113 Bangladeshis detained in Malaysia
113 Bangladeshis detained in Malaysia

Malaysian immigration department has arrested 235 people, including 113 Bangladeshis, in an ongoing crackdown on illegal immigrants in the country. They were arrested in five districts in Johor province from Friday to Sunday. Johor Immigration Director Datuk Mohd Rusdi Mohd Darus said in a...

Operation Devil Hunt: Another 48 arrested in Gazipur
Operation Devil Hunt: Another 48 arrested in Gazipur

A total of 48 people, suspected to be leaders and activists of Awami League, have been arrested in Gazipur on the fourth day of ongoing Operation Devil Hunt. The latest drive brought to 309 the number of people so far arrested from both Gazipur city and the district. Of them, 80, 100, and 81...

Ex-BSEC Chairman Shibli Rubayat-Ul-Islam arrested
Ex-BSEC Chairman Shibli Rubayat-Ul-Islam arrested

Former chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) Shibli Rubayat-Ul-Islam has been arrested by the Dhaka Metropolitan Polices (DMP) Detective Branch (DB). DMP Additional Commissioner and DB chief Rezaul Karim Mallik confirmed the arrest, stating that Shibli was detained...

Japanese man arrested for kicking rabbit
Japanese man arrested for kicking rabbit

Japanese police said Thursday that they arrested a man for kicking a rabbit, as authorities probe the deaths of more than 70 bunnies on an island well-known for its large rabbit population. The incident took place on Okunoshima island in Hiroshima prefecture, where more than 1,000 rabbits frolic...

Ex-BB governor SK Sur arrested
Ex-BB governor SK Sur arrested

Former Bangladesh Bank (BB) deputy governor Sitangshu Kumar Sur Chowdhury (SK Sur Chowdhury) has been arrested and sent to jail in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). SK Sur was arrested on Tuesday afternoon on charges of amassing wealth beyond his known sources of income and...

Ex-secretary Ismail shown arrested in graft case
Ex-secretary Ismail shown arrested in graft case

A court on Tuesday showed former food secretary Ismail Hossain arrested in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Vacation Judge Md Ibrahim Miah of Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court passed the order, allowing the ACCs plea. Assistant Director Afnan Jannat Keya of...

11 killed in Vietnam's Hanoi Café Fire; suspect arrested
11 killed in Vietnam's Hanoi Café Fire; suspect arrested

Eleven people were killed in a fire at a café in Hanoi on Wednesday night, and the police have arrested a man believed to have started the fire, according to Vietnams Ministry of Public Security on Thursday, reports Reuters. The police said in a statement that the man had confessed to using...