Bogura, Aug 7 (UNB) – Two suspected criminals were killed in a reported gunfight between two groups of criminals at Bhabanipur in Sherpur upazila early Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Dhanesh Sarkar alias Sukumar Sarkar, 38, son of Mantu…
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3-men body to prove rape charge against 5 Khulna policemen
Dhaka, Aug 05 – A three-member probe committee was yesterday formed to investigate the allegation made by a woman that five police personnel raped her in a police station on Friday in Khulna.
Woman held with pistol, bullets and Phensidyl in Benapole
Police arrested a woman along with a foreign 9mm pistol, four bullets and 15 bottles of Phensidyl at Shibnathpur Baropota village in the upazila of Jashore district on Sunday night. The arrested was identified as Rahena Begum, 38, wife of…
Gang-rape accused, drug trader, robber killed in ‘gunfights’
Dhaka, Aug 5 – Three people, including an accused in a gang-rape case, a suspected drug trader and a suspected robber were killed in separate ‘gunfights’ in Mymensingh and Habiganj districts early Monday.
Walmart gun attack leaves 20 dead in El Paso City, Texas
Twenty people have been killed and 26 injured in a mass shooting in the Texas city of El Paso. Governor Greg Abbott described it as “one of the most deadly days in the history of Texas”.
Four suspected robbers killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfights’
Cox’s Bazar, Aug 3 – Three suspected robbers and a drug peddler were killed in separate‘gunfights’ at Nurullaghona hill and Dorgapara of Marine Drive road in Teknafupazila early Saturday.
Suspected drug trader killed in Gazipur ‘gunfight’
Gazipur, Aug 2 (UNB) – A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Pubail in the city early Friday. The deceased were identified as Nazrul Islam Naju, son of Mostafa of Tongi…
Three held, arms, heroin recovered in C’nawabganj
Chapainawabganj Correspondent Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) recovered a foreign made pistol, a magazine, seven bullets and 400 grams of heroin and arrested three persons in two separate drives on Monday. The arrested persons were identified as Md. Rubel, 28, son…
Rape accused killed in Chittagong ‘gunfight’
Chattogram, July 30 (UNB) – A suspected rapist was killed in a reported gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Maliara village in Patiya upazila early Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Arman, 25. Mashkur Rahman, Assistant Director of Rab-…
More than 60 killed in extremist attack on Nigeria villagers
Maiduguri, Jul 29 (AP/UNB) — Suspected Boko Haram extremists killed more than 60 people in an attack on villagers leaving a funeral in northeastern Nigeria, a local official said Sunday. It was the deadliest extremist attack against civilians in the…
90 charged with attack on BD Santals in Gaibandha
Gaibandha, July 28 (UNB)–The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) on Sunday submitted a charge-sheet against 90 people forkilling three Santal people, looting their valuables and unleashing torture on them at Bagda Farm area in Gobindaganj upazila on November 6, 2016.…
Alleged drug trader killed in Jashore ‘armed-battle’
Benapole, July 27 – An alleged drug trader was killed in an ‘armed-battle’ with members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Agrovulot border area here early Saturday.
Young man escapes lynching on Child-lifting rumour in Ctg
Chattogram, July 27 (UNB)- A youth escaped death in mass beating as he managed to flee after local people caught him suspecting him to be a child-lifter in Hathazari here on Friday night. The victim was identified as Md Mumin,…
826 children raped, abused in 6 months: CRAC
Dhaka, July 25 (UNB) – A total of 826 children were raped and abused in the last six months (from Jan 1 to July 20) across the country, said a new report. Child Rights Advocacy Coalition (CRAC) in Bangladesh on…
Suspected drug trader among 2 killed in Dhaka City ‘gunfight’
Dhaka, July 25 (UNB) – Two people, including a suspected drug trader, were killed in reported gunfights with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Badda and Mirpur of the city on early Thursday. Senior ASP Kamruzzaman of Rab-1 said Maharaz Khalifa,…
Panchagarh boy attacked in home, loses a hand finger
Panchagarh, July 25 (UNB) – A seven-year-old boy was injured in an attack by an unidentified miscreant at his home in the Sadar upazila’s Khuniapara on Wednesday night. The victim was identified as Afridi, 7, son of Jahangir Alam. Quoting…
Awareness programme against mass beating from Thursday: IGP
Dhaka, July 24 – Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammad Javed Patwary Wednesday said that a week-long public awareness programme will run across the country from today against recent incidents of mass beating based on a rumour of child lifters.
Beheaded body of a madrasa boy found in Chuadanga
Chuadanga, July 24 (UNB) – Police recovered the beheaded body of a madrasa student from Koyradanga village in Alamdanga upazila on Wednesday. The deceased was identified Abir Hossain, 11, a class-II student of Nurani Hafizia Madrasa and Orphanage, and son…
6 Bodies of unnatural death victims found in N’ganj in a day
Narayanganj, July 23 (UNB)- Police recovered six bodies from the district between early Tuesday and noon. Five of the deceased were identified as Mishor Shikder, 25, son of late Safiuddin of Kataikhali in Bandar Upazila; Barek Mia, son of Abdus…
Man beaten in Sirajganj, woman held in Nababganj on rumour
Dhaka, Jul 23 (UNB) – A man was beaten by a mob before being handed over to police in Sirajganj and a woman was caught by locals at Nababganj in the capital over child-lifting rumours on Tuesday. In Sirajganj, Alam,…
How governments still allow violence against children
By Tamara Tutnjevic Gorman New York, Jul 16 2019 (IPS) – Despite what you might have heard, things are getting better, every year. We are making amazing progress on fighting diseases, reducing the preventable deaths of children, and investing huge…
2 AL leaders gunned down in Satkhira, Bandarban
Dhaka, July 22 (UNB) –Two Awami League leaders were shot dead by unidentified miscreants in Satkhira and Bandarban districts on Monday. In Satkhira, Nazrul Islam, 55, vice-president of Agardari union unit Awami League and son of Nesaruddin of Kuchpukur village…
Child-lifting rumour: 1 more killed, 12 hurt in mob violence
Dhaka, July 21 (UNB) – Despite the warning by the police administration not to take the law into own hands, angry mobs continued to attack suspected child-lifters in different districts, killing another man and injuring 12 others. After the killing…
14 teens of a gang ‘First Hitters Boss’ held in Dhaka city
Dhaka, July 21 (UNB)- Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members arrested 14 members of a teenagers gang named ‘First Hitter Boss’ or “FHB” from the city’s Uttara on Saturday night. The arrestees are Bishu Chandra Shil, 20, NayeemMiah, 18, Yasin Arafat,…
Don’t take law into handson child-lifting rumours: Police
Dhaka, July 20 –The police administration on Saturday urged all not to take law into own hands by resorting to mass beating suspecting someone as a child-lifter. “Refrain from hearing any rumour and spreading it. Hand over to the police…
Child-lifting rumour: Woman among 3 lynched in Dhaka
Dhaka, July 20 (UNB) – Three people, including a woman, were beaten to death by angry mobs in Dhaka and Narayanganj on Saturday after they were suspected to be child lifters. In Dhaka, an unknown woman was killed in a…
23 die or presumed dead in arson at Japan studio
Tokyo, Jul 18 (AP/UNB) -A Japanese fire official says at least 23 people are now confirmed or presumed dead in a suspected arson at a popular animation production studio in Kyoto. Kyoto fire department official Satoshi Fujiwara says 36 others…
Youth ‘carrying child’s severed head’ lynched in Netrakona
Netrakona, July 18 (UNB) – A youth was beaten to death by a mob on Thursday after he was found ‘carrying a child’s severed head in a bag’ in the district town. The deceased was identified as Robin, 22, son…
Minni confessed to her part to Rifat murder, claims Barguna SP
Barguna, July 18 – Aysha Siddika Minni has confessed to her involvement in the killing of her husband Rifat Sharif, claimed Superintendent of Police (SP) of the district Md Maruf Hossain on Thursday.
ICC convicts Warlord Bosco Ntaganda for sexual slavery
Warlord Bosco Ntaganda becomes the first person to be convicted of sexual slavery by the International Criminal Court. Women and girls conscripted into his army were forced into sexual servitude amongst multiple horrific crimes committed in the Democratic Republic of…