Crime & Corruption
Israel’s Gallant rejects French initiative to defuse Lebanon tensions
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has rejected a French initiative aimed at defusing the growing tensions between Israel and Hezbollah as fears of an all-out war between the two sides grow. Gallant said on Friday that Israel would not take part in a French-proposed trilateral group with the United States and France as he slammed…
10 months after the disappearance of the youth, bones and skulls were recovered from the ground of the drug dealer’s house
Several bones and skulls were found in the soil of a drug dealer’s house in Savar, Dhaka. According to the police, these bones and skulls have been initially confirmed to be young Tofazzal Hossain alias Tunor (28), who went missing 10 months and 24 days ago from Imandipur area of Savar. The murder happened because…
Attempt to kill UP Chairman in a moving private car to steal money
Ujjal Chandra Chand, chairman of Bansati Union Parishad (UP) of Mymensingh’s Muktagacha, has been accused of strangulation in his private car. In this incident, the police arrested two people including the driver of Ujjal Chandra’s private car. The UP chairman alleged that this murder was attempted to snatch the 11 lakh rupees with him. The…
There was a plan to kill Anwarul in Kolkata in January
Parliamentarian Anwarul Azim was planned to be murdered in a car in Kolkata in January this year. The killers thought of killing him on January 18 and dumping him in Kolkata’s waste canal. But Anwarul did not go to Calcutta that day and went on January 19, that plan failed. For this, Aktaruzzaman alias Shaheen…
Extortion in Palashi raw market, former leader of Chhatra League beaten up
A former BCL leader and one of his associates were beaten up while making money in the Palashi raw market adjacent to the Bangladesh University of Engineering (BUET) in the capital. This incident took place at around 11:30 pm on Sunday. The two victims of the gang beating are Md. Mehdi Hasan and Shahidul Islam….
5 policemen of Narayanganj were dismissed on the charge of extortion from cattle vehicles
Five policemen, including two sub-inspectors (SIs) of Narayanganj, have been suspended on charges of extortion from sacrificial animal carts. This information was revealed in a press release of the police headquarters. The five suspended are SI Sheikh Nazrul Islam, Asaduzzaman; Constable Md. Nazir Sheikh, Jugal Mandal and Tanveer Hossain. According to the press release, the…
Only the carriers were caught in gold smuggling, the ‘big ones’ remained behind.
The Indian border area of Jhenaidah, Jessore and Chuadanga in the southwestern part of the country has long been used as one of the gold smuggling routes. Large consignments of gold are often caught while being smuggled into India in the districts. However, only unemployed youth carrying gold, van-rickshaw drivers and village people were arrested….
Jhenaidah district Awami League leader on 8-day remand for Anwarul murder
The court has allowed Jhenaidah district Awami League general secretary Saidul Karim (Mintu) to be remanded for eight days for questioning in the case of kidnapping and murder of parliamentarian Anwarul Azim. Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Tofazzal Hossain gave this order on Thursday. Dhaka Metropolitan Police Crime and Information Department…
Auto-rickshaw robbery by killing the driver to buy a motorcycle, 4 arrested
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-4 has arrested four persons in connection with the robbery of an auto-rickshaw after killing a person named Kalam Biswas (26) in Dhamrai, Dhaka. According to RAB, the accused killed Kalam Biswas and robbed the auto-rickshaw in a pre-planned manner to collect money to buy a motorcycle. The four arrested are Shanta…