Dhaka- Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested 13 Bangladeshi nationals, including women and children, while entering the country from India illegally through Putkhali bordering area here in Benapole on Sunday.
Category: Crime
51pc women linked to social media vulnerable to cybercrimes
Social network has become a den of crimes and around 73.71 percent victims of cybercrimes – both male and female – are aged between 18 and 30 years, according to a recent survey conducted by Cyber Crime Awareness Foundation.
Law enforcers on a killing-spree: BNP
Voicing deep concern over the growing incidents of extrajudicial killing, BNP Sunday said it seems law enforcers are on a killing spree.
Santa Fe school shooter ‘spared victims to tell his story’
The Santa Fe High School shooting suspect told police he spared certain students he liked “so he could have his story told”, a court document shows. Dimitrios Pagourtzis has been charged with murder after 10 people were shot dead on…
One held for killing two ethnic girls in Chattogram
Dhaka – Police arrested a man from Mahdebpur area in Sitakunda sadar upazila early Saturday in connection with the murders of two teenage girls of ethnic minority whose hanging bodies were recovered on Friday night.
3 suspected BD drug traders killed in ‘gunfight’ with Rab
Dhaka, May 19 – Three suspected drug traders were killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Paira-Noapara road in Abhaynagar Upazila of Jashore early Saturday.
Alleged smuggler killed in Shibganj gun fight with RAB
Dhaka, May 18 – An alleged smuggler was killed in a said ‘gunfight’ with the members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-5 at Tantipara Ghat area near 4 No.Beribandh under Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj district in the early hours on Friday.
‘Drug peddler’ killed in C’nawabganj ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – An alleged drug peddler was killed in a ‘gunfight’ between his cohorts and Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at no 4-Beribadh Ghat area of Padma River in Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj early Friday.
27 held in Jhenidah
Dhaka- Police in a special drive arrested 27 people from different upazilas in the district from Thursday night to Friday morning.
‘Drug peddler’ killed in C’nawabganj ‘gunfight’
Dhaka- An alleged drug peddler was killed in a ‘gunfight’ between his cohorts and Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at no 4-Beribadh Ghat area ofPadma River in Shibganjupazila early Friday.
One held with 8kg hemp in Naogaon
Dhaka – Police in a drive arrested a suspected drug peddler along with eight kilograms of hemp at Magura village in Sadar upazila on Friday morning.
UAE clamps down on mosque activities
The UAE’s President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued a federal law to tighten regulation of mosques in the country and restrict jobs to nationals. Under the new regulation, a number of acts are prohibited at mosques, prayer…
UAE blocks Blue Whale, Mariam, other online games
The UAE’s attorney general has ordered several popular online gaming sites and smartphone apps to be blocked in the country due to concerns they are damaging children’s health. The affected titles include massive multiplayer online game Roblox, doll app My…
‘Robber’ beaten dead in Jashore
Dhaka – A suspected robber was killed in a lynch-mob attack at Majhiali village in Bagharpara upazila in Jashore early Thursday. The identity of the deceased could not be known yet.Police said a gang of robbers swooped on the house…
Man held for ‘raping’ ex-wife in Gopalganj
Dhaka- Police on Thursday arrested a man for allegedly raping his former wife at Ghonapara village in Sadar upazila in Gopalganj .
Housewife strangulated to death in Shariatpur
Dhaka -A housewife was strangulated to death allegedly by her in-laws over dowry in Sadar upazila of the district on Wednesday.
Man held with 6 lakh Indian rupee in Benapole
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a man along with 10 lakh Indian rupee from Gatipara border area inSadarUpazila on Wednesday afternoon.
Man killed in Gopalganj road crash
Dhaka – A man was killed when a bus run over him at Gopinathpur in Sadar upazila on Wednesday.
Youth’s bullet hit body found in Chuadanga
Dhaka- Police recovered the bullet hit body of a young man from Belgaichi area in Chuadanga on Tuesday morning.
9 Jamaat-Shibir men held in Satkhira
Dhaka – Detectives arrested nine leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir from different parts in Satkhira on Tuesday.
7 abducted fishermen rescued in Satkhira
Dhaka- Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members rescued seven fishermen, who were abducted by forest robbers, from Pirkhali area of Malancha River of the Sundarbans under the Satkhira range early Tuesday in Satkhira .
Two drug suspects killed in N’ganj, Kushtia ‘gunfights’
Dhaka, May 15 – Two suspected drug traders were killed in separate ‘gunfights’ with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Narayanganj and Kushtia early Tuesday.
4 ‘militants’ held in Rajshahi
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in separate drives arrested four alleged militants here on Monday.
Murder accused killed in M’singh ‘gunfight’
Mymensingh, May 14 – A murder accused was killed in a reported gunfight with DB police in Tinkona Pukurpar area of the district town early Monday.
Mother daughter gangraped in Gaibandha
A woman and her daughter have allegedly been gang raped by some members of fraud gang ‘Jiner Badhsa’ in Gobindaganj upazila in the district.
4 JMB female members get 5-year jail in Sirajganj
Dhaka – A special tribunal here on Sunday sentenced four female members of banned militant outfit Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to five years jail in a case filed under the Explosive Substances Act in Sirajganj.
One killed in Paris knife attack, claimed by IS
Paris, May 13 (AP/UNB) — A knife-wielding assailant killed a 29-year-old man and injured four others in a lively neighborhood near Paris’ famed Opera Garnier before he was killed by police Saturday night. The Islamic State group claimed the attacker…
Ukraine computer involved in Tennessee elections
USA, May 12 – Investigators found evidence of a “malicious intrusion” into a Tennessee county’s elections website from a computer in Ukraine during a concerted cyberattack, which likely caused the site to crash just as it was reporting vote totals…
7 killed as nor’wester lashes Nilphamari
Dhaka- Seven people were killed as nor’wester lashed Jaldhaka and Domar upazilas Nilphamari on Thursday night.Ibrahim Khalil, officer-in-charge of Domar Police Station, said Abdul Gani, 40 of Golnati Chourangibazar, was killed when a portion of a mud wall collapsed on him…
2 held with one lakh US dollars at Benapole
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive arrested two people along with one lakh US dollars from Raghunathpur border point in Benapole port area here in Benapole on Thursday night.