Dhaka- Customs officials at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Monday seized 21 gold sheets weighing of 2.228 kilograms and arrested a passenger in the connection.
Category: Crime
48 including Jamaat activists held in Dinajpur
Police, in special drives from Sunday night to this morning, arrested 48 persons including three activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and seven drug traders from different areas of the district. Law enforcers also recovered 407 bottles of Phensidyl syrup and 200 pieces…
5 suspected muggers held in city; 2 sustain gunshot wounds
Dhaka-Two suspected muggers sustained bullet injuries in a gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Bosila Beribadh area in Hazaribag of city on Sunday night.The injured were identified as Abdul Haque, 35, son of Shukur Ali and Kabul…
‘Drug peddler’ arrested with Yaba pills
Dhaka – Detective Branch of police arrested a suspected drug peddler along with 120 Yaba tablets from Forest Department road in Magura on Sunday night.Tipped off that Mirazul Islam, 25, son of Shahar Ali of Dorimagura village, has been selling…
2 hacked dead over land in Munshiganj
Dhaka – Two men were hacked to death allegedly by their rivals at Kandipara in Tongibari upazila in Munshiganj on Saturday night over land-related dispute.The deceased were identified as Shah Alam Khan, 55, and Ali Hossain Sheikh, 50.Quoting family members,…
Housewife ‘gang raped’ in Joypurhat
Dhaka – Three people, including two night guards of a bazaar, reportedly confessed before a court here on Sunday to gang raping a housewife after picking her up from Tilakpur Railway Station in Akkelpur upazila in Joypurhat .Joypurhat Judicial Magistrate…
Rangpur school teacher missing for five days
Dhaka- A school teacher of Nidhiram Junior Secondary girls’ school in Pirganj upazila in Rangpur has been missing for five days.The missing man is, Nayeb Ali Akando, 40, an assistant teacher of the school and son of Abdul Kayum Kabiraj…
Asia Youth Chess: Fahad, Neer earn gold medals
Dhaka – Fide Master Mohammad Fahad Rahman and Manon Reja Neer of Bangladesh earned gold medals in the 2nd Western Asia Youth Chess Championship after the 9th and last round matches at Waskaduwa in Sri Lanka on Sunday.
Youth’s decomposed body found in Comilla
Dhaka – Police recovered the decomposed body of a young man from Gopalnagar village in Debidwar upazila in Comilla on Saturday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Suman Miah, 40, son of Dr Sayed Ali, a resident of Baira village…
Youth’s body found in Bagerhat
Dhaka – Police recovered an unidentified body of a young man from Rampal river near Ghoshiakhali river channel of Rampal upazila on Friday night.Belayet Hossain, officer-in-charge of Rampal Police Station, said that locals spotted the body floating in the river…
Youth tortured dead by BSF in Lalmonirhat
Dhaka – A Bangladeshi national was tortured to death by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in Srirampur border area of Patgram upazila in Lalmonirhat early Saturday.
2 Neo-JMB men with 30 detonators arrested in city
Dhaka – Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested two members of Neo-JMB from Nikunjo in Khilkhet on Friday night.The arrestees were identified as Naim Ahmed alias Anas alias Abu Hamza and Anwar…
2 bodies recovered in Laxmipur
Dhaka – Police recovered a hanging body of a young man and floating body of an unidentified youth from two spots of Raipur and Sadar upazilas in Laxmipur on Saturday.AKM Azizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Raipur Police Station, said police recovered…
Hizb-ut-Tahrir man held in city
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested an activist of the banned Islamic outfit Hizb-ut-Tahrir from the city’s Mohammadpur area on Friday afternoon.
Missing schoolboy found dead in Chandpur
Dhaka – A student of 7th standard was found dead in a farmland at Gulisha village of Balia union in Sadar upazila in Chandpur on Friday night, a day after going missing.The deceased was identified as Fahim, 13, son of…
Teacher suspended over harassing student in Rajshahi
Dhaka – A college teacher of Rajshahi Education Board Model School and College has been suspended over harassing an indigenous female student sexually.The suspended teacher was Ajit Kumar Sarker, computer trainer of the college.
Murder accused held in Cox’s Bazar
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested an accused of double murder case from jail gate area in Cox’s Bazar on Friday night.The arrestee was identified as Md Shahidullah, 22, son of Abdul Mabud, a resident…
2 neo-JMB men arrested in city, 30 detonators seized
Dhaka – Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested two members of neo-JMB from Nikunjo in Khilkhet on Friday night.The identities of the arrestees are yet to be disclosed.
Rajshahi woman badly burnt in petrol attack
Dhaka – A 40-year-old woman is fighting for life at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital after her ‘friend’ allegedly poured petrol and set her on fire for objecting extramarital affairs with her husband.Witnesses said a woman on Thursday night allegedly threw…
AL leader damages Fish-farm for grabbing
Rajshahi – A Pisciculture farm has been allegedly damaged by a local Awami League Leader in Rajshahi on Wednesday night.
Journos see new fires burning Myanmar Rohingya village
Bangkok, Sep 7 (AP/UNB) — Journalists saw new fires burning Thursday in a Myanmar village that had been abandoned by Rohingya Muslims, and pages ripped from Islamic texts that were left on the ground. That intensifies doubts about government claims…
Youth stabbed to death in Nawabganj
Dhaka – A young man was stabbed to death allegedly by his rival at Dighirpar area of Boxnagar union of the upazila in Nawabganj on Wednesday night.The deceased was identified as Afzal Hossain Babu, 25, son of Md Mazid of…
2 killed in AL factional clash in Kushtia
Dhaka- Two people were killed and 10 others injured in a clash between two factions of Awami League at Bakhoil village in Sadar upazila in Kushtia on Thursday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Billal and Enamul, 35, both are AL…
Total 3.8kg gold recovered at HSJIA
Dhaka- Gold bars weighing around 3.8 kg were recovered from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in separate incidents on Thursday.Sources at the airport said Shakhwat Hossain, 39, a passenger of Thai Airways, landed at the airport at around 12:20pm . He…
10 injured in Magura AL-BNP clash
Dhaka – At least 10 people were injured in a clash between supporters of Awami League (AL) and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) at Sreekol Bazar in Sreepur upazila in Magura on Wednesday evening.Rezaul Islam, officer-in-charge of Sreepur Police Station, said…
3 of a family burnt in M’singh acid attack
Dhaka – Three members of a family suffered burn injuries as miscreants hurled acid on them in Kalapagla area in Haluaghat upazila in Mymensingh on Tuesday night.The victims were identified as Mariam, 22, her sister Mohiron, 13 and their brother…
5 bodies recovered from Naf
Dhaka – Five bodies were recovered from the Naf River here in Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday afternoon.
Youth held for ‘raping’ schoolgirl in Magura
Dhaka- A schoolgirl was allegedly raped by a youth at Kamalapur village in Sreepur upazila in Magura on Tuesday morning.Police said when the girl was going to take tuition from a teacher of Nakol Sommiloni High School at 7:00am Nasir…
Journalist shot dead in Bangalore
A prominent Indian journalist critical of Hindu nationalist politics has been shot dead in the south-western state of Karnataka, police say. Gauri Lankesh, 55, was found lying in a pool of blood outside her home in the city of Bangalore.…
Ruling AL factions clash at Chuadanga Eid mass: 23 hurt
Dhaka, Sept 2 – At least 23 people were injured in clashes between the leaders and activists of the two groups of local Awami League over the Eid Jamaat (Congregation) at Hapania village in Alamdanga Upazila of Chuadanga on Saturday…