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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A fisherman got caught with a firearm while fishing in a pond, and 4 more shotguns were found during a search.
A fisherman got caught with a firearm while fishing in a pond, and 4 more shotguns were found during a search. Six firearms, including four new shotguns, have been recovered from a pond next to the Natore Deputy Commissioner’s bungalow. Police recovered these weapons with the help of divers from the city’s Kandivitua area on Friday afternoon. Police initially believe the recovered weapons are ‘illegal’. According to Natore Sadar Police Station sources, there is a Talabghat pond in the Kandivitua area between the Deputy Commissioner’s bungalow, the former jail, Sadar…
Read MoreGM Quader and his wife’s bank accounts seized
NBR Freezes Bank Accounts of Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader and Family Amidst Corruption Probe Dhaka, March 23, 2025 – The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has issued a directive to freeze all bank accounts belonging to Jatiya Party chairman and former minister GM Quader, his wife Sharifa Quader, their daughter Ishrat Jahan Quader, and son-in-law Mahfuz Ahmed. The order, issued by the NBR’s Central Intelligence Cell (CIC) on Sunday, marks a significant development in the ongoing investigation into alleged financial irregularities involving the prominent political figure. The CIC has…
Read MoreInvestigation launched against Salman for alleged embezzlement of Tk 22,000 crore
Investigation launched against The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to initiate an investigation against Beximco Pharmaceuticals Vice Chairman Salman F. Rahman and others for allegedly embezzling Tk 22,000 crore in the purchase of the Corona vaccine. ACC Director General Akhtar Hossain gave this information during a briefing to journalists on Friday (March 17) afternoon based on a complaint. The complaint filed by Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC) official Moidul Islam with the ACC states that Beximco Pharma was included as a supplier in the purchase of 30 million doses of…
Read MoreA fight broke out between a person injured in the coup
A fight broke out between the injured in the student-public uprising and the staff of the National Orthopaedic Hospital and Rehabilitation Center (Pangu Hospital). Eyewitnesses said that the incident took place in front of the hospital around 11:30 am on Monday. Due to this, the emergency department of the hospital was closed for about six hours from 11:30 am to 5:30 pm. This caused extreme suffering to people who came to the hospital for treatment. After the fight, army and police members were present at Pangu Hospital since morning to…
Read MoreHome Affairs Advisor visits Magura child at hospital
The Home Affairs Advisor, Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, has taken a firm stance against the escalating incidents of harassment and rape of women, issuing stringent directives to law enforcement agencies to ensure swift and decisive action. His visit to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Magura, where an eight-year-old rape victim is currently receiving treatment, underscores the government’s commitment to addressing this critical issue with utmost urgency. During his visit, the Home Affairs Advisor personally inquired about the child’s medical condition and treatment, emphasizing the need for the hospital…
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 MoreHouse attacked in Doha over land dispute, money looted
House attacked in Doha over land dispute, money and jewelry looted An attack on an opponent’s house has been reported in Dhaka’s Doha over a land-related incident. The incident took place at 8 pm on Thursday in Munshikanda village of the upazila. The victim’s family has alleged that money and gold ornaments were looted during this time. According to local sources, Abdur Rob Molla had been occupying 12 percent of Khas land in Munshikanda Mouza of Sutarpara Union for about 30 years. Last year, nine people including local Sheikh Chunnu…
Read MoreChild ‘raped’ while visiting sister’s house
Child ‘raped’ while visiting sister’s house, still unconscious 24 hours later An eight-year-old child was allegedly raped while visiting her sister’s house in Magura town. The child was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital in an unconscious state on Thursday evening. Police have arrested the child’s cousin and his father in the incident. The child’s cousin told Prothom Alo on Friday afternoon that the child was brought to Dhaka Medical College Hospital yesterday evening. He is still unconscious. He has been kept in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). Doctors…
Read MoreHanging bodies of two women recovered in Kalamakanda
Hanging bodies of two women, including a pregnant woman, recovered in Kalamakanda The bodies of a pregnant woman and a housewife have been recovered in Kalmakanda, Netrokona. The local police and police recovered the two bodies from two separate places in the upazila on Tuesday. Later, they were sent to the Netrokona Modern Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy. The two deceased are Liza Akhter (20), the second wife of Ehsanul Haque of Shingpur village in Kalmakanda Sadar Union, and Nurunnahar (23), the pregnant wife of Md. Mizanur Rahman of Taranagar…
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