Dhaka – The High Court (HC) on Wednesday expressed grave concern over the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) for being sluggish and raised a question for not arresting any of beneficiaries of the Basic bank loan scam.
Category: Crime
Drug peddler killed in city clash
Dhaka – A suspected drug dealer was killed in a clash between two groups of local drug peddlers at Kadamtali in the city early Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Billal, 36, a resident of the area.
Two drug peddlers held at IU
Islamic University, – Police arrested two drug peddlers from the campus of Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia on Tuesday.
Youth send to jail for harassing school girl
Dhaka – A court here on Tuesday sentenced a young man to one month imprisonment for harassing a school sexually at Navaron Rail Bazar in Sharsha upazila in Jessore.The convicted youth was identified as Abdur Rahman, 35.
Texas gunman ‘escaped mental hospital in 2012’
The gunman who killed 26 churchgoers in Texas fled from a mental health clinic in 2012, according to a police report. El Paso officers who detained Devin Kelley five years ago were told he was “a danger to himself and…
Minor schoolgirl raped, rapist arrested
Dhaka – A class-III student was reportedly raped by a youth at Boro Mandartola village in Sharsha upazila in Benapole of Jessore on Tuesday night.
Man found dead in Comilla
Dhaka – A man was found dead in an abandoned house at Chupua village in Raicoat union of Nangalkot upazila early Tuesday five days after he had gone missing.The deceased was identified as Khorshed Alam, 45.
10 shops gutted in Satkhira
Dhaka – At least 10 shops were gutted as a fire broke out at Kumira Bazar in Patkelghata upazila in Satkhira on Tuesday morning.Molla Jakir Hossain, officer-in-charge of Patkelghata Police Station, said that the fire originated at a grocery shop…
Transport worker body recovered in Natore
Dhaka – Police recovered a body of a transport worker from the beneath of a bridge in Dattapara area in Sadar upazila on Tuesday morning.
3 child workers among 4 killed in Sylhet stone quarry
Dhaka – At least four people, including three child workers,were killed and one still remained missing as a portion of hill collapsed on them while they were extracting stones from a hillock in union No 1 of Kanaighat upazila on…
1600 kg hilsa fry seized from Noakhali
Dhaka- Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard on Monday seized 1600 kg hilsa fry (Jatka) from Hatiya in Noakhali district.The Coast Guard men also sealed off eight cold storages as they were preserving hilsa fry violating a government ban.
3 held with Phensidyl in Dhaka and C’nawabganj
Dhaka – Law enforcers in separate drives have arrested three alleged drug peddlers along with 1,439 bottles of Phensidyl from Dhaka and Chapainawabganj.In Dhaka, Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested a drug dealer from Monipuripara of the capital on Monday…
BCL men ransack Chittagong VC office
A faction of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) allegedly vandalised the academic building of Chittagong University and the vice-chancellor’s office on Tuesday demanding suspension of a university teacher. The unruly BCL men also ransacked two private cars, several motorcycles and 20…
Woman found dead in Chuadanga
Dhaka – A woman was found dead in her bedroom at Chitla village of Damurhuda upazila in Chuadanga on Monday night.The deceased was identified as Hiramoti Begum, 50, wife of an expatriate Dhune Mandal of the village.
RUET Shibir leader held
Dhaka – Police arrested the president of Islami Chhatra Shibir of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) unit from the campus on Monday over subversive activities.
Swechchasebok League leader held in Jhenidah
Dhaka – Members of Narcotic Control Department arrested Kaliganj upazila Swechchasebok League president along with 96 pieces of Yaba tablets and a bottle of phensidyl from its office on Monday afternoon.
Blogger Avijit murder accused Sohel confesses
Dhaka – Abu Siddiqui Sohel alias Sakib, accused in Blogger Avijit Roy murder case yesterday made confession statement admitting his involvement in the incident.
4 JMB men get 12yrs jail
Dhaka- A court here on Monday sentenced four members of militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh(JMB) to 12 years imprisonment each in a case filed under the Explosive Substances Act.The convicts are Md Ishak Sheikh, Md Anas Ali, Md Rafikul Islam and…
‘Blue Whale game addict’ SSC examinee ‘kills self’ in Gopalganj
Dhaka- An SSC examinee allegedly addicted to online game “Blue Whale” reportedly committed suicide in Kashiani upazila here on Monday.Police recovered the hanging body of Rafiqul Islam Partha, 15, from a building adjacent to Krishi Bank at Ramdia in the…
College boy found hanging in Barisal
Dhaka – Police recovered a hanging body of a college student from Uttar Bogra Road area in the city on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Nayan Sarkar, 18, an HSC second year student of Amrita Lal Dey College and son…
Child marriage bid foiled in B’Baria
Dhaka – A class-nine girl student was saved from early marriage in Bancharampur upazila in Brahmanbaria on Sunday afternoon.
Teenager stabbed to death in Keraniganj
Dhaka – A teenage boy was stabbed to death in Jinjira Namabari area of Keraniganj upazila of Dhaka Sunday night.The deceased is Md Omar Faruk, 16, son of Md Khalil, a tenant of the area hailing from Choudagram upazila in…
Texas church shooting leaves at least 26 dead
At least 26 people have been killed after a gunman opened fire at a church during Sunday services, officials say. The attack happened at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, a small town in Wilson County, Texas. The gunman,…
Tax haven secrets of ultra-rich exposed
A huge new leak of financial documents has revealed how the powerful and ultra-wealthy, including the Queen’s private estate, secretly invest vast amounts of cash in offshore tax havens. Donald Trump’s commerce secretary is shown to have a stake in…
TIB says ACC can’t tap public hearing potential
Though there is a scope to make government officials accountable to people through public hearings, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) cannot utilize it as many allegations raised during its such hearings remain unsolved. A new study of the Transparency International Bangladesh…
Man to die for rape, murder in Mymensingh
Dhaka – A court here today sentenced a man to death for killing his niece after rape at Char Ishwardia village in Sadar upazila in Mymensingh two years back.The court also fined the convict Saiful Islam, 20, son of Abdul Aziz…
‘Robber gang leader’ held in Gaibandha
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a suspected robber along with three foreign pistols and 15 bullets from char area in Fulchhari upazila in Gaibandha on Saturday night.Based on secrete information that a gang of bandits, led…
Arms trader held in Benapole
Dhaka – Police arrested an alleged arms trader along with one foreign-made pistol, two bullets, two magazines and Tk 1.5 lakh in cash from Benapole Bazar on Sunday morning.The arrestee was identified as Tariqul Islam, 35, son of Abdus Sattar of…
2 to die for killing schoolboy in city
Dhaka – A court here on Sunday sentenced two men to death for killing a class VIII student in the capital’s Demra area in 2014.The condemned convicts are- Shahjahan Hossain and Billal Chaprashi.According to the prosecution, Md Hasan Ali, son…
Man held with 12 gold bars in Jessore
Dhaka – Detectives in a drive arrested a young man along with 12 gold bars at Kayemkola Bazar in Jhikargaccha upazila in Jessore on Sunday evening.