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.
PM orders construction of home for cricketer Miraz
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has taken initiatives for construction of a residential house for the family of Bangladesh's ‘wonder boy’ cricketer Mehedi Hasan Miraz.
Brahmanbaria attacks : OC withdrawn
The officer-in-charge of Nasirnagar police station in Brahmanbaria was withdrawn on Wednesday while eminent citizens and a National Human Rights Commission team after visiting the upazila blamed failure of the police and local ad administration for the attacks on Hindus there on Sunday.
Cox’s Bazar clash kills 1
A young man was killed in a clash between two rival groups in Maheshkhali upazila on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Ridwan, 26, of Nunachhari village at the upazila.
