Bagerhat – A court here on Monday convicted a man and sentenced him to death for killing a young girl in 2012.Condemned convict Azad Khan, 40, son of Dalil Khan of Khalishakhali village in Kachua upazila, was also fined Tk…
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Bomb blasts injure 5 in Savar
Savar -Four restaurant employees and a schoolboy received injuries as miscreants blasted crude bombs in two separate incidents in Savar upazila on Monday morning.Three of the restaurant employees were identified as Samir, 15, Billal, 16, Saikat 14.In Ashulia, three miscreants…
Mir Quasem’s death warrant at Dhaka jail
The death warrant for condemned convict Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali for his crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971 reached the Dhaka Central Jail on Monday.The Jail Super received a copy of the death warrant in the…
Motorcycle riding by more than two banned
Dhaka – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Monday said the government has banned riding motorcycles by more than two people across the country. The minister came up with the announcement a day after the brutal killing of a police officer’s…
Bike used in Chittagong SP’s wife killing recovered
Dhaka, – Police claimed to have recovered a motorcycle used in killing of Superintendent of Police Babul Akhter’s wife from Solokbahar area in the city early Monday, Unb news agency reported.
Two stabbed dead in sleep at Jessore filling station
Dhaka – Two staff of a filling station were stabbed dead in Charabhita area of Bagharpara upazila of the southwestern Jessore district on Monday morning, UNB news agency reported.
SP’s wife, Christian grocer in Ctg, Natore: Militant link sensed
A police officer’s wife and a Christian grocer were killed in daring attacks by unknown assailants in Chittagong and Natore districts on Sunday. Mahmuda Khanam, 33, wife of police super Babul Akhter and grocer Sunil Gomej, 60, are the latest…
Unwed Indian women targeted in ‘black-market baby scam’
In an intensive care unit, a nurse soothes a crying baby rescued in a raid on a private Indian hospital that police suspect was selling abandoned newborns on the black market. “She is too weak and needs special care,” the…
Chittagong police super’s wife shot dead
Dhaka – Unidentified miscreants gunned down the wife of a superintendent of police of the Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) at the port city’s GEC intersection on Sunday morning, Unb news agency reported.
2 killed in separate incidents in Ctg
Chittagong – Two people were killed in separate incidents in Alkaran area of the city early Friday.Jashim Uddin, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station, said Rafiq, 48, manager of a restaurant, was stabbed to death and its another staff was injured…
‘bKash’ agent robbed of Tk2 lakh in Gazipur
Gazipur – Miscreants looted Tk 2 lakh from an agent of mobile money transfer service provider ‘bKash’ after shooting him at Mirerbazar in the city on Thursday.Three people riding a motorcycle intercepted Mohammad Azmir, 22, and shot him while he…
Case filed against AL MP for assaulting Banshkhali election officer
Chittagong -A case was filed against Awami League MP Mustafizur Rahman for allegedly assaulting Banshkhali Upazila Election Officer Zahid Hossain. Officer-in-charge of Banshkhali police station Md Alamgir Hossain filed the case mentioning names of three people, including the MP, and…
Youth held with firearms, ammo in Rajshahi
Rajshahi – Police arrested a young man in possession of four foreign-made pistols, eight magazines and 20 rounds of bullet from Halidagachhi area in Charghat upazila on Wednesday.The arrestee was identified as Bani Islam,35, son of Moksed Ali, a resident of…
‘Drug smuggler’ killed in Joypurhat ‘gunfight’
Joypurhat – An alleged drug smuggler was killed in a reported gunfight between his cohorts and members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and police at Ratanpur village in Panchbibi upazila early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Tariqul, son of Ayez…
Two arrested over Sundarbans fire
Khulna – Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested two men over setting fire at Sundarbans from Katakhali bus stand area in Fakirhat upazila of Bagerhat district on Wednesday. The arrestees were identified as Masum Hawladar,…
4 Bangladeshis found guilty of terror funding in S’pore
Dhaka – Four Bangladeshi workers detained in Singapore last month under the Internal Security Act (ISA) were found guilty on Tuesday of financing terrorism, reports the Straits Times, Unb news agency reported. The four are Rahman Mizanur, 31; Miah Rubel,…
Sunderbans robber gang ‘Master Bahini’ surrenders Tuesday
Dhaka – Sundarbans-based infamous forest robber gang ‘Master Bahini’ will formally surrender Tuesday in Bagerhat, Unb news agency reported.
Probe blames SWIFT in BB heist, report to be made public: Muhith
Dhaka – Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Monday said the probe report on the Bangladesh Bank reserve heist will be revealed within 20 days after unveiling the national budget in Parliament as the investigation committee submitted its report to him.
2 ‘terrorists’ held with pistol, bullets in Khagrachhari
Khagrachhari – Law enforcers arrested two alleged terrorists along with a pistol, three rounds of bullets and two mobile phone sets from Beltali Para in Sadar upazila on Sunday.The arrestees were identified as Asini Chakma, 50, son of late Subat Chakma…
Garment worker’s body recovered in Savar
Savar – A female garment worker was found dead in Courtbari area of Savar municipality on Sunday night.
210 crude bombs recovered in Feni
Feni – Police recovered 210 crude bombs from a house at Ramchandrapur village in Sonagazi upazila early Sunday.Tipped off, a team of police conducted a raid on an under-construction building of Manik Sawdagor in the area around 12:30am, said officer-in-charge…
Sundarbans robber gang “Master Bahini” surrenders
Bagerha -In the wake of escalating crackdowns by the law enforcement agencies, infamous forest robber gang “Master Bahini” based in the Sundarbans formally surrendered to Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) early Sunday,UNB News Agency Reported.
1 held with 84 gold bars at Dhaka airport
Dhaka – Customs intelligence arrested a young man in possession of 84 gold bars weighing 10 kilograms at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport early Saturday.The arrestee was identified as Abul Hossain,30.Director General of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) Dr Moinul…
2 held with 12 gold bars in Satkhira
Satkhira -Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested two alleged smugglers, including a member of union parishad, along with 12 gold bars from Shikri More in Boikari bordering area of Sadar upazila on Friday night.The arrestees were identified as Ataur…
2 young girls found hanged in Savar
Savar – Police recovered hanging bodies of two unidentified young girls, tied with one scarf, from a room at Narasinghapur in Ashulia on Thursday night.On information, police recovered the bodies tied with a scarf in a single knot to the…
68 held with Yaba in Chittagong
CHITTAGONG – Police in a series of overnight drives arrested 68 peoples from different parts of the city on Wednesday night. CMP media wing, said police detained 68 peoples from different parts of the city for their alleged involvement in…
Indonesia arrests three men accused of poaching Sumatran tigers
Three men accused of poaching rare Sumatran tigers in Indonesia have been arrested, an official said Thursday, with police seizing animal hides, bones and teeth during raids. The alleged wildlife poachers were believed to have hunted the tigers within the…
Alleged ‘robber’ killed in B’baria ‘gunfight’ with cops
Dhaka – An alleged robber was killed in a reported ‘gunfight’ between his cohorts and police at Shashai on the Dhaka-Shylhet highway in Bijoynagar upazila of Brahmanbaria district early Thursday, Unb news agency reported. The deceased was identified as Mohabbat…
Head of Tonu’s second autopsy board seeks security after threat
Comilla – The head of a medical board, which has conducted the 2nd autopsy on the body of Comilla Victoria College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu, has sought police security following the death threat, Unb news agency reported. Dr Kamoda Prosad…
Muezzin hacked in N’ganj
Narayanganj – Miscreants stormed into a mosque and hacked its sleeping muezzin in the city early Wednesday.The injured — Md Ibrahim, 45, muezzin of Nur Mosque adjacent to Narayanganj Club at Bangabandhu Road and son of late Azizullah of Gobindapur…