Khoka jailed for 13 years in corruption case
A Dhaka court has handed down a 13-year jail sentence to former Dhaka City Corporation mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka in a case filed for amassing Tk9.96 crore beyond known source of income.
Judge Abu Ahmed Jamadar of Dhaka Special Judge's Court 3 delivered the verdict in the absence of Khoka on Tuesday morning.
PIL filed with HC in underage SUV driver injuring four
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed with the High Court in the October 12 incident of underage SUV driver injuring four by ramming rickshaws
Six persons, including five lawyers, filed the litigation.
Youth found dead in Barguna
Police have recovered the body of a youth near the embankments of Payra river at Purba Burirchar village under sadar upazila in Barguna.
The deceased is Raju, 20, son of Shahjahan Mridha and a sales representative of a food company.
Croatia opens Serbia border to migrants
Croatia has opened its border with Serbia, removing one of the bottlenecks for thousands of stranded migrants trying to make their way north.
About 3,000 people had been stuck in cold and wet weather in the Serbian border village of Berkasovo, after Croatia moved to curb new arrivals.
Pistorius released under house arrest
South African Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been released under house arrest nearly one year after he was jailed for killing his girlfriend, prison officials say.
He is expected to spend the remainder of a five-year prison sentence at his uncle's home in Pretoria.
