Police in Bhaluka, Mymensingh, have arrested a madrasa teacher following allegations of sexually abusing a seven-year-old female pupil. The suspect, identified as Mohammad Ali, was remanded in judicial custody on Wednesday afternoon after the victim’s father formally lodged a police complaint. The accused hails from the Kachua area in Bagerhat district and served as a […]

A mobile court operating in Rupganj Upazila of Narayanganj has sentenced Ali Ahmed, the member secretary of the local Sechchasebak Dal, to 15 days of rigorous imprisonment following his conviction for substance abuse. In a swift response to the legal action, the central leadership of the political organisation permanently expelled him from all party positions, […]

Magura district police have unravelled the mystery surrounding the murder of Juba Dal leader Shaker Hossain, revealing that he was shot dead by hitmen hired for 20 lakh taka following a dispute over the division of stolen gold bars. The deadly internal rift stemmed from an armed robbery on a Dhaka-bound passenger bus, during which […]

Two young men have been found dead and two others rescued with severe injuries in a hilly terrain of Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar, following a brutal abduction linked to an internal dispute over a stolen consignment of Yaba tablets. Police recovered the bodies and rescued the survivors on Wednesday afternoon from the forested areas adjacent to […]

A tragic road accident in Akkelpur upazila, Joypurhat, claimed the life of a 45-year-old bank employee on Wednesday morning. The deceased, identified as Abdul Hannan, was killed on the spot after his motorcycle collided with a moving stone-laden lorry near Keshail village. Hannan, a resident of Rokanpur village in Badalgachhi upazila under Naogaon district, was […]

Police have arrested a former ward-level leader of the Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Jubo Dal in Monpura upazila of Bhola district over allegations that he assaulted and sexually harassed a woman. The accused, identified as Md Maksud, was arrested on Wednesday afternoon, 4 November, and subsequently sent to court. The victim has filed a case against Maksud […]

A harrowing stretch of eight hours turned tragic in Abhaynagar, Jashore, as two separate road collisions claimed three lives, including that of a college student, whilst leaving another individual critically injured. The first incident unfolded late on Tuesday night along the busy Jashore-Khulna highway in the Prembag Urotola area. Abdullah Al Apon, a 21-year-old higher […]

A fugitive convicted murderer who escaped from Kashimpur High Security Central Jail in Gazipur has been arrested in Sonargaon, Narayanganj, nearly two years after his escape. Abu Mokarram, 44, was arrested by members of Special Response Battalion-11 (SRB-11) during a special operation near the Meghna Toll Plaza in Sonargaon upazila at around 8pm on Tuesday, […]