Police arrested two people, including a Jubo League leader, from Latifpur area in Sadar upazila early Wednesday in connection with the killing of Chandraganj union unit Awami League leader vice-president Omar Faruk.The arrestees were identified as Ismael Hossain, former joint…
A Jubo League leader sustained stab injuries in an attack allegedly by an activist of a rival faction in Sadar upazila on Tuesday afternoon.The injured was identified as Saiful Islam Sentu, son of Sobhan Sheikh, a resident of Hossainpur area,…
A youth was allegedly chopped to death by his nrelatives at Noapara village under Lohagara upazila of the district early this morning. The deceased was identified as Saddam Sheikh, 25, son of Haru Sheikh of the same area.Police said a…
The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police submitted the charge sheet of blogger Washiqur Rahman Babu murder case to a Dhaka court against five people on Tuesday afternoon. The accused whose names are included in the charge sheet are…
Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested six suspected members of an alleged counterfeit money syndicate and seized forged currency notes worth about Tk 1.20 crore from the city’s Mirpur area on Monday night. The law enforcers also…
Three leaders of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League, student wing of the Awami League, were suspended on Monday on charge of assaulting seven teachers of the university in an attack on Sunday. They…
An alleged member of a terrorist group was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with his rivals at Honak in Maheshkhali upazila on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Mojammel Haque, 40, a resident of Kalarmarchhora village of the upazila.Officer-in-charge of…
A young widow and her two daughters were killed allegedly by feeding poisoned food at Panchlia Dakkhinpara village in Ullapara upazila on Sunday evening over a land-related dispute. The deceased were identified as Amena Begum, 35, wife of late Rana,…
Police rescued a kidnapped garment businessman and arrested one alleged kidnapper from the city’s Dhanmondi on early Sunday. The arrested alleged kidnepper was identified as Fuad Mohammad Shah.
Police recovered the body of an unidentified man from Kasinathpur area on the Magura-Jessore highway under Sadar upazila this morning.
A court here on Sunday placed three Myanmar nationals, who were arrested for their suspected link to Myanmar insurgent group ‘Arakan Army’, on a five-day remand each.Senior Judicial Magistrate Roknuddin Kabir passed the order after police produced them before the…
A man was stabbed by his son for obstructing his (son’s) terrorist activities at Baro Achra village here on Saturday night. The victim, Abdur Rahman, a resident of the village, was admitted to Jessore Medical College Hospital with severe injuries.Police…
A man was killed after receiving a punch in a bid to stop quarrel between his two brothers-in-law at Dakshin Koralia village in Sadar upazila on Saturday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Afsar Kazi, 50.
A housewife allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling of her room at Kabirpur village in Shailakupa municipality area on Friday.The deceased was identified as Kanak Rani,35, wife of Suranjan Karmaker, a resident of the village.
At least 15 activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Comilla University unit were injured, among them two bullet-hit, in a clash between two factions of the unit over establishing supremacy on the campus on Friday night.
A man was killed and 10 others were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over previous enmity at Satpur Khasjan village in Bishwanath upazila on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Rafiq Miah, 55, son of late…
A Dhaka court on Friday placed two members of banned militant outfit ‘Ansarullah Bangla Team’ on a 5-day remand each in connection with the murder of blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy. Those remanded are Kawsar Hossain Khan and Kamal Hossain Sardar.
A local Jubo Dal leader was hacked to death by some miscreants at Siladi in Sadar upazila on Thursday night. The deceased was identified as Sabuj Hossain, general secretary of no 1 Siladi union unit Jubo Dal and son of…
Police arrested a local leader of Awami League (AL) from Airport Road in Jessore early Thursday.The arrestee was identified as Shaharul Islam, organising secretary of Jessore Sadar upazila unit of AL and son of Shukur Mandal, a resident of Balia…
A young man was hacked to death by miscreants in Taluk Tampat area of the city on Wednesday night.The deceased was identified as Rajibul Hasan Rajib,20, son of Dulal Miah, a resident of New Jummapara Pakarmatha of the town.
Police seized a huge quantity of ganja from a private car in Melandah upazila of the district today.Superintendent of Police (SP) Md Nizamuddin said receiving prior information police intercepted the car in the area coming from Kurigram district and seized…
A minor girl was strangulated to death at Muslimnagar village in Doulatpur upazila of the district on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Maya, 5, daughter of Moinul Islam, a resident of Muslimnagar village. Locals said Maya was playing in…
Police recovered the body of a missing schoolgirl, stashed in a sack, from Shekdi village in Faridganj upazila of the district on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Rubi, 7, a student of class five of Shekdi Government Primary School and…
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive rescued 12 Bangladeshi citizens, including five women and three children, while they were being trafficked to India through Putkhali border point here on Tuesday night.All the rescued are from different areas…
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Tuesday said India will extradite Nur Hossain, the prime accused in the Narayanganj seven-murder cases, anytime following the due process. “India will deport Nur Hossain anytime…police are ready to receive him,” he said while talking…
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a young man in possession of 182 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from Basantapur Chowduar area in Godagari upazila on Monday.
Three alleged kidnappers were killed in a lynch-mob attack in Chaturhat area of Santhia upazila on Tuesday noon.The deceased could not be identified immediately.
An elderly man was stabbed to death and his brother injured in an attack by his rivals over previous enmity at Purba Kadamtala village in Sadar upazila early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Delwar Hossain,60, a resident of the village.
Detectives arrested a fugitive murder convict from Lamchari area in Sadar upazila on Monday night.
Police arrested a local leader of Jamaat-e-Islami from a madrasah in Choigharia area of Sadar upazila on Sunday on charges of murder and subversive activities.The arrestee was identified as Maulana Mosharaf Hossain, ameer of Ghona union unit Jamaat and super…