Manna on 10-day remand.
Nagarik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna was placed on a 10-day remand in police custody in a case filed by police for allegedly ‘trying to instigate revolt in the armed forces.’ Manna, in court,
Arrest warrant issued for Khaleda Zia, 2 others.
A special judges’ court in Dhaka on Wednesday issued arrest warrant for Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia and two others in 2 graft cases. The makeshift court housed in an Alia Madrasah complex...........
Jabbar handed imprisonment until death
The International Crimes Tribunal -1 on Tuesday unanimously handed absconding former Jatiya Party MP engineer Abdul Jabbar imprisonment until natural death for genocide and other crimes against humanity.
Mushfiq hurt in training at the MCG
Former Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim was hurt in his right thumb while batting in the net during a training session at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Tuesday.
SC scraps Ghulam Azam’s appeal against conviction
The Appellate Division on Tuesday scraped the appeal filed by late Jamaat Amir Ghulam Azam against his 90 years of imprisonment for his crimes against humanity in 1971 during Bangladesh’s liberation war.
Manna detained
Detective branch of Dhaka Metropolitan police on early Tuesday detained Nagarik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna from a Banani house in the city, alleged his family members.
Ferry capsize leaves 41 dead
Search for survivors, bodies continue aAt least 41 people were killed and many remained missing as a ferry, MV Mostafa, carrying nearly 200 passengers sank in the River Padma after being hit by a cargo vessel on the Daulatdia-Paturia route in Manikganj on Sunday morning.
5 members of extremist group held with ammo, explosives in Chittagong
Rapid Action Battalion personnel detained five Muslim militants along with huge amount of explosives, ammunitions and militant training tools from Lotmoni, a hilly remote area of Bashkali upazila in Chittagong in an overnight drive early Sunday.
Two city high rises catch fire
Two high-rise buildings–one at Gulshan-2 and another at New Eskaton Road–caught fire in the city on Sunday morning, reports United News of Bangladesh.
72-hr nationwide strike begins peacefully
The first day of 72-hour nationwide general strike enforced by Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led alliance was underway peacefully in the city in addition to the indefinite blockade that entered its 48th straight day on Sunday.
