Content creator Ashraful Alam, widely known as Hero Alom, has secured bail after being arrested in a case filed by his former wife, accusing him of attempted murder and assault. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Rakibul Hasan passed the order on Saturday afternoon. His lawyer Shanta Saksina confirmed
The Border Guard Bangladesh has been deployed in four districts, including Dhaka, following a spate of violent incidents such as fires and crude bomb explosions linked to the imminent verdict in a crimes against humanity case against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina. On Sunday, a statement fro
Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sheikh Md Sazzat Ali has authorised officers to open fire on anyone throwing crude bombs at police from motorcycles. The directive comes amid mixed reactions to a similar order issued five days ago by the chief of Chittagong Metropolitan Police. On Sunday, t
Miscreants hurled two crude bombs at a Grameen Bank branch in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur district early Sunday. Although no one was injured, the bank’s signboard was damaged in the attack, UNB reports. Area Manager Md Abdur Razzak said the branch manager and four staff members were asleep i
A magistrate court in Dhaka on Saturday placed Limon Mian on a five-day remand in the killing of a judge’s son after intruding into the resident at Terakhadia area in the city on Thursday last. Around 2.30 pm on Saturday, police produced Limon before the Metropolitan Magistrate Court seeking
Detective Branch officers say the killing of Rangpur businessman Ashraful Haque, whose dismembered body was found stuffed in two blue plastic drums near the High Court, stemmed from a “love-related dispute”, based on the account provided by the key suspect Jarezul Islam. Their claim di
Rangpur trader Ashraful Haque was allegedly lured to his death by his friend Jarez, who then killed and dismembered him in a planned manner, said Lt Col Fayezul Arefin, commanding officer of RAB-3. "The brutal killing was the result of a calculated plot carried out under the guise of friendship,"
‘Extramarital affair’ was behind the murder of trader Ashraful Haque, according to Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Detective Branch (DB) and the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB). Law enforcement agencies arrest two suspects on Friday in connection with the murder, said DC (media) of DMP
A 35-year-old woman was found dead with her throat slit while her husband was severely injured at their house in the Konabari area of Gazipur district on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Rahima Khatun, a garment worker, while the injured was identified as Emran Hossain, 40, a butcher by pr
An autorickshaw driver was beaten to death on Friday in Bijoynagar upazila of Brahmanbaria district after his vehicle allegedly hit a motorcycle. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Delwar Hossain, 45, also known as Dilu Mia of Chanpur village in Paharpur union under the same upazila and son o
A Dhaka court has ordered authorities to send Dhaka University (DU) Chemistry Professor Ershad Halim to jail in a sexual harassment case initiated by a student. Halim was arrested late on Thursday night at his Shewrapara residence by Mirpur Model Police. On Friday, the investigating officer Sub-I
A teenager drowned in the Turag River on Thursday night while fleeing an angry crowd after allegedly setting an empty bus on fire at Mirpur. The deceased was identified as Sayyaf, 18. Another youth, Rudro Mohammad Nahian Amir Sani, 18, was detained at the scene, while a third suspect managed to es
A local leader of Bangladesh latiotabadi Sramik Dal was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Rangunia Upazila on Thursday night. The deceased was identified as Abdul Mannan, 40, son of Md. Nazer Sawdagar of Ward No. 3. He served as the vice-president of the Sarafbhata Union unit of Sramik Dal,
