Panchkula, Aug 25 (AP/UNB) – Mobs rampaged across a north Indian state on Friday, leaving 28 people dead and more than 250 others injured, after a court declared a quasi-religious sect leader guilty of raping two of his followers, authorities…
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Indian guru convicted of rape
Popular Indian guru Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has been convicted of rape and will be sentenced on Monday. Up to 200,000 of his supporters had flocked to Chandigarh in northern India ahead of the verdict. Thousands of army, police and…
Narail’s Hamidpur UP chairman shot dead
Dhaka, Aug 25 – Chairman of a Union Parishad in Kalia Upazila Narail district was gunned down by miscreants at his Gazirhat farmhouse in Dighalia Upazila of Khulna district early Friday.
Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong faces verdict in bribery trial
A court in Seoul is set to decide whether the billionaire heir-apparent of the Samsung conglomerate will be jailed for corruption. Lee Jae-yong is facing accusations of bribery linked to a scandal that triggered the impeachment of South Korea’s former…
Gangraped housewife commits suicide in Chuadanga
Dhaka – A housewife reportedly killed herself by taking poison after being raped by a group of miscreants at Bhogail Bagadi village in Alamdanga upazila in Chuadanga early Thursday.
Woman held with 7,000 Yaba pills in Rajshahi
Dhaka- Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a woman along with 7,000 pieces of Yaba tablets at Mougachhi village in Charghat upazila on Wednesday night.The detainee was identified as Sharmin Akter, 40, daughter of Selim Hossian of Chamta village…
499 drug peddlers held in 7 months
Dhaka – Police have arrested 499 drug peddlers in special drives in different places under four upazilas in the last seven months. Tariqul Islam, additional superintendent of Magura police, said the district administration and district police have taken joint efforts…
Toxic syrup – two drug administration officials suspended
The Health Ministry has suspended two officials of the Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) for their negligence in dealing with a case filed over manufacturing toxic paracetamol syrup that claimed at least 28 children’s lives in 2009. Sirajul Haque…
Mobile court imprisons 8 men in Rajshahi
Rashahi – A mobile court has sentenced 8 men to imprisonment for different terms in Rajshahi on Wednesday. The court of Executive Magistrate Hamidul Islam has given those imprisonments on different allegations.
N’ganj 7-murder case prosecutor’s daughter poisoned
Dhaka, Aug 23 – One day after the verdict in the sensational Narayanganj 7-murder case, Maisha Wazed Prapti, daughter of Wazed Ali Khokon, the public prosecutor (PP) who fought the case for the state (and won), had poison forced down…
Mother kills daughter and then herself in Bogra
Dhaka- A mother allegedly hanged herself after killing one of her her 10-month-old twin daughters at Kamarpara village of Sonatala upazila in Bogra on Wednesday.According to locals, Ajida Khatun, 24, wife of Abdur Rahim of the village gave birth to…
6 muggers arrested from two spots in capital
Dhaka – Police arrested six alleged muggers from Kawran Bazar and Gulshan areas of the city on Tuesday.Several sharp weapons and a private car were recovered from their possessions.The arrestees were identified as Abu Saleh Musa alias Taher, Shafique, Tariqul,…
8 to walk gallows for murder in Habiganj
Dhaka- A court here on Wednesday sentenced eight people to death and 12 others to life term imprisonment for killing a man over land dispute in 2011.The condemned convicts are Shudhangshu Sen, Shuvash Sen, Ershad, Abdul Malek Malu, Abdur Rahman,…
Couple found dead in C’nawabganj
Dhaka- Police recovered the bodies of a couple from a house at Madhapara village in Nachole upazila on Wednesday morning.On information, police recovered the bodies of Moidul Islam Badal, 42, and his wife Nasima Begum, 35, from their house, said…
Headless body identified as of missing journalist
A headless torso found in waters off Denmark has been identified as missing Swedish journalist Kim Wall, Danish police say. There was a “DNA match between [the] torso and Kim Wall”, Copenhagen police said on Twitter. Ms Wall was last…
‘Drug peddler’ held with heroin in Jessore
Dhaka – Officials of the Department of Narcotics Control arrested a suspected drug peddler along with 800 grams of heroin from a moving bus in Shantola Check Post area on Jessore-Jhenidah road in sadar upazila in Jessoreon Tuesday afternoon.
4 ‘Shibir men’ held at IU
Dhaka – Police arrested four suspected activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir from Islamic University campus in Kushtia on Tuesday afternoon.
30 bottles Indian wine recovered at Benapole
Dhaka – Customs officials on Tuesday recovered 30 bottles of Indian wine from two suitcases of a Bangladeshi citizen at Benapole Check Post.
7-murder victims’ families for quick verdict execution
Narayanganj, Aug 22 (- Expressing their satisfaction over the High Court verdict in the seven-murder cases, family members of the victims on Tuesday demanded its quick execution.
7 fake note-making gang members held
Dhaka – Detectives have arrested seven members of a syndicate involved in making fake currencies from different areas of the city. They also recovered Indian counterfeit notes worth Rupees 3,760,000, Bangladeshi fake notes of Tk 11,50,000 and fake currency-making materials…
3 ‘Neo JMB men’ held in N’ganj
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested three suspected members of Neo JMB’s Sarwar-Tamim group from Bandar and Rupganj upazilas in Narayanganj early Tuesday.The arrestees were identified as Abdur Rahman alias Sufian alias Rubel, 27, of Keraniganj upazila…
Gold trader found dead at Benapole
Dhaka – Police recovered body of a gold trader from Ichhamati river in Putkhali area here in Benapole on Tuesday noon.The deceased was identified Sharif Uddin, 34, son of Abdus Sattar, a resident of Putkhali village.
Shibir leader held for Facebook post on Bangabandhu
Dhaka – Police arrested a leader of Islami Chhatra Shibir from a residential hall of MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital in Sylhet on Monday evening on charge of making derogatory post against Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
‘Criminal’ killed in city ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – An alleged criminal was killed in a reported gunfight with detectives in Jurain graveyard area of city early Tuesday.The deceased, aged around 30, could not be identified immediately.
Housewife ‘commits suicide’ in Jessore
Dhaka – A housewife was allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at Patibila village of Chougachha upazila in Jessore on Monday afternoon after being failed to pay loan to a NGO.
Modern American firearm found after gunfight in Khagrachhari
Dhaka-Members of Bangladesh Army in a drive recovered arms and ammos from Lemuchhari area in Mohalchhari upazila in Khagrachhari after a gunfight with alleged miscreants in the small hours of Monday.Major Mohammad Mujahidul Islam, regional officer of Khagrachhari, said acting…
Dealers held with 265 bottles of Phensedyl in Benapole
Dhaka- Officials of the Narcotics Control Department of Jessore in a drive arrested two drug traders along with 265 bottles of banned Indian cough syrup Phensidyl from a garden in the Uttar Baropota frontier area under Benapole Port Police Station…
Youth hacked to death in Natore
Dhaka- A young man was hacked to death allegedly by his friend over a trifling matter at Gurudaspur in Natore on Sunday night.The deceased, Ashiq, 25, was a resident of Chanchkoir area in the upazila.
Hundi trader arrested at Benapole
Dhaka- Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested an alleged hundi trader with Tk 4 lakh in Putkhali border area under Benapole Port Police Station in Benapole on Sunday.The arrestee was identified as Md Raihan Ali, 15, son of Md…
3 ‘pirates’ held in Khulna
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested three alleged members of a pirate gang from Bedkathi area in Koyra upazila in Khulna early Monday.The arrestees were identified as Mostafiz, 38, Solaiman, 22, and Masum Billah, 25, members of…