Actor-director Pijush Bandyopadhyay has been charged with corruption in a project of the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC).The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) prosecuted Bandyopadhyay, a former BFDC managing director, and three others on Wednesday.They have been accused of causing a…
Police in a drive arrested a young man along with 1.6 kg heroin worth Tk1.6 crore from Godabari upazila headquarters on Tuesday morning.The arrestee was identified as Atiqul Islam, 22, son of Abdul Khaleq of Amtala Para.
Police is yet to get any motive behind the killing of former chairman of the Power Development Board (PDB) Khijir Khan.
Three separate cases were filed against six members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) with Karnaphuli Police Station on Tuesday.The accused include four of the five who were arrested on Monday by detectives and two others absconding.
Police in an anti-crime drive arrested an alleged drug-trafficker with 1.6 kilograms of heroin from Godagari Hospital premises of the district on Tuesday, police sources said here yesterday.The arrested person was identified as Atikul Alam, 23, son of Abdul Khaleque…
A three-member team of Bangladesh Police will fly to Saudi Arabia on October 12 to bring back Kamrul Islam, the prime accused in the teenage boy Rajon murder case.
The killing of former chairman of the Power Development Board (PDB) Khijir Khan was preplanned although the motive behind the killing is yet to be ascertained, police said on Tuesday.
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a Myanmarese national along with 1.50 lakh pieces of Yabatablet from Jaliapara in the Naf River in Teknaf upazila early Tuesday.The arrestee was indentified as Rahmat Ali,20, son of Amir Ali, a resident…
Police in a drive seized a foreign made pistol, two short guns, four bullets, two magazines and gun powder from Ashrafpur village under Sadar upazila last night.On a tip-off, a team of police from Sadar Thana conducted the drive in…
Border security force (BSF) of India detained a Bangladeshi fisherman from Raghunathpur frontier under Shibganj upazila of the district this noon.The fisherman was identified as Nasiruddin, 30, son of Mazharul Islam of Monoharpur village under Durlavpur union of Shibganj upazila…
Miscreants slaughtered former chairman of Power Development Board (PDB) Khijir Khan at his Khanka Sharif (gathering place of followers) at Gudaraghat in the city’s Madhya Badda area on Monday evening.
Investigating agencies are still in dark about the masteries behind the killings of two foreign nationals as there is no remarkable progress in investigations till today (Monday).
Dhaka – US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Bernicat said in Chittagong on Sunday the US is assisting Bangladesh in verifying the reported claims of IS over the killing two foreign nationals in Bangladesh. She made the remarks while talking to…
A terrorist was killed allegedly by some miscreants at Teghorbisa area in the district town on Saturday night. The deceased was Kamal, 30, leader of terrorist group ‘Kamal Bahini’ and son of Abdus Salam, resident of the same area.
UNB, Pabna A housewife was stabbed to death allegedly by her husband at Dari Shahadiar village under Ataikula Police Station on Saturday evening. The deceased was identified as Arjina Khatun, 24, wife of M Habibullah.
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-5 arrested two alleged illegal drug traders with 400 grams of heroin and 499 pieces of Yaba tablet from Charterorashia village under sadar upazila on Saturday.
Police filed a case against three unidentified people with Kaunia Police Station on Saturday night in connection with the killing of a Japanese national at Alutari in Kaunia upazila on Saturday morning. Officer-in-charge of Kaunia Police Station Rezaul Karim said…
Two BNP leaders were picked up by miscreants, who posed as members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), from Rangpur city’s Guptapara area on Saturday afternoon. The victims are Anisur Rahman Laku, General Secretary of BNP’s Rangpur district unit and Rashedul…
Police arrested four people, including a schoolboy, from different areas in Ishwarganj upazila on Friday and Saturday for their suspected link to Middle East-based militant outfit Islamic State (IS).
Two BNP leaders were allegedly picked up by miscreants, who posed as members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), from the city’s Guptapara area on Saturday noon.
Rangpur – A Japanese national was gunned down by unknown miscreants at Alutari in Kaunia upazila on Saturday. The murder is barely a week after the killing of an Italian national in capital Dhaka. The victim was identified as Hoshi…
A Japanese national has been gunned down in Bangladesh’s northern district of Rangpur. This has happened within a week of the murder of an Italian citizen. Unknown assailants fired at the Japanese man, who the police identified only as ‘Oci…
Dhaka – Family members of Omar Siraj, an official of the University Grants Commission who died in Rab custody on Thursday, have claimed that he died due to inhuman torture in custody. Talking to reporters at Dhaka Medical College Hospital…
Two separate mobile courts here on Wednesday jailed 31 fishermen for catching hilsa fish from the Meghna river violating the on-going ban.Separate joint teams led by executive magistrates conducted a drive in different areas of Sadar and Haimchar upazilas and…
Police recovered decomposed floating body of a young woman from the Buriganga river in Doleshwar area of the upazila on Wednesday.Identity of the deceased, aged around 20, could not be confirmed immediately.
A 50-year-old man in northern India was killed in a mob lynching on Monday night allegedly over rumours that his family had been storing and consuming beef at home. BBC Hindi’s Salman Ravi went to Dadri in the state of…
The Home Ministry on Wednesday said intelligence agencies here are yet to find any statement of the Islamic State (IS) regarding the killing of Italian national Cesare Tavella.
A court here yesterday sentenced a man to suffer life term imprisonment for killing his wife at Uttar Palongpara in Alikadam upazila of the district in 2009.The court also fined him Taka 50,000, in default, to suffer one more year…
Chittagong Metropolitan Police in a raid arrested two persons with 500 pieces of contraband Yaba tablets from city’s Shah Amanat Bridge area on Tuesday morning.The arrestee were identified as Mohammad Ilias, 32, son of Abdul Gofour, of Cox’s Bazar Sadar…
A Chittagong court on Tuesday granted five-day remand to five persons who were detained in connection with the recovery of 2.71 crore Indian rupees from a container that was seized at Chittagong port on September 18 last.The court of Senior…