Dhaka – A man was stabbed to death allegedly by his younger brother at Laxmidhordia village in Kushtia upazila in Kushtia on Saturday morning.
Category: Crime
27 held during anti-drug drive in city
Dhaka- Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) during anti-narcotics drives on Saturday arrested 27 people from city’s Bihari camp in Pallabi area for taking and selling illegal drugs.
Two held with fake notes in Naogaon
Dhaka- Detectivesarrested two alleged fake currency traders along with counterfeit notes worth around Tk 83,000 from Badalgachhiupazila on Thursday night.
Five ‘robbers’ held in Savar
Dhaka – Police in a drive arrested five alleged robbers from Joynabari area early Fridayon charges of robberyin running buses on Dhaka-Aricha highway.
Drive against drugs: 2 more suspects killed in Rajshahi
Dhaka – Another two suspected drug peddlers were killed in a purported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Karamja village in Paba upazila on Thursday night.
UN, Myanmar agree on first steps towards return of Rohingya
Yangon, Jun 01 (AP/UNB) — Myanmar and the United Nations agreed to take steps to create conditions for the safe return of about 700,000 Rohingya Muslims who have fled military-led violence into Bangladesh.
Youth killed in Brahmanbaria pre-poll violence
Dhaka – A young man was killed in a clash over domination ahead of Union Parishad election between two rival groups at Doulatpur village in Nasirnagar upazila on Thursday.
SQ Chy’s house at Goods Hill in Chattogram attacked
Chattogram, May 31 – A group of unidentified miscreants ransacked the house of executed war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury at Goods Hill in the port city on Wednesday night.
School teacher found dead in Sirajganj
Dhaka – The body of a female school teacher was recovered from Betua village in Shalanga upazila in Sirajganj on Wednesday.
Godfathers won’t be spared in anti-drug drive: PM
Iterating her firm stance on the ongoing countrywide drive against narcotics, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the people are now getting relief from such drives and none, even ‘godfathers’ and ‘dons’, would be spared in this regard.
US for capturing, convicting drug kingpins: Envoy
Expressing concern over the growing number of people dying in crackdown on drug dealers, the United States on Wednesday laid emphasis on catching “kingpins” and finding the sources of illegal drugs and bringing responsible persons to justice respecting human rights.
Nine more killed on Wednesday in ‘gunfights’
Five others found dead in Magura, Benapole Dhaka, May 30 – Nine more alleged drug traders were killed in reported gunfights with law enforcers early Wednesday during the ongoing anti-narcotics drive across the country.
Russian journalist shot and killed in Ukrainian capital
Kiev, May 30 (AP/UNB) — A Russian journalist harshly critical of the Kremlin was shot and killed in the Ukrainian capital Tuesday, and the national police said they are assuming he was targeted because of his work.
Govt urged to submit Rohingya documents to ICC
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Tuesday urged the Bangladesh government to submit its observation along with detailed information and documents to International Criminal Court (ICC) over the crime against humanity perpetuated through killing Rohingyas in Myanmar by Myanmar government and…
12 more ‘drug traders’ killed in ‘gunfights’
Dhaka – Twelve more alleged drug traders were killed in reported gunfights early Tuesday amid anti-narcotic drives of law enforcers across the country.
Girl ‘gang raped’ in Gaibandha
Dhaka – A teenage girl has allegedly been gang raped by five young men at Baro Bhatgram village in Sadullapur upazila in Gaibandha.
12 more alleged drug traders killed in ‘gunfights’
Dhaka, May 29 – Twelve more alleged drug traders were killed in reported gunfights early Tuesday amid anti-narcotic drives of law enforcers across the country.
Teenager stabbed dead in Chattogram
Dhaka – A teenage boy was stabbed to death by another teenager in Ispahani Gol Pahar area under Akbar Shah thana in Chattogram on Sunday night.
12 more ‘drug traders’ killed in ‘gunfights’
Dhaka – Twelve more suspected drug traders were killed in reported gunfights early Monday as the anti-narcotics crackdown continues across the country.
7 held over killing of Jubo League leader in tense Naogaon
Dhaka – Police here on Monday arrested seven people in connection with the murder of a local Jubo League leader over establishing supremacy to take advantage of a pond in Karaj village of Raninagar upazila in Naogaon.
Couple commits suicide in Tangail
Dhaka – A man and his second wife committed suicides allegedly over a family feud in a village of the district’s Ghatail upazila in Tangail on Saturday night.
11 more ‘drug traders’ killed in ‘gunfights’
Dhaka – Eleven more suspected drug traders were killed in reported gunfights with members of law enforcing agencies early Sunday as anti-narcotics crackdown continues across the country.
Respond to ICC prosecutor’s submission: Govt urged
Forty-one citizens of the country on Sunday urged the government to respond to the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber’s request for observations and support the view of the Prosecutor that the Court may assert jurisdiction against Myanmar.
10 more suspected drug traders killed in ‘gunfights’
Teknaf municipality councillor among them Dhaka, May 27 – Ten more suspected drug traders were killed in reported gunfights with members of law enforcing agencies early Sunday as anti-narcotics crackdown continues across the country.
Anti-drug drive at Geneva camp – At least 100n held
Members of Rapid Action Battalion(Rab) in an anti-narcotics drive at Mohammadpur Geneva camp detained around 100 people along with various types of drugs on Saturday.
Two held with phensidyl in Chattogram
Dhaka- Police in a drive arrested a women drug peddler and one of her associates with 650 bottles of contraband phensidyl from Barisal colony in Chattogram early Friday.
Housewife strangulated to death in Satkhira
Satkhira – A housewife was strangulated to death by some miscreants at Nagbati village in Shyamnagar upazila on Friday night.
Ten more killed in ‘shootout’ spree
Dhaka-Ten more suspected drug peddlers were killed in reported gunfights with members of the police and Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) as the anti-narcotics crackdown continues across the country. Of them, two were killed in Cumilla and Dinajpur respectively, and one…
10 drug traders jailed in Cumilla
Dhaka -A mobile court here on Saturday sentenced 10 drug traders to different terms of imprisonment in Cumilla and Chandiana upazila.
‘Robber’ killed in Feni ‘gunfight’
Dhaka- A suspected robber was killed in a reported gunfight between two groups of robbers in Ruhutia bricks field area in Sadar upazila in Feni early Saturday.