A military policeman on duty at a check post at the entrance of the Dhaka Cantonment has been hacked up allegedly by a rickshaw-puller.Police said the attack at the capital’s Kachukhet was reported around 10am on Tuesday.Sub Inspector Abdul Halim…
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‘Crime suspect’ killed in ‘gunfight’ with Rab
Dhaka – a crime suspect was killed in a so called shootout with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in the city’s Mohakhali area on early Tuesday. Two Rab members were also reportedy injured in the incident, sources at the Rab headquarters…
Indian clothes worth Tk 6.75 cr seized at Benapole
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized huge Indian saris and other clothes worth Tk 6.75 crore from Amrakhali area on Benapole-Jessore road here on Sunday night.Lt Col Jahangir Hossain, commanding officer of BGB battalion-26, said tipped off, a team…
5 Indian nationals jailed for 3 yrs in gold smuggling case
A Jessore court on Sunday sentenced five Indian nationals to three years rigorous imprisonment in a gold smuggling case that was filed in 2014.The convicts are – Bijoy Kumar, son of Chand Lal Bajaj, Kamal, son of Ashok Odhin, Ram…
Bahai community leader shot in Bangladesh
Police have arrested an employee of the Rangpur Medical College Hospital on suspicion of the latter’s possible complicity in the shooting of a Bahai community leader.Ruhul Amin, who also works as personal secretary to the RMCH director, was taken to…
2 to die for killing Rakib in Khulna
A court here on Sunday convicted two people and sentenced them to death in the case over the killing of 12-year-old boy Rakib.The convicts are M Omar Sharif and Mintu Khan.Acting judge of Khulna Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court Dilruba Sultana…
Fish trader stabbed ‘by partners’ in Chandpur
Partners allegedly stabbed a fish trader and cut off the tendon of one of his legs following a dispute over sharing business money in Sadar upazila on Saturday night.They attackers later threw the injured into the Dakatia river beside Chandpur-Raipur…
Listed criminal held in Magura
Police in a drive arrested a listed criminal from Mirpara in the town on Friday evening.The arrestee was identified as Mir Abu Syed, son of Kuddus Mir, president of the district unit of Bus Owners’ Association and a resident of…
7 JMB suspects held in Dhaka
Detective branch of Dhaka metropolitan police claimed detention of seven members of banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Airport police station area in Dhaka.In a text message sent to the media on Saturday, DB said they were detained on…
Bangladeshi women being trafficked to Syria
Allegations have been raised that women are being trafficked to war-torn Syria from Bangladesh as sex workers and domestic help.The women are reportedly being lured with the prospect of jobs in different countries in the Middle East and but once…
Man stabbed to death in Pabna
A young man was stabbed to death by miscreants in Halpara area of district town on Wednesday night.The deceased was identified as Anup Agarwal, 30, son of Shyam Sundor Agarwal, resident of the area.
3 jailed for 7 days for illegal sand lifting in Sunamganj
A mobile court here sentenced three labourers to seven days’ imprisonment for lifting sand illegally from the Dhopajan river in sadar upazila on Wednesday afternoon.The convicts were identified as Shafiq Miah, 30, son of Zohu Miah, Ekhlas Miah, son of…
IS claims responsibility for attack on police check post?
Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for the attack on a police check post in Savar on Wednesday that left a constable dead, monitoring group SITE says.Print Friendly and PDF.Unknown assailants attacked a check post at Savar’s Ashulia around 8am…
3-member committee formed to investigate attack on police check post
Dhaka-A 3-member inquiry committee has been formed to investigate into sudden attack on police check post of Ashulia in Dhaka, that left one cop killed and injured another on Wednesday.
Rapist gets life term imprisonment in Ctg
A Chittagong court on Tuesday awarded life term rigorous imprisonment to a man in a verdict on charges of raping a teenage cousin at Sayedpur village under Boalkhali upazila of the district.The court also fined him Tk 50 thousand for…
Arms trader held with pistol, ammo in Benapole
Police arrested an alleged arms trader in possession of one foreign-made pistol, two magazines and one round of bullet from Benapole Bus Stand area on Tuesday night.The arrestee was identified as Elias Ali,33, son of Suruj Molla, a resident of…
Industrial police constable hacked dead in Savar
An industrial police constable was killed and another was injured as some unidentified miscreants made a sudden attack on them and hacked them indiscriminately at Baraipara in Ashulia on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as Mukul, a constable of Sripur…
Police constable hacked in Ashulia
An industrial police constable was killed and another was injured as some unidentified miscreants attacked on them and hacked them indiscriminately at Baraipara in Ashulia on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as Mukul, a constable of Sripur police camp, reports…
Case filed over double murder in Companiganj clash
A case was filed in connection with a double murder in a clash over taking control of Dolain Beel (a water body) at Botumara village in Companiganj upazila on Monday.Officer-in-charge (Investigation) of Companiganj Police Station Md Ruhul Amin said Abdul…
Youth held with fake currency notes in Sunamganj
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members in a drive arrested a young man along with counterfeit currency notes worth Tk40,000 at Mallickpur in the town on Monday noon.The arrestee was identified as Khaled Ahmmed, 28, son of late Mafiz Ali, a…
CMM court seeks Dipan murder inquiry report on Dec 7
Court Correspondent The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday fixed December 7 for submission of inquiry report in Publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan murder case.
Case filed by Dipan’s wife & victim Tutul
Dhaka – Two cases were filed on Monday in connection with the attacks on the owners of two publishing houses that left one dead and three others injured.
6 BNP leaders refused bail, sent to jail
A court here on Sunday sent six leaders of BNP, including Jessore municipality mayor Maruful Islam, to jail after rejecting their bail petitions in a case for subversive activities.The BNP leaders are Jessore municipality mayor and the district unit BNP…
Six cut wounds found on Dipan’s body
Six cut wounds were found on the body of Faisal Arefin Dipan, publisher of Jagriti Prokashony, a publication house, who was hacked to death by miscreants on Saturday, the autopsy report says.
DB suspects Ansarullah’s involvement in Dipan murder
Dhaka– Detectives suspected that banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) or other organization under its umbrella was involved in the killing of publisher Dipan and attack on another publisher and two writers.
3 get life term for killing in Bagerhat
A court here yesterday sentenced three persons to suffer life term imprisonment for killing a man at Mansa Bazaar under Fakirhat upazila of the district in 1996.The court also fined them Taka 10,000 each, in default, to suffer one year…
Blogger Avijit’s publisher among 3 stabbed in city
Dhaka – Three people, including a publisher of slain writer and blogger Avijit Roy, suffered with stab and bullet injuries in attack by miscreants in the city’s Lalmatia area on Saturday. The victims were identified as Ahmed Rahim Tutul, a…
One publisher killed, another publisher 2 writers stabbed in Dhaka
Dhaka – Management of Aziz Cooperative Market shop owners and traders welfare association said they will preserve video footages of CCTV installed on the ground floor of the market to help law enforcers to identify the perpetrators of the murder…
Hotel employee killing: Police collects video footage
Police have found evidence over the involvement of Ariful Islam Sohel, owner of ‘Ghoroa Hotel and Restaurant’, in the killing of its employee Riyad.
Boalmari OC closed over negligence in duty
The officer-in-charge of Boalmari Police Station was closed on Friday night following Friday’s clash between two groups that left a young man dead.The district’s additional superintendent of police Mohammad Kamruzzaman said the action was taken against OC AKM Aminul Islam…