The body of a farmer was recovered from a field in Gangni upazila of Meherpur district on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Amir Ali, son of Salamat Ali from Halsanapara area of Harabhanga village, reports UNB. According to his family, Amir Ali went to the field near Harabhanga Beel
Two youths were shot and injured in a gun attack by unidentified miscreants in Khulna city on Tuesday night. The injured, Monir Howlader and Hanif Howlader, are now undergoing treatment at Khulna Medical College Hospital, reports UNB. Quoting locals, Shafiqul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Khul
Police recovered a woman's body from a deep freezer in the capital's Kalabagan area on Monday night. The victim, identified as Taslima, was allegedly killed by her husband, Nazrul Islam, who has been on the run since the incident. Her family lodged the case with Kalabagan Police Station on Tuesday
Three out of four women experienced at least one form of physical, sexual, emotional, and economic violence in their lifetime by their intimate partners. And nearly half of women or 49 per cent experienced such violence in the past year while two in three survivors (62 per cent) never disclosed th
The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) has unveiled the cause behind a farmer’s death in Rangamati, five months after he went missing. The PBI Chattogram shared the details of the incident on Sunday. According to the PBI, the farmer’s wife Kohinur Akhter killed Didarul Alam by suffo
Shampa Jewellers claims that nearly 500 Bhori (approximately 5.83kg) of gold jewellery has been stolen from its store in the Fortune Shopping Mall at Dhaka’s Mouchak intersection. CCTV camera footage from the scene early on Thursday morning shows two burka-wearing individuals cutting the loc
Detectives have detained 11 people, including seven leaders and activists of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing of the deposed Awami League, during an overnight operation in the capital. Deputy Commissioner of DMP’s Media and Public Relations Division Muhammad Talebur Rah
A Barguna court has sentenced three people to death for murdering a housewife in Pathorghata Upazila over dowry demands. The verdict was delivered on Tuesday by Judge Begum Lailatul Ferdous of Barguna’s Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal, said Public Prosecutor Ronjuara Sipu.
Police have arrested 14 people for their suspected involvement in various criminal activities from different parts of Mohammadpur area. They were arrested during a daylong special anti-crime drive conducted by Mohammadpur thana police in several crime-prone spots on Monday, said Deputy Commissione
Two men accused of extorting money from autorickshaw drivers have been snatched away from police custody in Narsingdi Sadar after a group of up to 50 people reportedly launched an attack on officers. Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mohammad Anwar Hossain was injured in the assault on Sat
Police in a drive arrested three people including a former leader of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) along with 22 Yaba pills from Bhabanipur in Savar early Saturday. The arrestees were Mazedul Islam alias Molla Hridoy, 27, former deputy social welfare affairs secretary of Savar Governm
Four police personnel were injured in an attack by unidentified miscreants while performing Durga Puja duty in Chitalmari upazila of Bagerhat district on Sunday night. Police arrested three women in connection with the incident. The attack took place late Sunday night in front of Amodini’s
The Anti-Corruption Commission has approved separate cases against former Awami League lawmaker Ali Azam Mukul (Bhola-2) and his wife Jahanara Yasmin, a senior officer at National Bank, for illegal assets and suspicious transactions. DG of ACC Akhter Hossain confirmed the approval at the ACC offic
