More than eight arson attacks were reported everyday on average between October 28 and November 20 across the country, Fire Service and Civil Defense said on Tuesday. Of these, Dhaka's Mipur witnessed highest 19 arson attacks during this period. "A total of 197 arson attacks were reported across the country during this
Crime
2 get life term for raping mother, daughter
A court in here on Tuesday sentenced two people to life term imprisonment over gang rape of a mother and her daughter in Chunarughat upazila of the district in 2020. Judge of Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-2 Mohammad Jahidul Haque pronounced the verdict this afternoon. The court also fined them
Four arrested for torching bus in Kalshi
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-4) today arrested four people for allegedly setting a passenger bus on fire in the city's Mirpur Kalshi area around 11:30pm on November 18. The arrestees are- Al Mohammad Chan (27), hailing from Barishal, M. Sagor (25), from Lalmonirhat, M. Al-amin alias Rubel (29), from Faridpur and M.
7 BNP men get 2.5-year jail for subversive activities
A Dhaka court Monday convicted and sentenced seven leaders and activists of BNP including former Jubo Dal President Saiful Alam Nirob to two-and-a-half years in jail in a case lodged for carrying out subversive activities. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sheikh Sadi pronounced the judgment in presence of Nirob and also fined the
Khadija sits for examination shortly after release from jail
Khadijatul Kubra, a student of Jagannath University (JnU) who was released from Kashimpur central jail securing bail in two DSA cases on Monday morning, sat for an examination shortly after her release. Khadija was released from Kashimpur Women's Prison at 9 am on Monday and went directly to Jagannath University to
Miscreants set fire to Jamuna intercity train in Jamalpur
Miscreants set fire to Jamuna intercity train at Sarishabari railway station in the district a few hours ahead of 48-hours hartal starting this morning enforced by BNP, Jamaat and like minded parties. Railway sources said the fire gutted two bogies completely and another partially. Miscreants set the train on fire as it
RAB detains 3 drug traders in Ctg
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested three accomplices of a drug dealer along with illegal arms, yaba tablets and Phensidyl syrup from Chilatilla hilly area under Rangunia upazila of the district here today. The arrestees were identified as Shakil Hossain 27, Mohammad Faruk,22 and Mohammad Arif, 22 who are the
Two bankers jailed in graft case
A court here today convicted and sentenced two bank officials to different terms of jail in a case filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for embezzling Taka 90 lakh through fraud. Judge Sheikh Hafizur Rahman of Dhaka Special Judge Court-9 pronounced the judgement, sentencing Prime Bank junior officer Mirza Kamrul Hasan to