Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a young man along with a locally-made gun LG and a cartridge from Aladatpur village in Sadar upazila of Laxmipur district on Wednesday night, Unb news agency reported.
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Police ASI Suja murder accused, killed in Pabna ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – Rubel Hossain, the prime accused in the Assistant Sub-inspector Sujaul Islam Suja murder case, was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Padmar Char in Ishwardi upazila of outlying Pabna district early Wednesday, Unb news agency reported.
Two murder accused killed in Joypurhat ‘gunfight’ with cops
Dhaka – Two persons accused of involvement in the murder of a newly-elected union parishad chairman were killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police on the Gopalpur-Konchkuri road in Bhadsha union of Sadar upazila of Joypurhat district early Tuesday, Unb news…
3 people killed by miscreants all over the country
A man was found dead in a pond at Chonka village in Ghona union of Sadar upazila on Tuesday morning.
AL volunteers guilty of gang-rape expelled
Bangladesh Swechchasebok League, the Awami League’s voluntary wing, has expelled two local leaders for their alleged involvement in the gang-rape of a woman and her college-going daughter in Bauphal upazila.The expelled leaders are Nur Alam Malik, 35, vice-president of ward…
Abducted priest rescued in Lalmonirhat
Dhaka – Police have rescued a Hindu priest, who was allegedly abducted by a miscreant gang, from Moghalhat frontier in Rangpur-Lalmonirhat district early Saturday, Unb news agency reported. The rescued man was identified as Uttom Kumar, 58, a resident in…
Mitu killing: Youth held for mysterious movement during protest
Police arrested a young man on Friday for his mysterious movement during a human chain formed in front of the Chittagong Press Club in the city protesting the gruesome murder of Police Super Babul Akhter’s wife Mahmuda Khanam Mitu.
Turkey bans fertilizer sale after terror attack spike
Turkey has suspended sales of ammonium nitrate-based fertilizers frequently used by terrorists to produce homemade explosive devices. The measure comes in the wake of latest deadly blasts targeting police and security forces across the country.
Outlawed party leader killed in Satkhira ‘shootout’ with police
Dhaka – Mozaffar Sana, said to be a regional leader of outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) was killed in a reported shootout with police at Chara Battala in Tala upazila of the southwestern district of Satkhiras early Friday, Unb…
Ashram attendant, Juba League man killed in Pabna
Dhaka – An attendant of Sree Sree Thakur Anukulchandra Ashram (asylum) was hacked to death by unidentified miscreants in Hemayetpur upazila of Pabna district on early Friday, Unb news agency reported. Meanwhile, an activist of local unit Jubo League was…
2 JMB men killed in ‘gunfight’ in city
Dhaka – Two leaders of banned Islamist militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) were killed in a gunfight during a joint drive by detectives and the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit near the Kalshi bridge area in Pallabi…
AI finds BD’s ‘failure to act decisively’ against violent groups
Amnesty International (AI) has said the ‘failure’ of Bangladesh authorities to take decisive action against violent groups responsible for at least 10 killings over the past two months creating a ‘climate of impunity’. “The brazen announcement by violent groups that…
Two crime suspects killed in reported gunfight with detectives
Dhaka – Two suspected criminals were killed in a reported gunfight with plainclothes police in Kalshi Lohar Bridge area under Pallabi thana in Dhaka city early Tuesday, Unb news agency reported.
Hindu priest killed in Jhenidah
In another instance of the escalating trend of target killings, A Hindu priest was hacked to death by miscreants in Koratipara village of Sadar upazila on Tuesday morning.
One to die for murder in Bagerhat
Bagerhat – A court here on Monday convicted a man and sentenced him to death for killing a young girl in 2012.Condemned convict Azad Khan, 40, son of Dalil Khan of Khalishakhali village in Kachua upazila, was also fined Tk…
Bomb blasts injure 5 in Savar
Savar -Four restaurant employees and a schoolboy received injuries as miscreants blasted crude bombs in two separate incidents in Savar upazila on Monday morning.Three of the restaurant employees were identified as Samir, 15, Billal, 16, Saikat 14.In Ashulia, three miscreants…
Mir Quasem’s death warrant at Dhaka jail
The death warrant for condemned convict Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali for his crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971 reached the Dhaka Central Jail on Monday.The Jail Super received a copy of the death warrant in the…
Motorcycle riding by more than two banned
Dhaka – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Monday said the government has banned riding motorcycles by more than two people across the country. The minister came up with the announcement a day after the brutal killing of a police officer’s…
Bike used in Chittagong SP’s wife killing recovered
Dhaka, – Police claimed to have recovered a motorcycle used in killing of Superintendent of Police Babul Akhter’s wife from Solokbahar area in the city early Monday, Unb news agency reported.
Two stabbed dead in sleep at Jessore filling station
Dhaka – Two staff of a filling station were stabbed dead in Charabhita area of Bagharpara upazila of the southwestern Jessore district on Monday morning, UNB news agency reported.
SP’s wife, Christian grocer in Ctg, Natore: Militant link sensed
A police officer’s wife and a Christian grocer were killed in daring attacks by unknown assailants in Chittagong and Natore districts on Sunday. Mahmuda Khanam, 33, wife of police super Babul Akhter and grocer Sunil Gomej, 60, are the latest…
Unwed Indian women targeted in ‘black-market baby scam’
In an intensive care unit, a nurse soothes a crying baby rescued in a raid on a private Indian hospital that police suspect was selling abandoned newborns on the black market. “She is too weak and needs special care,” the…
Chittagong police super’s wife shot dead
Dhaka – Unidentified miscreants gunned down the wife of a superintendent of police of the Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) at the port city’s GEC intersection on Sunday morning, Unb news agency reported.
2 killed in separate incidents in Ctg
Chittagong – Two people were killed in separate incidents in Alkaran area of the city early Friday.Jashim Uddin, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station, said Rafiq, 48, manager of a restaurant, was stabbed to death and its another staff was injured…
‘bKash’ agent robbed of Tk2 lakh in Gazipur
Gazipur – Miscreants looted Tk 2 lakh from an agent of mobile money transfer service provider ‘bKash’ after shooting him at Mirerbazar in the city on Thursday.Three people riding a motorcycle intercepted Mohammad Azmir, 22, and shot him while he…
Case filed against AL MP for assaulting Banshkhali election officer
Chittagong -A case was filed against Awami League MP Mustafizur Rahman for allegedly assaulting Banshkhali Upazila Election Officer Zahid Hossain. Officer-in-charge of Banshkhali police station Md Alamgir Hossain filed the case mentioning names of three people, including the MP, and…
Youth held with firearms, ammo in Rajshahi
Rajshahi – Police arrested a young man in possession of four foreign-made pistols, eight magazines and 20 rounds of bullet from Halidagachhi area in Charghat upazila on Wednesday.The arrestee was identified as Bani Islam,35, son of Moksed Ali, a resident of…
‘Drug smuggler’ killed in Joypurhat ‘gunfight’
Joypurhat – An alleged drug smuggler was killed in a reported gunfight between his cohorts and members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and police at Ratanpur village in Panchbibi upazila early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Tariqul, son of Ayez…
Two arrested over Sundarbans fire
Khulna – Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested two men over setting fire at Sundarbans from Katakhali bus stand area in Fakirhat upazila of Bagerhat district on Wednesday. The arrestees were identified as Masum Hawladar,…
4 Bangladeshis found guilty of terror funding in S’pore
Dhaka – Four Bangladeshi workers detained in Singapore last month under the Internal Security Act (ISA) were found guilty on Tuesday of financing terrorism, reports the Straits Times, Unb news agency reported. The four are Rahman Mizanur, 31; Miah Rubel,…