A man has been stabbed to death in Dhaka’s Kamrangirchar. The victim has been identified as 25-year-old Rocky, an employee at a local grocer. The incident occurred in front of the Boro Gram Bazar Ashrafabad High School around 3:30am on Tuesday. Rana, a pedestrian who took Rocky to the hospital, said that he brought him to the facility after finding him bleeding in the street. Amirul Islam, chief of Kamrangirchar Police Station, said: “We have learnt that the man had taken drugs.
ALLEGATIONS AND VERDICTA special court in Dhaka on Monday found Tulip guilty of “manipulating and influencing” her aunt, former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, to secure government plots for members of her immediate family. Prosecutors said Tulip used her influence to persuade Hasina to arrange land allocations for Tulip’s mother Sheikh Rehana and her two siblings. Tulip, Hasina and Rehana were each fined Tk 100,000, with another six months’ imprisonment if unpaid. The Times reported that in the same corruption case Hasina and Rehana were sentenced to five and seven years respectively. When Labour sought a new leader again in early 2020, Tulip was among the earliest MPs to publicly endorse Starmer, reported The Telegraph.
A CNG-powered autorickshaw driver has been shot dead in Dhaka’s Jurain. The man, identified only as Bappa, 30, was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital around 7pm on Monday with a gunshot wound to the waist, where doctors declared him dead. Inspector Md Faruk, in-charge of the hospital’s police outpost, confirmed the incident. Kadamtali Police chief Md Ayub said a man died after being shot in an alley of Jurain, but no information has yet been received about his murderers and the motive. Wari Division Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Harun Or Rashid said the victim had multiple drug-related cases against him.
Fires have broken out at five locations in Gazipur within five hours, causing extensive damage to property, according to the Fire Service. Gazipur Fire Service Deputy Director Mohammad Mamun said crews contained the fires at all five sites, with no casualties reported. Witnesses and the Fire Service said the first fire started around 5am at a cotton warehouse in Pubail Majukhan. Four units from the Kaliakair station arrived at the scene and brought the flames under control after one and a half hours. Nurul Karim, acting officer of Maona Fire Service, said two units controlled one of the fires within five to seven minutes.
The opening call of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) auction has sent excitement surging as intense bidding broke out for Mohammad Naim Sheikh. On Sunday, the contest climbed 13 increments above his base price before finally settling, more than doubling his pay. Placed in Category A with a base price of Tk 5 million, Naim was signed by the new franchise Chattogram Royals for Tk 11 million. Litton, carrying the same category and base price, was picked up by the Rangpur Riders for Tk 7 million. Listed in Category B with a base price of Tk 3.5 million, he was secured by Rangpur Riders for Tk 9.2 million.
A man has torn down a festoon from the stage of a protest rally in Narayanganj demanding justice for attacks on Bauls.The incident occurred around 3pm on Sunday at the Central Shaheed Minar in Chashara, shortly before the rally was scheduled to begin, said Nasir Ahmad, chief of Sadar Model Police.The man, who was detained by police, could not be identified right away.The rally, organised by Narayanganj district Baul artistes and devotees to protest the recent attacks on shrines and Bauls, began around 4:15pm at the Shaheed Minar.Officer Nasir said they were prepared to deal with any untoward situation and had deployed additional forces amid concerns of unrest.Members of RAB-11 were also seen stationed at the venue for security.�"bdnews24.com
Foreign Advisor Touhid Hossain has offered a markedly different account from that of the Chief Advisor’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam over the possibility of India beginning extradition proceedings with Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal “very soon”. Speaking in Dhaka on Sunday, Touhid mentioned “two issues” involving Kamal, former home minister sentenced to death for crimes against humanity during the July Uprising. And I have no information that extradition will begin with him.”Touhid spoke at a discussion organised by the Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB). Citing India’s remark that Dhaka’s request was “under review”, he wrote: “We know [Hasina] has powerful sympathisers. Both Hasina and Kamal have been in India since the fall of the Awami League government on Aug 5, 2024.
Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi have been booked on charges of criminal conspiracy in a fresh FIR in connection with the National Herald money laundering case, Indian media report. Dotex Merchandise, a Kolkata-based shell entity, allegedly routed Rs 10 million to Young Indian. The development comes a day after a Delhi court postponed its order in the National Herald case to Dec 16. The National Herald, founded in 1938 by Jawaharlal Nehru and other freedom fighters, ceased publication in 2008 after years of financial losses. The shares were instead allotted to Young Indian, a not-for-profit company set up in 2010.
The Election Commission has resumed the registration of expatriate Bangladeshi voters in seven countries, including Saudi Arabia and Malaysia, after a temporary suspension earlier this week. Registration restarted at 3:15pm on Saturday, said Salim Ahmad Khan, team leader of the Out of Country Voting System and Implementation (OCV-SDI) project. Following the launch, region-wise global registration began sequentially, with the system made accessible from any country starting early Thursday. The United States has recorded the highest number of registrants --17,500 – followed by South Korea, Canada, Australia, Singapore and Japan. By district, Dhaka leads with 19,222 registered expatriate voters, followed by Cumilla (7,172), Sylhet (6,780), Noakhali (5,622) and Chattogram (5,353).
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has opened an inquiry into allegations that Transcom Group Chief Executive Officer Simeen Rahman paid Tk 1 billion in bribes to Sheikh Hasina to suppress several cases lodged against her. In the first week of this month, the ACC assigned one of its deputy directors as the inquiry officer, according to an official familiar with the move. The ACC says Simeen allegedly offered Tk 1 billion to Hasina to steer clear of multiple cases against her, including charges of murder, share fraud and deception. A senior ACC official said the inquiry is looking into the involvement of individuals and institutions named in the complaint. The appointment letter instructed the inquiry officer to submit a report in due course.
A Bangladeshi migrant has died in the United Arab Emirates, 10 days after being critically injured in a road accident while delivering food. “A truck hit the back of Rubel’s motorcycle and that of another Egyptian rider from a different delivery company. The Egyptian rider died at the scene, and Rubel was taken to the hospital with severe injuries.”Police later seized the truck and arrested the driver. Rubel had been living in the UAE for the past five years. His body is being kept at Baniyas Mortuary, and his company said it will be repatriated after the UAE National Day holiday, once formalities are completed.
Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur has said preparations for launching Sammilito Islami Bank through merging the country's five weak shariah based banks are almost complete. This initiative is being implemented using the Bank Resolution Ordinance.It is expected that the new bank will start its journey next week. Ahsan H. Mansur said in the event that the new bank will have a paid-up capital of Tk 35,000 crore. Administrators are working to set a uniform salary scale for the same positions across all banks to reduce operational expenses.The government is forming the new "Sammilito Islami Bank" to take over these five banks. Bangladesh Bank has issued a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the state-owned Shariah-based bank.On Nov 5, all shares of the five banks were declared null, and administrators replaced the boards and management teams.
An initiative to send transshipment goods to Bhutan via Bangladesh’s road network on a trial basis has stalled at Burimari Land Port. The container from Chattogram arrived at Burimari Land Port on Nov 28. Mahmudul Hasan, assistant director (Traffic) of Burimari Land Port Authority, said the container has been kept in the port yard since Nov 27. “All customs procedures for the Bhutanese shipment have been completed,” said Delwar Hossain, assistant commissioner of Burimari Customs Station. “We will be able to release the goods to Bhutan once the Indian customs office gives clearance.”
BNP nominated candidate for Bogura-4 (Kahaloo-Nondigram) Md Mosharraf Hossain has been accused of forging an undergraduate certificate. The case alleges that Mosharraf “fraudulently” used Masud Ali’s roll and registration numbers to obtain a bachelor’s degree certificate for the same academic year. When the former chairman challenged this, Masud learned that the academic credentials used by Mosharraf were his. Masud fears Mosharraf may use his roll and registration details to commit “serious wrongdoing”, causing him “irreparable damage”. He forged my roll and registration numbers to make a fake certificate, so I filed the case.
Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has called for a break from “old, stagnant” politics, saying Bangladesh must now move forward under a new formula. Shafiqur said, “The new Bangladesh will no longer run on the old formula, In shaa Allah. The new Bangladesh will follow a new formula. The Jamaat chief said “a profound cost in lives” shaped the political shift in 2024. Responding to accusations that Jamaat would restrict women if elected, he said the party would answer “all propaganda” through its actions, not words.
