Jubo Dal man remanded over killing AL leader

A Dhaka court today placed joint general secretary of Jatrabari thana Jubo Dal Mushfikur Rahman Fahim on a two-day remand in a case lodged over murder of local Awami League leader Abu Bakkar Siddique Habu. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mamunur Rashid passed the order as police produced prime accused Fahim, 43, before

Trial begins in actor Sohel Chy murder case

The official trial proceedings in the sensational 24-year-old murder case of actor Sohel Chowdhury finally began Sunday, starting with the recording of the testimonies of witnesses. Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-2 Judge Zakir Hossain recorded the statement of the plaintiff Towhidul Islam Chowdhury , brother of Sohel Chowdhury on the first

AL unit leader murdered in Dhaka

A unit leader of the ruling Awami League (AL) was stabbed to death in Jatrabari area of the capital on Tuesday night. According to police, Abu Bakkar Siddque Habu, 35, was president of unit No 14 within ward No 50 of the Dhaka metropolitan AL. He was the son of the

Narayanganj Seven-Murder: Nur Hossain gets life term in arms case

A Narayanganj court on Thursday sentenced Nur Hossain, death row convict in Narayanganj seven-murder case, to life imprisonment in an arms case. Additional District and Sessions Judge Sabina Yasmin pronounced the judgment in presence of Nur, a former Narayanganj city councillor, said state counsel additional public prosecutor Md Salahuddin Sweet.  On May

One gets death, life imprisonment for 3 in Babu murder case

A Dhaka court today sentenced a man named Emdadul Haque to death and another three to life imprisonment in a case lodged over murder of Qazi Jahurul Islam Babu in the capital's Mirpur in 2013. Judge Mohammad Nazrul Islam of Dhaka Special Judge Court-10 passed the order in presence of the

Charge-sheet filed against 15 in ASP Anisul murder case

Police have filed charge-sheet against 15 people including Mind Aid Hospital director Arif Mahmud in a case lodged over beating to death Senior Assistant Superintendant of Police (ASP) Anisul Karim. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court general registration officer (GRO) Shariful Islam said investigation officer and Adabor Police Station Inspector Md Faruk Mollah

Mitu murder: Another prime accused arrested in Chattogram

A day after former Chattogram police superintendent  Babul Akter was arrested for his alleged involvement in the murder of his wife, RAB on Thursday claimed to have apprehended another prime accused in the case. RAB sleuths nabbed Saidul Islam Shikder from the Ranirhat Bazar area of Rangunia upazila in Chattogram late on Wednesday night,