Three suspected members of the banned militant group Ansar Al Islam were detained from Belpukur area of Rajshahi city early Friday by the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab).
Category: Crime
3 members of a family found dead in Kishoreganj: 4 held
Three members of a family including a minor, were found dead at Jamshite village in Katiadi upazila on Thursday night.
Schoolgirl rape in Rangpur: Policeman held
A policeman, earlier suspended over the gang rape of a ninth grader, was arrested from Rangpur Police Lines on Wednesday.
Raihan’s death in custody: Constable Titu lands in jail
A Sylhet court on Wednesday sent a suspended constable Titu Chandra Das to jail after conclusion of eight days of remand in two phases over the death of Raihan Ahmed at Bandarbazar police outpost.
Haji Selim’s son Irfan Selim to lose his post of councilor
Irfan Selim, son of MP Haji Selim, will be removed from the post of councilor as he was sentenced to jail by a mobile court.
Suspected terrorist hacked to death in Bogura
A suspected terrorist was hacked to death in front of a temple in Sabgram of Bogura Sadar upazila early Monday.
Policeman suspended over Rangpur schoolgirl gang rape case
An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Rangpur Detective Branch (DB) police, accused of being involved in the gang rape of a schoolgirl, was suspended on Monday.
Raihan’s custodial death: Constable Titu on fresh remand
A Sylhet court on Sunday placed suspended constable Titu Chandra Das on three-day fresh remand over the death of Raihan Ahmed at Bandarbazar police outpost.
Rising above Hate Online – Indian Muslim Women Speak Out
By Mariya Salim NEW DELHI, India, Oct 23 2020 (IPS) – When a minority woman with an opinion doesn’t comply with stereotypes, she is targeted with online hate, says award-winning journalist and senior editor at The Wire, Arfa Khanum Sherwani…
Raihan’s death ‘in police custody’: Another cop held
Members of Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) arrested another policeman, who was suspended over the death of Raihan at Bandarbazar police outpost, from Sylhet policelines on Friday night.
Housewife found dead in Rajshahi
Rajshahi, Oct 23 – Police on Friday recovered the hanging body of a housewife from a mango orchard at Pirgacha village in Puthia Upazila of Rajshahi.
Rangpur worker dies after air pumped through rectum
Rangpur, Oct 23 – A worker of Jamjam Feed Mills died on Friday after his fellow worker pumped air through his rectum at Dewantuli in Mahiganj of Rangpur.
Raihan’s death in custody: Bandarbazar outpost SI suspended
Sylhet, Oct 21 – A sub-inspector of Bandarbazar police outpost was suspended on Wednesday as he allegedly helped suspend SI Akbar, an accused in a case over Raihan’s death in police custody, to flee Sylhet police lines.
Teenage boy held for ‘raping’ sixth grader in Chandpur
Chandpur, Oct 21 – Police early Wednesday arrested a teenage boy allegedly for raping a sixth grader in Charmukundi village of Sadar Upazila in Chandpur.
Anti-rape protesters block Dhaka’s Shahbagh intersection
Demonstrators blocked the key Shahbagh intersection protesting against the attack on anti-rape long march in Feni in which 20 people were injured.
Housewife ‘raped’ in Noakhali: Ex-Jubo League leader held
Amid countrywide strong protests against the deeply disturbing rape and violence against women, a housewife was raped at gunpoint in Chatkhil upazila of Noakhali on Wednesday.
Raihan’s death in Sylhet police custody: Constable Titu held
Members of Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) arrested constable Titu Chandra Das, who was suspended over the death of Raihan at Bandarbazar police outpost, from Sylhet police lines on Tuesday.
Custodial death of Raihan: 3 police constables testify
Sylhet, Oct 19 – Three policemen of Bandarbazar Police outpost testified before a magistrate in connection with the death of Raihan Ahmed ‘in police custody’, on Monday.
Sherpur college girl sexually harassed in autorickshaw
Sherpur, Oct 18 – A college (nursing institute) girl was sexually harassed in a running autorickshaw in Kararpar area of Jhinaigati in Sherpur on Sunday.
Custodial death victim has 111 injury marks on body: Autopsy
Raihan, who was beaten to death in police custody at the Bandar Bazar police outpost, had 111 injury marks and two of his nails were pulled off, according to the autopsy report.
Couple engaged in extramarital affair found dead in Tangail
Tangail, Oct 16 (UNB) – Bodies of a couple who were engaged in an extramarital affair were found in Rafafoir village of Kalihati upazila in Tangail on Friday.
College student gang-raped in Gazipur, 2 held
Two men have been arrested in connection with the brutal torture and gang rape of a college student in the Shimultoli area of Gazipur, police said on Friday.
4 members of a Satkhira family found slaughtered
Police recovered the throat-slit bodies of four people, including two children, from Khalsi village in Kalaroa upazila of Satkhira district early Thursday.
Action in rape cases after proper investigation: Minister
Mentioning the government’s strict position about rape incidents, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday said that action will be taken against offenders after proper investigation into rape cases.
Bomb blast at Ctg traffic police box: 6 ‘Neo-JMB men’ held
Members of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) Unit of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) have arrested six more suspected members of Neo-JMB from number 2gate area of the port city in connection with the bomb blast at a traffic police…
Noakhali woman molestation: Key accused Delwar sent to jail
Delwar Hossain Delu, the key accused in a case filed over the molestation and torture of a housewife in Begumganj upazila of Noakhali, was sent to jail on Tuesday. Noakhali Chief Judicial Magistrate Court-3 Judge Mashfiqul Haque passed the order…
Sons ‘kill’ father over land dispute in Dhaka
A man was hacked to death allegedy by his sons at Hazaribagh in the capital on Tuesday over land related dispute. The deceased was identified as Lal Miah, 50, a resident of Daskhshin Basila of Hazaribagh. Victim’s younger brother said…
Rapists are like ‘beasts’: PM Hasina
Describing rapists as ‘beasts’, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the government has to induct the death sentence in the relevant law to save girls from these beasts.
Chittagong girl gang-raped at hotel
Amid countrywide strong protests against the deeply disturbing rape and violence against women, a teenager girl has reportedly been gang- raped at a residential hotel in Sitakundu upazila.
Case filed over man’s death ‘in Sylhet police custody’
The family of a man, who was allegedly killed in police custody in Sylhet, filed case early Monday.