Member of online forgery gang arrested

The Anti Terrorism Unit (ATU) of police has arrested one member of an online fraud clique from the city's Mohammadpur police station area last night. The arrested was identified as Rabiul Alam, 30, son of Joron Molla of Hazrapur village area under Magura Sadar police station of Magura district. Acting on a

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.

3 held as 1488 kg sand found in govt wheat consignment

Three people were arrested by Chuadanga Sadar Police over putting sand and stones in the same truck carrying government wheat consignment. A case has been filed by Sadar Upazila food inspector and officer-in-charge of Chuadanga Sadar Food Warehouse, Nazrul Islam, with Chuadanga Sadar Police Station against 12 people and three

Myanmar arrests 112 Rohingya while travelling to Malaysia

Myanmar authorities have arrested more than 110 Rohingya, including children, for travelling "without official documents" as they tried to make their way to Malaysia, state media reported on Friday. A total of 112 people, including a dozen children, were arrested in the south-eastern township of Bogale, according to the Global New

BNP to stage demonstration at Nayapaltan

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will stage a demonstration in the capital on Tuesday protesting the arrest of the party leaders and activists including its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and the police action at their central office.The programme will be held at 2pm in front of the party's central

Smuggler held with 10 gold bars in Benapole

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Tuesday detained a man along with 10 gold bars weighing over one kg at Goga border in Benapole upazila of Jashore. The detainee was identified as Sakib, a resident of the upazila. Tipped off, a team of BGB-21 conducted a drive in the area and detained Sakib

RAB holds four tied to a Dubai-based trafficking ring

The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested four members of a Dubai-based human trafficking ring that has duped more than 100 Bangladeshi jobseekers who eventually ended up paying a hefty amount as ransom to their captors. The arrestees are Tofael Ahmed, 28, from Cumilla’s Debidwar, Md Rasel, 30, from the same area,