Dhaka – Three people, including a publisher of slain writer and blogger Avijit Roy, suffered with stab and bullet injuries in attack by miscreants in the city’s Lalmatia area on Saturday. The victims were identified as Ahmed Rahim Tutul, a…
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One publisher killed, another publisher 2 writers stabbed in Dhaka
Dhaka – Management of Aziz Cooperative Market shop owners and traders welfare association said they will preserve video footages of CCTV installed on the ground floor of the market to help law enforcers to identify the perpetrators of the murder…
Hotel employee killing: Police collects video footage
Police have found evidence over the involvement of Ariful Islam Sohel, owner of ‘Ghoroa Hotel and Restaurant’, in the killing of its employee Riyad.
Boalmari OC closed over negligence in duty
The officer-in-charge of Boalmari Police Station was closed on Friday night following Friday’s clash between two groups that left a young man dead.The district’s additional superintendent of police Mohammad Kamruzzaman said the action was taken against OC AKM Aminul Islam…
2 teenager arrested over killing of ASI Ibrahim
Police in a drive arrested two teenage boys from Mohammadpur upazila of the district on Thursday night for their suspected involvement in assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Ibrahim Hossain Mollah killing.
Ghoroa hotel’s employee on remand for killing Riyad
A court here on Friday placed an employee of ‘Ghoroa Hotel and Restaurant’, named Jasim alias Grill Jasim, on a 7-day remand over the killing of co-worker Riyad.
DB arrest 22 for selling fake question paper of DU admission
Dhaka-Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police in their separate drives in different areas of the capital arrested 22 people on charges of selling ‘fake question papers’ for admission to Dhaka University (DU) in last 24 hours ended at 6:00…
Four BNP men sentenced to death
The Speedy Trail Tribunal-1 of Dhaka yesterday (Thursday) sentenced four BNP leaders and activists to death in a case lodged for killing two Awami League activists in 2003.
Restaurant employee killing-hotel owner still absconding
Dhaka-Police arrested an employee of ‘Ghoroa Hotel and Restaurant’ from the city’s Motijheel area on Thursday over the killing of hotel worker Riyad.
Zia Orphanage & Charitable Trust case hearing fixed on Nov 5
Senior Correspondent A Dhaka court on Thursday fixed November 5 to record the depositions more witnesses in the Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and eight others.
5 JMB sentenced to 10 yrs in prison for Gopalganj blasts
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Thursday sentenced five members of banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to ten years’ imprisonment in a case filed in connection with serial bomb blasts in Gopalganj on August 17, 2005.
4 get life term for murder in Netrakona
A court here on Thursday sentenced four people to life term imprisonment for killing a man in 2009.The lifers are Rahim Uddin, 45, son of Asmat Ali, Sabuj Miah, 40, son of Gias Uddin, Kazimuddin, 35, son of Amjad Ali…
Clash leaves one dead in Sunamganj
An elderly man was killed and 29 people were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over previous enmity at Raibangali village in Dirai upazila on Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Chamak Ali, 85, a resident of the…
Stone trader beaten, robbed of Tk3 lakh in Sylhet
Muggers took away Tk3 lakh from a stone trader after beating him at Alipur in Osmaninagar upazila on Tuesday night.The victim was identified as Shutatar Miah, 30, son of late Mobarak Hossain of the village.
1000-litre wine seized in Mymensingh
Police in a drive seized a huge quantity of country made wine from Kalibari Wrishipara area in Muktagacha upazila of the district on Tuesday.Based on secret information, a police team, led by Abu Mohammad Fazlul Karim, officer-in-charge of Muktagacha Police Station…
BNP leader involved in Kunio Hoshi Killing
Investigating officers have said they are certain about the involvement of a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader in the killing of Japanese national Kunio Hoshi in Rangpur.The investigating officers claimed that Kunio’s business partner Humayun Kabir Hira made a confessional…
IS monitoring group claims responsibility of attack in Bangladesh
Monitoring group SITE has stood by its report saying the Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for the murder of two foreigners and a bombing of a Shia procession in Bangladesh.
Fakhrul filed petition on court seeking extension of his surrender
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday filed a petition before the Supreme Court seeking further extension of deadline for his surrender.
Report submission of Khaleda zia’s case deferred
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Wednesday deferred the submission of the probe report in a case filed against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia for hurting the religious sentiments of the people to November 25.
Blogger Rajeeb Murder: Depositions of 2 more witnesses recorded
Court Correspondent The Speedy Trial Tribunal-3 of Dhaka yesterday (Wednesday) recorded the depositions of two more witnesses in the case filed in connection with murder of blogger Ahmed Rajeeb Haider in 2013.
Kayum ordered murder of Tavella:Kamal
Former BNP ward commissioner MA Kayum ordered the murder of Italian citizen Cesare Tavella, the home minister says.He revealed the name on Tuesday after initially saying that politicians were behind the murder of the foreigners.Kayum is the joint convener of…
Police says Shibir kills ASI Ibrahim
An Islami Chhatra Shibir leader from Bogra killed assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Ibrahim Hossain Mollah, claimed the chief of a police investigation committee here on Tuesday.
Verdict of Rajon murder case fixed on 8 Nov
The verdict in the sensational teenage boy Samiul Alam Rajon murder case will be delivered on November 8.
Oishee case: Hearing proceed for further arguments
Court Correspondent The Speedy Trial Tribunal-3 of Dhaka on Tuesday heard the partial argument in the murder case filed in connection with the death of Special Branch Police Inspector Mahfuzur Rahman and his wife Swapna Rahman.
Hearing against MP Bodi on anti-corruption case
Court Correspondent The Special Judge Court-3 of Dhaka yesterday (Tuesday) deferred the hearing in the graft case filed against Awami League MP Abdur Rahman Bodi to November 18.
Pakistani citizen held with hemp in Comilla
Police arrested a Pakistani national along with 300 grams of hemp from Shrimaddhi village in Homna upazila early Tuesday.The arrestee was identified as Sohel Miah Shoyeb, 45.
Gang arrested with 23 firearms
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a member of a forest robber gang with 23 firearms and over 1,500 rounds of bullet from Badurjhola Khal of the Sundarbans West Zone in Koyra upazila on Monday night, UNB reports.The arrestee is Shahin,…
Men nabbed over death threat to Imran H Sarker
Members of Detective Branch (DB) of police on Tuesday arrested a man from Ishwarganj in connection with the case filed over issuing death threat to Imran H Sarker, organiser of a faction of Ganajagaran Manch.The arrestee is Sohel Miah, 25,…
National service expan. proposal approved in cabinet
The Cabinet on Monday approved a proposal of the Ministry of Youth and Sports for the expansion of National Service Programme to 20 more upazilas for providing jobs to 30,000 unemployed youths.
Argument period will end today on Rajon killing case
The placing of arguments in the teenage boy Sheikh Samiul Alam Rajon murder case will end on Tuesday.