Cox’s Bazar, May 18 – A suspected drug trader was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Shahporir Dwip Jhaubon in Teknaf Upazila early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Md Ibrahim, son of Nurul Amin of Mistri Para area…
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3 alleged human trafficking syndicate members held
Dhaka, May 17 – The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three members a human trafficking syndicate masquerading as “travel agents” from different places in Dhaka. The law enforcers have launched a country-wide crackdown on human traffickers after dozens of Bangladeshis…
Mother, son found dead in Natore
Natore, May 15 (UNB) – A woman and her son were found dead in Naldanga upazila on Wednesday morning. The deceased were identified as Halima Akter, 25, wife of Mahamul Islam Munna and their two-year-old son Abdullah. Munna works at…
2 Rohingyas, drug suspect killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfights’
Cox’s Bazar, May 14 – Three people, including two Rohingya men, were killed in separate ‘gunfights’ in the Chittagong Sadar and Teknaf Upazilas early Tuesday. The Rohingya ‘human traffickers’ were killed in an alleged gunfight with police on the Marine…
Return Manna’s passport for 3 months: SC asks CMM court
Dhaka, May 13 -The Appellate division on Monday ordered the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) court to return Nagorik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna’s passport for three months. Besides, the apex court ordered Manna to surrender the passport within three weeks…
Suspected drug dealer killed in Mymensingh ‘gunfight’
Mymensingh, May 13 – A suspected drug dealer was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Harua in Ishwarganj Upazila early Monday. The deceased was identified as Mostafa Hossain, 30, a resident of Khuliati village. Police said he was…
Senior cop withdrawn for neglect of duty in Nusrat murder case
Dhaka, May 12 – Superintendent of Police (SP) of Feni SM Jahangir Alam Sarker has been withdrawn for negligence of duty over the murder of Feni madrasa girl Nusrat Jahan Rafi. The SP was attached to the Police Headquarters (PHQ)…
Suspected criminal killed in Chittagong gunfight with police
Chittagong, May 12, – A suspected criminal was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Bakalia here early Sunday hours after killing a woman. The deceased was identified as Shah Alam. Shah Md Abdur Rouf, Additional Deputy Commissioner (South),…
Narcotics-men file then drop drug case against Barguna man
Barguna, May 11 – Officials of the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) here allegedly tried to charge a local trader with Yaba pills in Madrasa road area of the district town on Friday. However, amid strong protests from different sectors,…
Denial after arrests by cops a serious inhuman act: BNP
Dhaka, May 10 – BNP on Friday said the denial of facts by law enforcers after picking many opposition leaders and activists up is a serious inhuman act. In a statement, party senior joint secretary Ruhul Kabir Rizvi also alleged…
2 suspected drug peddlers killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
Cox’s Bazar, May 9 – Two suspected drug dealers were killed in a reported gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Laboni Beach Point in the district town on early Thursday. The identities of the deceased could not be known…
Five put on remand over nurse killing after rape
Kishoreganj, May 8 (UNB) – A court here on Wednesday placed five people on an eight-day remand each in a case filed over killing a nurse after rape in a moving bus at Gazaria nearby Bajitpur upazila. Those remanded are…
Maoist rebels kill 15 police commandos, driver in India
New Delhi, May 1 (AP/UNB) — Maoist rebels on Wednesday attacked a van carrying police commandos in the insurgents’ stronghold in western India and killed 15 officers and their driver, officials said. The rebels triggered a land mine blast in…
Case filed over raid at Dhaka ‘militant den’
Dhaka, April 30 – A case was filed yesterday over the raid at a ‘militant den’ in Bosila area of Dhaka city. Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-2 Senior Warrant Officer Md Abdullah filed the case with Mohammadpur Police Station on Monday…
Ex-Jamaat MP Shahjahan Chowdhury held, charge unclear
Chittagong, May 1 – Detectives arrested former Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami MP Shahjahan Chowdhury and some other party leaders in the city on Tuesday night. A team of Detective Branch of picked Shahjahan, also city Jamaat Ameer, and others from Chandanpur Darul…
‘Bomb hurled on cops different from normal cocktail’
Dhaka, Apr 30 (UNB) – The improvised bomb that exploded in Gulistan on Monday was different from normal crude bombs, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) chief Asaduzzaman Mia said Tuesday. “The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) and DMP’s bomb disposal…
Suspected drug trader killed in Sirajganj ‘gunfight’
Sirajganj, Apr 30 – A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight between two gangs at Raipur Railway Station in the Sadar Upazila early Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Nurul Islam Mohon, 55, son of late Hayat…
2 suspected militants killed as raid on Bosila den ends
Dhaka, Apr 29 – At least two suspected militants were killed in an explosion after members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) cordoned off a suspected tin-shed den of militants at Bosila in Mohammadpur area of the capital on Monday. The…
Oil spill in canal as tankers derail, skide of track in Ctg
Chattogram, Apr 29 – Oil spilled into a canal after a freight oil tanker train carrying furnace oil derailed and the tankers skidded off the track in Egaromile area of Hathazari upazila on Monday afternoon. Md Ruhul Amin, Upazila Nirbahi…
1 killed in blast at cordoned off ‘militant den’ in Dhaka city
Dhaka, Apr 29 – A suspected militant was killed in an explosion after members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) cordoned off a tin-shed house at Bosila in Mohammadpur area of the capital early Monday, suspecting it to be a militant…
Rape accused killed in Chattogram ‘gunfight’
Chattogram, Apr 29 (UNB) – A rape accused was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Amirabad in Lohagara upazila early Monday. The deceased was identified as Saiful Islam, owner of a coaching centre,…
Suspected militant den cordoned off in Dhaka City
Dhaka, Apr 29 – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) cordoned off a tin-shed house at Bosila in Mohammadpur area of the capital early Monday, suspecting it to be a militant den. Acting on secret information, a team of the…
SC stays HC order to investigate on JP leader RA Howlader
Dhaka, April 28 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday paved the way for the Anti-Corruption Commission to run the investigation against former Jatiya Party general secretary ABM Ruhul Amin Howlader relating to the allegation that he had…
Brac varsity student killing: drivers put on remand
Dhaka, April 28 – Covered van driver Anis, who allegedly crashed Brac University student Fahmida Haque Labannya under wheel and uber motor-cycle rider Sumon were on Sunday put on remand in the case filed in connection with the killing of…
Two suspected drug traders killed in ‘gunfights’
Dhaka, Apr 24 –Two suspected drug traders were killed in separate ‘gunfights’ with law enforcers in Dhaka and Cox’s Bazar early Wednesday. In Dhaka, a ‘drug trader’ was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Diabari in…
‘BCL men’ attack police station in Bhola: 6 cops injured
Bhola, Apr 22 – Awami League’s student-associate Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) men reportedly attacked Borhanuddin Police Station here on Sunday night over the seizure of a fellow’s motorcycle, injuring six policemen. Officer-in-charge of the police station Ashim Kumar said a…
HC may hear another case of wrong-imprisonment Tuesday
Dhaka, April 22 – A High Court bench is likely to hold a hearing on Tuesday on a writ petition filed for releasing Md Arman, whose story is identical to Jaha Alam, who languished in jail for three years in…
495 foreign nationals in jail for illegal migration: Minister
Dhaka, Apr 20 (UNB) – Terming human trafficking a global menace, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Saturday said 495 people have so far been arrested for illegal migration from neighbouring countries. The Home Minister also said 57 of them have…
Burqa used during Nusrat murder recovered in Feni
Feni, Apr 20 (UNB) – A team of Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) recovered a burqa used during the killing of Feni madrasa girl Nusrat Jahan Rafi from Dangi canal in Sonagazi municipality area on Saturday. Shaha Alam, inspector of…