Two judges murdered outside Iran's Supreme Court: media
Two judges murdered outside Iran's Supreme Court: media

Two judges were killed in a shooting attack on Saturday outside the Supreme Court building in Tehran, state media reported. Three judges of the Supreme Court were targeted. Two of them were martyred and one was injured, the judiciarys Mizan Online website reported, adding that the assailant...

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

Salman, Palak on 4-day remand in murder attempt case
Salman, Palak on 4-day remand in murder attempt case

A court in Dhaka on Wednesday placed Salman F. Rahman, former private industry affairs adviser to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and former state minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak on a four-day remand each in a case lodged over the attempted murder of Dhaka College student Md Shamim during...

Former MP Ovi acquitted in model Tinni murder case
Former MP Ovi acquitted in model Tinni murder case

Jatiya Party leader and former Member of Parliament (MP) Golam Faruk Ovi was acquitted in the murder case of model Syeda Tania Mahbub Tinni. Dhakas Second Additional District and Sessions Judge Mst. Shahinur Akhter announced the verdict on Tuesday afternoon. According to the case records,...

Hasina, Joy, 91 others sued over attempt to murder case
Hasina, Joy, 91 others sued over attempt to murder case

A case was filed against 93 people including ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy allegedly for attempting to murder Dhaka Bar Council Member Advocate Nupur Akhter. The victim filed the case with the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Saifur Rahman. The court...

Red alert issued nationwide to capture fugitive former OC Shah Alam
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...

Case filed against Hasina, 343 other members of 12th parliament
Case filed against Hasina, 343 other members of 12th parliament

An attempt to murder case has been filed against 344 members of the 12th parliament, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina. A garment worker named Md Aladul Islam alias Alauddin(28), who got shot on August 5 in Ashulia, Savar, filed the case with the court of Dhaka Senior Judicial...

71 students punished in Abu Sayed murder case
71 students punished in Abu Sayed murder case

Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Md Showkat Ali announced on Sunday that punitive action has been taken against 71 students involved in the murder of martyr Abu Sayed. He stated that the Begum Rokeya University Central Students Union (BRUCSU) elections would...

Motive of seven murders on ship in Chandpur will be uncovered soon: Home adviser
Motive of seven murders on ship in Chandpur will be uncovered soon: Home adviser

Home Affairs Adviser Lt. Gen. Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd.) on Wednesday said the government will soon uncover the motive behind the seven murders on the MV Al Bakhera ship in Chandpur. He made the remark in response to questions from journalists while visiting Christmas celebrations at...

Next date for Sagar-Runi murder probe report on Jan 27
Next date for Sagar-Runi murder probe report on Jan 27

A Dhaka court has scheduled January 27, 2025, for the submission of the probe report in the murder case of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi, reports BSS. This is the 114th extension of the deadline for submission of the probe in the sensational murder case. Dhaka Metropolitan...

Salman, Anisul, 6 others shown arrested in fresh cases
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...

BNP leader Mizanur gets bail in Joy murder plot case
BNP leader Mizanur gets bail in Joy murder plot case

A court here on Thursday granted bail to BNP leader Mizanur Rahman Bhuiyan in a case lodged over allegedly attempting to abduct and murder ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasinas son Sajeeb Wazed Joy in the United States (US) in 2015. Dhaka Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Md Mahbubul Haque...

Anisul, 8 others shown arrested in fresh cases
Anisul, 8 others shown arrested in fresh cases

A court in Dhaka on Wednesday showed a total of nine people, including former ministers - Anisul Huq, Hasanul Haque Inu, Rashed Khan Menon and Zunaid Ahmed Palak arrested in five fresh cases filed with the three different police stations in Dhaka. The five other arrestees are - former NBR...

5 sentenced to life term for killing minor boy in Narail
5 sentenced to life term for killing minor boy in Narail

A court here on Wednesday sentenced five individuals to life imprisonment for the murder of a minor boy in Lohagara upazila in 2015, reports BSS. Additional District and Sessions Judge Md Shajahan Ali delivered the verdict, sentencing Shimul Mollik(44), Syed Liton(41), Jahidur Rahman Mithu(44),...

Trial begins for rape and murder of junior doctor in India’s Kolkata
Trial begins for rape and murder of junior doctor in India’s Kolkata

A court in West Bengal began the trial on Monday of a police volunteer accused of raping and killing a doctor at a government hospital in August. The case has sparked outrage over the lack of safety for women in India. The womans body was found in a classroom at the R.G. Kar Medical College and...

BAJUS protest: Lakshmipur gold trader murder
BAJUS protest: Lakshmipur gold trader murder

In protest against the murder of gold trader Hiralal Debnath, leaders of the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) district branch in Lakshmipur staged a silent procession, a human chain, and submitted a memorandum to the authorities. They also issued a 72-hour ultimatum demanding the arrest...

BAJUS demands justice on Lakshmipur jeweller’s killing
BAJUS demands justice on Lakshmipur jeweller’s killing

Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) on Saturday demanded the arrest and exemplary punishment of those who were involved in the murder of a jeweller in Lakshmipur. The miscreants on a motorcycle stabbed a gold trader, Hira Lal Debnath, to death while he was heading home on a bicycle in the...

Amu remanded for six days in murder case
Amu remanded for six days in murder case

On Thursday, a Dhaka court granted a six-day remand for former Industries Minister and senior Awami League leader Amir Hossain Amu in connection with the killing of businessman Abdul Wadud in Dhakas New Market area. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shaheen Reza passed the order after hearing a...

Anisul, Salman, 3 others shown arrested in new murder cases
Anisul, Salman, 3 others shown arrested in new murder cases

A court in Dhaka today showed five people, including Anisul Huq and Salman F Rahman, arrested in six new murder cases filed with four different police stations in the capital. The five people, who were shown arrested in new cases are -- Anisul Huq, Salman F Rahman, Kamal Ahmed Mazumder,...

Amit Shah was behind Sikh murder plots: Canadian officials
Amit Shah was behind Sikh murder plots: Canadian officials

The Canadian government alleged on Tuesday that Indian Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah was behind the plots to target Sikh separatists on Canadian soil, reports Reuters. However, the Indian government did not immediately respond but has dismissed Canadas prior accusations as baseless, denying...

Woman murdered in Gazipur
Woman murdered in Gazipur

A young woman was murdered by miscreants at a house in Gazipur on early Tuesday, reports The Daily Star. The deceased have been identified as Smriti Rani Sarkar, 26. She along with her husband had been residing at the home of her uncle, Nimai Chandra, at Kamar Patti village near Barmi Bazar in...

Five awarded death sentence over Jahid murder case in Khulna
Five awarded death sentence over Jahid murder case in Khulna

A Khulna court has awarded a death sentence to five people in a case filed over the murder of Zahid in the Khalispur area of the city. The court also fined each of the convicts Tk1,00,000. Justice Md Jewel Rana, a judge of the Tribunal for Prevention of Offenses Disturbing Public Safety in...

Task force formed to investigate Sagar-Runi murder case
Task force formed to investigate Sagar-Runi murder case

The government has formed a task force to investigate the murder case of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi. Following an order from the High Court, the Public Security Division of the home ministry issued a circular on 17 October, forming this four-member task force, which was...