The body of a High Court employee has been recovered hanging inside the Supreme Court’s Bijoy Ekattor Building in Dhaka. Shahbagh Police chief Moniruzzaman Khan said the body was found behind a toilet on the building’s eighth floor around midday on Monday. The dead, 42-year-old Md Kam
A young man has been hacked to death on his way home after celebrating his birthday with his friends in Mymensingh. The murder took place on Monday night at the Mazar Road intersection in Gafargaon municipality, said Gafargaon Police Station chief ASM Atiqur Rahman. The deceased, 24-year-old Nahi
Police have arrested two suspects in connection with the killing of former Swechchhasebak Dal leader Billal Hossain Talukdar in the Mouchak area in Dhaka. The arrestees are Al Amin, convener of Ward No. 19 Jubo Dal and Riaz, an activist of the same ward unit. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Ramna
Workers have blocked a road in Kochukhet of Dhaka’s Mirpur to protest the closure of a garment factory, resulting in traffic grinding to a halt in the area for over an hour. They took up positions on the road from 9:15 am to around 10:30 am on Tuesday, said Tania Sultana, assistant commissio
A former convener of Swecchasebak Dal in Ramna was stabbed to death during a salish (arbitration) meeting near Mouchak Anarkali Market in the capital on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Billal Hossain Talukdar, 57, a former convener of Ward No. 19 Swecchasebak Dal under Ramna Police St
A man has been beaten to death by local residents in Manikganj’s Singair Upazila after allegedly being caught breaking into a house. The incident took place in the early hours of Monday in Bandail (Ziyanagar) village of Shayesta Union, according to Fahim Asjad, senior assistant superintenden
A tea worker has died after allegedly being punched during an altercation over accusations of harassing a neighbour's daughter at Chawratal Tea Estate in Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet. The deceased was identified as Chaitanya Goala, 43, a worker at the tea estate. Police have arrested Sumon Pradhan
The hanging body of a Bangladesh Bank additional director has been recovered from his home in Dhaka, police have said. The dead was identified as Tanvir Hossain Shuvo, who lived in Mugda, bdnews24.com reports. Motijheel Division Additional Deputy Commissioner Zahid Hossain said police recovered t
Police recovered the body of a missing man from a pond in Natore’s Naldanga upazila on Friday morning. The deceased was identified as Milon Prang, 45, a resident of Brahmapur Hajipara village in the upazila. According to police and locals, Milon went missing after leaving home on Wednesday
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman on Tuesday said judges in Bangladesh enjoy full independence in performing their judicial functions. “Judges in Bangladesh can work more independently than in many other countries. We are facing a backlog of cases due to a shorta
Joint forces detained at least 20–25 people during a drive following an attack on a RAB camp by an armed criminal group in Jungle Salimpur of Sitakunda upazila in Chattogram. “Around 20–25 individuals were detained for questioning. During interrogation, if anyone is found involve
Law-enforcing agencies have reported an exchange of gunfire with armed criminals in Jungle Salimpur, a longstanding “fortified stronghold” of criminal groups in Chattogram’s Sitakunda Upazila. The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) said the attack on the joint forces camp began around
The government has appointed Advocate Musa Kalimullah as state defence counsel to represent the accused in the Ramisa rape and murder case before the Dhaka Metropolitan Children Violence Suppression Tribunal. A gazette notification issued by the Solicitor Wing of the Law and Justice Division said
