SRB Bill Passed, RAB Abolished

A bill has been passed in the National Assembly to abolish the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and form a new elite force, the Special Response Battalion (SRB). The bill was passed by voice vote in the third session of the 13th National Assembly at around 5:30 pm on Thursday (September Details..

Youth doused with petrol and set on fire in Mymensingh

A youth was doused with petrol and set on fire in Muktagachha Upazila of Mymensingh. After setting his body on fire, he could not save himself even by jumping into the water. He died while undergoing treatment at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital on Thursday (September 10) afternoon, the day after Details..

Shop shooting: 2 women accused of supplying weapons sent to jail

A court has ordered the jailing of two women in a case of shooting a businessman in a shop in Shanir Akhara area of ​​Kadamtali, Dhaka. The two women, named Aklima Akter Runia and Sonia Yasmin, are accused of supplying weapons and bullets. On Wednesday (September 9), Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Details..

Allegations against Asif ‘actionable’, hence investigation: ACC Secretary

A decision has been taken to investigate the corruption allegations against former interim government advisor Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan as they have been considered ‘actionable’, said Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Secretary Saidur Rahman Khan. However, without giving a clear decision on whether the initial truth of the allegations has been found Details..

US attacks five Iranian oil tankers

The US Central Command (Centcom) has said it will attack five Iranian oil tankers in response to Tehran targeting a US warship twice in the past two days. Centcom said four Iranian oil tankers affiliated with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the Gulf of Oman and another ship Details..