An alleged criminal was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with law enforces at AGB Colony in Motijheel area of the city early Monday. The deceased could not be identified immediately. A special team of the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan…
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Dhaka police says, it has arrested 4 IS members
The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Sunday night arrested four members of ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) of Middle East-based terrorist outfit, from Khilkhet and Jatrabari areas in the capital, said a DMP message.
Arrest bomb makers, exploders: PM asks Police IG, DMP
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today directed the inspector general of police (IGP) and Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner to arrest bomb exploders and arsonists swiftly. The Prime Minister gave the order while visiting police constable Shamim Mia who is undergoing…
5 cops among 14 injured in bomb attacks in city
At least 14 people, including five policemen, were injured in separate incidents of bomb attack in Matsya Bhaban and Mohammadpur areas of the city on Friday, the 12th day of the countrywide non-stop blockade enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance.…
Blockade unconstitutional, acts of sabotage will be stopped: IGP
Terming blockade is ‘unconstitutional,’ Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Haque has said they will stop acts of sabotage and terror with the help of people. Making similar assertion, RAB Director General Benazir Ahmed has said like in 2013, this…
Chapai Jcd leader killing: 36-hour hartal called in Rajshahi Div
The Rajshani unit of the BNP-led alliance on Friday called a 36-hour hartal in eight districts of Rajshahi division from Sunday protesting the ‘killing of a Jatiayatabadi Chhatra Dal leader by Rab men’ in Chapainawabganj. The decision to enforce the…
Man held for blockade ‘subversion’ killed in ‘gunfight’ with Rab
A young man, who was arrested on charge of carrying out subversive activities during the ongoing blockade, was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with Rapid Action Battalion(Rab) members at Kansat in Shibganj upazila early Friday. The deceased was identified as Matiur…
Bnp demands punishment for Rangpur bus arson
The BNP has demanded punishment for those involved in torching of a bus that left four persons dead in Rangpur during its non-stop transport blockade. The party made the demand in a media statement issued on Wednesday. Joint Secretary General…
Alleged fugitve killed in ‘gunfight’
An alleged fugitive accused in the murder of a policeman was killed in a ‘gunfight between his cohorts and law enforcers’ in Maheshkhali upazila on Tuesday evening. The deceased was Abdur Rashid, 35, a resident of Hoainak village in the…
Adviser Reaz Rahman shot: Bnp accuses Govt of sabotage
BNP chief Khaleda Zia’s Adviser Reaz Rahman was shot in the leg in Dhaka and his car set ablaze by some unidentified people when he was on his way back from Khaleda’s Gulshan office. A former foreign minister Reaz Rahman…
Attack on Judge’s car: SC Bar Council VP among 250 charged
Some 250 pro-opposition lawyers, including Bar Council vice chairman and BNP chairperso’s adviser Khandker Mahbub Hossain, have been sued on charges of obstructing law enforcers and attacking the car of Justice Farid Ahmed on the High Court premises on Monday.…
6 including Ctg DB police held for snatching gold
Six people, including a DB officer, have been arrested on the charge of snatching gold worth Tk 3 crore from a jewellery businessman. Twenty-three of the looted 60 gold bars were recovered from their possession. The victim businessman and his…
Jubo League activist shot dead in Ctg
A local Jubo League activist was shot dead by unidentified miscreants in Kanchana Fultala Bazar area of Satkania upazila on Friday evening. The deceased was identified as Jamal Hossain, 32, a local activist of the ruling Awami League’s youth wing…
Jubo League activist beaten to death in Comilla
An activist of the local unit of Jubo League was beaten to death by miscreants at Laxmipur Bazar in Monoharganj upazila on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Shah Alam, 28, of Baupur village in the upazila.
Gayeshwar arrested along with 3 others; put on remand
BNP standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy along with three other leaders were put on a three-day remand on Friday, following their arrest from different places in the capital. Earlier in the morning, plainclothes police arrested the senior BNP leader…
2 alleged mugger, alleged robber killed in ‘gunfight’
An alleged mugger and an alleged robber were killed in separate incidents of gunfight with law enforces in Pabna and Comilla districts early Thursday. In Pabna, a mugger was killed in a gunfight between his cohorts and police at Gokulnagar…
ACC now gives clean chit to AL MP Enamul
In another controversial decision, the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has relieved Awami League MP Enamul Haque of graft charges. The Commission recently cleared the ruling party MP from the allegation of illegal wealth accumulation worth Tk 213 crore, ACC officials…
Australia anti-terror police arrest two in Sydney
Austalian aniti-terrorism police has arrested two persons in Sydney. One of the suspects was charged with breaching a control order. The arrests were related to a series of counter-terrorism raids in September, officials said. They come after Australia’s prime minister…
Tribunal sentences Kaiser to death for 1971 war crimes
Former Jatiya Party minister Syed Mohammed Kaiser has been sentenced to death for crimes against humanity in 1971. The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 delivered the verdict in Kaiser’s presence on Tuesday. The tribunal found him guilty in 14 of the…
5 JMB suspects held in M’singh, one in Jessore
Police in separate drives arrested five suspected activists of the banned Islamic militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Fulbaria upazila on Monday. The arrestees were identified as Abdul Barek Munshi Bari, 45, teacher of Jorbaria Balika Dakhil Madrasah, Touhiduzzamn…
New York gunman told public ‘watch what I’m going to do’
The man who shot dead two New York police officers told members of the public “watch what I’m going to do” shortly before the attack, police say. Ismaaiyl Brinsley, 28, had a history of violence and mental instability. Candlelit vigils…
Moosa rejects graft allegation brought against him
DATCO Group chairman Dr Moosa Bin Shamsher on Thursday said the graft allegation raised against him is false, fabricated and baseless and dismissed the allegation of siphoning off money, “The graft allegation raised against me is false, fabricated and baseless.…
2 alleged robbers hurt in ‘gunfight’ with cops
Two alleged robbers, arrested in connection with the robbery attempt in two local jewellery shops, were injured in a gunfight between police and their cohorts in the port city of Chittagong early Wednesday. The injured were identified as M Hasan…
Settlers torch 13 houses of hill people after orchard damage
Bangalee settlers on Tuesday torched at least 13 houses and some shops of hill people over damaging a pineapple orchard at Chouddamile in Naniarchar under Rangamati district on Tuesday. Locals said the Bangalee settlers went berserk in the morning after…
Mymensingh Sramik Dal leader, wife, 2 daughters killed
A local Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal leader, his wife and their two daughters have been murdered at Lobonkota village in Bhaluka upazila of Mymensingh district. Police recovered their bodies on Tuesday morning. Sramik Dal is the labour associate of the main…
Extortionists shot dead farmer, injure 6 others in Comilla
A farmer was killed and six people sustained bullet wounds as extortionists opened fire during extortion in Daudkandi upazila on Sunday evening. The deceased was identified as M Ishque Miah, 60, son of late Lal Miah of Krishnapur village in…
Trader shot dead for refusal to pay extortion money
A transport trader was shot to death by miscreants over extortion at Ghorashal in Polash upazila in Narsingdi district early on Friday. The deceased was identified as Milon Miah, 40, a resident of Phuldirtek area in the upazila. Victim’s relatives…
Another huge haul of gold at Airport, who to blame?
Customs intelligence officials recovered 43 kilograms gold, worth Tk 21.50 crore, from the freight unit of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka early Wednesday. The 43 gold bars, each weighing one kg, were kept hidden in a garment accessories parcel…
Probe body leader in N’ganj 7-murder case changed
The High Court has ordered a change in the probe committee formed to investigate the Narayanganj seven-murder incident. Additional Secretary of Ministry of Public Administration Md Abdul Hakim has been appointed the committee’s new chief. Seven men, including former Narayanganj…
Alleged terror group man held in Laxmipur ‘gunfight’
A member of a terror group was arrested after he was injured in a gunfight between police and his group at Latifpur village in Sadar upazila early Monday. The injured was identified as Rasel, a member of notorious ‘Jisan Bahini’…