The AlubdiJhilpar slum in Mirpur's Pallabi has reportedly become a thriving hub for illegal drug and arms trade, with authorities seemingly turning a blind eye to the escalating crisis. Local residents allege that these illicit activities are orchestrated by IliasMollah, a former Awami League MP from Dhaka-16. Mollah is accused of occupying land allocated by the National ...more

IUT VC killed 4 students hiding his murder charges Students electrocuted in picnic bus Sreepur Correspondent: Murder accused Vice Chancellor of Islamic University of Technology (IUT) Rafiqul Islam has arranged the annual picnic one month ahead of the schedule on Saturday (November 23) targeting to motivate the students in favour of him against the murder charges. But he has ...more

The High Court on Wednesday upheld the former deputy inspector general (DIG) of police Mizanur Rahman's jail sentence in a graft case.An HC bench of Justice Md Kamrul Hossain Mollah passed the order.Adv Khurshid Alam was present in the court on behalf of the Anti-Corruption commission (ACC).Dhaka Special Judge's Court-6 Judge Manzurul Islam on June ...more

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday delivered a judgement saying  that all private universities in the country must pay 15 per cent income tax.A three-member bench of the Appellate Division, led by Justice Borhanuddin, passed the order after disposing of an appeal filed by the government seeking 15 per cent income tax ...more

No hospitals, diagnostic centres and laboratories will be allowed to disclose gender of unborn babies, according to a High Court verdict on Sunday.An HC bench of Justice Naima Haider and Justice Kazi Zinat Haque handed down the judgement.Lawyer Ishrat Hasan was present on behalf of the writ petitioner, while deputy attorney general Amit Das Gupto ...more

Director General of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) M Khurshid Hossain has said there is no security threat at the central Shaheed Minar centering the observance of the International Mother Language Day on February 21."We have strengthened the security measures centering the Shaheed Minar for the smooth celebration of the Language Martyrs' Day and International Mother ...more