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Detained S Korea's Yoon will not attend questioning: Lawyer

South Koreas arrested President Yoon Suk Yeol does not intend to take part in a second day of questioning on Thursday, his lawyer said, further stonewalling a criminal probe into whether he committed insurrection with his martial law bid. Yoon, the first sitting South Korean president to be...

Anisul, Dipu Moni, 7 others shown arrested in fresh cases

A court in Dhaka on Wednesday showed nine people, including Anisul Huq and Dr Dipu Moni, arrested in cases lodged with different police stations in Dhaka over crimes committed during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. The other people, who were shown arrested, are Zunaid Ahmed Palak,...

Ex-BB governor SK Sur arrested

Former Bangladesh Bank (BB) deputy governor Sitangshu Kumar Sur Chowdhury (SK Sur Chowdhury) has been arrested and sent to jail in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). SK Sur was arrested on Tuesday afternoon on charges of amassing wealth beyond his known sources of income and...

Red alert issued nationwide to capture fugitive former OC Shah Alam

A red alert has been issued across the country for the arrest of former Officer-in-Charge (OC) Shah Alam, who escaped from the Uttara East Police Station in the capital. Shah Alam, who had been detained in connection with the anti-discrimination student movement, was in the process of being...

Palak, Jyoti shown arrested in separate graft cases

A court in Dhaka on Monday showed former state ministerfor ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak and Safi Muddaser Khan Jyoti, son of former homeminister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, arrested in separate graft cases filed bythe Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir...

South Korea investigators seek to extend Yoon's arrest warrant

South Korean investigators will seek an extension of a warrant to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, an official said on Monday, as an anti-graft agency asked police to take over efforts to execute the arrest of the embattled leader. The requests come after a failed attempt to serve the...

Israeli soldiers face growing risk of arrest abroad after Gaza service

A former Israeli soldier on vacation in Brazil fled the country suddenly after a case was brought against him there alleging he was responsible for war crimes while serving in Gaza. The case is the latest in a series of lawsuits brought by the Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) that has tracked the...

South Korea’s Yoon will be arrested within deadline: Anti-graft chief

South Koreas impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol will be arrested before a warrant issued over his short-lived declaration of martial law expires next week, the countrys chief anticorruption investigator has said. Oh Dong-woon, the head of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking...

Inu placed on four-day remand

A Dhaka court on Monday has granted a four-day remand for former minister Hasanul Haq Inu in connection with the murder of one Monir Hossain during an anti-discrimination student protest, reports Dhaka Tribune. The case, filed at Gulshan police station, alleges that Monir was shot while crossing...

Ex-secretary Ismail shown arrested in graft case

A court on Tuesday showed former food secretary Ismail Hossain arrested in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Vacation Judge Md Ibrahim Miah of Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court passed the order, allowing the ACCs plea. Assistant Director Afnan Jannat Keya of...

US, UK, EU condemn sentencing of 25 Pakistani civilians by military tribunal

The United States has expressed deep concern over the sentencing of 25 Pakistani civilians by a military tribunal for their alleged roles in the May 9, 2023, protests. The U.S. criticized the military courts for lacking judicial independence, transparency, and adherence to due process, calling on...

Salman, Anisul, 6 others shown arrested in fresh cases

Eight people, including Salman F Rahman, AnisulHuq and Hasanul Haque Inu, on Monday were shown arrested in fresh cases lodged over themurders that took place during the student-led July-August mass uprising. The other people, who have been shown arrested, were Rashed Khan Menon,Zunaid Ahmed...

11 killed in Vietnam's Hanoi Café Fire; suspect arrested

Eleven people were killed in a fire at a café in Hanoi on Wednesday night, and the police have arrested a man believed to have started the fire, according to Vietnams Ministry of Public Security on Thursday, reports Reuters. The police said in a statement that the man had confessed to using...

Hasina was nucleus of secret prison network, says ICT chief prosecutor Tajul Islam

Sheikh Hasina, the former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, is at the center of allegations involving a secret prison network that has reportedly operated for the past 16 years. Advocate Mohammad Tajul Islam, Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), claims Hasina is directly linked...

I couldn’t endure the torment any longer and said, ‘Just shoot me’

Barrister Shakila Farzana, the daughter of former National Parliament whip and BNP leader Syed Wahidul Alam, was arrested in 2015 on charges of financing the so-called militant organization Shaheed Hamza Brigade (SHB). She was in jail for more than 10 months after her arrest in this case. She...

Home affairs advisor proscribes arrests in white clothes

Home Affairs Advisor Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has directed that no one should be arrested while cop wearing white clothes. He issued the instruction during a meeting with government officials, including police and fire service representatives, at the Shilpakala Academy...

Awami League leader arrested by RAB in Sylhet

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested Mohsin Mortuza Chowdhury Tipu (48), Chairman of Zakiganj Union Parishad, in connection with a case linked to the anti-discrimination movement. Tipu, also the President of the Barothakuri Union Awami League, was detained at his home in Uttarkul village on...

Palak remanded again

A Dhaka court on Monday placed former state minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak on a three-day remand in connection with the murder of student Monir Mia in the capitals Chankharpul area during July mass uprising, reports Dhaka Tribune. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sefatullah issued the order....

Arrest warrants for Imran Khan, wife, and others over Islamabad protest

An Anti-Terrorism Court in Pakistan issued non-bailable arrest warrants on Monday for former Prime Minister Imran Khan, his wife Bushra Bibi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, and 93 others in connection with last weeks protests in Islamabad led by Khans supporters, reports NDTV....

Dipu Moni, Palak among four ex-MPs shown arrested in new cases

A Dhaka court on Monday sent four former MPs, including former Social Welfare Minister Dipu Moni, to jail showing them arrested in new cases, reports UNB. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Imran Ahmed passed the order. Those sent to jail also include former state minister for Post,...

Nearly 1,000 arrested in Pakistan over pro-Khan protests

Pakistan police have arrested nearly 1,000 protesters who marched on the capital demanding the release of jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan, Islamabads police chief said Wednesday, reports BSS. Islamabad Police Inspector General Ali Nasir Rizvi told reporters that officers and state...

Amu, Inu, 3 others shown arrested in five new cases

A court here on Monday showed five people including former ministers Amir Hossain Amu and Hasanul Haque Inu arrested in five fresh cases lodged over casualties during the July-August uprising. The three other accused are former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun,...

Ex-MP Shahjahan arrested

Barrister Shahjahan Omar, former MP for Jhalakathi-1 constituency,has been arrested. Rajapur policeapprehended him onThursday morning (Nov 21). On the morning of the same day, while traveling from Barishal to Rajapur in Jhalakathi, Barrister Shahjahan Omars vehicle was attacked in the Pingri...

RAB arrests drug peddler with phensidyl in Shibganj

On Wednesday night, members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested an alleged drug peddler with 492 bottles of phensidyl from Shibganj upazila of the district, reports BSS. The arrested individual was Habibur Rahman(20), a resident of Biapalpara in Paba upazila, Rajshahi district. On a...

ICT sets Dec 19 for submitting report against Ziaul Ahsan

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Wednesday set December 19 for submitting probe report over allegations of killings, genocides and crimes against humanity against eight former security officials, including former director general (DG) of NTMC sacked Maj Gen Ziaul Ahsan, whom the...

Former police chief among those set to appear in tribunal on Wednesday

Eight officials, including the former police chief and the former director general of NTMC, are set to appear before the International Criminal Tribunal on Wednesday, facing charges of genocide and crimes against humanity related to events in July and August. The individuals scheduled for court...

Qamrul Islam placed on 8-day remand

Former food minister Qamrul Islam has been placed on an eight-day remand in a case filed over the killing of businessman Abdul Wadud in the Nilkhet area of Dhaka in July, reports Dhaka Tribune. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ziadur Rahmans court issued the order on Tuesday. Earlier, the...

Three suspects arrested after flares near Israel PM's home

Israeli police arrested three suspects on Sunday morning after two flares landed near Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus residence in the central town of Caesarea, reports AFP. Three suspects were arrested overnight for their involvement in the incident that took place Saturday night, the police...