Dhaka: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested four people along with 12 kg gold from Tantibazar of the capital and Savar on the city’s outskirts on Friday. The arrestees are – Tapash Malakar, 32, his wife Monti Malakar, 26,…
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1 lakh Yaba pills seized in Teknaf
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized one lakh pieces of Yaba tablet from Naitongpara area in Teknaf upazila early Thursday,UNB News Agency Reported.
2 SUST students held over militant link
Dhaka -Police arrested two students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) from separate places in Sylhet on Wednesday for their suspected link to militancy.The arrestees were identified as Roknuzzaman Rana, a student of the Petroleum and Mining Engineering Department,…
2 ‘arms traders’ held with pistols, ammo in Magura
Dhaka-Police arrested two alleged arms traders along with three foreign-made pistols, six magazines and four rounds of bullet from two buses at Keshtopur on the Dhaka-Khulna highway in Shalikha upazila in Magura on Wednesday.The arrestees were identified as Kuddus Molla,…
Woman held with Yaba, heroin in Chuadanga
Dhaka – Police arrested an alleged female drug peddler along with 50 pieces of Yaba tablet and 12 packs of heroin from Belgachhi area in the district town on Wednesday.The arrestee was identified as Marjina Begum,50, wife of Afsar Ali,…
One held with 23kg gold at Shahjalal Airport
Dhaka – Customs officials arrested a young man along with 23 kg gold, worth 11 crore, from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Wednesday night.The arrestee was identified as Md Ataul Majid, 32, a passenger of Singapore Airlines.The flight of Singapore Airlines…
Two killed in Sirajganj ‘gunfight’ with Rab
Dhaka – Two alleged terrorists were killed in a ‘gunfight’ with members of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Jamtoil in Kamarkanda upazila of Sirajganj early Thursday, UNB news agency reported. The deceased were identified as Sanowar Hosain and Lutfar.
8 gold bars recovered from Naf’s bank
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered eight gold bars weighing 114 tolas from Myanmar Transit Ghat area of the Naf river in Teknaf upazila on Tuesday night,UNB News Agency Reported.
50 hurt in RMG workers-cops clash in Ctg
Dhaka – At least 50 people, including several cops, were injured in a clash between police and garment workers in New Market area in Chittagong on Wednesday.Jashim Uddin, officer-in-charge of Kotowali Police Station, said a supervisor of Ashian Apparels in Kathotoli…
Tavella murder: Arrest warrant against BNP’s Quayum
Dhaka -A court here on Thursday issued an arrest warrant against former BNP ward commissioner MA Quayum and another accused Sohel alias Bhangari Sohel in the murder of Italian national Ceasre Tavella in the capital last year.Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge…
3 ABT men put on 2-day remand in Ctg
Dhaka – A court here on Wednesday put three suspected members of Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) on a two-day remand each in a case filed under the Anti Terrorism Act.Those remanded are — Farhad, a former student of Chittagong University,…
6 to die for raping Pran female employee in Narsingdi, Ld
Dhaka – A tribunal here on Tuesday convicted six people of raping a female employee of Pran Group at Bhatpara village in Palash upazila in 2013 and sentenced them to death.The condemned convicts are Ashiqur Rahman, 35, son of late…
One held with 6,000 Yaba tablets in city
Dhaka – Detectives arrested an alleged drug dealer and recovered 6,000 pierces of contraband Yaba tablets from North Basabo area in the city on Monday evening.The arrested drug peddler was identified as Mohammad Hasan, 24.Sources at the Detective Branch (DB)…
2 to die, another 2 to serve life term for Gazipur murder
Dhaka – A court here on Tuesday sentenced two people to death and two others to life term imprisonment for killing a garment worker in 2014.The condemned convicts are Mohammad Kalam, 30, and Iqbal Hossain, 22,while the lifers are Mokhles,…
2 held with 180kg hemp in B’baria
Dhaka – Police arrested two people along with 180 kilograms of hemp from Jolla area on the Radhika-Nabinagar road in Nabinagar upazila in Brahmanbaria on Monday night.The arrestees were identified as Rubel and Jewel, both residents of Rudrakkhobari village in…
Hungarian MEP’s proposal sparks anger
While makeshift scarecrows placed on border fences might keep refugees from entering Hungary, severed pigs’ heads would be an even better deterrent, a Hungarian MEP has said sparking a barrage of criticism and drawing bitter comments online. On Friday, Human…
Islamophobic group stages fake IS attack in Prague
An anti-immigrant group staged a fake IS attack in Prague’s center that, unsurprisingly, ignited a chaotic panic among the crowd, resulting in “several tourists” being injured. The group entered the Old Town Square equipped with an Islamic State flag, a…
Shibir activist held in Jessore
Dhaka -Police arrested an activist of Islami Chhatra Shibir along with five crude bombs from a ‘secret meeting’ at Khajura village in Monirampur upazila in Jessore district on Saturday night.The arrestee was identified as Billal Hossain, 25, son of Nur…
Two killed in reported Tangail ‘gunfight’ with cops
Dhaka – Two suspected criminals were killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police in Telki Gayra area of Madhupur upazila of Tangail early Sunday, UNB news agency reported. The deceased could not be identified immediately.
Man ‘beaten dead by cops’ in Rangpur
Dhaka – A man was beaten to death allegedly by policemen in Rangpur city’s Shatmatha area early Saturday, UNB news agency reported. The victim was identified as Nur Nabi Miah, 35, son of Abdur Rashid of Balatary area in the…
City bKash outlet robbed of Tk5 lakh shooting staff
Dhaka: Muggers looted Tk five lakh from an outlet of mobile money transfer service operator bKash shooting its employee in the capital’s Baridhara on Saturday morning. Witnesses said a group of muggers stormed a bKash outlet named ‘Masud Enterprise’ at…
Bullet-ridden bodies of 2 youths recovered in Jessore
Dhaka -Police recovered bullet-hit bodies of two unidentified young men in a short time span from separate places of the Jessore district town early Saturday, UNB news agency reported.
18 Jamaat-Shibir men held in city
Dhaka -Police in a drive detained 18 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir from a house in the city’s Badda area on Friday morning.
3 Ansarullah suspects held in Ctg
Dhaka – Detectives in separate drives arrested three suspected members of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team from different parts of the city and Patiya upazila in Chittagong early Friday.The arrestees were identified as Farhad, a former student of Chittagong…
ASI found dead in Joypurhat Police Lines pond
Dhaka- A police officer was found dead in the district Police Lines pond here in Joypurhat on Thursday night.The deceased was identified as assistant sub-inspector of Detective Branch of police Shah Alam, 33, posted at the Police Lines.Additional police super…
Terror suspect detained in central Russia
A terror suspect has been detained in Samara, central Russia, a police source told media. Islamic State oaths, a Kalashnikov rifle and five blocks of TNT were found in the man’s apartment. “A suspected organizer of a terrorist act was…
South Korea wins 1st gold of Rio Olympics
Dhaka – South Korea claimed the first taekwondo gold medal of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Wednesday, restoring some pride to the country that invented the sport.Seventh-ranked Sohui Kim defeated Tijana Bogdanovic of Serbia in a tight final where…
Huge Yaba, Phensidyl caches; 2 held in Ctg
Dhaka -Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in two separate drives arrested two people along with 90,000 pieces of Yaba tablet and recovered 6,000 bottles of contraband Indian Phensidyl syrup in Chittagong early Thursday.
1 pistol, magazines, bullets recovered in Joypurhat
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered one foreign-made pistol, two magazines and eight rounds of bullet searching a bus at Atapara More on the Joypurhat-Hili road in Panchbibi upazila on Wednesday night.However, there was no arrest in…
4 get life behind bars for murder in Magura
Dhaka -A court here on Wednesday in Magura convicted four people and sentenced them to life term imprisonment for killing a man in 2014.Three of the convicts– Mohon, 40, Surat Ali, 50, Pervez, 20 and Hashem Ali, 52–were present during pronouncement…