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Woman found dead inside septic tank in Cumilla

Woman found dead inside septic tank in Cumilla

The body of a 50-year-old woman was recovered from a septic tank five days after she went missing in Burichang upazila of Cumilla district on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Ferdousi Begum Nayan (50), wife of Shamsul Haque Alam, a Saudi expatriate. Police have taken Ferdousi’s broth

UP member, another stabbed to death

UP member, another stabbed to death

A union parishad member and his sister-in-law were stabbed to death in an attack by some miscreants at Chandipur in Indurkani upazila of Pirojpur district early Saturday. The deceased were identified as Shahidul Islam, member of Chandipur union parishad under No 2 ward and Moukli Begum, 48, report

Court attaches plots, freezes accounts of Shamim Osman

Court attaches plots, freezes accounts of Shamim Osman

A Dhaka court on Sunday ordered to attach two plots, one in Purbachal and another in Uttara, and to freeze 29 bank accounts of ex-lawmaker from Narayanganj-4 constituency Shamim Osman. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order, allowing a plea from the Anti-Co

Six held over snatching Tk 2.1 million in Mirpur

Six held over snatching Tk 2.1 million in Mirpur

Detectives arrested six alleged muggers in connection with the mugging of Tk 2.1 million from a money exchange businessman in the capital's Mirpur-10 area.  The arrestees were Zafar, 33, Mostafizur Rahman,40, Saikat Hossain alias Dipu Mridha,52, Sohag Hasan, 34, Jalil Molla, 52, and Palash Ahm

Tureen Afroz shown arrested in madrasa student killing case

Tureen Afroz shown arrested in madrasa student killing case

A Dhaka court on Wednesday showed arrested former prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Barrister Tureen Afroz in a case lodged over the murder of madrasa student Arafat Hossain during the July-August mass uprising. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate M Mejbah Ur Rahman passed the order

Court attaches 200 acres land of S Alam

Court attaches 200 acres land of S Alam

A Dhaka court on Tuesday ordered to attach 200 acres of land owned by S Alam Group owner Mohammad Saiful Alam and people related to him over graft allegations. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order, allowing a plea of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC),

BGB seizes smuggled goods worth Tk 1.33 billion in May

BGB seizes smuggled goods worth Tk 1.33 billion in May

The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized various types of smuggled goods worth over Tk 1.33 billion in the border areas and other places of the country in May last, said an official release of the paramilitary force. The seized weapons include two domestic pistols, five foreign pistols, two 9mm pi

Abu Sayed murder case probe 'at final stage'

Abu Sayed murder case probe 'at final stage'

Investigation into the case filed with the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT) in Dhaka in connection with the murder of Abu Sayed, a student of Begum Rokeya University, and crimes against humanity committed during the 2024 uprising is at the final stage. The prosecution informed the ICT of the