Eight men have been arrested and some 3,000-4,000 people booked in connection with the violent clashes between police and locals in Saltha Upazila of Faridpur district on the first day of lockdown, officials said Wednesday.
Category: Crime
Violence in city on March 26: Mamunul, 16 others sued
A case has been filed against 17 people including the Hefazat-e-Islam’s Joint Secretary General Mamunul Haque in connection with the clashes and violence in the city’s Baitul Mukarram National Mosque area on March 26.
5-year-old girl killed by stepmother in Khulna
A five-year-old girl visiting her father’s house was allegedly stabbed to death by her stepmother at Arkandi village in Terokhada Upazila late on Monday night.
Injury of local: Faridpur Upazila Parishad, Thana vandalised
A number of offices and houses were vandalised and set on fire by locals in Faridpur’s Saltha Upazila on Monday night after a man was injured in an apparently unprovoked attack by a public servant.
Police chief: Kneeling on Floyd’s neck violated policy
The Minneapolis police chief testified Monday that now-fired Officer Derek Chauvin violated departmental policy — and went against “our principles and the values that we have” — in pressing his knee on George Floyd’s neck and keeping him down after Floyd had stopped resisting and was in distress.
Derek Chauvin trial: George Floyd was pleading with officers
A Minneapolis court has been shown new police bodycam footage of George Floyd pleading with officers during his arrest, saying: “I’m not a bad guy”.
BB reserve heist case, report submission deferred again
A Dhaka court on Wednesday fixed May 23 to submit the investigation report in the case filed over Bangladesh Bank (BB) reserve heist that took place 2916.
10 people killed as anti-Modi protesters & police-BGB clash
They staged the demonstrations against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh and chanted various slogans against his visit.
2 journos among 27 hurt as BCL attacks anti-Modi protesters
BCL men on Thursday evening attacked anti-Modi protesters at the Dhaka University campus following a torch procession by a group under the banner of Progressive Student Alliance against Modi’s Dhaka visit.
4 killed as police, anti-Modi protesters clash in Hathazari
Four people were killed and at least 20 others were injured as Hefazat-e Islam activists clashed with police in Chattogram’s Hathazari Upazila on Friday afternoon.
35-year-old ‘shot dead’ in Rajshahi over area supremacy
A 35-year man was allegedly shot dead by miscreants over establishing area supremacy at Choumadia Bazar in Bagha Upazila of Rajshahi district on Wednesday night.
Five awarded death for murder of a boyfriend
A Dhaka court yesterday awarded death to five persons including a woman in a case lodged over the murder of her boyfriend Sohel in Dhaka’s Dhamrai area in 2011.
20 hurt as village cricket match in Sylhet ends in a clash
At least 20 people were injured in a clash between two groups of people over a cricket match in Bishwanath Upazila of Sylhet.
ULAB student rape and murder, report placing deferred again
The CMM Court of Dhaka Tuesday deferred the submission of the probe report in the case filed over rape and subsequent murder of a student of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) to April 11.
Man killed over land dispute in Lalmonirhat
Lalmonirhat, Mar 24: A man was hacked to death allegedly by his elder brother over a land dispute at Kismat Duhli village in Kaliganj upazila of Lalmonirhat district on Tuesday night.
RAB busts fake recruiters for fraud online channel
Dhaka, Mar 23 : Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested 10 people on charges of cheating members of the public in the guise of appointing district and upazila correspondents for an apparently online channel named ” Bangabandhu Satellite TV (BSTV News24)”.
UN chief profoundly concerned over rising violence against Asians
UNITED NATIONS, March 23 : United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday expressed his profound concern over the rise in violence against Asians and people of Asian descent during the COVID-19 pandemic. The world has witnessed horrific deadly attacks, verbal…
Anti-Asian hate crimes rise 150% in major U.S. cities
Hate crimes targeting Asian-Americans rose 150% in U.S.’s largest cities last year, even as overall hate crimes decreased, according to alarming new data released Tuesday.
Teenage boy killed by friend in Jashore
Jashore, Mar 22 : A teenage boy was stabbed to death allegedly by his friend over playing games at Enayetpur in Sadar upazila of Jashore District on Sunday night.
Guard among 8 injured in Kushtia Prison attack
At least eight people, including a prison guard, sustained injuries after they were attacked allegedly by a group of local miscreants at Kushtia Central Jail on Friday night.
Woman tortured for failing to pay interest on loan
A video went viral on social media platforms Wednesday, of a woman tied against a tree and getting verbally as well as physically assaulted.
C’nawabganj man gets life term in arms case
Chapainawabganj, Mar 16 : A Chapainawabganj court on Tuesday sentenced a man to life term imprisonment in an arm case filed in 2016.
Man held with 1.75 kg gold in Satkhira
Satkhira, Mar 15: Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Monday arrested a man along with 1.75 kgs of gold from Laxmidari border near Bhomra Land Port of Sadar upazila in Satkhira district.
Garment worker burned to death in Savar fire
Savar, Mar 13 (UNB) – A garment workers was burned to death in a fire at a house at Nagarchar in Rajphulbaria of Savar, on the outskirts of the capital, early Saturday.
One killed, 10 injured in B’baria clash
Brahmanbaria, Mar 13 : A 55-year-old man was killed and 10 others were injured in a clash over establishing supremacy at Nimbari in Kasba upazila of Brahmanbaria district on Saturday.
Floyd family agrees to $27M settlement amidst ex-cop’s trial
The city of Minneapolis on Friday agreed to pay $27 million to settle a civil lawsuit from George Floyd’s family over the Black man’s death in police custody.
Case filed over Cumilla bus fire
Cumilla, Mar 12: Police have accused two men, including a driver, for negligence over Thursday’s Cumilla bus fire in which two people were killed and 18 others injured. A Matlab-bound bus caught fire on Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in Cumilla’s Daudkandi in…
Extent of Violence Against Women During Pandemic Exposed
COVID-19 restrictions exposed women and girls to heightened abuse – revealing the conditions in which gender-based violence became the shadow pandemic.
‘Cattle smuggler’ killed in clash with BGB men in Sunamganj
Sunamganj, 07 Mar (UNB): One suspected smuggler was shot dead as Cattle smugglers clashed with BGB men at Bangaon border in Sunamganj on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Kamal Hossain, 35, a cattle smuggler of Islampur village in Rangachar…
Prisoner missing in Chattogram jail: Jailer, deputy jailer withdrawn
Chattogram, Mar 7 (UNB): The jailer and the deputy jailer of Chattogram Central Jail have been withdrawn on charge of negligence of duty as a prisoner went missing from the jail on Saturday. Jailer Rafiqul Islam and deputy Jailer Md…