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Two security personnel stabbed dead at S Alam Coal Power Plant
The deceased were identified as Sarwar Alam and Rashed Jawardar.
Opinion / Tackling the bad apples of police
The onus of ensuring malpractice-free management of the police force squarely rests with the police hierarchy.
When exporters launder crores
In what seems like a story straight out of a Netflix crime drama, a whopping Tk 821 crore has been laundered out of Bangladesh
Man dies after being stabbed in Dhaka’s Panthapath
The deceased was identified as Md Faruk, 26, a resident of Karwan Bazar area
‘I am innocent, why is my bail being delayed?’
She was arrested by Rampura police on November 10 in a case filed over the death of Buet student Fardin Noor Parash. On Wednesday, DB said they found that Bushra was not involved in his death.
The unfortunate apathy of bystanders
Most bystanders do nothing to help.
Cause of infant’s death: Bullet or some other object
Officials yesterday said either a bullet or a different object hit the head of the infant who got killed amid Wednesday’s polls-time violence in Thakurgaon.
Cyberbullying: A punishable crime
With the advent of technology and the proliferation of social media, tentacles of the menace became limitless. With the advantage of anonymity made possible by the Internet, the cyberbullies became terrifying, often far worse than the ‘bullying’ that once had a face.
Charity swindlers caught
Sacked customs official Helaluddin used to identify himself as a social worker.
Muggers stab student near Dhaka airport
Muggers have stabbed a student and took off with his money and mobile phone near Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
Man stabbed and shot dead ‘by extortionist’ in Noakhali
Man stabbed dead by extortionist in Noakhali Sadar upazila.
Cop killed in attack on patrol team in Ashulia
Police constable stabbed dead after unknown assailants attack a patrol team of Ashulia industrial police at the outskirts of Dhaka. One other policeman injured in the attack.
UN asks Bangladesh to ‘fully probe’ publisher killing
The United Nations has called upon Bangladesh authorities to “fully investigate” the killing of publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan.
JSC from Nov 1, steps taken to avoid question ‘leak’
The government has taken stern steps against question paper “leak” for the upcoming JSC tests that will begin from November 1, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid says.
Not IS, offshoots of Jamaat-Shibir: Home minister
There is no organisational structure of terrorist outfit Islamic State (IS) in Bangladesh, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan reiterates, hours after SITE reiterated its reports on IS claim of two foreigners’ murder and Shia headquarters bomb attack.
Sabotage fear: Security beefed up at Dhaka airport
Security has been beefed up at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport following tip-off on subversive activities provided by detectives, the airport director says. The alert came after the killings of two foreign nationals and a blasts during Shia Muslim community's Ashura programme.
‘Robber gang leader’ killed in Rajbari ‘gunfight’
An alleged gang leader of a local robber group has been killed in what police described as gunfight in Goalondo Ghat upazila of Rajbari.
EU for thorough probe into Hossaini Dalan blasts
EU Ambassador to Bangladesh Pierre Mayaudon has urged Bangladesh to ensure thorough investigation and bring the Hossaini Dalan bomb attackers to justice.
Tavella’s body handed over
Body of Italian citizen Cesare Tavella, who was killed in Dhaka’s Gulshan diplomatic zone, has been handed over to the country’s local mission.