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Man killed over land dispute in Chapainawabganj

Man killed over land dispute in Chapainawabganj

A man was killed and six others were injured in a clash between two groups over land in the Radhanagar union in Gomostapur upazila of Chapainawabganj district on Wednesday, police said. The deceased was identified as Abdus Sattar, son of Manjur Hossain from the Begpur area of the upazila. Accordi


Five former ministers shown arrested in separate cases

Five former ministers shown arrested in separate cases

Six people including five former ministers were shown arrested on Wednesday in separate cases filed with different police stations in the capital. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Imran Ahammed passed the orders, allowing separate pleas of the concerned investigation officers. Of the six, former soc

HC wants to know legal status of Orinon's Obaidul Karim

HC wants to know legal status of Orinon's Obaidul Karim

The High Court (HC) on Tuesday wanted to know the legal status of Orion Group founder Obaidul Karim. During the hearing in a case, an HC bench of Justice Ahmed Sohel asked his lawyer to know legal status of the businessman and inform it to the court. On October 22 this year, the HC issued an orde

Desh TV MD Arif on 2-day remand in murder attempt case

Desh TV MD Arif on 2-day remand in murder attempt case

A court in Dhaka on Sunday placed Desh TV Managing Director (MD) Arif Hasan on a two-day remand in a case lodged with the capital’s Airport Police Station over allegedly attempting to murder one Sajib. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shahin Reza passed the order as police produced Arif, also t

Man dies after beating over theft allegation in Lalmonirhat

Man dies after beating over theft allegation in Lalmonirhat

A 29-year-old rickshaw puller, who was beaten over allegations of theft, died from his injuries on Saturday. Hasanur Rahman, son of late Ashraf Ali, passed away at his home in the Mirzarkot area of Patgram Municipality in Lalmonirhat, said Ashrafuzzaman Sarkar, officer-in-charge of Patgram Police

Abducted Bangladeshi man found dead in Naf River

Abducted Bangladeshi man found dead in Naf River

Police recovered the body of a Bangladeshi man, who was abducted by Myanmar-based armed separatist group Arakan Army, in the Naf River at Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Chhaidul Bashar, 20, son of Mohammad Hossain of Palongkhali union in Ukhiya upazila.

Helper's body found inside bus in Jessore

Helper's body found inside bus in Jessore

A bus-helper was hacked to death inside a bus of Sardar Travels in Jessore on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Bappy, 25, of Narail district, as per media reports. Enamul Haque, the driver of the bus, said that he parked the vehicle at the Monihar bus stand area around 3:00 am after a tri

Two Indian nationals among seven held in Rangamati

Two Indian nationals among seven held in Rangamati

Seven people including two Indian nationals have been detained by the members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) from a speedboat in Barkal Launch ghat in Rangamati district, reports UNB. Tipped off, a team of BGB-45 conducted a drive at a Rangamati-bound speedboat from Choto Harina area around 4:30

Joint forces arrest 26 from Dhaka's Mirpur

Joint forces arrest 26 from Dhaka's Mirpur

The Joint forces have arrested 26 people, including several listed top drug dealers, from the Millat Camp area adjacent to Mirpur-11 in Dhaka on Friday. Some of the arrestees have been identified as - Md Hafiz, Md Rabbi Gazi, Md Karim, Razia Begum, Mst Bizli, and Dipa Akhter, reports BSS citing an

Anisul Huq sent to jail in SCBA polls rigging case

Anisul Huq sent to jail in SCBA polls rigging case

A court in Dhaka on Friday sent to jail former law minister Anisul Huq in a case lodged over rigging of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) polls in 2019. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shahin Reza passed the order as police produced Huq before the court after the end of his five-day remand and pl