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12 BNP, Jamaat men held in Dhaka

Police detain at least 12 activists of BNP and its key ally Jamaat-e-Islami in 24-hour raids through Dhaka
6 March 2015, 06:27 AM

Police wants to modify torture prevention act!

IT is disquieting to see that police has proposed change to some important safeguard provisions of Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention) Act, 2013. A prominent Bengali daily, Prothom Alo, has reported that the police authority has sent a proposal to Home Ministry to bring alterations in the definition, investigation process and punishment provisions stipulated in the Act.
5 March 2015, 18:00 PM

FBI likely to be in Dhaka this week: police

Federal Bureau of Investigation is likely to come to Dhaka later this week to help with the investigations of murder of writer-blogger Avijit Roy, according to police
3 March 2015, 09:34 AM

US police shoot dead homeless man in Los Angeles

US police shot and killed a homeless man after an altercation in downtown Los Angeles.
2 March 2015, 08:45 AM

‘Bomb maker’ loses wrist in Gazipur

A man has his wrist blown off in a blast while allegedly making crude bombs inside his residence in Gazipur
28 February 2015, 05:38 AM

33 bombs, explosives seized in Ctg

Police seize 33 handmade bombs and bomb making materials in the port city of Chittagong
27 February 2015, 15:43 PM

UN climate head Rajendra Pachauri resigns

The head of the United Nations Climate Change Panel (IPCC), Rajendra Pachauri, steps down amid sexual harassment allegations.
24 February 2015, 13:00 PM

2 ‘BNP men’ shot dead in Jhenidah

Two bullet-hit bodies of alleged BNP men is found in Jhenidah Sadar upazila this morning.
23 February 2015, 06:34 AM