Seven people including the postmaster, charged with embezzlement of customer money

Seven people including the postmaster, charged with embezzlement of customer money A case has been filed against seven people, including postmaster Jasim Uddin, in Ramganj upazila of Lakshmipur for defrauding seven female customers of Tk 3.4 million. The victim, Ferdousi Akhter, filed the case in the court of the district’s Senior Judicial Magistrate (Ramganj) on Tuesday. The plaintiff’s lawyer, Anwar Hossain Mridha, said that Judge Mohammad Ismail has taken cognizance of the incident in the court. The court has ordered the officer-in-charge (OC) of Ramganj police station to take up…

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Sick father dies a day after raping 6-year-old girl

A six-year-old child has been allegedly raped in Baniachang Upazila of Habiganj. After the incident on Sunday afternoon, the police arrested two accused teenagers on Monday. The child was admitted to Habiganj 250-bed District Hospital in a critical condition. Meanwhile, the father of the victim child died around 11 am on Monday. The child’s maternal uncle said that the child’s father had been ill for some time. He started feeling unwell after hearing about his daughter’s incident on Sunday afternoon. At one point, he died at 11 am on Monday.…

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After three murders at a mosque in Madaripur,what is known?

The incident of three people, including two of their own brothers, being hacked to death inside a mosque in Sadar Upazila of Madaripur district in Bangladesh has created a huge reaction. After three murders at a mosque Various discussions are also taking place on social media about the incident. Especially, there is a commotion in the area regarding the murder inside the mosque. Journalists who went to the spot today said that the entire area has become deserted and the situation there is tense. The authorities have deployed additional police…

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Child victim of sexual assault in Magura still consciousness

The plight of the eight-year-old child, victimized in a harrowing sexual assault in Magura, continues to elicit deep concern and widespread attention. Despite advanced medical intervention, her condition remains critical and unchanged, leaving her family and the nation anxiously awaiting signs of improvement. The child’s ongoing unconsciousness and reliance on artificial respiration underscore the severity of the trauma she has endured. Initially treated at the pediatric ICU of Dhaka Medical College Hospital, the child was transferred to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka on Saturday evening, seeking more specialized…

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High Court orders Magura incident trial to be completed

High Court orders Magura incident trial to be completed within 180 days The High Court’s decisive intervention in the Magura child abuse case underscores the judiciary’s commitment to swift and effective justice in cases of heinous crimes against minors. Recognizing the urgency and gravity of the situation, the court has mandated that the trial be concluded within a strict timeframe of 180 days, a directive aimed at preventing undue delays and ensuring timely redressal for the victim. The order, issued by the High Court bench of Justice Farah Mahbub and…

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DU professor kidnapped by kidnappers describes horrific situation

DU professor kidnapped by kidnappers describes horrific situation Without saying a word, the three opened the autorickshaw door and sat next to the professor. One held his face. Another held a sharp knife to his throat and said to the professor, “If you scream, I will cut your throat.” The professor then closed his eyes in fear. The driver who stopped the car, citing a mechanical fault, started the car again. The autorickshaw turned from the intersection in front of Ganabhaban and continued towards Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area. Without saying a…

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1 arrested for hurting religious sentiments in Dhaka’s Adabor

1 arrested for hurting religious sentiments in Dhaka’s Adabor Police have arrested a man from Shekhertek of Adabor police station in the capital on charges of hurting religious sentiments. 1 arrested for hurting religious sentiments, Police arrested this man named Bidhan Chandra Das around noon today, Friday. He is an employee of a local salon. Sub-Inspector (SI) of Adabor police station on duty Md. Sohel Rana told Prothom Alo that according to the complaint, a man named Nazmul Hasan Khandaker went to a salon in Shekhertek to get a haircut…

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Husband ‘commits suicide’ by consuming poison after stabbing wife

Husband ‘commits suicide’ by consuming poison after stabbing wife to death A husband committed suicide by consuming poison after stabbing his wife to death in Gafargaon Upazila of Mymensingh. The man consumed poison while absconding on Saturday after killing his wife last Thursday. He later died while undergoing treatment at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Nazmul Alam. He is the son of Mohammad Ali of Kurshapur village in Jashra union of Gafargaon Upazila. He stabbed his wife Marzia Akhtar (29) to death on…

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Accused murders child after snatching earrings for drug money statement in court

Desk Report:Police have arrested a young man named Rejoan Kabir alias Johnny (22) in the murder of 9-year-old Nusrat Jahan in Asashuni, Satkhira. On Monday afternoon, accused Rejoan Kabir confessed in court that he strangled the child Nusrat to death while trying to steal her earrings for drug money. Earlier, Nusrat’s body was found on the bank of a pond in Agardari village of the upazila around 3 pm last Saturday. At a news briefing at the conference room of the Satkhira Police Superintendent at 1 pm today, Monday, Police…

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More than 16,000 murders in the last 5 years of Awami League

Desk Report:More than 16,000 people have been murdered across the country in the last five years of the Awami League government. An average of more than 9 murders have occurred every day. This information has come from the crime statistics published on the website of the Police Headquarters. The police released these statistics last Thursday after a hiatus of more than five years. According to the Police Headquarters, 16,555 murders occurred in the country from 2019 to December 2023. This calculation comes from the number of cases filed. Usually, a…

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