A young woman was strangulated to death allegedly by her lover at Pagar in Tongi area of the city on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Shanta Akter,19, daughter of Islam Uddin, a resident of Nagra village of Netrakona district.
Category: Crime
9 held over killing of businessman in N’ganj
Police arrested nine people in connection with the killing of businessman Nurul Islam from different areas of Dhaka and Narayanganj on Saturday night.The arrestees were identified as Mohammad Liton, Anwar Hossain, Mohammad Mizan, Anwar Islam Shakil, Shamim Hossain, Shakil Ahmed,…
Criminals injure student in Khulna
A student was brutally injured by miscreants at Khanbari Old Road area in Khanjahan Ali Police Station in the city here this afternoon. The victim was identified as Rakibuzzaman Shimul, 15, a student of class nine of Fulbarigate Technical Training…
Housewife found dead in Sylhet
A housewife was found dead at her house at Kidirpur village in Dakkhin Surma upazila on Friday.The deceased was identified as Sakina Begum, 25, wife of Selim Mia, a carpenter by profession.
Criminal’ injured in ‘gunfight’ with cops in Pabna
A suspected criminal was arrested after he was injured in a ‘gunfight’ between police and his gang at Padma Char in Ishwardi upazila early Saturday.The injured was identified as Sonamoni,32, son of late Abdus Samad of Paschim Tengri Piarkhali village of…
Attacked over land, man dies at RMCH
A man, who was injured in an attack by his rivals over land-related dispute in Bypass area of Singra upazila on Thursday, died at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Furkan Ali,65, son of…
Jubo League leader hacked dead in Noakhali
A local Juba League leader was hacked to death by miscreants at Deuti village in Sonaimuri upazila early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Milon Sarkar,36, organising secretary of Deuti union of Juba League and son of Naderuzzaman, a resident of…
Father burns hands of two children over theft
Two minor children sustained burn injuries as their father set fire to their hands over stealing Tk10 at Dolakandi village in Sadar upazila on Thursday.The victims were identified as Sabrin Sultana, 7, a class II student of Ramapur Dakhil Madrasha,…
RU progressive students protest Niloy killing
The Progressive Student Alliance (PSA), Rajshahi University (RU) unit, on Saturday brought out a procession on the campus protesting the murder of blogger Niloy. The procession started at 11.00 am from the PSA tent and terminated at Tukitaki Chattar in…
FBI to assist Blogger Niloy probe – body to find GD refusal
The American Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will assist local investigators to unearth the motive and the real culprits behind the sensational killing of blogger Niladri Chaterjee alias Niloy. Blogger Niloy, a resident of a rented flat on the 4th…
2 held over robbery attempt at Manikganj bank
Police arrested two alleged robbers while trying to commit robbery breaking open the vault of Exim bank Manikganj branch in the district town on Friday night.The arrestees were identified as Arif Hossain, 42, son of Abdul Khalek of Charmatta village…
Arrest blogger Niloy killers: 7-day ultimatum of Ganojagaran Manch
The Ganojagaran Manch on Saturday issued an ultimatum of seven days, for the arrest of the killers of blogger Niloy Chatterjee. The Manch which has been demanding capital punishment for all war criminals since February 5, 2013 also threatened to…
Bangladesh blogger Niloy Neel hacked to death in Dhaka
A Bangladeshi blogger known for his secular views has been hacked to death by a gang armed with machetes in the capital Dhaka, police say. Niloy Neel was attacked at his home in the city’s Goran area. He is the…
Alleged robber leader lynched
A suspected ringleader of an inter-district robber gang was killed in a mob attack at Namila village in Kapasia upazila early Thursday. The deceased was identified as Shamim, 42, son of Gias Uddin, a resident of Panchahar village in Gaforgoan…
Yet another college girl gang-raped in capital
Yet another college girl was gang-raped by miscreants in the city’s Jatrabari area on Tuesday noon. Sub-inspector of Jatrabari Police Station Abdullah Biswas said the 20-year-old girl along with her boyfriend came to the house of one of the acquaintances…
83 women victims of rape in July, of them 15 gang raped
A total of 368 women were subjected to different sexual harassments , 83 of them were raped , 15 were gang raped and 9 were raped and killed and 19 came under attempted rape across the country in July. This…
5 held with 12.5 kg gold in city
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested five people along with 12.5 kg gold and a private car from Khilgoan area of the city early Sunday. The arrested people were identified as Sayed Mahmud alias Hasan Javed,…
RAB arrests five in Dhaka with 12 kgs gold
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested five people in the capital’s Khilgaon with a lot of gold.Gold bars weighing 12.5 kg was found with them during a raid in the area early on Sunday, said RAB-3 Operations Officer Yasin…
Two confess to gang-rape of girl at Uttara
Two men have confessed raping a girl in Dhaka’s Uttara.Meanwhile, evidence of the girl being raped has been found but investigators are still waiting to get forensic report to further confirm the crime.
Couple held with pistol, bullets in Kushita
Police arrested a couple in possession of one 9MM pistol, two magazines and six rounds of bullet from Philipnagar Abed Ghat area in Daulatpur upazila on Sunday morning.The arrestees were identified as Iqbal Molla,55, a resident of Bhabanandadiar village of…
Woman kills two daughters, self in Barguna
A woman allegedly committed suicide after killing her two daughters at Lemua village in Sadar upazila on Saturday night.The deceased were identified as Roji Akter, wife of Ruman Panchayet, and their two daughters Moumi,4, and Tayeba,2.
Farmer hacked to death in Chuadanga
A farmer was hacked to death by some miscreants at Beguarkhali village in Alamdanga upazila early Sunday. The deceased was identified as Azizul Islam Azit, son of late Amod Ali of the same village.Witnesses and police said a gang of…
Firearms, ammunition seized, 4 held
Detective Branch (DB) Police detained four alleged criminals and seized a firearms with ammunition from Court Station area under Rajpara Police Station in the city this noon, police sources said.
‘Robber ringleader’ killed in gunfight with cops
An alleged robber ringleader was killed and four police personnel were also injured in a gunfight between police and robbers at Rajanagar village in sadar upazila early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Miarul Islam, 42, son of Iman Ali, a…
Medical student found dead in Comilla
A medical college student was found dead at the house of her in-laws at Shashidal village in Brahmanpara upazila on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Umme Aiman Swarna, 20, a 3rd year student of Comilla Eastern Medical College and…
1.40 lakh Yaba pills seized in Teknaf
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive recovered 1.40 lakh pieces of Yaba tablet in new Jetty Ghat area of Teknaf upazila on Saturday.
Youth stabbed dead in Cox’s Bazar
A teenage boy was stabbed to death by a Rohingya young man over a trifling matter at Dail Para in Teknaf upazila on Friday.The deceased was identified as Sajal Kumar Sheel, 17, son of Sonadhan Sheel of the area.
2 held with yaba pills in Gazipur
Detectives in a drive arrested two men along with 500 pieces of Yaba tablet and four rounds of bullets from Bilashpur area in the city on Friday night.The arrestees were identified as Ashraful Alam, 38, son of Mafiz Munshi, and…
1 pipe gun, 5 bullets recovered in Pirojpur
Police in a drive early Saturday recovered a pipe gun and five rounds of bullet from the house of a drug peddler at Laxmipur village in Bhandaria upazila.
Freedom at midnight as 111 enclaves awake to new life in Bangladesh
Dotted lights pierced the midnight darkness to herald a new dawn of freedom in 111 enclaves which became part of Bangladesh when the clock struck a minute past midnight on Friday.The swap of control of 162 little ‘land islands’ with…