The Speedy Trial Tribunal-3 of Dhaka on Wednesday recorded the depositions of the complainant of the blogger Ahmed Rajeeb Haider murder case. Later, Judge Syeed Ahmed of the tribunal fixed June 2 for recording the deposition of other witnesses. The…
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One held with 2,871 Yaba tablets in Ctg
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a raid arrested a drug trader with 2,871 Yaba tablets from Mollahpara area under Doublemooring thana in the port city in the early hours of Monday.The arrested drug trader was identified as Mohammad Ershadur Rahman,…
Man held over killing woman, daughter in Ctg
Detectives arrested a man in connection with the killing of a woman and her daughter in Dakshin Nalapara area of Sadarghat thana in the city on May 7.The arrestee was identified as Belal.
16 Bangladeshis held on way back from India
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested 16 Bangladeshi nationals while entering the country through Bhomra border point in Sadar upazila on Tuesday night, after going to India illegally.The arrestees hail from different areas of Barisal and Khulna districts.
Black provisions of laws should go: Justice Sinha
Observing that there are some black provisions in some laws as those were enacted from colonial point of view, Chief Justice SK Sinha on Tuesday said these provisions should be removed. “Our Evidence Act is good to a great extent.…
4 held with 32,000 Yaba pills in Cox’s Bazar
Police arrested four people in possession of 32,000 pieces of Yaba tablet from Howaiking police check post on the Co’x Bazar-Teknaf highway on Tuesday morning. The arrestees were identified as Mansur Alam,42, Hamid Hossain,28, Shahjahan,30, and Nazmul Hossain,29.
3 women held while selling fake gold
Police arrested three women for selling fake gold at Swarnapotti area in Sadar upazila on Monday night.The arrested were identified as Nasima Begum, wife of Haider Ali, Shilpi Akter, wife of Hazrat Ali, and Shahanara Begum, wife of Saidur Rahman,…
HC grants Latif Siddique bail in seven cases
The High Court on Tuesday granted bail to sacked minister Abdul Latif Siddique in seven separate cases filed in Dhaka and Narayanganj for his disparaging remarks on hajj and Tablig Jamaat. An HC bench comprising Justice Nizamul Haque and Justice…
13 alleged robbers arrested in capital
The Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan police conducted simultaneous drives in the Mohammadpur and Motijheel areas of the capital on Monday night and arrested 13 alleged robbers along with three pistols, two micro buses and equipment used to commit robbery.…
980 bottles of phensidyl recovered
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) today recovered 980 bottles of phensidyl from Shibganj frontier under Chapainawabganj district.
Crime reporters protest aginst rowdy behaviour of cops
Crime Reporters Association of Bangladesh (CRAB) on Sunday gave a 7-day ultimatum to the police administration to take action against policemen involved in assaulting and behaving with members of the organisation. The ultimatum was given from a protest rally held…
Three arrested with Ganja in Faridpur
Members of the elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) recovered four-kg of Ganja and sale proceeds from three professional drug peddlers in the town today.According to RAB sources, acting secret information and intelligence surveillance a contingent of RAB troops raided…
Housewife kills self in Jessore
A young housewife committed suicide by taking pesticide at Shalta Phulbari village in Sadar upazila of Jessore district early Sunday.
Robber killed in ‘gunfight’ with rivals in Teknaf
An alleged robber was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with his rivals in No-14 Bridge area of the bank of the Naf River in Teknaf upazila early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Sayed Nur Prakash Sona Miah,35, son of Shikder Ali,…
Abducted in Dhaka, schoolboy rescued in Bagerhat
Police rescued a schoolboy who was kidnapped from Dhaka on Saturday afternoon a day after his abduction from bus stand area of the district town.The rescued is Tajbiyan, 8, son of Moniruzzaman Monir, resident of Jatrabari area and class II…
25 held while returning from India
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested 25 Bangladeshi nationals while entering the country through Putkhali border here on Saturday night, after going to India illegally.The arrestees hail from different areas of Narail, Faridpur and Bagerhat districts.
Another ‘war criminal’ held in Cox’s Bazar
Police in a drive arrested another suspected war criminal from Baradail village of Maheshkhali upazila early Sunday. The arrestee was identified as Shamsuddoha, 65, resident of the village.
Latif Siddique’s bail petition rejected
A Dhaka court on Sunday rejected bail petitions of former Minister Abdul Latif Siddique in seven cases filed for his derogatory remarks on Prophet (sm), Hajj and Tablighi Jamaat. Judge Kamrul Hossain Molla of Dhaka’s Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court passed…
Muggers snatch Tk 33 lakh shooting private co accountant
An accountant of a private company in the Moghbazar area of the capital was shot and Tk 33.27 lakh snatched from his possession by muggers on Sunday. Police quoting witnesses said Md Selim Akhtar, 30, an accountant of Aqua Marine…
Rapists get state instigation patronage: CPB
Strongly condemning the gang-rape of an indigenous woman in a moving vehicle in the city, Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) on Saturday alleged that the rapists are out on the prowl due to state instigation and patronage. In a statement,…
Coast Guard recovers 1.38 lakh pieces of yaba
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard seized around 1.38 lakh pieces of contraband Yaba tablet with a street value of about Tk 6.90 crore from Chhera Deep island near St Martin’s island in Cox’s Bazaar district early Saturday. Sources at the…
2 siblings held with 10,000 Yaba pills
Police arrested two siblings in possession of 10,000 pieces of Yaba tablets from Leda village in Teknaf upazila on Friday night.
Two held with 700 bottles phensidyl
Two persons were arrested and 700 bottles of smuggled phensidyl syrup seized after searching truck at Thana Mour in Gobindaganj upazila town in Gaibandha this noon, police sources said.
109 rounded up in Ctg
Police in an overnight drive arrested 109 people, among them 31 BNP-Jamaat men, including accused in different types of cases, from various places of Lohagara and Sitakundu upazilas on Saturday.
2000 bottles of phensidyl recovered
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered 2000 bottles of Indian phensidyl from Munshipur Muchirbattala under Damurhuda upazila of the district today.
Low-grade poultry feed: mobile court jails pharma owner
A Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) mobile court here on Thursday night sentenced a owner of poultry feed factory of Khilgaon to one-year simple jail and fined of Tk 2 lakh, in default three months more in jail. Acting on a…
Fresh charges framed in blogger Rajib murder case
A Dhaka court on Thursday framed charges afresh against eight accused in the case filed about the murder of blogger Ahmed Rajeeb Haider. The court also fixed May 27 to record the depositions of the witnesses. Judge Syeed Ahmed of…
Bail allowed in Zihad death case
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Thursday granted bail to railway engineer Jahangir Alam, after his surrendered to the court in the case filed in connection with the death of four-year-old Jihad. Magistrate Ashoke Kumara Dutt of…
Girl gangraped on speeding microbus in capital
A Indigenous female salesgirl was who was kidnapped from Vatara area in the city was gang raped on a speeding micro bus on Thursday night. The Garo girl was working as a salesperson at a shop in Jumuna Future Park,…
Killer father of 3 minor girls arrested in Chakaria
Police arrested the father of three girls, who were hacked to death allegedly by their father in Chakaria upazila, from Oxygen area in the port city early Monday. The arrestee was identified as Abdul Gani, 38. Tipped off, a team of…