Whereabouts of ‘released’ Daud Merchant unknown
Whereabouts of Indian citizen Abdul Rauf alias Daud Merchant, an accused of the murder of musician Gulshan Kumar in India, was unknown since his release from Dhaka Central Jail Sunday evening.
Stabbing spree kills Ansar man at Dhaka airport
A Bangladesh Ansar member was stabbed to death and four security personnel were injured allegedly by a youth at a checkpoint at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport Sunday evening.
BNP to observe Nov 7 uprising anniv today amid tension
The Bangladesh Nationalist is set to observe the 41st anniversary of November 7 uprising today amid tension with their planned rally awaiting police permission and ruling Awami League leaders issuing warning that no rally would be allowed in Dhaka.
Sayedul vows quitting cabinet if anyone can prove his abusing Hindus
The minister for fisheries and livestock, Sayedul Hoque, on Sunday said he would quit cabinet if anyone could prove that he had made abusive remarks on Hindu people.
BTRC reinstates Citycell spectrum
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission on Sunday evening reinstated the spectrum of mobile operator Citycell which the regulator had cancelled on October 20 for non-payment of dues.
India concerned about Bangladesh Hindus safety, wellbeing
India expressed ‘grave concern’ about the safety and wellbeing of the the Hindu community people in Bangladesh, Indian external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj said in tweets on Sunday.
Miscreants set fire to house of Nasirnagar upazila vice-chairman
Unknown miscreants set fire to the house of Nasirnagar upazila parishad vice-chairman Anjan Kumar Deb, a Hindu by religion, at about 7:00pm on Saturday.
Fresh attacks stoke tension
Tension continued brewing as two more houses of Hindus, including Nasirnagar upazila parishad vice-chairman, were set on fire and local people foiled another attack while police recovered an idol of goddess Lakshmi from a mosque at Nasirnagar in Brahmanbaria on Saturday.
Nine more arrested over Nasirnagar attacks
Police arrested nine more people at different places of Nasirnagar upazila town in Brahmanbaria early Sunday for their alleged involvement in the attacks on Hindus on October 30.
Police pick up four from BNP central office
Police on Saturday afternoon picked Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s assistant office secretary Taiful Islam Tipu and three others from in front of the party’s central office at Naya Paltan in Dhaka.
