Crime
Actress Nawshaba put on 2-day fresh remand
Dhaka, Aug 10 (UNB) – A court here on Friday put actress Quazi Nawshaba Ahmed on a two-day fresh remand in a case filed under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act.
6-yr-old girl ‘raped’ in Sherpur; rapist held
Sherpur, Aug 10 (UNB) - A sexagenarian man was arrested from Satani Mathuradi area of Sreebardi municipality on Friday noon for raping a minor girl.
Canadian police say at least 4 dead in shooting
Fredericton, Aug 10 (AP/UNB) — Police in the eastern Canadian city of Fredericton, New Brunswick said Friday at least four people have been killed and one suspect is in custody after a shooting.
2 ‘drug traders’ killed in ‘gunfights’
Dhaka, Aug 9 (UNB) – Two suspected drug traders were killed in separate incidents of ‘gunfight’ with police in Rajshahi and Chandpur districts early Thursday.
Indian national held with 12.3 kg gold at Shahjalal Airport
Dhaka, Aug 9 (UNB) - Customs Preventive team arrested an Indian national along with 22 gold bars, weighing 12.3 kg, at Shahjalal International Airport early Thursday.
IPI urges Bangladesh to protect journalist safety, release critics
Dhaka, Aug 9 (UNB)- The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, has expressed grave concern to the government of Bangladesh over recent attacks on journalists and the detention of noted photojournalist Shahidul Alam.
3 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza Strip
Ramallah, Aug 9 (AP/UNB) — The Gaza Health Ministry says a pregnant woman, her 1-year-old daughter and a Hamas fighter have been killed in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip.
‘Killer’ burnt to death after van puller stabbed dead in Dinajpur
Dinajpur, Aug 9 (UNB) – A man was burnt to death as villagers set him on fire while he was fleeing after ‘killing’ a van puller at Jagodal Dangapara in Birganj upazila on Thursday.
Drug trader held with 5kg heroin in capital
Dhaka, Aug 9 (UNB) - A team of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested an alleged drug trader along with 5 kg heroin from the city’s Gabtali area on Wednesday night.