Kushtia, Oct 10 (UNB) – The horrific murder of Buet student Abrar stunned the country, yet in the midst of unspeakable misery, his mother is now forced to worry over the fate of her younger, now only surviving son.
Category: Crime
Couple, son found dead at Mirpur house
Dhaka, Oct 10 (UNB) – Police on Thursday recovered the bodies of a couple and their son from a house at Section 13 of Mirpur in the city.
Europol says global ransomware attacks become “bolder”
The Hague, Oct. 10 (Xinhua/UNB) — Global ransomware attacks are becoming “bolder”, shifting focus on more profitable targets and causing greater economic damage, despite declining in volume, Europol said Wednesday.
Legal action against GK Shamim’s construction projects soon
Dhaka, Oct 09 – The government has decided for taking legal action against the construction projects that have been suspended after arrest of SM Golam Kibria Shamim (GK Shamim) as per tender rules.
Three more arrested over Abrar killing
Dhaka, Oct 8 (UNB) – Detectives arrested three more students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) from the capital and Ashulia on its outskirts on Tuesday over the murder of Abrar Fahad.
Abrar Fahad: A promising life cut short so brutally
Kushtia, Oct 9 (UNB) – Buet student Abrar Fahad always stood first in any examination throughout his school and college life which is evident in the results of his SSC and HSC examinations. But the life of such a bright…
Abrar laid to rest in Kushtia
BUET student Abrar Fahad, who was beaten to death allegedly by Bangladesh Chhatra League activists of the university unit, was buried at his village at Raidanga village in Kumarkhali upazila here on Tuesday.
Abrar’s mother knocks on PM’s door seeking justice
Kushtia – Rokeya Khatun, mother of slain Buet student Abrar Fahad, on Monday urged the Prime Minister to take steps to ensure exemplary punishment of the killers of her son. Rokeya Khatun, stunned by the murder, said she simply failed…
2 BCL leaders held over BUET student Abrar’s death
Two leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League’s BUET Unit were detained on Monday for their suspected involvement in the death of Abrar Fahad, a second-year student of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
Samrat, Arman arrested, jailed for 6 months
Dhaka – A mobile court of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) here on Sunday sentenced Jubo League Dhaka South unit President Ismail Hossain Samrat to six months’ jail under the Wildlife Conservation Act following a raid on his Kakrail office. His…
James Franco’s ex-students sue for sexual impropriety
Los Angeles, OCT 4 (AP/UNB) — Two actresses sued James Franco and the acting and film school he founded Thursday, saying he intimidated his students into gratuitous and exploitative sexual situations far beyond those acceptable on Hollywood film sets.
Knife attack by employee at Paris police HQ kills 4 officers
Paris, OCT 03, (AP/UNB) — An employee armed with a knife attacked officers inside Paris police headquarters Thursday, killing at least four before he was fatally shot, a French police union official said.
No. of rapes in Sept decade’s highest: Mahila Parishad
Dhaka, Oct 2 – The number of rape incidents in September this year was highest in any single month in Bangladesh since 2010, said a report of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad on Wednesday.
Hate crime again in New York WeightPark: Bangladeshi hurt
From Mahfuz Adnan New York, Oct 02 – Tarek Aziz a Bangladeshi young man became the victim of hate crime at around 2:30 am on Wednesday, October 2, local time at the Khan Street between Liberty Street and Glenmore. Tarek…
Girl raped on promise of marriage: Paltan OC suspended
Dhaka, Sept 30 (UNB) – Officer-in-charge of Paltan Police Station M Mahmudul Haque has been suspended for reportedly raping a girl on a promise to give her a good job and marry her.
2 ‘Rohingya drug traders’ killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
Two alleged Rohingya drug traders were killed in a reported gunfight with members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Jaliapara area adjacent to the Naf River in Teknaf upazila here on Monday morning.
Book bank looters, defaulters: BNP to PM
Dhaka, Sept 29 (UNB) – BNP senior leader Zainul Abedin Farroque on Sunday urged the government to arrest loan defaulters and bank looters alongside the drive against casinos and wrongdoers.
Gambling galore – Satkhira AL leader suspended
Satkhira, Sept 27 – A leader of Awami League’s district unit was suspended from his post on Friday for allegedly patronising gamblers.
BGB recover Tk 4 lakh in sack in Feni before smuggling
Feni, Sept 26 (UNB)- Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Thursday recovered Tk 4 lakh in a sack and arrested a man from bordering village Baur Pathor in Parshuram upazila here.
Suspected drug trader killed in Mymensingh ‘gunfight’
Mymensingh, Sept 27 – A suspected drug trader was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Nalkakra in Tarakanda upazila early Friday.
Couple found dead in Kurigram
Kurigram, Sept 27 – A couple was found dead at a house at Baniakari in Nageshwari Upazilaof Kurigram on Friday. The deceased were identified as Nazrul Islam, 45 and Rumi Begum, 40 of the village.
Rab seals off Fu Wang Club arrests 3, seizes illegal liquor
Dhaka, Sept 26 – Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three salespersons during the raid at the capital’s Fu Wang Club on early on Thursday and sealed off the club after what it said seizing a huge amount of illegal liquor.
Mohammedan Sporting Club Director Lokman arrested for Casino
Dhaka, Sept 26 – Lokman Hossain Bhuiyah, director of Mohammedan Sporting Club and director of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) also has earned crores of taka from the casino. He was arrested yesterday by Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) for renting out…
4 members of a family found dead in Cox’s Bazar
Police recovered the throat-slit bodies of four members of a family, including two children, from a house at Purba Ratnapalong village in Ukhiya upazila on Thursday.
Suspected drug trader killed in Khulna ‘gunfight’
Khulna, Sept 26 – A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Dhanibunia in Dumuria upazila early Thursday.
World faces ‘unprecedented threat’ of intolerance: UN Chief
United Nations, Sept 26 (AP/UNB) — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Wednesday that the world is facing “an unprecedented threat from intolerance, violent extremism and terrorism” that affects every country, exacerbating conflicts and destabilizing entire regions.
Criminals hack young couple to death in Gazipur
Gazipur, Sept 26 – A young couple was hacked to death by miscreants at their Pubail residence in the city early Thursday.
Casino chips imported declaring as shoe raw materials
Dhaka, Sept 25 – Casino chips were imported illegally in the country in the name of importing shoe manufacturing materials and under different invoices by some companies, members of Customs Intelligence unit detected this during their investigation.
RU student calls 999 to safety from ‘sexual harassment’
Rajshahi, Sept 25 (UNB) – A female student of Rajshahi University (RU) was rescued by police from a house in city’s Dharampur area on Wednesday after she sought their support calling 999 to save her from ‘sexually harassment’.
Taka 50mn, 8kg gold, six guns found at city AL VP’s house
Dhaka, Sept 24 – The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Tuesday recovered more than Tk 50 mln, 730 bhori (nearly 8kg) of gold ornaments and six guns from the residences of Sutrapur Awami League (AL) Vice President Enamul Haque and…