SC to hear Khaleda's plea in Niko case Oct 31
Chamber judge of the Appellate Division on Sunday sent a leave to appeal petition of BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in connection with Niko graft case to the regular bench for hearing.
Police verifying identities of 10 of 12 killed ‘extremists’
Law enforcing authorities said on Sunday that they were examining the identities of 10 of the 12 suspected extremists killed in Gazipur, Tangail and Ashulia in Dhaka on Saturday.
HC declines bail for AL MP Amanur
The High Court on Sunday declined bail to ruling Awami League lawmaker Amanur Rahman Rana to jail after rejecting his bail petition in a case for killing freedom fighter Faruk Ahmed in 2013.
Nine Myanmar policemen killed near Bangladesh border
Nine police officers were killed during coordinated ambushes in Myanmar’s strife-torn Rakhine state on Sunday with authorities saying the attackers hailed from the Muslim Rohingya community, a persecuted minority.
Four including JMB donor held in Ashulia
Rapid Action Battalion men in a drive arrested four extremists, including prime donor of outlawed Jama'atul-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh Abdur Rahman, from a five-storey building at Baipal of Ashulia in the outskirts of the capital on Saturday evening.
Nahid for social resistance over attacks on female students
The minister for education, Nurul Islam Nahid, on Saturday called for waging up social resistance alongside the law to contain the incidents of attacks on female students.
BNP looking at US polls for succor: Obaidul
The minister for road transport and bridges, Obaidul Quader, on Saturday said that Bangladesh Nationalist Party is now looking to the United States election for succor, after becoming frustrated with India.
BSF shoots in head, chest, eyes: BGB chief
The Border Guard Bangladesh director general, Major General Aziz Ahmed, on Friday said that the Indian Border Security Force shot Bangladeshi people in the head, eyes and chest.
Show respect to each other while performing religious rituals: PM
Reiterating her government’s tough stance against militancy and terrorist activities in the name of religion, prime minister Sheikh Hasina urged all on Saturday to show respect to each other while performing their respective religious rituals.
11 killed in 'anti-extremist' drives in Gazipur, Tangail
At least 11 extremists were killed in separate operations of police and Rapid Action Battalion in Gazipur and Tangail on Saturday.
