Chattogram Customs House has seized 24,960kg of poppy seeds that were imported from Pakistan under a false declaration as bird feed. According to a media statement, the shipment, banned under import rules, was intercepted recently by the authorities, reports bdnews24.com. Officials said Adib Trad
A Mymensingh court has sentenced both members of a police couple to death for the murder of a fellow policeman over an extramarital affair. After a lengthy investigation and trial, Additional Sessions Judge Court Judge Harun-or Rashid delivered the verdict in the sensational murder case on Wedne
Justice Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar of the High Court Division has been removed from his position as a judge. A gazette issued by the Law and Justice Division and signed by Secretary Liaquet Ali Molla stated that, based on an investigation by the Supreme Judicial Council, Justice Khurshid Alam S
The government is mulling over intensifying its crackdown on the growing menace of online gambling in Bangladesh by introducing a coordinated monitoring system and other preventive measures. The measures include blocking relevant mobile financial service (MFS) accounts, and considering limiting in
The death toll from a gunfight over local dominance in Nabinagar upazila of Brahmanbaria has risen to two. Hotel employee Yasin, son of Shafiqul Islam of Alamnagar village in Barikandi union, died from his injuries while undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Sunday afternoon, p
At least 25 people have been injured in a violent clash between two village groups in Faridpur’s Bhanga Upazila over a long-standing land dispute. The confrontation began around 4pm on Sunday in Gopinathpur village, with both sides wearing helmets and wielding makeshift shields, bamboo stick
Police recovered the bodies of a youth and a woman from a building in the city’s North Badda area on Sunday. The deceased were identified as Saiful Islam, 28, a security guard of the building, and Sakila, 24, who worked there as a cleaner, said Officer-in-Charge of Badda Police Station Habib
A youth was shot dead and three others were injured in a gun attack allegedly over establishing supremacy in Nabinagar upazila of Brahmanbaria on Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Shipon Mia, 30, son of Monnaf Mia of Nurjahanpur area in the upazila, reports UNB. Locals said Shipon an
Villagers have beaten three suspected cattle thieves to death in Gobindaganj upazila of Gaibandha district. The incident occurred at Nasirabad village in Katabari Union early morning on Sunday. The dead trio could not be identified immediately, reports bdnews24.com. Gobindaganj Police Station ch
Two men have been killed in a machete attack over a land dispute in Narsingdi’s Raipura, police say. The incident took place in the remote Char Subuddhi on Saturday, said Raipura Police Station chief Adil Mahmud. He said that they had received information about the double murder, reports bd
The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested eight people with 11 firearms from the riverine areas of Raipura in Narsingdi, saying the weapons were kept to “assert territorial dominance”. According to the RAB, the arms were smuggled in from a neighbouring country through river routes, while
A man working as an electrician for the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) was reportedly beaten to death in Dhaka’s Jatrabari area on suspicion of theft. The deceased, Anwar Hossain Babu, 43, was taken to and attacked at a garage where bus repairs are conducted in the Counc
The body of a missing farmer, Hanif Mia, was recovered from a haor in Sylhet’s Companyganj upazila one day after he went missing. Hanif Mia, the son of Montaz Ali, was from Chanpur Keyaghat village of Purba Islampur Union. His body was retrieved from Rauti Beel at around 8:00 am on Friday, r
