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ICT-2 orders newspaper notice summoning 24 accused

ICT-2 orders newspaper notice summoning 24 accused

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) in Dhaka has ordered to publish a notice in two newspapers summoning 24 accused including former Begum Rokeya University (BRU) Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Md Hasibur Rashid in a case filed in connection with crimes against humanity over the killing of Abu Say


Man kills younger brother over land dispute IN Sunamganj

Man kills younger brother over land dispute IN Sunamganj

A man was allegedly beaten to death by his elder brother over a land dispute in Bishwambarpur upazila of Sunamganj District on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Mujibur Rahman (48), a resident of Purbo Chargao village in the upazila. Quoting locals, police said Mujibur had a long-standing

Two women stabbed to death in Bogura

Two women stabbed to death in Bogura

Assailants have stabbed two women to death and critically injured another after storming a house in Bogura town. The incident took place around 8:15 pm in the Islampur Horigari area under Ward No. 14 of the municipality, said Mostafa Manzur, additional police superintendent for Bogura Sadar Circle

Two killed in Mohammadpur, Adabor

Two killed in Mohammadpur, Adabor

Perpetrators have killed two men in separate fatal attacks within an hour in Mohammadpur and Adabor areas of Dhaka. The first incident took place around 7:00 pm at Mohammadpur’s Chand Udyan, where 30-year-old Al Amin was hacked to death by assailants reportedly due to an old rivalry, accordi

Habiganj man freed after 30 years in jail without trial

Habiganj man freed after 30 years in jail without trial

He was never tried. He was never sentenced. Yet, Konu Mia, a resident of Sinhagram village in Habiganj's Lakhai Upazila, spent 30 years, 2 months, and 19 days behind bars. Around 10:30am on Tuesday, he was finally released from Habiganj District Jail and reunited with his family, according to law

9-year-old girl raped in Dhaka’s Banani

9-year-old girl raped in Dhaka’s Banani

A nine-year-old girl was raped by an unidentified man behind a hospital in the Banani area of Dhaka on Monday night. Around 8:00 pm, the accused, with chilling force, pressed her face and committed this heinous crime. Later, locals found the girl, a wanderer from Muktagacha upazila in Mymensingh,

Five members of 'Pani Rubel gang' arrested in Mohammadpur

Five members of 'Pani Rubel gang' arrested in Mohammadpur

The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has arrested five members of mugging group ‘Pani Rubel Gang’ from Mohammadpur area in the capital. The arrestees are Md. Layeas (25), Md. Shahin alias Auto Shahin (20), Md. Shuvo (19), Md. Abdul Alim

Chargesheet against Subrata Bain, 3 others in arms case

Chargesheet against Subrata Bain, 3 others in arms case

The Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has filed a chargesheet in court against “top-listed” gangster Subrata Bain and three of his associates in a case filed under the Arms Act following a raid in Dhaka’s Hatirjheel area earlier this year. The three others named

Four arrested over killing of businessman in Old Dhaka

Four arrested over killing of businessman in Old Dhaka

Four accused were arrested with firearms over the brutal killing of a businessman outside Sir Salimullah Medical College Mitford Hospital in Old Dhaka, allegedly over a dispute tied to illegal wire trading. The arrestees are Mahmudul Hasan Mohin (41) and Tarek Rahman Robin (22), DMP Media and Publ

Ex-law minister Anisul on 2-day remand in arms case

Ex-law minister Anisul on 2-day remand in arms case

A Dhaka court on Monday placed former law minister Anisul Huq on a two-day remand in a case lodged under the Arms Act with the city's Banani Police Station. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Minahajul Islam passed the order as police produced the former law minister before the court and pleaded to pla