In a shocking incident in Chouddagram, Cumilla, a husband allegedly detained his wife for three days and forced her to be raped by other men. The victim filed a case with the local police, who have arrested five suspects in connection with the crime. The arrested are identified as, the husband Ra
Rapid Action Battalion has said a woman in Shariatpur town was strangled to death for 6 tolas (around 70 grams) of gold ornaments and cash. RAB said this on Saturday after arresting a suspect, Shahidul Islam Ripon Molla, 50, from Keraniganj, Dhaka, on Friday night -- three days after the murder.
A woman was allegedly strangled to death by her drug-addicted husband in Ashulia, Savar, police said, with the accused now on the run. The incident occurred late Thursday night at their home in Gokulnagar area. The victim, identified as Meherun Akter Borsha (23), had married her husband, Joni Mia
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) had arrested Md Nazrul Islam, former Chairman of Faireast Islami Life Insurance Company Ltd, from the city's Banshal area on Thursday. The arrest relates to a case of embezzlement totalling Tk 2.07 billion. According to the ACC, while serving as chairman, Nazr
A 38-year-old auto-rickshaw driver was killed and his vehicle snatched by miscreants in Mymensingh on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Masud Mia, son of Khorshed Ali of Bhalukjan area under Fulbaria municipality in the district, reports UNB. According to police and locals, Masud to
A college student was hacked to death in broad daylight on Wednesday in Balakipur village of Baniachong upazila of Habiganj district over a family dispute. The deceased was identified as Sadeq Chowdhury, 18, a first-year commerce student at Sachindra College in Baniachang, reports UNB. The victim
The Traffic Division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has filed 1,658 cases against motor vehicles, their owners, and drivers for violating traffic rules in a single day across the capital. A media release of the DMP on Wednesday said that they filed those cases and realized the money on Tue
A Criminal Investigation Department (CID) constable was stabbed by muggers at Shonir Akhra in Jatrabari area of the capital early Monday. The injured is Md Russel Mia, 31, posted at the CID headquarters and residing in Raisnagar of Jatrabari. Witnesses said three to four muggers stabbed Russel in
A young woman's hanging body was recovered from her residence in the Sobhanbagh area of Dhaka on Saturday evening. The deceased was identified as Sornomoye Biswas (28). She was a trainee graphic designer at the online news outlet Dhaka Stream. Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station Sub-Inspector Saif
A court in Dhaka on Friday sent three people to jail in a case lodged over the sensational jewellery shop theft at Fortune Shopping Mall in Malibagh in the capital on October 8. The three accused are Anita Roy, Md Nurul Islam, and Uttam Chandra Sur. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mehera Mahbub pas
The government has taken a hard line against the growing prevalence of gambling, betting, and pornography-related content in the country's digital space, declaring a "zero-tolerance" policy to protect cyberspace from unethical and harmful activities. The move aims to create a safer, more disciplin
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
