Dhaka, Oct 15 – Students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) on Tuesday withdrew their campus protests as the university authorities accepted most of their demands.
Tag: Crime
5-year-old murder: Father blamed, uncle, cousin ‘confess’
Sunamganj, Oct 15 – A paternal uncle and a cousin of five-year-old child Tuhin Hasan, who was brutally murdered at Kezaura village in Dirai upazila, reportedly confessed before a court on Tuesday to their involvement in the murder.
Four alleged forest robbers killed in Sundarbans ‘gunfight
Four suspected forest robbers were killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in the Sundarbans under Koyra upazila early Tuesday.
13 police killed by suspected cartel gunmen in west Mexico
Mexico City, OCT 15 (AP/UNB) — At least 13 police officers were killed and nine others wounded Monday in an ambush by gunmen in the Mexican state of Michoacan, a western region where violence attributed to drug cartels has spiked…
Was intent to kill Abrar or just beat him: police inquiring
Dhaka, Oct 14 – Police yesterday said that Abrar Fahad, who was a student of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), was beaten to death on suspicions of being a Chhatra Shibir member.
BD Police using breath alyser to prevent drunk driving
Chattogram, Oct 14 (UNB) – The Highway police has started a drive with a new device to law enforcement in the country to prevent drunken driving.
Child brutally murdered in Sunamganj
Sylhet – A 5-year-old child was brutally murdered by some miscreants at Kezaura village in Derai upazila in Sunamganj district on Monday. The deceased was identified as Tuhin, son of Abdul Baser Mia of Kenaura village in the upazila. Victim’s…
Two ‘Neo JMB members’ held: Sequel to attacks on police
The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit arrested two suspected members of ‘Neo JMB’ from Mohammadpur on Sunday over attacks on police at Science Lab and Gulistan.
Juba League leader killed in Chattogram ‘gunfight’
Chattogram, Oct 13 (UNB)- A local leader of Jubo League was killed in an alleged gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Agrabad area under Double Mooring Police Station on Sunday night.
Law gives child sex assault victims more time to file suits
Sacramento, Oct 14 Ecuador (AP/UNB) — California is giving childhood victims of sexual abuse more time to decide whether to file lawsuits, joining several states in expanding the statute of limitations for victims over warnings from school districts that the…
How bus driver’s brilliant boy turned into a polite “killer”!
Shamim Billah, an accused in the Buet student Abrar Fahad murder case, was known in the locality as a brilliant, polite and gentleman.
Expectant mother, daughter murdered in Tangail
A pregnant woman and her minor daughter have been murdered in Tangail municipality area.
Abrar’s brother afraid of going back to Dhaka
After the murder of BUET student Abrar Fahad, his younger brother Abrar Fayaz is now afraid of going back to college in Dhaka for studies.
2 ‘Yaba traders’ killed in Cox’s Bazar gunfight: Police
Cox’s Bazar, Oct 12 (UNB) – Two ‘listed Yaba traders’ were killed in a reported gunfight with police at Parjatan Bazar Uttar Mali hill area in Teknaf upazila early Saturday.
Juba League leader stabbed to death in Feni
Feni, Oct 11 – A Juba League activist was stabbed to death by some miscreants at Fajilpur in Sadar Upazila on Thursday night.
Abrar’s mother Rokeya, dumbfounded ‘can’t lose another son’
Kushtia, Oct 10 (UNB) – The horrific murder of Buet student Abrar stunned the country, yet in the midst of unspeakable misery, his mother is now forced to worry over the fate of her younger, now only surviving son.
Couple, son found dead at Mirpur house
Dhaka, Oct 10 (UNB) – Police on Thursday recovered the bodies of a couple and their son from a house at Section 13 of Mirpur in the city.
Europol says global ransomware attacks become “bolder”
The Hague, Oct. 10 (Xinhua/UNB) — Global ransomware attacks are becoming “bolder”, shifting focus on more profitable targets and causing greater economic damage, despite declining in volume, Europol said Wednesday.
Legal action against GK Shamim’s construction projects soon
Dhaka, Oct 09 – The government has decided for taking legal action against the construction projects that have been suspended after arrest of SM Golam Kibria Shamim (GK Shamim) as per tender rules.
Three more arrested over Abrar killing
Dhaka, Oct 8 (UNB) – Detectives arrested three more students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) from the capital and Ashulia on its outskirts on Tuesday over the murder of Abrar Fahad.
Abrar Fahad: A promising life cut short so brutally
Kushtia, Oct 9 (UNB) – Buet student Abrar Fahad always stood first in any examination throughout his school and college life which is evident in the results of his SSC and HSC examinations. But the life of such a bright…
Abrar laid to rest in Kushtia
BUET student Abrar Fahad, who was beaten to death allegedly by Bangladesh Chhatra League activists of the university unit, was buried at his village at Raidanga village in Kumarkhali upazila here on Tuesday.
Abrar’s mother knocks on PM’s door seeking justice
Kushtia – Rokeya Khatun, mother of slain Buet student Abrar Fahad, on Monday urged the Prime Minister to take steps to ensure exemplary punishment of the killers of her son. Rokeya Khatun, stunned by the murder, said she simply failed…
2 BCL leaders held over BUET student Abrar’s death
Two leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League’s BUET Unit were detained on Monday for their suspected involvement in the death of Abrar Fahad, a second-year student of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
Samrat, Arman arrested, jailed for 6 months
Dhaka – A mobile court of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) here on Sunday sentenced Jubo League Dhaka South unit President Ismail Hossain Samrat to six months’ jail under the Wildlife Conservation Act following a raid on his Kakrail office. His…
Knife attack by employee at Paris police HQ kills 4 officers
Paris, OCT 03, (AP/UNB) — An employee armed with a knife attacked officers inside Paris police headquarters Thursday, killing at least four before he was fatally shot, a French police union official said.
No. of rapes in Sept decade’s highest: Mahila Parishad
Dhaka, Oct 2 – The number of rape incidents in September this year was highest in any single month in Bangladesh since 2010, said a report of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad on Wednesday.
Hate crime again in New York WeightPark: Bangladeshi hurt
From Mahfuz Adnan New York, Oct 02 – Tarek Aziz a Bangladeshi young man became the victim of hate crime at around 2:30 am on Wednesday, October 2, local time at the Khan Street between Liberty Street and Glenmore. Tarek…
Girl raped on promise of marriage: Paltan OC suspended
Dhaka, Sept 30 (UNB) – Officer-in-charge of Paltan Police Station M Mahmudul Haque has been suspended for reportedly raping a girl on a promise to give her a good job and marry her.
2 ‘Rohingya drug traders’ killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
Two alleged Rohingya drug traders were killed in a reported gunfight with members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Jaliapara area adjacent to the Naf River in Teknaf upazila here on Monday morning.