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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Sagar-Runi murder: 112th extension of probe report submission deadline
Sagar-Runi murder: 112th extension of probe report submission deadline A Dhaka court on Tuesday extended the deadline till November 8 for submitting the probe of a case filed over the murders of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi in February 2012. This is the 112th extension of...