B’baria ex-UP chairman sued for forgery
Six cases have been filed against a former union parishad chairman of Sadar upazila for embezzling money in the name of providing gas connections to customers. The accused, Md.…
Contempt of court: SC suspends lawyer Eunus Ali Akond for 3 months
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday barred Eunus Ali Akond from practicing law in its two divisions for the next three months as he was convicted of…
Maritime ports asked to hoist signal 1
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Monday asked the maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra to hoist distant cautionary signal one due to depression over the West-Central Bay.…
UNICEF hails immunization progress in Bangladesh amid pandemic
New data shows that monthly immunization service uptake has surpassed pre-COVID-19 levels in Bangladesh despite the challenges faced by parents, communities and health services during the pandemic. “This is…
Mukundalal Sarker’s 41th death anniversary Tuesday
The 40th death anniversary of Mukundalal Sarker, a prominent leader of anti-British Movement and a war veteran of 1971, will be observed on Tuesday. Sree Sarker was born in…
3 to die for killing housewife in Khulna
A Khulna court on Monday sentenced three people including husband to death for killing a housewife at Badurgaccha village in Dumuria upazila in 2016. The convicts are Prosenjit Gain,…
Papia, her husband get 27 yrs jail in arms case
A Dhaka court here on Monday sentenced expelled Jubo Mohila League leader Shamima Nur Papia and her husband Mofizur Rahman Sumon to 27 years imprisonment each to in an arms…
‘Go to the gallows if you rape’; Cabinet approves draft law
Amid widespread protests against the growing incidents of rape in the country, the government has planned to enact a law with a provision of death penalty as the highest punishment…