Schools at residential areas, street intersections blamed
Concentration of schools and coaching centres at select residential areas of the capital causes serious traffic jams.
Stalkers kill schoolgirl’s father, RMG worker
A schoolgirl’s father was found dead at Manikganj and an apparel worker succumbed to her injuries at a Savar hospital Thursday, both victims of stalkers.
PM warns of tougher action against any mayhem
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina Hasina on Thursday warned of tougher actions against any attempt to create disorder in the name of politics under orchestrated plots like that of the 2015 one,
Political faces among attackers, instigators
Activists of Awami League, Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Jamaat-e-Islami, Hefajat-e-Islam as well as goons from outlying villages, who joined rallies at Nasirnagar, instigated and carried out attacks on the Hindus and vandalised their temples and houses, locals and victims have alleged.
Dhaka court acquits Daud Merchant
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrates Court on Thursday acquitted Indian national Abdul Rauf alias Daud Merchant from a case related to his suspicious movement under section 54 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
NHRC thinks Rasraj didn't post doctored Kaaba pic
The National Human Rights Commission chairman, Kazi Reazul Hoque, on Thursday said their high powered probe team suggested that Rasraj Das did not upload the doctored photo hurting Muslim religious sentiment on his facebook profile.
SC orders restoring Citycell network
The Appellate Division on Thursday asked Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission to restore Citycell’s network immediately on condition that the country’s first mobile phone operator will pay Tk 100 crore to the telecom regulator by November 19.
Arms suppliers to Gulshan attackers held in city
Police on Thursday claimed they arrested four people who supplied arms and raw materials for making grenade to the attackers to Gulshan restaurant.
AL MP Badi jailed on graft charge
Ruling Awami League lawmaker Abdur Rahman Badi was sent to jail after a special judge court in Dhaka on Wednesday sentenced him to three years’ imprisonment for hiding information in his wealth statement submitted to Anti-Corruption Commission.
President for centralised varsity admission tests
President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday suggested holding public university admission tests centrally or regionally to reduce the hassles of admission seekers and their guardians.
