Dhaka – Police arrested five suspected activists of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from different areas of Atrai upazila in Naogaon on early Thursday.
Category: Crime
Youth held with 12 gold bars in city
Dhaka- Detectives arrested a young man along with 12 gold bars from the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport area in the city on Tuesday evening.The arrestee was known as Md Iqbal Hossain Chowdhury, 34.
Couple killed in Rajshahi road mishap
Dhaka – A couple were killed and their two daughters were critically injured as a truck hit a three wheeler on Rajshahi- Chapainawabganj Highway in Hatnabad area of Godagari Upazila on Wednesday.The deceased are identified as Abdul Karim, son of…
One killed in BSF firing along Lalmonrhat border
Dhaka – A Bangladeshi national was allegedly shot to death by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Burimari border in Patgram upazila in Lalmonirhat early Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Farid Uddin, 22, son of Shamsul Haque, of…
5 get life for killing housewife in B’baria
Dhaka – A court has convicted five people and sentenced them to life term imprisonment for killing a housewife at Bidyakut village in Nabinagar upazila in Brahmanbaria 2009.The convicts are — Rafiqul Islam, husband of the victim and a resident…
2 ‘forest robbers’ killed in Sundarbans ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – Two suspected forest robbers were killed in a ‘gunfight’ with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Katlar Khal of Baleshwar River under Swarankhola range of the Sundarbans on Wednesday morning.The deceased were identified as – Yusuf Fakir,…
2 journos injured in terrorist attack in Ctg
Dhaka -Two journalists were injured as a group of miscreants allegedly beat up them at Jamal Khan in Chittagong early Wednesday. The injured journalists were identified as Riaz Haidar Chowdhury, chief of Chittagong bureau of vernacular daily Bangladesh Pratidin, and…
Sagar-Runi case report deadline deferred
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday deferred the deadline to submit the investigation report in the Sagar-Runi murder case to December 26.
Youth found dead in B’baria
Dhaka- Police recovered the body of a young man from Bahadurpur-Talshahar road in Ashuganj upazila in Brahmanbaria on Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Kamal Ahmed, 35, son of Abdul Hai Mia, a resident of Hobiganj Sonargang area.
Blogger Avijit murder report deferred
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Monday deferred the submission of the inquiry report in the Blogger Avijit murder case to December 11.
Arms trader held in C’nawabganj
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested an alleged arms trader along with arms from Chalkpara border area in Shibganj upazila early Monday.
2 men held with four tiger cubs
Dhaka – Police arrested two men along with four cubs of tiger from Chanchra intersection area of Sadar upazila in Jessore on Monday morning.The arrestees were Rana Miah, 28, son of Mannan Bhuiyan, hailing from Palash upazila of Narsingdi district…
Woman drug peddler held
Dhaka- Police arrested a suspected woman peddler along with 500 grams of helm and 25 pieces of Yaba tablets from Sherpur area of Sadar upazila in Moulvibazar on Sunday evening.
One held with 40,000 Yaba tablets in Cox’s Bazar
Dhaka- Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested a man along with 40,000 Yaba tablets from Katakhali Purbapara area in Teknaf upazila in Cox’s Bazar early Sunday.
School boy killed in Jessore road crash
Dhaka – A school boy was killed as his motorbike hit a roadside tree on Jessore-Benapole Highway in Tafsidanga Muchipara area of sadar upazila in Jessore on Sunday morning.
One teacher jailed, six more expelled in Kushtia
Dhaka- A mobile court here on Saturday sentenced a teacher to seven days jail and six more teachers were expelled for abetting the students in cheating in Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examination in Bheramara upazila in Kushtia
24 Bangladeshis held at Benapole border
Dhaka- Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained 24 Bangladeshi nationals, who were trafficked to India eight years back, while they were entering the country through Sadipur border in Benapole early Sunday.The detainees, including 15 women and nine men, hail…
Teenager killed over aunt’s extramarital affairs
Dhaka- Antar Islam, a teenager, who was found dead in a litchi orchard in Sadar upazila in Thakurgaon on Friday, was murdered over his aunt’s extramarital affairs.
Cattle trader hacked to death in Dinajpur
Dhaka – A cattle trader was hacked to death by unknown assailants at Milonpur in Birganj upazila in Dinajpur on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Md Sharif, 38, son of Chan Miah of Araji Milanpur village in the upazila.
2 held with 20 maunds of jatka in Shariatpur
Dhaka – Police arrested two fish traders along with 20 maunds of jatka ((hilsa fish less than 10 inches long) from Tiloi Bottola in Damudya upazila in Shariatpur early Saturday.
3 forest robbers held with arms in Sundarbans
Dhaka- Police on Saturday arrested three members of a forest robber gang from Pashurtola Khal in the Sundarbans under Satkhira range.They are Rabiul Islam, 30, Tabibur Rahman Morol, 26, Shahidul Islam Sheikh, 25.
Woman found dead in Faridpur
Dhaka – Police recovered the decomposed body of an unidentified young woman from a waterbody at Gazir Battola in Bhanga upazila in Faridpur on Saturday morning.
Day labourer ‘kills self’ in Jessore
Dhaka – A man allegedly committed suicide by taking poison at Enayetpur village of Sadar upazila early Friday.The deceased was identified as Rafiqul Islam, 38, a day labourer and son of Riaz Uddin Mollah of the village.
Teenage boy electrocuted in Ctg
Dhaka – A teenage boy died from electrocution while plugging in a mobile phone charger in Oxygen area in the port city early Friday. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Ali, 17, son of Abdus Salam, resident of the house…
Ctg Jubo League men block road after arrest of fellow
Dhaka -Vehicular movement on Chittagong-Khagrachhari road remained suspended for 5 hours as some Jubo League leaders and activists of Fatikchhari upazila in Chittagong on Friday blocked different points of the road protesting the arrest of a fellow.Jakir Hossain Mahmud, officer-in-charge…
Two siblings hacked to death in Faridpur
Faridpur, Nov 10 – Two siblings were hacked to death by miscreants at Swashan Ghat near Alfadanga Bazar on Thursday night.
Scores more Saudis detained in $100 billion graft sweep
Riyadh, Nov 10 (AP/UNB) — Dozens more people have been taken into custody by Saudi authorities, the kingdom said Thursday, bringing to 201 the number detained in a sweep that investigators say has uncovered at least $100 billion in corruption.
Bogra Jubo League leader hurt in attack over ‘extortion’
Dhaka – A local Jubo League leader was injured in an attack allegedly by activists of Swechchhasebak League near the Circuit House in the district town on Thursday over extortion.
Australian senator Dastyari racially abused
An Australian senator has criticised “the rise of the radical right” after he was racially abused by a group of men at a pub in Melbourne. Senator Sam Dastyari, who was born in Iran, was harassed with taunts calling him…
The gang rape and murder of Jyoti Singh
It was 84-minutes of horror. A young woman and her male friend horrifically attacked on a New Delhi bus. The woman, Jyoti Singh, gang-raped, tortured, brutalised, her friend beaten unconscious. At the end of that 84-minute bus journey from hell,…