A court here on Monday convicted a man and sentenced him to death for killing his wife in 2005.The convict was identified as Bashor Ali, 55, son of late Shamsher Ali, hailing from Gobindapur village in Kalmakanda upazila of the…
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Bodies of 3 newborn found in Mymensingh
Police recovered three bodies of newborn babies from a drain in the town’s Polytechnic Institute area on Monday morning.Officer-in charge of Kotwali Model Police Station Kamrul Islam said on Monday morning locals spotted the three bodies in a canal beside…
3 fake DB men held in Magura
Police in a drive arrested three fake members of the Detective Branch (DB) of police from Shrikol Bazar area of Sreepur upazila of the district on Sunday afternoon.The arrestees were identified as Milon Sheikh, 32, Touhidur Rahman Shitol, 28, and…
One sentenced to death for killing
A Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal in a verdict here on Sunday awarded a person with death sentence on charges of killing a man in Habigonj district under Sylhet division in 2013.The Judge of Chittagong Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal Mohitul Islam…
16 students hurt in Chandpur Juba League attack
Some 16 students of a high school were injured in an attack allegedly by local Jubo League men at Bhuiyanra in Kachua upazila on Sunday. Locals said a group of Jubo League activists demanded toll from the headmaster, Dulal Chandra…
DB Police has several names involved in Blogger Niloy killing
Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has got several suspected names of banned Islamic outfit “Ansarullah Bangla Team” members, who might be involved in blogger Niladri Chaterjee alias Niloy murder. Detained Sad Al Nahian and Masud Rana, two suspected…
One killed, 5 bullet hit in Khshtia AL-factional fight
A local activist of Jubo League was killed and five other people suffered bullet injuries during a clash between two factions of Awami League over joining a mourning day rally at Milpara in the district town on Saturday. The deceased…
BCL Avtivist Pranajit confesses to killing fellow
Activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Pranajit Das reportedly made a confessional statement before a court here on Saturday over the killing of a fellow activist at Madanmohan College in the city on Wednesday. Judge Anwarul Haque of Sylhet Metropolitan…
Slaughtered body of police informant recovered
Police recovered the slaughtered body of a police informant from near a slum of Shah Ali thana area on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Md Jasim, 35, son of Hanif Hawlader. He was residing at Kingshok Balurmath (Sand…
Crude bombs let loose at Shahriar’s Charghat college meet
Miscreants set off two crude bombs during a meeting of State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam with a college governing body in Charghat upazila on Friday night.
One held for illegal possession of fire arm
Police arrested an alleged possessor of illegal firearms from the city’s Kafrul area on Thursday night. Officer-in-charge of Kafrul police station Sikder Md Shamim Hossain said acting on a tip-off, a Kafrul police team conducted a raid in the thana…
Tripple murder in gun attack for control over extortion: Police
Establishment of supremacy, collection of extortion money and controlling ‘jhute’ (cuttings of fabrics of garment factories) business in the area were main reasons behind the triple murder in Madhya Badda in the city, police sources suspected. Awami Leaguer ward-6 president…
Mother with 3-month-old found dead in Brahmanbaria
A woman and her three-month-old baby were found dead at Ashurail village in Nasirnagar upazila early Friday. The deceased was identified as Farzana Akter,22, wife of a Dubai expatriate Nur Mia, and her three-month-old son Tanvir Mia of the village.
Swechchhasebak League leader among 3 killed in night firing
A local Swechchhasebak League leader, who sustained bullet injuries in a gun attack in the city’s Madhya Badda area on Thursday, died at a hospital here on Friday, raising the death toll from the incident to three. Mahbubur Rahman Gama,…
Indo-Bangla task force to check fake currency notes
Bangladesh and India on Thursday agreed to cooperate with each other to control the circulation of fake currency notes. The decision was taken at a 2-day long Joint Task Force meeting on Fake Currency notes between Bangladesh and India held…
2 alleged Ansarallah Bangla team held in Niloy case
Plainclothes police detained two ‘members of the banned Islamist outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT)’ here on Thursday evening in connection with blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy murder. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) deputy commissioner (media) Muntasirul Islam said members of Detective Branch…
2 killed 2 hurt in night gun attack on four persons in capital
Two people were killed and two others injured in a gun attack in the city’s Madhya Badda area on Thursday night. The deceased were identified as Shamsu and Manik and the injured as Gama and Salam. Further details about the…
37 alleged drug dealers, 3 alleged robbers held in city
Police in their anti-drug drives arrested 37 alleged drug dealers from the capital in 24 hours till 6am on Wednesday. Besides, law enforcers arrested three robbers along with four sharp weapons from Motijheel area during the period. Sources at the…
5 die in Pabna, 4 bodies found in Gaziapur on day before
Five people died of unnatural causes in separate incidents in different places of the Sadar, Atghoriya and Ishwardi upazilas on Tuesday. In Sadar upazila, two primary school students drowned at a water body in Kulunia village in the afternoon. The…
Clues at hand to arrest blogger Niloyo Killers: Asad
Home Minister Assaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Tuesday said the law enforcers have gotten sufficient clues in connection with ‘blogger’ Niloy killing to arrest the culprits. ‘Blogger’ Niladri Chaterjee alias Niloy, who was residing at a rented flat on the 4th…
Four bodies recovered in Gazipur in one day
Police recovered four dead bodies from different areas of the city on Monday night and Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Masum Mia, 38, a textile engineer of Devine Fabrics at Kaliakoir, Raju, 27, a businessman of Tongi BSCIC Fakir…
Blogger Niloy killing – Ansarullah Bangla Team prime suspect: DB
The Detectives Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) suspects that banned Islamic militant outfit ‘Ansarullah Bangla Team’ might have involved in blogger Niloy killing. Blogger Niladdri Chatterjee alias Niloy, who was residing at a rented flat on the 4th…
Two held with revolver, bullets in Gazipur
Police in a drive arrested two people along with a firearm and bullets on the Tongi-Kaliganj road in Pubail area of the city early Monday.The arrestees were identified as Bishwa Chandra Saha, 36, a resident of Bhululiya village under Kaliganj…
Man to die for killing father in Bagerhat
A court here on Monday morning sentenced a man to death for killing his father over a trifling matter in Morelganj upazila in 2010.The convict was identified as Badsha Gazi, 45, son of Motahar Ali Gazi and a resident of…
Abducted college boy rescued in Jessore, 3 held
A college student, who had been abducted from Narail bus stand area of the district town on Friday, was rescued from the same place on Sunday night.The rescued was identified as Nasim Islam, son of Mofizur Rahman, a resident of…
Alleged robber leader killed in gunfight with cop
The ringleader of an inter-district robber gang was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Gopalpur village in Pangsha upazila early Monday. The deceased was identified was Abdur Rouf, 28, son of Abdur Rahman, s resident of Faziyadanga village of…
Man held with 10 gold bars in Chandpur
Railway police arrested a man along with 10 gold bars from Chandpur Railway Boro Station in the district town on Saturday night.The arrestee was identified as Mridul Dhar, 40, hailing from Patiya upazila in Chittagong district.
13 held at Benapole while entering border from India
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested 13 people, including seven women and two children, while they were entering Bangladesh from India through Putkhali border on Sunday morning. Subedar Ayub Hossain of Benapole ICP camp said BGB members chased a…
5 jailed for registering early marriage in Pabna
A mobile court on Saturday night sentenced five people, including a woman, to ten days’ imprisonment for registering early marriage in Char Bhabanipur village in Sujanagar upazila.The convicts were bridegroom Jilal, son of Abu Bakar, a resident of Charpara village,…
Jamaat leader held in Narail
Police in a drive arrested a local leader of Jamaat-e-Islami along with a shooter gun from Rajupur area of Lohagara upazila on Saturday afternoon on sabotage charge.The arrestee was identified as Mohammad Alamgir Hossain, assistant secretary general of Narail Jamaat-e-Islami.