UK arrests 83-year-old priest for backing Palestine Action, opposing Gaza genocide
UK arrests 83-year-old priest for backing Palestine Action, opposing Gaza genocide

An 83-year-old retired priest has been arrested for defying a newly enforced ban on pro-Palestiniangroup Palestine Action, just hours after the group was formally outlawed by the UK government. The Reverend Sue Parfitt, from Bristol, was detained for holding a placard that read: I oppose...

Shefali Jariwala’s death: Anti-ageing medication may contributed to cardiac arrest
Shefali Jariwala’s death: Anti-ageing medication may contributed to cardiac arrest

Actor and model Shefali Jariwala passed away late Friday, reportedly from a cardiac arrest at her Mumbai home. Her funeral was held Saturday evening, attended by close family and friends. Investigators have begun piecing together the circumstances surrounding her unexpected death. Police sources...

Home adviser dismisses reports of ex-CEC Habibul Awal’s arrest
Home adviser dismisses reports of ex-CEC Habibul Awal’s arrest

Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (Retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Monday dismissed reports of former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Habibul Awals arrest, saying the news circulated on Sunday was incorrect. The news published yesterday (Sunday) regarding the arrest of former CEC Habibul Awal is...

Dilip Agarwala languishes in prison for nearly 10 months in ‘false’ cases
Dilip Agarwala languishes in prison for nearly 10 months in ‘false’ cases

Despite his support for last years anti-discrimination student movement, one of the countrys most prominent jewellery businessmen Dilip Kumar Agarwala has been in prison for nearly 10 months following what many claim to be a false and politically motivated case. This incident reflects a growing...

Jewellery stores nationwide shut indefinitely as BAJUS VP’s arrest
Jewellery stores nationwide shut indefinitely as BAJUS VP’s arrest

Jewellery businesses nationwide have been closed indefinitely in protest against the arrest of BAJUS Vice President Md Reponul Hasan, which jewellers claim is based on a false case filed on Wednesday night, according to a statement from their alliance. According to the statement from Bangladesh...

Cat "arrested" in Bangkok for biting cops during rescue
Cat "arrested" in Bangkok for biting cops during rescue

A rescued cat was arrested and had a mugshot taken at a police station after it bit several officers. Bangkok police officer Da Parinda Pakeesuk shared the unusual story of a lost American Shorthair cat brought to the police station by someone on May 9. He said they welcomed the cat and...

Singer Noble arrested in woman abuse case
Singer Noble arrested in woman abuse case

Popular singer Mainul Ahsan Noble was arrested on Tuesday from Dhakas Demra area in connection with a case filed over the abuse of a woman. He will be produced before the court around noon, said Md Talebur Rahman, deputy commissioner (media and public relations) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police...

Nusrat Faria is being grilled at DB office
Nusrat Faria is being grilled at DB office

Actress Nusrat Faria has been taken from Vatara Police Station to the Detective Branch (DB) office in the capital. She is currently being interrogated there. Dhaka Metropolitan Police Joint Commissioner (DB-North) Rabiul Hossain Bhuiyan confirmed the matter on Sunday afternoon. He said that...

Ex-MP Momtaz Begum arrested
Ex-MP Momtaz Begum arrested

Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested former lawmaker of Manikgaj-2 constituency and singer Momtaz Begum from citys Dhanmondi area on Monday Night, reports BSS. Deputy Commissioner of DBs media and public relations told the media that they apprehended Momtaj Begum around 11:30pm. She was...

Ex-AL MP, 6 others arrested in capital
Ex-AL MP, 6 others arrested in capital

Detective police have arrested seven people including a former lawmaker of Awami League during a drive in the capital in 24 hours till 6:00 am on Sunday morning. The arrestees are -- Shamima Akhter Khanom alias Shamima Shahriar, former Awami League MP from a reserved seat in Sunamganj district,...

Dozens arrested as pro-Palestinian students occupy Columbia library
Dozens arrested as pro-Palestinian students occupy Columbia library

Police arrested dozens of Columbia University students who seized part of the schools main library on Wednesday in one of the biggest pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campus since last years wave of protests against Israels war in Gaza. At least 40 to 50 students, their hands cuffed with...

Court issues arrest warrant against Putul through Interpol
Court issues arrest warrant against Putul through Interpol

The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court has ordered the authorities concerned to issue an arrest warrant against the fascist prime minister Sheikh Hasinas daughter Saima Wazed Putul through Interpol in a case filed over allegations of corruption in allotting Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkhas...

Pro-BNP lawyers demand arrest of ex-CJ Khairul Haque
Pro-BNP lawyers demand arrest of ex-CJ Khairul Haque

Terming former Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque the main architect behind the destruction of the countrys judiciary and democracy, the Nationalist Lawyers Forum has demanded his immediate arrest and trial. They have also called for the immediate removal of identified corrupt, partisan judges from...

Indian bus conductor arrested over harassing sleeping woman
Indian bus conductor arrested over harassing sleeping woman

A contract conductor with the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has been arrested for allegedly sexually harassing a woman passenger onboard a public bus, reports Hindustan Times. According to a PTI report, the arrest came after a video of the incident went viral on social...

Bodies found near Mali military camp after mass civilian arrests: witnesses
Bodies found near Mali military camp after mass civilian arrests: witnesses

Bodies were discovered near a Malian military camp days after the army and Russian mercenaries arrested dozens of civilians, witnesses told AFP Wednesday. Mali, ruled by a junta following coups in 2020 and 2021, has been grappling with widespread insecurity for more than a decade, largely...

3 more AL leaders arrested in city
3 more AL leaders arrested in city

The Detective Branch (DB) of police in separate raids has arrested three leaders of Awami League (AL) and its affiliated organizations from different parts of the capital city for their alleged involvement in destabilizing the country, reports BSS. The arrestee have been identified as Abdul...

Police arrest six AL, banned BCL leaders in city
Police arrest six AL, banned BCL leaders in city

Police have arrested six leaders of Awami League (AL) and banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) from the citys various areas, reports BSS. The arrestees are - former AL general secretary of Dhaka City South unit Shahe Alam Murad, president of ward No.50 Awami Jubo League of Dhaka City South...