Police today arrested former law minister Anisul Huq and ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's private industry and investment affairs adviser Salman F Rahman in a case filed with the New Market Police Station here.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Media and Public Relations Division Deputy Commissioner Md Faruque Hossain confirmed the development to BSS.
Acting on a tip-off, police arrested them from Sadarghat area of the capital city while they were trying to flee through river route, he said.
A Bangladeshi youth was shot and killed by gunfire from the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) near the Ahedpur border in Chapainawabganj on Sunday night.
The deceased, identified as Md. Abdullah, was reportedly killed on Indian soil near the Ahedpur border in Shibganj upazila. Abdullah was the son of the late Nazrul Islam from South Nishipara in Narayanpur Union, Sadar upazila.
According to Abdul Alim, a local Union Parishad member, Abdullah and several other Bangladeshis had crossed the border into India on Sunday night. During this time, the BSF opened fire, resulting in Abdullah's death on the spot. His companions, however, managed to return to Bangladesh unharmed.
Lieutenant Colonel Monir Uz Zaman, the commanding officer of the 53rd Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Battalion ...
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has instructed all banks to freeze accounts of former state minister for information and broadcasting Mohammad A Arafat and his wife Sharmin Mustary.
In a letter, the unit today asked banks to block all types of withdrawals through the individual or business accounts to their names.
A senior official of the anti-money laundering agency confirmed the matter to BSS.
Chief Justice Obaidul Hasan has resigned from his position, said law advisor Asif Nazrul. Chief Justice Obaidul Hasan said, “I informed him (law advisor) that I have taken a decision on principle to step down and I hope all formalities will be completed by today.”
The chief justice alleged, “A declaration has been made to attack the Supreme Court. Talks are also making the rounds on attacking my colleagues. Everything has been looted after attacking the residence of the chief justice. Their (justices) residences might also come under attack. There have already been attacks outside of several ...
The top positions of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) were reconstituted on Wednesday.
AKM Shahidur Rahman has been appointed as the new Director General of RAB, replacing Additional Inspector General of Police Md. Harun Ar Rashid.
In addition, Md. Mainul Hasan has been named the new commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, taking over from Habibur Rahman.
These new appointments were announced today in a notification by the public security division of the home ministry.
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Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan today said curfew will remain relaxed from 6am to 9pm in Dhaka, Narayanganj, Gazipur and Narsingdi districts while local administrations of other districts will take decision on curfew about the concerned districts.
He said while speaking to journalists at his ministry’s conference room at the Secretariat after a meeting with top officials of the law enforcement agencies
So far, 134 HSC examinees have been given bail while other examinees will also get bail and they will be freed, he said, adding but those w...
