Dhaka, Jul 8 – Three suspected drug traders were killed in gunfights with law enforcers in Jhenidah and Mymensingh districts early Sunday.
Category: Crime
Worker held over sexual harassment at RU
Rajshahi, July 5 – A worker of Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Hall of Rajshahi University has been detained over harassing a female student of the hall on Thursday.
Rohingya rape survivors’ babies arrive: Tale of woes
By Kristen Gelineau Ukhiya, Bangladesh (AP) — Tucked away in the shadows of her family’s bamboo shelter, the girl hid from the world. She was 13, and she was petrified. Two months earlier, soldiers had broken into her home back…
Refer Myanmar to ICC for crimes against Rohingya: UNHCR
Dhaka, July 4 – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Wednesday urged the UN Security Council to immediately refer Myanmar to the International Criminal Court (ICC) so that all allegations of crimes against humanity and…
Save us from stalkers – Twin sisters to Charbhadrasan UNO
Faridpur, July 5 – Following weeks of harassment by a group of stalkers enjoying the protection of local influentials, a pair of twin sisters submitted their written allegations in letter form to the Charbhadrasan Upazila Nirbahi Officer, after fleeing an…
Badda AL leader murder suspects killed in Dhaka ‘gunfight’
Dhaka, July 5 – Two suspects in a Badda Awami League leader Farhad Hossain murder case was killed in a reported gunfight with detectives in Dhaka’s Uttar Badda area early Thursday.
Suspected drug trader killed in Mymensingh ‘gunfight’
Mymensingh, July 4 – A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Habirbari in Bhaluka early Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Jalal Uddin, 38, of the village.
Three of a family killed in Pabna ‘by mentally retarded man’
Pabna, July 4 – A young man allegedly hacked three of his family members to death at Shona Padma village in Bera Upazila early Wednesday.
The Rohingya villages UN investigators can’t visit
Nearly 700,000 Rohingya Muslims fled last year’s brutal military crackdown in the northern Rakhine province of Myanmar. Hundreds of villages were burnt to the ground, and there were widespread rape and murder.
Manarat University student murder report deferred
Dhaka, July 3 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday deferred the submission of the investigation report of Manarat International University student Nasim Ahmed murder case to August 01.
Netrakona teacher killing protested; case filed
Dhaka – Locals, and teachers and students of Udaypur Mitali High School in Kalmakanda upazila staged demonstrations on Tuesday demanding immediate arrest and exemplary punishment of those involved in the killing of school headmaster Delwar Hossain Dulal.
3 sued for ‘rape attempt’ on 2 sisters in Sylhet
Dhaka – A case has been filed against three people for their alleged attempt to rape two sisters at Chatal Baroduari village in Sadar upazila in Sylhet.
Israel: Apparent War Crimes in Gaza
Israeli forces’ repeated use of lethal force in the Gaza Strip since March 30, 2018, against Palestinian demonstrators who posed no imminent threat to life may amount to war crimes, Human Rights Watch said today. Israeli forces have killed more…
Two JMB men held in Bogura
Dhaka- Detectives in a drive arrested two members of banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) along with arms from Adamdighi upazila in Bogura early Sunday.
Rickshaw van puller found dead in Bagura
Dhaka – Police on Sunday recovered the body of a rickshaw van puller from an abandoned place at Dhappara village in Shahzahanpur upazila in the district on Sunday.
2 years of Holey Artisan attack: Govt to act tough
2nd Holey Artisan attack anniversary: Japan lauds untiring efforts Dhaka, Jul 1 – The government and Bangladesh’s foreign friends want to continue cooperation against radicalisation and terrorism on the second anniversary of deadly Holey Artisan attack.
Custodial deaths, extrajudicial killings 275 in 6 months: ASK
427 women raped, it says Dhaka, June 30 – Some 275 people were killed in incidents of ‘gunfight’ and ‘crossfire’ with law enforcers, and in custody of law enforcement agencies, or being shot by law enforcers from January 1 to…
Pinch of pressure’ mounts on Myanmar
Dhaka – A number of high-profile visits to Bangladesh, including that of United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, indicate that Myanmar is under ‘another spell of pressure’ from the international community over Rohingya issue, experts say.
Youth’s bullet-hit body found in Jashore, one killed in ‘gunfight’
Jashore, Jun 30 – Police recovered the bullet-hit body of a young man from Kayemkhola intersection in Jhikargachha upazila headquarters on Saturday morning.
3 held with 19000 Yaba tablets in Chattogram
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested three alleged drug peddlers along with 19,000 Yaba tablets from a bus in the city on Friday.
Man held with 1.5kg gold at Darshana check-post
Dhaka – Customs officials detained a man along with 13 gold bars weighing around 1.5 kg at Darshana check-post in Damurhuda upazila in Chuadanga on Friday.
Bangladesh post 403 against Windies President’s XI in warm-up match
Dhaka – Bangladesh cricket team posted 403 for all against West Indies President’s XI in the 1st day of a two-day warm up match at Stanford Cricket Ground, Coolidge in Antigua on Friday. Batting first after winning the toss, Bangladesh…
Five killed in ‘targeted’ attack on US newspaper in Maryland
A gunman opened fire at a local newspaper office in Maryland, killing five people and injuring others in what police said was a “targeted attack”.
Youth gets life term for rape in Sherpur
Sherpur, Jun 28 – A court on Thursday sentenced a youth to life term imprisonment for raping a teenage girl after the abduction at Akhrapara village in Nalitabari Upazila in Sherpur district.
Shahjahan murder: Main accused killed in ‘gunfight’
Munshiganj, June 28 – The prime accused of freethinking writer and publisher Shahjahan Bachchu murder case was killed in a reported gunfight with police at KKhas mahal Baluchar in Sirajdikhan Upazila early Thursday.
Drive against drugs to continue: PM
Dhaka, Jun 27 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the ongoing anti-narcotic drive will continue to build Bangladesh as a drug-free country.
Double-murder in Eskaton, argument deferred
Dhaka, June 27 – The First Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court of Dhaka on Wednesday day deferred the date to hear the arguments in the double-murder case of Eskaton of the city to July 17.
Amnesty wants trials of Burma military for Rohingya genocide
United Nations, Jun 27 (AP/UNB) — Amnesty International released a report Wednesday that details new evidence of atrocities inflicted on Myanmar’s Rohingya population and names 13 top military commanders the human rights group says should be prosecuted for crimes against…
Savagery of rapes of minors
By Geetika Dang, Vani S. Kulkarni and Raghav Gaiha New Delhi, Jun 22, 2018 (IPS) – Rapes of minors surged from 16 per day in 2001 to 46 per day in 2016. As if this was not horrendous enough, their…
Two suspected drug peddlers killed in Khulna ‘gunfight’
Khulna, June 27 – Two suspected drug peddlers were killed in a reported gunfight between their cohorts and police at Bagmara in Khulna city early Wednesday.