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ICT-2 orders newspaper notice summoning 24 accused

ICT-2 orders newspaper notice summoning 24 accused

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) in Dhaka has ordered to publish a notice in two newspapers summoning 24 accused including former Begum Rokeya University (BRU) Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Md Hasibur Rashid in a case filed in connection with crimes against humanity over the killing of Abu Say


Habiganj man freed after 30 years in jail without trial

Habiganj man freed after 30 years in jail without trial

He was never tried. He was never sentenced. Yet, Konu Mia, a resident of Sinhagram village in Habiganj's Lakhai Upazila, spent 30 years, 2 months, and 19 days behind bars. Around 10:30am on Tuesday, he was finally released from Habiganj District Jail and reunited with his family, according to law

9-year-old girl raped in Dhaka’s Banani

9-year-old girl raped in Dhaka’s Banani

A nine-year-old girl was raped by an unidentified man behind a hospital in the Banani area of Dhaka on Monday night. Around 8:00 pm, the accused, with chilling force, pressed her face and committed this heinous crime. Later, locals found the girl, a wanderer from Muktagacha upazila in Mymensingh,

Five members of 'Pani Rubel gang' arrested in Mohammadpur

Five members of 'Pani Rubel gang' arrested in Mohammadpur

The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has arrested five members of mugging group ‘Pani Rubel Gang’ from Mohammadpur area in the capital. The arrestees are Md. Layeas (25), Md. Shahin alias Auto Shahin (20), Md. Shuvo (19), Md. Abdul Alim

Chargesheet against Subrata Bain, 3 others in arms case

Chargesheet against Subrata Bain, 3 others in arms case

The Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has filed a chargesheet in court against “top-listed” gangster Subrata Bain and three of his associates in a case filed under the Arms Act following a raid in Dhaka’s Hatirjheel area earlier this year. The three others named

Four arrested over killing of businessman in Old Dhaka

Four arrested over killing of businessman in Old Dhaka

Four accused were arrested with firearms over the brutal killing of a businessman outside Sir Salimullah Medical College Mitford Hospital in Old Dhaka, allegedly over a dispute tied to illegal wire trading. The arrestees are Mahmudul Hasan Mohin (41) and Tarek Rahman Robin (22), DMP Media and Publ

Ex-law minister Anisul on 2-day remand in arms case

Ex-law minister Anisul on 2-day remand in arms case

A Dhaka court on Monday placed former law minister Anisul Huq on a two-day remand in a case lodged under the Arms Act with the city's Banani Police Station. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Minahajul Islam passed the order as police produced the former law minister before the court and pleaded to pla

Court orders gazette notice summoning Hasina, 99 others

Court orders gazette notice summoning Hasina, 99 others

A Dhaka court on Tuesday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to issue a gazette notification summoning 100 individuals, including former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, and her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, in connection with six graft cases. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Sp