Dhaka, Sept 24 (UNB) – Additional Deputy Commissioner of the Cyber Security and Crime Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Mishuk Chakma has said 70 percent of the women, reportedly harassed online in the city, are in the 15-25 age…
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Huge torn currency notes found in Bogura
A huge amount of torn currency notes were recovered from Bagbari in Shahjahanpur upazila on Tuesday.
Drive to arrest 2 city AL leaders for casino business
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Tuesday cordoned off a multistorey building at Banianagar in Sutrapur area and seized Tk 1.5 crore and huge gold from it.
Revenue Board orders freezing GK Shamim’s Bank accounts
Dhaka, Sept 23 – The National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Monday gave instruction to all banks to provide information on the accounts of Golam Kibria Shamim alias GK Shamim.
‘Jubo League’ leader held with firearms in Chattogram
Chottogram, Sept 23 (UNB) – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Sunday night arrested a self-proclaimed Jubo League leader with firearms and ammunition from Shulokbohor area of the city.
Police use robot in Fatullah drive recover explosives
Narayanganj, Sept 23 (UNB) – Monirul Islam, the chief of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), has said explosives recovered from the ‘militant den’ in Tokkar Maath area of Fatullah resembled those were sued…
4 more BD Election employees held in Chittaong NID forgery
Chattogram, Sept 22 (UNB) – Police on Sunday detained four more employees, including a female one, of Election Commission’s local server station to interrogation about enlisting Rohingyas into the voter list and providing them with national identity cards.
Police, DB cordon off suspected militant den in N’ganj; 3 held
Narayanganj, Sept 23 – Police and the Detective Branch cordoned off the house of a former bank officer, suspecting it to be a militant den in Tokkar Math area of Fatullah here on Monday.
Bangladesh now becomes country of gamblers: BNP
Dhaka, Sept 22 (UNB) – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said the ‘misdeeds of ruling party leaders are getting exposed as they crossed the limit by indulging in widespread corruption and plundering’.
Casino instruments recovered from 4 Dhaka sports clubs
Dhaka, Sept 22 (UNB) – Police recovered casino instruments and Tk 1 lakh from Mohammedan Sporting Club, Arambagh Krira Sangha, Dilkusha Sporting Club and Victoria Sporting Club in the city’s Motijheel area on Sunday.
Rohingya couple killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
Cox’s Bazar, Sept 22 (UNB) – A Rohingya couple was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Leda Rohingya camp hilly area on early Sunday.
GK Shamim: The rise of village man to urban ring leader
Son of a schoolteacher from Sonargaon upazila, Golam Kibria Shamim aka GK Shamim, who was arrested along with FDRs worth Tk 165 crore, around Tk 1.8 crore in cash and a large stash of dollars, became the ‘king’ of extortion…
Victim’s marriage with rapist: Marriage registrar held
Lalmonirhat, Sept 21 (UNB) – Police arrested a marriage registrar for allegedly conducting the marriage of a rape victim with the rapist from Buzir Bazar area in sadar upazila of the district on Friday night.
Rab conducts drives at three Chittagong club offices
Chittagong, Sept 21 – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) conducted raids on three sports clubs — Abahani, Mohammedan and Muktijoddha –- in the city on Saturday evening.
‘Robber’ killed in reported Laxmipur ‘infighting’
Laxmipur, Sept 21 (UNB) – A suspected robber was killed in an alleged infighting between two gangs at Shakchar in Sadar upazila on early Saturday.
Two more Juba League leaders arrested for extortion
Kushtia, Sept 21 (UNB) – Police arrested two leaders of Jubo League’s Kushtia Sadar upazila unit in an extortion case on Friday night.
Club owner, son held in Ctg for suspected illegal gambling
Chittagong, Sept 21 – Police arrested the owner of a club, suspected of running illegal gambling operations, and his son from Kazir Deuri area on Friday night for interrogation.
JL leader Shamim arrested with Tk1.6bn FDR cash Tk18mn
Dhaka, Sept 19 (UNB) – Jubo League’s central committee leader Golam Kibriya Shamim was arrested from the capital on Friday with illegal firearms and a huge amount of money.
NGO worker hacked to death in Cox’s Bazar
Cox’s Bazar, Sept 19 (UNB)- An NGO worker was hacked to death by miscreants at Haldiapalong union in Ukhiya upazila here on Thursday night.
BCL men ‘stop work’ of Panchagarh model mosque for extortion
Panchagarh, Sept 19 (UNB) – Local activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) reportedly stopped work on a model mosque in Tentulia upazila on Thursday as the contractor refused to give them Tk 20 lakh as toll.
UP chairman held over cutting C’nawabganj youth’s wrists
Chapainawabganj, Sept 19 (UNB) – Police in a drive arrested two people, including a union parishad chairman, from Jhilimpur in Sadar upazila on Thursday night for their alleged involvement in severing the wrists of a young man over previous enmity.
Casino raid: 3 cases filed against JL leader Khalid
Dhaka -Three cases were filed against Khalid Mahmud Bhuiyan, organising secretary of Dhaka South city unit of Jubo League on Thursday afternoon in connection with the recovery of illegal firearms and drugs from his possession. Deputy Commissioner (Gulshan Division) Sudip…
Dhaka casino list in the making, says DMP Chief
Dhaka – Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Shafiqul Islam on Thursday said police have started making a list of casinos as no gambling would be allowed in the capital.
Suicide bomb in southern Afghanistan, kills at least 20
A powerful early morning suicide truck bomb devastated a hospital in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing as many as 20 people and wounding more than 90 others, an official said.
18 ‘Rohingyas’ detained with Bangladeshi passports in Ctg
Chattogram, Sept 19 (UNB) – Police’s Detective Branch (DB) detained 18 suspected Rohingyas with Bangladeshi passports from in front of the Indian Assistant High Commission in the port city on Wednesday night.
Mother, two children hacked to death in Narayanganj
A woman and her two daughters were hacked to death by miscreants at Siaikhoa in Siddhirganj upazila on Thursday morning.
2 Rohingyas among 3 crime suspects killed in Taknaf ‘gunfight’
Cox’s Bazar, Sept 19 – Three suspected criminals, including two Rohingyas, were killed in a reported gunfight with police at Baharchhara in Teknaf Upazila early Thursday.
Protesting DU students attacked on campus
Dhaka – A group of Dhaka University students, protesting against corruption and illegal enrolment of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leaders, were attacked on the campus on Wednesday. The incident took place around 1:10pm when protesters laid siege to the Business…
Jubo League leader Khalid held for ‘running’ casino
Dhaka – Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members on Wednesday arrested a city Jubo League leader from Gulshan area for reportedly running an illegal casino.
3 including election official arrested over Rohingya NIDs
Chittagong, Sept 16 – Police arrested three people including a staff of the local election office for allegedly helping Rohingyas to get BD National Identity Card (NID) in the city on Monday night.