Dhaka – Police here on Thursday pressed charges against all the five accused in a case filed over the rape of two private university girls in a Banani hotel. -UNB
Category: Crime
90Kg hemp seized in Brahmanbaria
Dhaka – Police recovered 90kg hemp from a private car with a sticker of National Board of Revenue (NBR) at Madhypara area of the district Sadar in Brahmanbaria on Wednesday.
2 siblings to die for killing Pirojpur schoolboy
Dhaka – A court here on Wednesday sentenced two brothers to death for killing a schoolboy at Adarshapara in Sadar upazila in 2013. The District and Session’s Judge, Md Golam Kibria, awarded the death penalty to Md Nafiz Hasan Nahid,…
‘Drug peddler’ killed in B’baria ‘gunfight’ with cops
Dhaka – A suspected drug peddler was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Chandidwar village in Kosba upazila in Brahmanbaria on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Ibrahim Miah, 34, son of late Samraj Miah, a resident of Latuamora…
Man held with Tk 11 lakh in Benapole
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a suspected hundi trader along with Tk 11 lakh from Putkhali border point on Wednesday morning.
31 Bangladeshis returned after jail terms in India
Dhaka- Thirty one Bangladeshi women, including three children, returned home from India on Wednesday after languishing in jail there for three years.They hail from different villages of Khulna, Narail, Bagerhat and Satkhira districts.
US suspects Russian hackers planted fake news behind Qatar crisis
Washington – US investigators believe Russian hackers breached Qatar’s state news agency and planted a fake news report that contributed to a crisis among the US’ closest Gulf allies, according to US officials briefed on the investigation. The FBI recently…
Flynn turns over documents to probe panel
Washington, Jun 7 (AP/UNB) – Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn turned over about 600 pages of documents Tuesday to the Senate intelligence committee as part of its investigation into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 presidential election, according to a…
Russian librarian locked up
Russian authorities have detained the director of the Moscow Library of Ukrainian Literature, apparently alleging that some of the library’s materials are meant to “incite hatred” toward the Russian people, Human Rights Watch said today. On October 28, 2015, law…
Alleged London attacker was a known radical Islamist
London, Jun 6 (AP/UNB) – One of the men believed to have carried out the deadly weekend attack in central London was a known radical Islamist who was filmed unfurling a black flag resembling the one used by the Islamic…
Alleged terrorist killed in Meherpur ‘gunfight’
Dhaka, June 6 – An alleged terrorist was killed in a gunfight with police at Nurpur village in Sadar upazila of Meherpur district early Tuesday.
Schoolboy beaten to death over trifling matter
Dhaka – A schoolboy was allegedly beaten to death by his neighbour over a silly matter at Daripara village of Gabtoli upazila in the district on Monday.The deceased was identified as Abdus Salam, 14, a class eight student of Kolakopa…
Tk 4.02 cr contraband drugs destroyed in Jessore
Dhaka- Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) destroyed contraband drugs worth Tk 4.02 crore in the district in Jessore on Monday morning.BGB-49 Battalion seized the narcotics in separate drives from 01 August, 2014 to 31 March, 2017 from the border…
7 infected with anthrax in Pabna
Dhaka – At least seven people were infected with anthrax after eating meat of a sick cow in Haropara and Bhabanipur villages in Bhangura upazila in Pabna on Sunday.The infected were identified as Nazrul Islam, 28; Biplob, 25; Shahjahan Ali,…
One held with 10 gold bars at Benapole
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained an alleged smuggler along with 10 gold bars from Putkhali border area here on Monday morning.The arrestee was identified as Babul Akhter, son of Ebadul Haque, resident of Putkhali village.
37 female activists of Jamaat held in Jessore
Dhaka – Police in a drive detained 37 female activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, including two ‘Rokon’, from Basundia area in Sadar upazila in Jessore on Sunday.The detained Rokons were identified as Rijia Begum, wife of Maulana A Rashid, a resident…
Man killed over land dispute in Munshiganj
Dhaka – A man was killed in a clash over a land-related dispute at Basail village in Sirajdikhan upazila of the district on Sunday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Mojibor Khan, 50, son of Jahed Khan, a resident of Basail…
Youth sued for violating schoolgirl; rapist held in Magura
Magura, June 04 – A case was filed against a young man for raping a schoolgirl in Ghoshpur village of Mohammadpur upazila in the district on Saturday.
Six victims, three suspects killed in London assaults
London — Terrorism struck at the heart of London, police said Sunday, after a vehicle veered off the road and mowed down pedestrians on London Bridge and witnesses told of men with large knives stabbing passersby at nearby Borough Market.…
Police file case against 400 over Rangamati arson attacks
Rangamati – Police have filed a case against more than 400 people on charge of arson attacks on some 100 houses in Langadu upazila following the killing of a Jubo League leader. Dulal, a sub-inspector at Langadu Police Station, filed…
Blasts at protest victim’s funeral in Kabul
Explosions have been heard in Kabul at the funeral of man killed in Friday’s protests over the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan. Local media report multiple casualties after at least three blasts. The funeral was for a senator’s son –…
House torched after killing woman, daughter in Bhola
Dhaka, June 3 – A woman was slaughtered while her nine-month-old daughter was burnt to death at ward no 2 in Pashchim Joynagar union of Daulatkhan upazila of Bhola on Saturday morning.
59 held in Jhenidah drive
Dhaka – Police arrested 59 people including two activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and two Neo JMB activists in separate drives from different parts of the district from Wednesday in Jhenidah to Thursday morning .
‘Arms trader’ held in city
Dhaka -Police held an alleged arms trader along with arms and ammunitions from in front of the Allah’r dan hotel in Gabtali area on Thursday.
Teenage boy ‘beaten to death’ in Gazipur
Dhaka -A teenage shop employee was beaten to death allegedly by the shop owner at Auchpara area in Tongi in Gazipur on Wednesday night.The deceased was identified as Tomal, 14, son of Sohrab Ali of Tirsa village in Sherpur sadar.
Rab detain three ‘JMB’ men in city
Dhaka – Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested three suspected members of banned Islamic outfit Jama’at ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and recovered huge amount of explosives and militancy books from Tejgaon Industrial area in the city early Wednesday.
8th ICC Champions Trophy kicks off Thursday
Dhaka, May 31 (UNB) – The 8th edition of the eight-team ICC Champions Trophy will kick off at Kennington Oval in London on Thursday.Bangladesh will start their Group A campaign taking on the host England in the tournament opener, starting…
2 killed in Mymensingh road accident
Dhaka– Two women were killed and three others injured in a road accident on Mymensingh-Sherpur road in Tarakanda upazila on Wednesday afternoon.
Man to die for killing wife in Joypurhat
Dhaka- A court here on Wednesday convicted a man and sentenced him to death for killing his wife in 2012.The condemned convict is Nazrul Islam.
Two drug peddlers held in Magura
Dhaka- Police detained two alleged drug peddlers along with 50 pieces of contraband Yaba tablets and 20 puria of hemp from Mohammadpur bazaar area of Mohammadpur upazila in Magura on Monday night.