Dhaka, Aug 10 – Four suspected cattle thieves were killed in a lynch-mob attack at Uttar Kachhapia village in Subarnachar Upazila of Noakhali early Thursday.
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1.9 kg heroin recovered in C’nawabganj
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered 1.9 kilograms of heroin from Kodalkathi border area in Sadar upazila on Tuesday afternoon.
Undocumented cargo worth Tk 2cr seized at Benapole
Dhaka – Customs officials here on Tuesday evening seized a consignment of capital machinery while it was crossing Benapole port without legal documents of the goods.Sadek Hossain, director of customs intelligence and investigation department at Benapole Port, said that a…
‘2 robbers’ injured in city ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – Two suspected robbers sustained bullet injuries in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Ekota Housing area of Mohammadpur in the city early Tuesday.
Smuggler held with 35 gold bars at Benapole
Dhaka- Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested an alleged smuggler along with 35 gold bars from Putkhali border here in Benapole on Tuesday morning.The arrestee was identified as Abdul Momin, 35, son of Nur Islam, a resident of Ulashi…
‘Militancy financier’ held in Habiganj
Dhaka- Police arrested a suspected financier of militancy from Sadar upazila in Habiganj early Tuesday.A team of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested Mostaque Ahmed early in the morning.
Mother ‘kills self after killing son’
Dhaka- A woman allegedly hanged herself and tried to kill her 28-day-old child after strangling her three-year-old son at Tafalbari village in Sharankhola upazila in Bagerhat on Tuesday.The deceased were identified as Shampa Rani Karmakar, 25, wife of Apu Karmakar,…
Salman Shah did not kill himself: An accused
“Salman Shah didn’t kill himself, he was murdered,”- thus spoke one of the accused in the popular actor’s death case, Rabeya Sultana Rubi.Presently an expatriate in the US, Rubi recently posted a video on social media which has gone now…
College girl slaughtered in Sirajganj
Dhaka – A college girl was slaughtered by miscreants at Jagatganti village in Shialkol union of Sadar upazila in Sirajganj early Monday.
3 arrested in Swechchasebok League man murder case
Dhaka – Police have arrested three accused in the killing case of Swechchasebok League activist Firoz Ahmed from Arabpur Chanpara area in Sadar upazila in Jhenidah on Sunday night.Two of the arrestees are Saiful and Shimul.Earlier, Ansar Ali, father of…
Gunmen kill three on Mexico beach
Gunmen have killed three people and wounded two others on a popular beach in north-western Mexico, officials say. The victims, all men, were resting under a palm tree in San José del Cabo, in Baja California Sur state, reports say.…
Swechhasebok League man killed in Jhenidah
Jhenidah – A Swechhasebok League activist was stabbed to death by some miscreants in the district town on Sunday.Imdadul Haq, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station, said a group of miscreants intercepted the motorbike of Firoz Ahmed, 30, a member of…
2 killed as bus hits rickshaw van in Sirajganj
Dhaka- A rickshaw van driver and a passenger were killed and seven people were injured as a bus hit the vehicle in Betil intersection area of Chowhali upazila in Sirajganj on Sunday.One the deceased was identified as van driver Abdul…
HC confirms death of two in Biswajit murder case
The High Court on Sunday upheld the death penalty of two convicts while commuted the death sentence of four convicts to life term imprisonment and acquitted two death-row convicts in the Biswajit murder case.An HC bench of Justice Md Ruhul…
UK model kidnapped for dark web auction
Milan – A 20-year-old British model was kidnapped in Milan, Italy, to be auctioned off on a pornographic website on the dark web, the Italian State Police said Saturday. The model, who has not been named, was assaulted, drugged, handcuffed…
Man held with arms in C’nawabganj
Dhaka- Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a suspected arms trader from a mango orchard at Kagmari in Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganjon Saturday afternoon.
Youth arrested for distorting PM’s photo on Facebook
Dhaka – Police arrested a young man from Shantipahar area in Chuadanga early Sunday as he allegedly posted two distorted photos of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Facebook.
25kg gold seized at Dhaka airport
Dhaka – Custom officials on Saturday night held a man with 25 kilograms of gold from Shahjalal International Airport here.Assistant commissioner of Customs Intelligence Ehsanul Kabir said Jamil, the arrestee, came to Dhaka from Singapore around 10:30 pm.
Miscreants set fire to judge’s house in Gazipur
Dhaka, Aug 5 – Miscreants set fire to a village house of a judge at Dhorpara village in Kapasia Upazila of Gazipur on Friday night.
Domestic help Laily’s death causes furor in capital
Dhaka – Some injury marks were found on the head and neck of Laily Begum, a domestic help who was found hanging in a house in Capital Dhaka’s Banasree area on Friday, said doctors after conducting an autopsy on her…
Youth held for raping divorced woman in Rajshahi
Dhaka – Police arrested a college student from Khorisakkha village in Singra upazila of Natore early Friday in a case filed for raping a divorced woman and releasing the video footage of the incident on the internet.
‘Drug peddler’ killed in city ‘gunfight’ with Rab
Dhaka- A suspected drug peddler was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with the members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in the city’s Purba Kadamtali area on Friday night.On secret information, the elite force launched a drive at the den of drug…
Youth electrocuted in Chuadanga
Dhaka – A young man died from electrocution at Kuralgachhi village in Damurhuda upazila in Chuadanga on Friday evening.The deceased was identified as Sohag, 30, son of late Qaider Ali of the village.
Housewife ‘commits suicide’ in Comilla
Dhaka – A housewife allegedly committed suicide by pouring kerosene over her body and set herself ablaze at Borodhushia village in Brahmanpara upazila in Comilla on Friday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Shahinur Akhter, 38, wife of Rafiqul Islam, a…
‘Drug peddler’ killed in ‘gunfight’ with B’baria cops
Dhaka- An alleged drug peddler was killed in a “gunfight” between his associates and police at Nurpur village in Akhaura upazila in Brahmanbaria early Saturday.
3 shown arrested in domestic help’s murder case in city
Dhaka, – Three people, including a woman, have been shown arrested in a case filed over death of a domestic help in the city’s Banasree area.The arrestees are – Moin Uddin, owner of the house, his wife and caretaker Kamal.
Shkreli convicted of fraud
Former pharmaceutical chief executive Martin Shkreli has been found guilty of three counts of securities fraud. A New York City jury cleared him on five other counts after five days of deliberations. He was on trial in relation to a…
Just going out of home could be deadly in South Asia
Venturing outdoors may become deadly across wide swaths of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh by the end of the century as climate change drives heat and humidity to new extremes, according to a new study. These conditions could affect up to…
Bogra rape accused Tufan-Rumki remanded again
A court here on Friday placed Sramik League leader Tufan Sarkar and Bogra municipality female councillor Marzia Hasan Rumki on a two-day fresh remand over the shaving of the heads of a female student and her mother after the rape…
‘Son’ kills father in Khulna
Dhaka – A sexagenarian man was hacked to death allegedly by ‘his deranged son’ at Bhabanipur village in Paikgachha upazila early Friday. Aminul Islam, officer-in-charge of Paikgachha Police Station, said Pallab Odhikari, 35, a mentally ill son of Nirmal Odhikari,…