.
Clearance must for building houses even at villages
The cabinet on Monday approved in principle the draft ‘Urban and Regional Planning Bill 2017’ proposing mandatory clearance from the authorities concerned to use land for building any house or any other development activity even in rural areas.
Joint forces raid two ‘extremist hideouts’ in Chittagong
Joint forces on Monday conducted drives at two houses, believed to be extremist hideouts, at Colonel Haat and Uttar Kattoli in Akbar Shah areas of the city on Monday evening.
HC asks govt to submit report on Padma inquiry committee
The High Court on Monday asked the government to submit a progress report on constituting either an inquiry committee or a commission to identify those who cooked up the stories of ‘corruption conspiracy’ over Padma Bridge project.
GRENADE ATTACK ON UK ENVOY ANWAR CHY Mufti’s execution anytime
The Appellate Division on Sunday rejected the petitions of Harkatul-Jihad Al Islami chief Mufti Abdul Hannan and two other Huji leaders seeking review of their death sentences for murdering three persons and leaving former UK high commissioner Anwar Choudhury by throwing bombs in 2004.
ONE YEAR OF TONU MURDER: Hardly any headway in probe
The police could make hardly any headway in the investigation into the murder and rape of Comilla Victoria College girl Sohagi Jahan Tonu in Mainamati Cantonment in Comilla on March 20, 2016 even inside one year of the crimes.
Custodial death victim picked up weeks ago: family
A suspect in the suicide attack on Rapid Action Battalion camp at Dakkhin Khan in Dhaka who died in police custody on Friday was abducted along with a friend from Siddhirganj in Narayanganj on February 27, the family alleged on Sunday.
Diplomats decry China, Russia’s objection against UNSC statement
Foreign affairs experts and serving diplomats on Sunday expressed disappointment at the objection of China and Russia blocking a move in the UN Security Council to issue a statement expressing concern over the tense situation in Myanmar’s Rakhine state.
Myanmar Buddhists take to streets
Hundreds of hard-line Buddhists in a Myanmar state wracked by religious violence protested Sunday
migration cost Recruiting agencies force workers to pay high
Recruiting agencies force workers seeking foreign jobs to pay exorbitant fees as the authorities take no interest to rationalize their cost of migration.
