Dhaka – Two separate courts here on Monday sentenced three people to death for murders.Judge Touhidul Islam of additional District and Sessions Judge Court-2 sentenced two people to death for killing a van puller in 2015.The court also fined the…
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Joint forces raid 2 ‘militant hideouts’ in Ctg
Dhaka – Joint forces on Monday conducted drives at two houses, believed to be militant hideouts, at Colonel Haat and Uttar Kattoli in Akbar Shah areas of the city on Monday evening.However, no arrest could be made during the simultaneous…
2 schoolgirls ‘take life’ in Gopalganj
Dhaka – A girl and her niece allegedly committed suicide by hanging themselves in the district town in Gopalganj on Saturday.The deceased were identified as Chaitri Afrin Toma, daughter of Shahidul Zaman Mallik of Mangalpur village under Naragati Police Station…
3 members of fake passport racket held
Dhaka – Three suspected members of a fake passport racket from Sayedabad in the city on Monday.-agency
Robbers loot 25 vehicles in Chuadanga
Dhaka, Mar 20 – Robbers looted valuables from the passengers of 25 vehicles, including three night coaches near Ghoramara Bridge in Alamdanga upazila of Chuadanga on Sunday night.
Six ‘militants’ held in Cox’s Bazar
Dhaka – Police in a drive arrested six suspected militants along with two Rohingyas from a guesthouse in the district town in Cox’s Bazar on Sunday. UNB agency
Robbers loot 25 vehicles in Chuadanga
Dhaka – Robbers looted valuables from the passengers of 25 vehicles, including three night coaches near Ghoramara Bridge in Alamdanga upazila in Chuadanga on Sunday night.UNB agency
Tonu’s murder marks 1 yr Monday; family cries for justice
Dhaka – Although one year has elapsed since the tragedy, the killers of college girl Sohagi Jahan Tonu still remain traceless with family members expressing frustration over the investigation into the sensational killing.Tonu, a 2nd-year student of the History department…
Six Myanmar citizens held in Ctg with large Yaba haul
Chittagong, Mar 19 – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested eight people, including six Myanmar nationals, along with six lakh pieces of Yaba tablets at Patenga in the city on Saturday night.
Youth held with 300 pieces of Yaba pills in Jessore
Dhaka – Detectives arrested an alleged drug peddler with 300 pieces of Yaba pills from Bagachra area under Sharsha Upazila on Saturday night.The detainee is Imran Hossain Imu, son of late Ramzan Ali, of Navaran area under the Upazila.Sub-inspector Lutfur…
Youth hacked to death in Keraniganj
Dhaka – A young man was hacked to death by some unidentified miscreants at Pohorivita Agrokhola area under the upazila in Keraniganj on Saturday.The deceased is Jahirul Mia, 28, son of Khaleq Mia, of Choto Belna area under the upazila.…
41 held in Jhenaidah on various charges
Dhaka – Police in a special drive, arrested a total of 41 people, including a Jamaat leader, from different parts in Jhenaidah.UNB agency
Woman kills herself along with baby girl
Dhaka – A woman allegedly committed suicide with a two-year-old baby girl, who is presumed to be her daughter, by jumping under a running train at Teghor- Kumarpara railway area in the Sadar Upazila on Saturday afternoon.The identities of the…
3 Jamaat men held with arms, explosives in C’nawabganj
Dhaka – Police arrested three activists of Jamaat-e-Islami along with arms and explosives from a house at Baluchar village in Shibganj upazila early Saturday.UNB agency
2 held with hemp in Magura
Dhaka- Police in a drive arrested two alleged drug peddlers along with 3.5 kilograms of hemp from Chatrakandi Dariapur village in sadar upazila in Magura on Friday night.UNB agency
‘Drug peddler’ killed in Feni police firing
Dhaka – A suspected drug peddler who suffered bullet wounds during a brief gunfight with police at Charaitkandi village in sadar upazila in Feni on Friday night died at Sadar Hospital on Saturday morning.Acting on information, police raided the house…
Anti-militant drive on at Ctg Lalkhan Bazar madrasah
Dhaka– A team of Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) launched an anti-militant drive at a madrasah in Lalkhan Bazar of the port city on Saturday afternoon.Additional deputy commissioner of the CMP (north) Mohammad Waresh said a CMP team started the drive…
Woman beaten dead by ‘son’ in Naogaon
Dhaka – A woman was beaten to death allegedly by her son at Sonapur village in Manda upazila in Naogaon on Friday night.UNB agency
‘Robber’ killed in B’baria ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – A suspected robber was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Hazipur village in Kashba upazila early Saturday.Police arrested Zahirul Islam alias Kala Zahir from Kamalpur village and then conducted a drive there with him to capture…
War Crimes accused held in Satkhira
Dhaka– Police arrested a war crimes accused at Bularati village in Sadar upazila on Friday afternoon.Abdullah Baki, 102, was arrested from his residence.UNB agency
Minor girl violated in Joypurhat
Dhaka – A minor girl has been raped by a young man at Srimantapur village in Panchbibi upazila.Victim’s father filed a case with Panchbibi Police Station in connection with the incident on Thursday night, said officer-in-charge Ashraful Islam of the…
2 killed in Comilla landslide
Dhaka- Two workers were killed and another was injured in a landslide while constructing a wall beside a hillock at Tipra Bazar near the Cantonment area on Thursday night.
Social media trolls threaten activists
How everyone can address such threats, help protect activists Peter Bouckaert Over the past week, two human rights colleagues of mine received rape and death threats over social media. One, who works with refugees, was sent a Facebook message saying,…
Husband gets life for killing wife in Khulna
Dhaka – A Khulna court here today sentenced a husband to life imprisonment for killing his wife in Natunbazar Char area under Sadar thanain Khulna on January 28, 2010.The convict is Md. Sheikh Mirajul alias Amanullah, 27, of village Natunbazar…
Female banker hacked dead by ‘ex-husband’ in city
Dhaka – A female bank officer was hacked to death allegedly by her former husband in the city’s Central Road area on Thursday morning.The deceased was identified as Arifun Nesa, 25, who used to work at Jamuna Bank’s Paltan branch.…
‘Drug peddler’ held with 1000 Yaba
Dhaka – Detectives detained an alleged drug peddler with 1000 pieces of Yaba tablets from Ronhatta Chowrongi village under Haripur Upazila in Thakurgaon on Wednesday.Farhat Ahmed, Superintendent of the district police made the announcement at a press briefing on Thursday.UNB…
Farmer stabbed dead in Chuadanga
Dhaka – A farmer was stabbed to death by miscreants at Panka village in Jibannagar upazila in Chuadanga early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Abul Kalam, 28, son of Khokai Biswas of the village.UNB agency
Ctg female teacher’s attacker lands in jail
Dhaka – A court here sent a youth, who beat a female schoolteacher in the classroom in Patiya upazila following refusal of his love proposal, to jail on Wednesday.Patiya Senior Judicial Magistrate Mahitul Islam passed the order after sub-inspector of…
11 held in city over ATM card forgery
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) have arrested 11 people from different areas of the city for their alleged involvement in ATM card forgery.The arrestees are Md Jalal Hossain Sumon, 27, Md Shah Aziz Sohel, 36, Md Nur-e-Alam,…
3 to die for killing Kushtia freedom fighter
Dhaka – A court here on Wednesday convicted three people and sentenced them to death for killing freedom fighter Khabir Uddin in Daulatpur upazila in 2012.The condemned convicts are Abdus Salam, 31, Jamil Mondal, 41 and Abdul Hamid Malitha, 41.According…