Job scam ring mastermind arrested
The members of the Rapid Action Battalion arrested Shaharul, an alleged mastermind behind a job scam ring, from Palashbari in Gaibandha...
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Impact of recognition of a Palestinian state
RECENTLY, calls for the western world to recognise a Palestinian state in its own right have been getting louder...
Legalisation of battery-run vehicles demanded
Leaders of Rickshaw, Battery Rickshaw-Van and Easy bike Sramik Union on Tuesday submitted a memorandum to the road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader, demanding...
Gaza battles flare
Israeli forces battled Hamas in Gaza on Tuesday after prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu angrily dismissed a bid for an international arrest warrant against him on war crimes charges in the Palestinian territory...
Govt backtracks on ban on battery-run rickshaw 聽
The government has backtracked on its decision to ban operations of unauthorised battery-run rickshaws in Dhaka city amid street protests by...
Four ARSA members held in Ukhia
The Armed Police Battalion arrested four members of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army after conducting a raid in Ukhia upazila in Cox鈥檚 Bazar in the early hours of Sunday...
Police clash with聽battery-run rickshaw pullers
Over a dozen people were injured as battery-run auto-rickshaw pullers clashed with police in Dhaka on Sunday, demanding the withdrawal of...
RAB arrests rape suspect Ju-Jitsu Association GS
Members of the Rapid Action Battalion on Saturday arrested Bangladesh Ju-Jitsu Association general secretary Rafiqul Islam on charges of repeatedly raping a...
Five held for drug trading in Dhaka
The members of the Rapid Action Battalion in a drive arrested five drug peddlers, including its prime suspect, of a drug trading group from the capital鈥檚 Shampur area on...
Failure in journalist couple murder probe must be investigated
THE failure of the law enforcement agency investigating the murder of the journalist couple Sagar Sarwar and Meherun Runi and the agency鈥檚 having missed the report submission deadline for the 108th time create grounds to question the agency鈥檚 sincerity...
KNF's women wing 鈥榗hief coordinator鈥� held in Bandarban
Rapid Action Battalion on Friday claimed to have arrested a top coordinator of the ethnic armed group Kuki-Chin National Front鈥檚 women鈥簊 wing during the ongoing joint operation in Bandarban following the incidents of bank robberies, arms snatching, and abduction...
A welcome decision that needs to be properly implemented
The decision not to allow battery-run vehicles on roads in the capital city is welcome. The road transport and bridges minister at the first meeting of the Road Transport Authority advisory council committee on May 15 instructed authorities not to allow battery-run vehicles...
Battery-run vehicles banned from city roads
The road transport and bridges minister, Obaidul Quader, on Wednesday instructed the authorities concerned not to allow battery-run vehicles on Dhaka city roads...
Two ARSA members arrested
Rapid Action Battalion on Wednesday arrested two suspected members of Myanmar-based Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, including a top commander, in an anti-terrorism drive in Rohingya camp in Cox鈥檚 Bazar鈥檚 Ukhia...
Lifting sanctions on RAB depends on US Department of Justice: Salman
Prime minister鈥檚 private industry and investment adviser Salman Fazlur Rahman has said that the White House and the United States Department of State are in favour of lifting sanctions on the Rapid Action Battelion but it depends on the Department of Justice...
Woman arrested with 1.5 lakh Yaba pills
The Rapid Action Battalion arrested a woman and seized 1,50,000 pieces of contraband Yaba pills from her in the Sabrang area of Teknaf in Cox鈥檚 Bazar on Monday afternoon...
US forges new 鈥榖attery belt鈥� in hopes of electric future
Growing up, Devante Cuthbertson assumed he might have to leave his North Carolina hometown to pursue a career, but a new multi-billion-dollar Toyota battery plant is offering him a reason to stay put...
Fugitive death-row convict in rape case arrested at Dhaka airport
Members of Rapid Action Battalion in a drive arrested a fugitive convict who was sentenced to death in a case filed over gang-raped of a college student in 2012....
Protesters condemn dismissal of case
The Hill Women鈥檚 Federation and Parbatya Chattogram Nari Sangha held a mass rally in Rangamati on Monday, protesting at the dismissal of the disappearance case of Chittagong Hill Tracts-based rights activist Kalpana Chakma by a Rangamati court on April 23...
Five Rohingyas arrested with arms in Ukhia
The Armed Police Battalion arrested five Rohingya people with local and foreign arms during a raid at Ukhia in Cox鈥檚 Bazar Sunday morning...
12 extremists killed in battle with security forces in Philippines
Twelve extremists have been killed in the southern Philippines during a gun battle with security forces that left seven soldiers wounded, the army said in a statement.聽....
Monisha Abraham to join BAT Bangladesh as managing director in July
Monisha Abraham will replace Shehzad Munim as the managing director of British American Tobacco (BAT) Bangladesh, effective from July 1, 2024, said an official announcement on Saturday.
Bus driver arrested over death of CAAB engineer
Rapid Action Battalion on Saturday arrested the driver of Raida Paribahan bus that rammed a motorcycle near Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, killing a...
PCP protests mass arrests in name of joint drive
Brihattaro Parbatya Chattagram Pahari Chhatra Parishad on Friday organised a rally in Khagrachari denouncing mass arrests and harassment in Bandarban in the name of joint operation...
Fugitive convict arrested after 22 years
The members of Rapid Action Battalion arrested a fugitive convict who was sentenced to 17 years of imprisonment in an arms case, in a drive in Masterpara area of Feni city after 22 years...
Taliban supreme leader hits back at global critics in rare address
The Taliban鈥檚 hyper-reclusive supreme leader made a rare public appearance on Wednesday, an Afghan government spokesman said, berating the international community in a speech for criticising his rule....
Water returns to Rome's Baths of Caracalla in reflecting pool
The Baths of Caracalla, one of Rome's most spectacular sites, unveiled a special pool on Thursday that reflects the majestic ruins, in an interplay of the contemporary and ancient.聽
Decision in next meeting: ACC
The Anti-Corruption Commission is likely to make a decision on media reports about former inspector general of police Benazir Ahmed and his family members amassing huge wealth beyond known sources of income...
KNF chief coordinator arrested
Rapid Action Battalion arrested one of the cousin brothers of ethnic armed group Kuki-Chin National Front chief, Nathan Bawm, in an overnight raid to his house in Sualok union of the hilly district of Bandarban on Saturday...
KNF chief鈥檚 close aide arrested
Rapid Action Battalion arrested one of the cousin brothers of ethnic armed group Kuki-Chin National Front chief, Nathan Bawm, in an overnight raid to his house in Sualok union of the hilly district of Bandarban on Saturday.