An alleged robber was shot and wounded in a ‘gunfight’ between his cohorts and police at Kolanagar in Pangsa upazila on Sunday night.
Category: Governance
Woman gets life for possessing heroin in Khulna
A court here on Sunday convicted a woman and sentenced her to life term imprisonment for possessing heroin.
Drug peddler held with Yaba, firearm in Ctg
Police arrested an alleged drug peddler in possession of 150 pieces of Yaba tablets, one light gun and two cartridges from Amirabad in Lohagara upazila on Monday morning.
Woman arrested with phensidyl in Joypurhat
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested a woman drug peddler and recovered 879 bottles of phensidyl from Krishi Bank area under Panchbibi upazila of the district Saturday evening.
Youth shot in Jessore
A young man was shot by unidentified miscreants in Board Club area of Jessore sadar upazila on Saturday night.
Women held with 879 bottles of Phensidyl in Joypurhat
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested an alleged female drug peddler in possession of 879 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from Damdama Para area in Panchbibi upazila on Saturday.
480 kg jatka seized in Barisal
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard in a drive seized 480 kg of jatka (small hilsa fish) from three launches on Taltala river in Sadar upazila this morning.
Alleged robber leader killed in Magura ‘gunfight’
The ringleader of an inter-district robber gang was killed in a ‘gunfight’ between his cohorts and police on the Magura-Jessore road in Mugirdal area of Sadar upazila early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Rafiqul Islam alias Moazzem, 37, son…
Bnp-backed councillor candidate held in ‘sabotage’ case
Police have arrested BNP-endorsed Dhaka councillor aspirant ALM Kawsar Ahmed in Mirpur, who is accused in five cases filed over acts of sabotage. DMP earlier said they would arrest city polls candidates, accused in cases, if they do not secure…
Report against Khaleda, 3 others for burn deaths May 17
A Dhaka Court on Thursday deferred the submission of police report to May 17 in the case filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and three others for the death of 42 burn victims. Magistrate Maruf Hossain of the Chief Metropolitan…
HC asks IGP, VC- what actions against sexual abuse
The High Court has sought to know what are the steps taken to punish the guilty by investigating the cases of sexual harassment on women on Dhaka University campus during Bengali New Year celebration on Tuesday. The inspector general of…
Fake Indian notes worth 6 lakh rupees recovered in C’nawabganj
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered fake Indian currency notes worth six lakh rupees from Shingnagar border area in Shibganj upazila early Thursday.
‘Mugger’ killed in Jessore lynch-mob attack
A suspected mugger was killed in a lynch-mob attack at Sujolpur in the district town early Thursday.
Missing schoolboy found dead in Faridpur
Police recovered the body of a schoolboy, who had remained missing since Tuesday, from a pond at Pashra in Sadar upazila on Thursday morning.
Youth held with arms, petrol bombs in Kushtia
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a youth along with five Molotov cocktails and one light gun from an ice-cream factory at Tarun More in Kumarkhali upazila on Thursday morning.
28 fishermen abducted in Bay
Pirates kidnapped 28 fishermen along with their trawler from the Bay of Bengal in Maheshkhali upazila early Thursday.
2 held with 1,520 bottles of Phensidyl in Tangail
Police arrested two alleged drug peddlers along with 1,520 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from Golchattar area of Bangabandhu Bridge (East) on Wednesday.
Hc gives split decision on Mirza Abbas bail plea
The High Court on Wednesday gave a split decision on the bail petitions of Bangladesh Nationalist Party-backed mayoral candidate for Dhaka south city Mirza Abbas in two violence cases. Senior judge of the bench, Justice Quamrul Islam Siddique, granted bail…
Prosecution asked to produce SI Zahid before court
A Dhaka court on Wednesday directed the prosecution to produce Sub-Inspector Zahidur Rahman Zahid of Mirpur Model Police Station to the court on May 28 in the case filed in connection with the murder of waste jute trader Mahbubur Rahman…
4 traders held with 10 lakh shrimp fries in Laxmipur
Members of the Detective Brunch (DB) of police on Tuesday night arrested four traders and seized some 10 lakh shrimp fries worth Tk1.5 crore from their possession at Mujochowdhuryhat in Sadar upazila.
Dacoits looted Tk 3,18,400 at Dutch Bangla bank in Kustia
A daring dacoity committed at the fast track booth of Dutch Bangla Bank at five roads crossing of the town in the early hours of today.
HC orders police not to arrest Abbas till bail hearing
The High Court on Monday asked the police not to arrest or harass BNP-backed Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) mayoral candidate Mirza Abbas until order on his interim bail petitions. An HC bench comprising Justice Quamrul Islam Siddique and Justice…
Three on remand in blogger Washiqur killing case
A Dhaka court on Monday placed Zikrullah, Ariful Islam and Saiful on a three-day remand each in the blogger Washiqur Rahman Babu murder case. Magistrate Shahriar Mahmud of Dhaka CMM Court passed the order after Inspector of Detective Branch (DB)…
Body recovered in Rajshahi city
Police recovered a bullet-riddled body of a man from Naodapara Bypass area under Shahmukhdum Police Station in the city early this morning.
‘Gold smuggler’ placed on remand in Jessore
A court here on Sunday placed Nur Islam, who was arrested by members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) along with 2.5 kilograms gold from Benapole Check Post on April 7, on a two-day remand.
56 BD nationals held by BGB at Benapole
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested 56 Bangladeshi nationals while they were entering the country through Sadipur border point here on Sunday night, after going to India illegally.
7 former Oriental Bankers convicted for loan scam
A Dhaka court on Monday sentenced seven former officials of Oriental Bank to 10 years’ imprisonment with a fine of Tk one crore ninety lakh in a loan scam case. Judge Hosne Ara Begum of Dhaka’s Special Judge Court-2 pronounced…
Case against Rubel goes to women, children tribunal
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Monday transferred the case against cricketer Rubel Hossain on the charge of raping actress Naznin Akhter Happy to the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-5 of Dhaka. Judge Ataul Haque of…
Appellate Div sets aside HC stay on Rizvi’s latest remand
The Supreme Court on Sunday stayed a High Court order that had stayed a lower court order placing BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on remand again in a vehicle torching case. A four-member Appellate Division bench, headed by…
One arrested with firearm in Magura
Police in a drive arrested a youth and recovered a foreign made pistol, four round of bullets from Collegepara area in the town today.