Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Monday placed mother Fahmida Meer Mukti, 35, on a three-day remand in a case filed for killing her 18 months’ child.
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11 sued over Apr 27 Sundarbans fire
Bangladesh Forest Department has filed a case against 11 suspects in connection with the fire that broke out in Tultala area of the Sundarbans under Chandpai Range in Sharankhola upazila on April 27 last. Station officer (Dhansagar station) of Chandpai…
Teacher held in Jessore on sexual abuse charge
Benapole (Jessore) – A primary schoolteacher was held in Abhaynagar upazila on Saturday night for allegedly abusing a schoolgirl sexually.The arrestee was identified as Asutosh, a teacher of Diabari Govt Primary School in the upazila.Locals said the teacher touched the…
Young woman found dead in city hotel
Dhaka – A young woman was found dead at a residential hotel in the city’s Adabar area early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Beauty Akhter, 20, wife of one Monir Hossain of Bagerhat.
2 killed in 2 dists during nor’wester
Dhaka – A truck helper and a farmer were killed in two separate incidents during the nor’wester in Narsingdi and Chuadanga districts on Sunday night. In Narsingdi, truck helper Awlad Hossain, 25, hailing from of Habiganj district, was killed as…
Madrasah teacher held for quizzing over Hindu tailor Nikhil killing
Dhaka – Police has detained a madrasah teacher for quizzing in connection with the killing of Hindu tailor Nikhil Joarder, unb news agency reporter. The detainee was identified as Mawlana Amirul Islam, 42, super of Alamnagar Dakhil Madrasah. Amirul was…
14 held in Benapole en route to India
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested 14 Bangladeshi nationals, including a woman, while crossing into to India illegally through Boro Achra border of Benapole in Jessore on Friday night unb news agency reported.
3 burned in city hot water attack
Three people, including a trader, suffered burn injuries when a local criminal reportedly threw hot water on them in Chawkbazar area of Old Dhaka on Friday for the refusal to pay him toll.
Two shot dead in Laxmipur
Dhaka – Two people were shot to death by miscreants at Rajibpur village in Sadar upazila of Laxmipurf, about 200 kilometres southeast of Dhaka early Friday, unb news agency reported.
2 killed by lighting strike in Rangpur
Rangpur – Two people were killed by a lightning strike at Kafrikhal village in Mithapukur upazila on Wednesday night.The deceased were identified as Zafar Miah,60, and Mozammel Hossain,50.
Youth gets life for raping girl in Tangail
Tangail – A tribunal here on Wednesday convicted a young man and sentenced him to life term imprisonment for raping a schoolgirl in Mirzapur upazila in 2014.The court also fined the convict, Monir Hossain,22, son of Nurul Islam, Tk 20,000,…
AQIS claims responsibility: Killings to put govt in fix – AL
Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) has reportedly taken responsibility for killing Bangladeshi gay-rights activist Xulhaz Mannan and his friend Mahbub Rabbi Tonoy. SITE, a US-based intelligence site, published a report on Tuesday, a day after the two were hacked…
Kashimpur jail guard killing: 1 held
Gazipur –A case has been filed making nine to ten people accused in connection with the killing of a guard of Kashimpur Jail on Monday morning.
USAID official and gay rights activist, his friend killed in city
Dhaka – Two days after the murder of a Rajshahi University teacher in the same style, two people, including a USAID staff, were hacked to death at an apartment in the capital’s Kalabagan area on Monday evening, unb news agency…
Two hacked, shot dead in Ctg
Chittagong – Two young men were shot to death by unidentified miscreants at Purba Sarakbhata village in Rangunia upazila early Monday over previous enmity.
Tonu murder: Students go on strike
Dhaka– Two left leaning students’ alliances — Progressive Students’ Alliance and Anti-Imperialist Students’ Union – are observing countrywide half-day strike on Monday protesting the government’s failure to arrest the killers of Sohagi Jahan Tonu.
US, France, EU condemn RU teacher killing
STAFF REPORTER United States, France and European Union have strongly condemned the gruesome killing of Rajshahi University teacher Prof AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee.
RU professor stabbed dead
Rajshahi – Professor Rezaul Karim Siddiaue of Rajshahi University was killed by miscreants in the city’s Shalbagan area on Saturday morning. Witnesses said a group of miscreants swooped on Rezaul Karim, a professor of English Department of the university, around…
10 killed, 9,566 attacked since January: HBCOP
Staff Reporter At least 10 people of religious minority communities were killed and 9,566 individuals, families and institutions were attacked in 732 incidents of human rights violation in the first three months of this year, said a report.
Laxmipur schoolgirl rape accused held in Ctg
Laxmipur – Police arrested the accused in a case for raping a schoolgirl in Laxmipur from Eidgah Bou Bazar area in Chittagong district early Friday.Tipped off, a team of Laxmipur police and Chittagong police conducted a drive in the area…
Bodies of young couple found at hotel in Rajshahi
Rajshahi – The bodies of a young couple were found at a hotel in Shaheb Bazar area of the city on Friday.The deceased were identified as Mizanur Rahman, 30, son of Umed Ali of Pathan Para area in Ullapara upazila…
20 crude bombs recovered in B’baria
Brahmanbaria – Police recovered 20 crude bombs from two shoe boxes in Nabinagar upazila here on Friday afternoon.Locals spotted the two shoe boxes in an abandoned condition at Thanakani at noon and informed police, said officer-in-charge of Nabinagar Police Station…
Youth receives death sentence for friend’s murder
Chittagong – A court on Thursday convicted and sentenced a young man to death for the 2011 murder of his friend in the Lalkhan area of the port city.Jahed Mahmud, 26, a resident of Baghmoniram area of the city, is…
Another 150 tonnes jatka seized in Ctg
Chittagong – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) seized more than 150 tonnes of jatka (hilsa fry) from a fishing trawler on the Karnaphuli River in the city on Thursday noon.
18 held foiling ‘robbery bid’ in city
Dhaka -Police in a drive arrested 18 suspected robbers following an abortive robbery attempt at Golapbagh in the city’s Jatrabari area on Wednesday night.Identities of the arrestees could not be known immediately.
10 held over Gazipur ATM booth looting
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested 10 suspected robbers, including prime accused Habib alias Rubel, in connection with the snatching of Tk1.84 crore from an ATM booth of Dutch-Bangla Bank in Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur district on…
2 killed in rice mill boiler blast in Sirajganj
Sirajganj – Two labourers were killed and five others injured as a boiler blasted at a rice mill at Rameshwargati village in Raiganj upazila on Wednesday morning. The deceased were identified as Nasiruddin, 25, son of Altaf Ali, and Idris…
3 kids abducted from Faridpur rescued in Rajshahi
Rajshahi -Three children, who were abducted from Faridpur, were rescued by a BRTC bus supervisor in the city on Tuesday night. After their rescue, the supervisor later handed over the children to police. Officer-in-charge of Boalia Police Station Shahadat Hossain…
10 held over Gazipur ATM booth looting, Lead
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested 10 suspected robbers, including prime accused Habib alias Rubel, in connection with the snatching of Tk1.84 crore from an ATM booth of Dutch-Bangla Bank in Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur district on…
UP member candidate hacked to death in Gazipur
Gazipur – An Awami League-backed union parishad member candidate was hacked to death by miscreants at Bankoramona village in Proholapur union of Sreepur upazila on Tuesday, three days ahead of the UP elections. The deceased was identified as Akter Hossain,…