Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized two foreign made pistols from Gatipara bordering area here on Thursday night.
Category: Crime
Women used as instrument of corruption: TIB
Apart from being the worst victims of corruption in availing of services from different public institutions, a new TIB study reveals that women are frequently used as an instrument of corruption in these institutions. The research shows that women have…
Beheaded body found in Jessore, bullet-hit body in Rajshahi
Police recovered beheaded body of an unidentified man from Gopalpur Rail Gate area in Sadar upazila of Jessore district while a bullet-hit body of another unidentified young man was found in Rajshahi on Wednesday morning. The body of the deceased,…
Three hurt in Khulna petrol bomb attack
Three people were injured as miscreants hurled a crude bomb at a bus in Kabir Battala area under Daulatpur thana of the city on Monday night.
Wife slaughtered for dowry in Laxmipur
Housewife Rasheda Begum was slaughtered last night by her husband for dowry at Char Kadira village under Kamalnagar upazila of the district.
RAB arrests two drug peddlers with yaba in Faridpur
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-8 stationed at Faridpur arrested two drug peddlers along with huge yaba tablets from separate places of this town yesterday.
Blogger Rajib killing: Court hears charge framing
A court of Dhaka on Sunday heard charge framing in the case filed in connection with the killing of blogger Ahmed Rajib Haider and fixed March 18 to decide on whether the eight accused of the case would be indicted…
Woman held over RU professor Shafiul killing
Detectives arrested a woman for her suspected link to the killing of Rajshahi University Professor Shafiul Islam from Meherchandi area in the city on Friday.
Land office set afire in Noakhali
Miscreants torched a local land office in Sadar upazila early Saturday, during the indefinite countrywide transport blockade, enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance.
‘Terrorist’ held with 3 firearms, ammo in Natore
Police arrested an alleged terrorist in possession of three firearms, 56 rounds of bullet and four bullet shells from his house in Chowdhury Barogachha area of the district town early Saturday.
One jailed for snatching BCS question paper
A mobile court here today jailed one youth for two years on charge of snatching away a question paper of BCS preliminary test at Government Azam Khan Commerce College center in the city.
US FBI team visit spot spot of blogger Avijit Killing
A team of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which arrived in the capital on Wednesday, started its activities on Friday for giving support to Bangladeshi investigators to find out the killers of writer Avijit Roy, who was murdered…
‘Farabi blames Hizbut Tahrir men for killing Avijit’ – Police
Suspect in the Blogger Avijit murder case Shafiur Rahman Farabi has been quoted by police investigors to have told interrogators of the Detective Branch (DB) of police that the extremist members of the outlawed Hizb ut-Tahrir, killed Bangladeshi born US…
AL leader stabbed in Benapole
A local Awami League leader was injured as some miscreants stabbed him at Kagajpukur in Sharsha upazila on Tuesday evening.
Terrorism, killings, subversive activities to be uprooted: RAB DG
Director General (DG) of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Benazir Ahmed today said terrorism and subversive activities have been reduced in the country as the law enforcers took action against them.
28 Molotov cocktails recovered in Naogaon
Police recovered 28 Molotov cocktails from Par-Naogaon area beside Marchhula Girls’ High School in the district town on Tuesday night.
20 sued over C’nawabganj covered van arson attack
A case has been filed against 20 people in connection with Tuesday’s arson attack on a covered van at Kansat in Shibganj upazila that left its driver dead and helper injured.
4 injured a crude bomb blast at 14-Party rally in capital
At least four people, including a local Swechhasebak League leader, were injured as a crude bomb was exploded in a protest rally of the ruling Awami League-led 14-party alliance in the city’s Hazaribagh area on Wednesday. Police said miscreants blasted…
29 Bangladeshi nationals arrested on Laxmidari border
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested 29 Bangladeshi nationals while they were entering the country through Laxmidari border point in Sadar upazila on Monday night, after going to India illegally.
Two trucks set afire in Joypurhat
Miscreants set two trucks afire in Puranapoil Railgate area on the Joypurhat-Hili road in Sadar upazila on Tuesday morning.
Feni land office set ablaze
Miscreants torched a local land office at Radhanagar in Chhagalnaiya upazila early Thursday, the fifth day of the fresh 120-hour nationwide hartal enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance alongside its ongoing countrywide indefinite transport blockade. Night guard of the office…
Manna picked up Monday night. DB police ‘does not know’
Mahmudur Rahman Manna, the outspoken leader of the Nagorik Oikya has been picked up by some plainclothes people identifying themselves as Detetective Branch Police at about 3 am on Monday night, but Dhaka Metropolitan Police of which DB is a…
Sramik Dal leader killed in crossfire. ‘3 lynched’ in city, says police
Bullet-riddled bodies of four young men have been found in Dhaka, who police claim were lynched by locals during ‘sabotage attempts’. According to latest information, Wadud 35, one of the victims, was the president of the Mirpur No. 10 ward…
25 AL workers injured in Jamalpur rally crude bomb blast
At least 25 people including Mohila Awami League’s district unit president Rebeka Sultana, were injured as two crude bombs were blasted in a rally organised by the 14-party alliances in the town on Sunday afternoon. Witnesses said two crude bombs…
Bnp’s Swechchhasebok Dal leader hurt in Mymensingh Police firing
A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Swechchhasebak Dal was injured in police firing while trying to flee allegedly after hurling two crude bombs on the law enforcers at Town Hall More in front of the opposition leader Rawshan Ershad’s residence early…
Bnp affiliates JCD, Jubo Dal men killed in Barisal ‘shootout’
A Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD)activist and a Jubo Dal man were killed in a reported ‘shootout’ with police in Agailjhara upazila of the district early Saturday. The deceased were identified as JCD man Tipu Hawlader, 26, and Jubo Dal functionary…
2 Jamaat-men killed, Juba Dal leader injured in ‘gunfights’
Two activists of Jamaat-e-Islami were killed in a reported ‘gunfight’ between their cohorts and police at Begatipara in Monirampur upazila of Jessore early Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Bazlur Rahman Bazlu,35, son of Nagar Ali, a resident of Joypur…
Shibir activist killed in Gaibandha Rab firing
A Shibir worker, Mostafa Manzil 30, has been killed in Rab firing in Palashbari Upazila of Gaibandha district at about 5 am on Tuesday. The deceased was the son of Jasim Master ofvillage Bishnupur under Shahapara union under the district.…
Two killed in ‘gunfights’ in Jhenidah, Satkhira
The leader of an underground political party was killed in Jhinedah while an alleged leader of robbers was injured in Satkhira in reported ‘gunfights’ with Rab and Police on early Tuesday, according to reports reaching Dhaka. In Jhenidah, Rabiul Islam,…
Shibir leader injured in Dinajpur joint forces raid dies in Dhaka
A local leader of Islami Chhatra Shibir, who was injured in a clash with law enforcers in Chirirbandar upazila Saturday night, died at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) in the capital on Sunday. The deceased was identified as…