One injured in shooting while checking arms sales, police recover shotgun and two pistols Police have recovered two foreign pistols and a shotgun during a raid on a house in Bangalbari area of Khulna city. Seven shotgun bullets, eight pistol bullets and a ramda were also found during the raid. Police have arrested two people on charges of illegal possession and sale of weapons. The word ‘BD Police’ is written on the shotgun and shotgun bullets. Police claim that the recovered shotgun is one of the weapons looted by the…
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DU-JUB campuses in uproar demanding Lucky Akhter’s arrest
DU-JUB campuses in uproar Dhaka University (DU) and Jagannath University (JU) campuses erupted in protests on Tuesday night demanding the arrest and trial of Lucky Akhter, the former president of Bangladesh Chhatra Union and famous for his sloganeering of Ganajagaran Mancha. Students protested against the attack on the police and demanded the arrest of supporters of fascism. The students started a protest procession from various halls on the DU campus at around 1:45 am. Later, they took up positions at Shahbagh and raised slogans including ‘La te Lucky, tui Hasina…
Read MoreActress Shomi Kaiser granted bail
The High Court on Wednesday granted bail to actress and former president of the E-Commerce Association of Bangladesh (E-CAB) Shomi Kaiser in an attempt-to-murder case. A High Court bench comprising Justice Abu Taher Mohammad Saifur Rahman and Justice Mohammad Shawkat Ali Chowdhury passed the order. Barrister Hamidul Misbah appeared for Shomi Kaiser in the hearing. Deputy Attorney General Zisan Haider and Assistant Attorney General ABM Ibrahim Khalil appeared for the state. A businessman named Ishtiaq Mahmud was attacked during a protest in July last year. An attempt-to-murder case was filed…
Read MoreRohingya youth killed in exchange of fire in two armed groups
Rohingya youth killed in exchange of fire between two armed groups A gunfight broke out between two armed groups in Myanmar at the Ukhia Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar. A Rohingya youth died after being shot. The incident took place at B-21 Block of the Ukhia Kutupalong refugee camp around 9:30 pm on Saturday. The deceased youth has been identified as Mohammad Rafiq (33). He is the son of Shamsu Alam, a resident of B-21 Block of the refugee camp. Ukhia Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md. Arif Hossain confirmed…
Read MoreSchoolgirl raped and videotaped in Sreepur, accused arrested
Schoolgirl raped and videotaped in Sreepur, accused youth arrested A young man raped a third-grade girl in Gazipur’s Sreepur upazila on Saturday and recorded the scene on his smartphone. Later, the local people caught the young man, Md. Arman Mia (27), red-handed and handed him over to the police. Accused Arman Mia is the son of Md. Shamsul Haque of Niguari Union of Gafargaon Upazila of Mymensingh. The victim of the torture (8) lives in Barmi Union of the upazila. According to some residents of the area and police sources,…
Read MoreBangladeshi company to work jointly with Starlink
Bangladeshi company to work jointly with Starlink Several local companies will work together with Starlink, a US satellite-based internet service provider, to set up ground earth stations in Bangladesh. As part of this, a delegation of the company is currently visiting Bangladesh. In the meantime, several companies have also signed agreements with Starlink to work in joint partnerships. A press release sent by the press wing of the chief advisor on Saturday said that the partnership includes space allocation, construction assistance and ongoing infrastructure maintenance. As a result of the…
Read More239 more arrested in special police operation in the capital
239 more arrested in special police operation in the capital Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested 239 people in a drive to maintain public safety and law and order. They were arrested in a 24-hour period from 12 midnight on Thursday to 12 midnight on Friday. During this period, 73 cases have been registered. This information was given in a press release sent by the DMP’s Media and Public Relations Department on Friday. It said that out of the 239 people arrested in the 24 hours, seven were robbers. Apart…
Read MoreTeen arrested for threatening to attack Sydney mosque
Teen arrested for threatening to attack Sydney mosque, later granted conditional bail Police have arrested a teenager for threatening to attack a new mosque in Sydney, Australia. He was later granted conditional bail. Last Tuesday, a threatening comment was posted on the official Instagram page of Masjid Al-Bait Al-Islami. The comment said, “I am going to make this place Christchurch 2.0.” In 2019, there was a terrorist attack on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. In this attack, 51 worshippers lost their lives. The context of this incident was mentioned…
Read MoreThree members of banned Hizb ut Tahrir arrested
Three members of banned Hizb ut Tahrir arrested from Dhaka’s Uttara Police have arrested three members of the banned organization Hizb ut Tahrir from Uttara, Dhaka. They were arrested in a raid in Uttara 11 and 12 areas at around 12:15 am on Thursday. The arrested persons are Monirul Islam (40), Mohtasin Billah (40) and Mahmudul Hasan (21). On Friday, DMP’s Deputy Commissioner of Media and Public Relations Department Muhammad Talebur Rahman told Prothom Alo that some active members of the banned organization Hizb ut Tahrir are secretly planning to…
Read More641 arrested in 26 days in Gazipur Devil Hunt operation
641 arrested in 26 days in Gazipur Devil Hunt operation In the last 26 days, 611 people have been arrested in ‘Operation Devil Hunt’ in Gazipur. Of these, the Gazipur Metropolitan Police has arrested 474 people and the district police 167 people. They have been arrested till Tuesday night since the operation began on February 8. Alamgir Hossain, Deputy Police Commissioner (Special Branch) of Gazipur Metropolitan Police, said that 22 people were arrested in a new operation last night. In this regard, 474 people have been arrested in the last…
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