Ex-state minister placed on 5-day remand in murder case
Ex-state minister placed on 5-day remand in murder case

A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed former state minister for industries, Kamal Ahmed Majumder, on a five-day remand in connection with the murder of Anwar Hossain Patwari. The incident occurred in the Golchattar area under Mirpur Model Police Station during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement....

Prosecutor says Salman Rushdie was stunned to react when a man started to stab
Prosecutor says Salman Rushdie was stunned to react when a man started to stab

Controversial author Salman Rushdie was so shocked when a masked man lunged at him with a knife on stage in western New York that he didnt even attempt to resist, a prosecutor said Monday during opening statements in the suspects attempted murder trial, according to a CNN report. The 77-year-old...

Trinamool BNP chairman Shamsher Mobin remanded for 4 days
Trinamool BNP chairman Shamsher Mobin remanded for 4 days

Trinamool BNP Chairman Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury has been granted a four-day remand by a Dhaka court in connection with the murder of Parvez Mia, a student from the Jatrabari area. The decision was made following a hearing on Monday in the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate GM Farhan Ishtiaq....

Mahmudur Rahman acquitted in Joy murder plot case
Mahmudur Rahman acquitted in Joy murder plot case

A Dhaka court today (February 10) acquitted Amar Desh Editor Mahmudur Rahman in a case filed over an attempt to abduct and murder Awami League leader Sajeeb Wazed Joy. Additional Metropolitan Session Judge Tarik Ezazpassed the verdict in response to an appeal filed by Mahmudur on December 12...

Anti-discrimination Student Movement calls for protest
Anti-discrimination Student Movement calls for protest

A 28-year-old Bangladeshi woman, Najma, was killed after being raped in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. In response to the tragic incident, the anti-discrimination student movement has called for a protest rally. The rally is set to begin in front of the Raju sculpture at Dhaka University (DU) at 3 pm...

Former MP Mostafa Jalal Mohiuddin arrested in murder case
Former MP Mostafa Jalal Mohiuddin arrested in murder case

Dr. Mostafa Jalal Mohiuddin, former Member of Parliament for Dhaka-7 Constituency and President of the Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA), has been arrested by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP). Mohiuddin, who is facing multiple charges, including murder, was taken into custody on Monday...

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...