Crime Desk: Two brothers, accused in the brutal murder case of scrap metal trader Lal Chand alias Sohag (39), have been arrested in front of Mitford Hospital in the capital. Dhaka DB Police arrested them with the help of Netrokona Police from China More area of Durgapur Municipality in Netrokona early on Sunday (July 13). Netrokona Police Superintendent Mirza Sayem Mahmud confirmed this information. Police Superintendent Mirza Sayem Mahmud said that Dhaka Detective Branch Police, with the help of Netrokona Police, conducted a raid in China More area of Durgapur…
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‘Trials for all targeted killings, including journalist Turab, will be speedy’
Desk Report: ‘Martyred journalist Turab was a brave, talented and professional journalist. He was a victim of target killing. Therefore, not only martyr Turab, but also all those who were martyred as victims of target killings in the July Movement, will be ensured speedy trial in the judicial process.’ Today, Sunday, at the Beanibazar Municipal Auditorium in Sylhet, Divisional Commissioner of Sylhet Khan Md. Reza-un-Nabi said these things while speaking as the chief guest at the discussion meeting and prayer meeting in memory of martyred journalist Abu Taher Md. Turab.…
Read MoreBank Asia to auction Partex MD Rubel Aziz’s property worth Tk 116 crore
Desk Report: Bank Asia has taken the initiative to recover the mortgaged assets of Partex Coal Limited, a subsidiary of Partex Group, worth about Tk 116.45 crore and put them up for auction. It is reported that the mortgaged assets put up for auction include 259.36 acres of land and factory buildings in Dhaka and Gazipur. The company’s managing director, Rubel Aziz, is currently a director of City Bank. The auction notice states that Rubel Aziz has been mentioned as one of the mortgagees in the auction notice. The loan…
Read MoreA young man was killed by a bus while returning to work after seeing his sick child.
Desk Report: A motorcyclist was killed after being hit by a bus in Gourandi on the Barisal-Dhaka highway. The deceased youth has been identified as Md. Shakil Howlader (35). The accident occurred around 12 noon today (July 13). Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Gourandi Highway Police Station Md. Aminur Rahman confirmed this information. The deceased Shakil is the son of Kamal Howlader of Kamal village of Rangopaldi union number 1 of Dashmina upazila of Patuakhali. He worked in a private organization in Dhaka. According to family sources, Md. Shakil came home last…
Read MoreHatem Ali College student murdered in Gazipur, 4 kidnappers arrested based on mobile phone details
Desk Report: Md. Mahfuzur Rahman, a student of Hatem Ali College under the National University in Tongi, Gazipur, was stabbed to death by a robber. RAB has arrested all the members of the robbery gang in this incident. RAB said that after robbing Mahfuzur’s mobile phone, the gang robbed two more mobile phones. Later, when the person who bought Mahfuz’s mobile phone was taken into custody, all the members of the gang were arrested one by one based on the information given by him. The arrested persons are the main…
Read MoreMP Nadvir PS Russell arrested
Desk report: Police have arrested former Satkania constituency MP Abu Reza Nezamuddin Nadvir PS Russell Uddin in a case of attack on the anti-discrimination movement in Chittagong. He was arrested from the Kotwali police station area of Chittagong city on Saturday (July 12) night. The arrested Russell is a former councilor of Ward No. 8 of Satkania Municipality in Chittagong and vice-president of the municipal Jubo League. According to police sources, Russell Uddin is accused of attacking students and the public during the anti-discrimination movement. He had been in hiding…
Read MoreMuradnagar rape: Video circulated to avenge dispute with brother, says RAB
Crime Desk: The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested a man named Shah Paran for raping and torturing a woman in Muradnagar, Comilla, and recording a video of it and spreading it on social media. RAB says Shah Paran is the mastermind behind the incident. He is the younger brother of Fajr Ali, the main accused in the rape case. RAB said he committed the incident to avenge a past feud with his elder brother. Lieutenant Colonel HM Sajjad Hossain gave this information at a press conference organized at the…
Read MoreNaming and brief history of Chandpur district
Naming and brief history of Chandpur district The name of the dense green land of 1704.06 sq km. spread across the banks of the Meghna, Dakatia, Dhanagoda rivers is Chandpur. 26,00,263 people live in this land amidst utmost care and affection. The moon in the sky shines on this green land. It covers a prosperous township of a thousand years of developed civilization. The source of soft light is the moon, the locality, Niketan or village township is Pur. The township built with the combination of these two is…
Read MoreNoor alleges that the names of the kidnappers are on the list of July martyrs
Political Desk: Noor alleges that the names of the kidnappers are on the list of July martyrs The names of those who died while looting have been included in the list of July martyrs, said Nurul Haque Nur, president of the People’s Rights Council. He said, “Those who died while looting and those who were not in the July movement-struggle have been brought to the list.” Nurul Haque Nur made this comment at a discussion titled ‘From Quota Reform Movement to State Reform Movement-(2018-24)’ at the Dhaka Reporters Unity in…
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