Day: September 23, 2024

Court Correspondent : The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-1) on Sunday received two more complaints against ousted Prime Minister Hasina over the killings of Dr Sajib Sarkar and Sheikh Ashabul Yamin in police firing in Uttara and Savar areas respectively on July 18. Of the two, Halim Sarkar, father of martyr Dr Sajib Sarkar filed a complaint against a total of 71 people with the ICT prosecution agency. Sajib, who passed his MBBS from Gazipur Taherunnesa Medical College in 2020, was...

Staff Reporter : The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested former State Minister for Water Resources, Colonel (Retd) Zahid Faruk Shamim, from Dhaka’s Baridhara area on Sunday evening. RAB’s Media and Legal Wing Director, Lt Col Munim Ferdous, confirmed the arrest, stating, “We rounded up Zahid Faruk from Baridhara in the evening.” According to Lt Col Ferdous, Faruk was wanted in connection with several murder cases tied to the violence that erupted during the anti-discrimination student movement. The former state minister...

Staff Reporter : The United Nations has pledged its full support to Bangladesh as the country undertakes critical reforms, particularly in policing and electoral processes, as part of a comprehensive restructuring initiative led by the interim government. The assurance was made by Gwyn Lewis, the UN’s Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh, during a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at his Tejgaon office on Sunday. The meeting covered a broad spectrum of topics, including ongoing reforms, corruption, flood recovery,...

Staff Reporter : In a significant move to enhance accountability and curb corruption, the government has directed all officials and employees to submit their wealth statements by 30th November to their respective ministries and departments. Going forward, these reports will need to be updated annually, with submissions due by 31st December each year. The decision was announced by Md Mokhlesur Rahman, Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration, during a press briefing held today. He emphasised that a standardised...

Court Correspondent : A Narayanganj court has sentenced a man to death in a case filed over the killing a woman and her pregnant daughter in Narayanganj city in 2022. Umme Saraban Tahura, Additional Sessions and District Court Judge of Narayanganj, passed the verdict on Sunday in presence of the convict Abdullah Al Jubayer alias Swapnil, 28, of Paikpara area in Narayanganj. The convict was also fined TK 1,00,000, says Abdur Rahim, Additional Public Prosecutor of the court. According to...

BSS : Iran is willing to strengthen bilateral relations with Bangladesh in various areas including trade and commerce, culture, energy, education and health. The interest came when Iranian Ambassador in Dhaka Mansour Chavushi paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the latter’s office at Tejgaon in Dhaka on Sunday. During the meeting, both sides exchanged views on issues related to mutual interests. The Iranian envoy conveyed support and cooperation of the Iranian Government to the Interim...

Court Correspondent : The government has formed two committees to recommend the withdrawal of ‘cases intended for harassment’ against innocent political activists and leaders over political feuds. One committee will look into the issue at the district level while the other at the ministerial level, according to an announcement made by the Home Ministry’s Public Security Division on Sunday. However, the notice did not clarify what period would be covered for these ‘harassment cases’. Four-member district committees will be formed...

UNB : The bodies of two fishermen were recovered from the Meghna River in Monpura, an island upazila of Bhola. The first body was found near the Master Haat area of Uttar Sakuchia union at around 8:00 am on Sunday. The second body was recovered from the river near the Kawar Tek area of Monpura union at around 12:00 pm. According to local sources, residents spotted the bodies floating in the river and informed the police. Upon receiving the information,...