Rony's friend gives judicial statement
Bakhtiar Alam Rony's friend, who was with the Awami League lawmaker's son during the shooting incident, has given judicial statement before a Dhaka court.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Aminul Hoque recorded Kamal Mahmud's statement on Wednesday afternoon.
Ex-husband held over female constable's gang-rape
The members of Detective Branch of Police have arrested the ex-husband of a female police constable, who was allegedly gang-raped, for his involvement in the crime from Kolatoli beach of Cox's Bazar.
Kalimur Rahman, an ASI of the Special Security and Protection Battalion, was picked up by a special DB team on Wednesday morning.
BGB man shot, another abducted by BGP in Teknaf
A Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) member has been shot and another abducted by Myanmar's Border Guard Police (BGP) in the Naf River near Damdamia of Teknaf border in Cox's Bazar.
The bullet-hit BGB man is Sepoy Biplob, 35, Teknaf 42 BGB Commander Lieutenant Colonel Abujar Al-Jahid told the Dhaka Tribune. He was admitted to Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital. Later, he was shifted to Combined Military Hospital in Chittagong
Niko graft case: Order on Khaleda's writ Thursday
The High Court will deliver its order on the writ petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, challenging the legality of filing the Niko graft case, on June 18.
An HC bench of Justice Md Nuruzzaman and Justice Zafar Ahmed fixed the date on Wednesday morning.
3 killed in Tangail road crash
Three people have been killed and another has been injured as a truck plunged into a roadside ditch at Achhimtala on the Dhaka-Tangail highway in Mirzapur upazila of the district.
Gorai Highway police station OC Humayun Kabir confirmed the deaths to the Dhaka Tribune.
1 held for inciting communal hatred
Police have arrested a youth from the capital’s Paltan for his posts on social media instigating people’s religious sentiment.
The detainee is SM Shakhawat Hossain, Assistant Commissioner of DMP Hasan Arafat told the Dhaka Tribune.
Lawyer: Khaleda to appear in court Thursday
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will appear before a Dhaka court on Thursday to attend hearings in two graft cases of Zia Orphanage and Zia Charitable Trust.
Khaleda’s lawyer Md Sanaullah Miah confirmed the matter to the Dhaka Tribune on Wednesday.
Police: Rony's arms licence to be cancelled
Police will move for the cancellation of Awami League lawmaker Pinu Khan's son Bakhtiar Alam Rony's arms licence if ballistic report suggests that the shot was fired from his firearm in the double murder case.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police Joint Commissioner Monirul Islam made the statement while talking to the journalists at the DMP head quarters in the capital on Wednesday morning.
Constable gang-rape: Accused's location traced
Dhaka Metropolitan Police Joint Commissioner Monirul Islam has said police have traced the location of the accused involved with the gang-rape of a female police constable in the capital.
He made the statement while talking to the journalists at the DMP head quarters in the capital on Wednesday morning.
Syrian air force strikes kill 16
At least 16 people, including 13 children, were killed when Syrian air force jets bombed a town in Deraa province on Tuesday, activists say.
Those killed were attending lessons on the Koran in Ghariyah, locals told the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitoring group.
Hong Kong government set to reveal political reforms
Hong Kong's government is set to present a controversial political reform package ahead of a much-anticipated vote later this week.
Protesters have gathered outside the city's Legislative Council building.
