A special tribunal will try the killers of Sheikh Samiul Alam Rajon who was tortured to death at Sundar Ali Market in Kumargaon area of the city on July 8, said the deputy commissioner on Tuesday. “The trial proceedings will…
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Trader gunned down in the city’s Matuail early Tuesday.
The victim was identified as Mojibur Rahman, 45, son of Showrab Ali Sarder. He was residing at his own house at Kajirgaon Mridhabari of Matuail. Contacted, Sayedur Rahman, elder brother of the victim, said Mojibur Rahman had cable (Copper) business…
SC upholds HC bail to Fakhrul in 3 violence cases
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday upheld the High Court (HC) order that granted bail to BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in three violence cases for six weeks. A four-member bench of the…
4 held so far in connectiton with Rajon murder
A total of four people have so far been arrested in connection with the gruesome murder of teenage boy Sheikh Samiul Alam Rajon. The arrestees were identified as prime accused Muhit Alam, 26, his wife Lipi Begum, his brother Quamrul…
Child Rajon died of brain hemorrhage after medaeval type of torture
Sheikh Samiul Alam Rajon, the 13-year-old boy who was brutally tortured at Sundar Ali Market in Kumargaon area of the city on Wednesday, died of brain haemorrhage, said the autopsy report on Monday. Dr Farhana Islam of Sylhet MAG Osmani…
Police get a suspect on remand for five days over Sylhet boy’s murder
Police have been granted five days to grill Muhith Alam for suspected involvement in torturing 13-year-old Samiul Alam Rajan to death in Sylhet.The court of Sylhet’s Second Metropolitan Magistrate Farhana Yasmin granted the remand on Monday.
Private TV news editor Mukul again refused bail
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka again rejected a bail petition of Rakibul Islam Mukul, sacked news editor of private television channel GTV yesterday, in a case filed for torturing his wife. Magistrate Meher Nigar Shuchona of the…
Two held with 120 Phensidyl bottles in Jhenidah
Members of Detective Branch (DB) arrested two alleged drug peddlers along with 120 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from Banuria village in Kaliganj upazila on Sunday morning.
One killed in clash over land in Rajshahi
A young man was killed in a clash between two groups of villagers over a land related dispute at Basudebpur village in Godagari upazila on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Jahangir Hossain, 35, son of Asuuddin a resident of the…
139 Phensidyl bottles seized in Sylhet
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh in a drive seized 139 bottles of Phenosidyl from Boroitoli Road area in Jakiganj upazila on Saturday afternoon.
Housewife dies after husband set her on fire
A housewife succumbed to her burn injuries after she was set afire allegedly by her husband for dowry at Pashchim Laxmipur village in Sadar upazila on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Salma Begum, wife of Khalil, a resident of…
Couple strangled in Natore
A couple was strangulated to death by unidentified miscreants in Shaol village in Singra upazila early Sunday.
Police recovers body of man killed in BSF firing
Police recovered the body of a man, who was reportedly shot to death by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) members on Kushkhali border early Saturday, from a field at Badhilki village in Sadar upazila early Sunday.The deceased was identified as…
One held with 2.3 kg gold in Magura
Police arrested a man in possession of 2.3 kg gold from a bus on Magura-Jessore highway in Shalikha upazila early Sunday.The arrestee was identified as Manindranath, 44, a resident of Petua village in Tala upazila of Satkhira district.
51kg silver seized in Satkhira border
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive seized 51kg silver worth Tk 25 lakh from Kakdanga border area of Koloroa upazila early Sunday.
Youth slaughtered in Rangpur
A group of miscreants slaughtered a youth to death in Dhap area of the city in the small hours of today, police sources said.The deceased is transport worker Limon Mian, 22, son of Sultan Mian of Khalifapara area in the…
ICT summons Zafrulah Chowdhury against for contempt
The International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) on Sunday summoned Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury again to appear before it by July 22 to explain why the charges of contempt of court should not be brought against him. A 3-member bench…
Car driver stabbed dead in Bogra
A private car driver was stabbed to death by some miscreants at Thanthania in the district town on Thursday.The deceased was identified as Rubel, 26, driver of Dr Emdadul Haque, managing director of Samsunnahar Clinic in the area and son…
Youth pushed off boat, dies in Dinajpur
A young man drowned as he was pushed off a boat into the Purnabhaba river at Lalmatia ghat of Muraripur village in sadar upazila allegedly by a village doctor on Thursday.The deceased was identified as Martuza Rahman Babu, 28, son…
9 sued for killing housewife after rape in Laxmipur
A case has been filed against nine people in connection with the killing of a housewife after gang-rape in Chandraganj upazila. Tahura Begum, mother of the victim, filed the case on Thursday with Chandraganj Police Station, three days after the…
Anwar, Tariqul, Mintoo, Ama get bail, Gayeshwar, Rizvi, Papiya bail upheld
The High Court on Thursday granted bail to BNP leaders MK Anwar, Tariqul Islam, Abdul Awal Mintoo and Amanullah Aman in a number of cases. Meanwhile, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court upheld the High Court bail granted to…
College girl-slaughtered in city: Row over flat ownership?
A college Girl was found slaughtered inside her flat in the city’s Mirpur on Thursday. Police detained the mother and step father of the victim for interrogation. The victim was identified as Amena akhtar Reshma, 20, a 2nd year student…
SC rejects petition against Rizvi’s bail
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday turned down the government’s petition against a High Court order granting bail to BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi in four cases filed against him in connection with street…
Rana’s mother faces arrest under building Act
A Dhaka court on Wednesday issued arrest warrant against six people, including Sohel Rana’s mother, in the case filed under the Building Construction Act for the murder of more than 1,100 people in the collapse of Rana Plaza building of…
Khaleda aides among 28 BNP leaders under warrant
A Dhaka court on Wednesday issued arrest warrant for 28 ‘fugitive’ BNP leaders, including Barrister Rafiqul Islam Mia and Amanullah Aman, in a case filed with Mirpur Model Police Station under the Special Powers Act. Judge Mohammad Quamrul Hossain Mollah…
‘Oggyan party’-men including bank cashier arrested
Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested five members of “Oggyan Party’ syndicate, including a cashier of Sonali bank, from the city’s Motijheel area on early Wednesday. The arrested gang members are-its alleged ring leader Md Abul Bashar, a cashier…
HC rejects writ seeking second chance for admission to DU
The High Court on Wednesday rejected the writ petition against the decision of the Dhaka University (DU) authorities not to allow students to sit for the university’s admission test for the second time. An HC bench comprising Justice Farah Mahbub…
Asaduzzaman retracts, says no sex offender arrested
Backing off from his previous comment, State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Tuesday said no culprit of Pahela Baishakh incident at Dhaka University’s TSC, identified by Inspector General of Police through various information and TV footages have…
Kidnapped minor boy found dead near home
A minor boy who was kidnapped seven days ago has been found dead near his house at Baherchar village here on Monday. The deceased was identified as Manik, 3, son of Shafiqul Islam of the village. Officer-in-charge of Savar Police…
One held with heroin, yaba in Pabna
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-12 arrested an alleged drug peddler and recovered 80-gram heroin and 132 pieces of yaba tablets from Dilalpur area under Sadar upazila last night.