A man and his wife were found dead in their house in Rangabali upazila of Patuakhali district on Tuesday night. The deceased are Rakib Pyada, 30, and his wife Sohagi Begum, 25, of Uttar Chalitabunia village under Chalitabunia union. They have a seven-year-old son named Mujahid. Locals said a neig
The murder of Pallabi Jubo Dal leader Golam Kibria involved not only political rivalry and a struggle for dominance, but also “large financial transactions”, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has said. Lieutenant Colonel Mahbub Alam, commander of RAB-4, provided the information on Wedne
Three individuals were arrested in Noapara for possession of weapons and ammunition. The arrests were made during a raid in the Chowdhuryhat area of Noapara union in Raozan upazila, BSS reports. Additional Superintendent of Police Md. Russell provided details of the operation at a pre
The Detective Branch (DB) of police has released Mizanur Rahman Sohel, secretary of the Online Editors Alliance and head of online at the Bangla daily Bhorer Kagoj, after questioning. He was handed over to his family at around 10:15 am on Wednesday. In a long Facebook post shared after his release
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has arrested four suspected human traffickers during a raid in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf. Eight others, including two children were rescued, in the operation, Lt Col Ashiqur Rahman, commander of the Teknaf-2 BGB battalion, said on Tuesday. The detainees were i
A total of 198 murders have taken place in Dhaka over the past 10 months, according to the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP). The information was shared by DMP Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Talebur Rahman while speaking to reporters on Tuesday. He said an average of around 20 murders occurred each m
A Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal leader has been shot dead in Dhaka’s Pallabi, police say. On Monday at 7pm, three masked men wearing helmets entered a hardware shop near C Block, close to the old police station, and shot Golam Kibria at close range. Local resident said Kibria was the member secreta
Bangladesh Army in a drive recovered a homemade pistol and several crude bombs from a train compartment at Airport Railway Station in the capital on Monday morning. During the drive, army members searched several compartments of Dinajpur-bound Ekota Express train and recovered those from a sack of
A woman and her younger son were stabbed to death at Basantapur village in Adarsha Sadar upazila of Cumilla on Monday, allegedly by her elder son. The deceased were identified as Rahela Begum, 65, wife of the late Azgar Ali, and her younger son Kamal Hossain, 35. Rahela’s elder son, Billal
Miscreants hurled a crude bomb at the main gate of Grameen Industrial Park in Kaliakair upazila of Gazipur district early Monday. Sirajul Islam, security supervisor of Grameen Industrial Park-2 in Khara Jora area, said unidentified attackers threw the crude bomb targeting the factory at dawn. Fla
The Border Guard Bangladesh has been deployed in four districts, including Dhaka, following a spate of violent incidents such as fires and crude bomb explosions linked to the imminent verdict in a crimes against humanity case against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina. On Sunday, a statement fro
Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sheikh Md Sazzat Ali has authorised officers to open fire on anyone throwing crude bombs at police from motorcycles. The directive comes amid mixed reactions to a similar order issued five days ago by the chief of Chittagong Metropolitan Police. On Sunday, t
Miscreants hurled two crude bombs at a Grameen Bank branch in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur district early Sunday. Although no one was injured, the bank’s signboard was damaged in the attack, UNB reports. Area Manager Md Abdur Razzak said the branch manager and four staff members were asleep i
