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Mother ‘strangles’ daughter on ‘lover’s prompt’

Mother ‘strangles’ daughter on ‘lover’s prompt’

Police in Gopalganj recovered the body of a 3-year-old girl 20 days after she went missing from Sadar Upazila, arresting her mother, who allegedly killed the child at the prompting of her lover. On Saturday afternoon, officers broke the lock of a room in Gobra Madhya Para and found the child&rsquo


Illegal arms, drugs seized in city: Five held

Illegal arms, drugs seized in city: Five held

A large cache of illegal arms, ammunition, narcotics and cash has been recovered in joint operations conducted by the army in the capital's North Badda and Dhalpur areas. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) disclosed the information in a press release issued on Friday, saying that five peop

Four bodies recovered from Mirpur Bihari camp

Four bodies recovered from Mirpur Bihari camp

Police have recovered the bodies of four members of the same family from Mirpur 11’s Wapda Bihari Camp in Dhaka’s Pallabi Thana. AKM Alamgir Jahan, chief of Pallabi Police Station, said police went to a home and recovered the bodies after they were reported around 11am. The bodies w

Schoolboy killed in Narsingdi clash

Schoolboy killed in Narsingdi clash

A 14-year-old school student was shot dead in a clash between rival groups over establishing dominance in the Saidabad area in Raipura upazila of Narsingdi district on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Mustakim Mia, reports UNB. Police and local sources said rivalry between two local grou

Keraniganj BNP leader dies after shooting

Keraniganj BNP leader dies after shooting

A union-level BNP leader, who was shot by miscreants on Thursday night in Keraniganj, has died after two days of hospitalisation. Hasan Mollah, general secretary of Hazratpur Union BNP, died on Saturday around 4:00 pm while receiving treatment at Holy Family Hospital, police said.

Muchabbir killing: Another ‘shooter’ arrested

Muchabbir killing: Another ‘shooter’ arrested

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Detective Branch has arrested another alleged shooter accused of killing Swechhasebak Dal leader Azizur Rahman Muchabbir. The suspect, identified as Rahim, was arrested in a raid in Narsingdi early on Friday, DB Additional Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam said.