Two more suspects were arrested in connection with the rape of a woman after holding her husband captive on the Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus on February 3. They are Mamunur Rashid alias Mamun, the main plotter of the incident, and Md. Murad. Tipped off, RAB-4 conducted drives in the capital’s Farmgate and
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RAB arrests fugitive convict in Akbar murder case
AP, DHAKA, Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a fugitive convict in Akbar murder case in the city's Gandaria area on Sunday. The arrested was identified as Didar Bepari, 32, son of Dalil Uddin Bepari, a resident of Tumchar village under Muladi police station of Barishal district, Deputy Director of RAB-10
Train attendant arrested on charge of rape girl inside train
Railway police arrested a train attendant from Lalmonirhat-bound inter city train Lalmoni Express on charge of raping a 15-year-old girl on Wednesday. The police have filed a case with Lalmonirhat Railway Police Station in the incident. The victim has been sent to hospital for medical test. The victim's home is in Mymensingh. The
Motorcyclist killed in Bogura road crash
Bus torched in N’ganj
Miscreants set fire to a bus at Siddhirganj upazila in Narayanganj district early Monday. Quoting locals, Fire Service and Civil Defence's media cell warehouse inspector Anwarul Islam said some unidentified miscreants torched the Anabil Paribahan bus around 2.03am in the area. Being informed by locals, two firefighting units rushed to the spot
UN wants full probe into arson attack on train
The United Nations wants to see a full investigation into the arson attack on a moving train recently that claimed four lives, including a mother and her child. "I think it is incumbent on the authorities in Bangladesh to fully investigate the source and to bring those responsible to justice," Spokesman
Mother arrested over killing daughter in Noakhali
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested a mother reportedly for killing her own daughter in Noakhali Sadar upazila on Tuesday morning. RAB-11, CPC-3 Camp Company Commander Mahmudul Hasan confirmed the information in a press release on Tuesday night. Tipped off, a team of the elite force conducted a raid in
Woman held with 8.2kg gold at Dhaka Airport
Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate officials arrested a woman with 8.217 kilograms (kg) of gold at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) here last night. Detainee Rekha Parveen reached Dhaka from Dubai on a flight of Emirates Airlines. "On a tip off, the officials conducted a drive inside the aircraft and arrested the
Bus torched in Gulistan
Miscreants set fire to a passenger bus at Gulistan's Zero point area in the capital on Tuesday afternoon, during a daylong hartal across the country, called by BNP and like-minded opposition parties. The arson attack took place at around 1.10pm in front of General Post office (GPO) in the area. Being informed,
29 arrested in anti-drug drives in city
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), in anti-drug drives, arrested 29 people from different areas in the city in the last 24 hours till 6:00 am, Monday. Additional deputy commissioner of DMP Media and Public Relation KN Roy Niyati confirmed the matter. During the drive, a total of 711 Yaba pills, 10.16 kilograms of