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Three held over SUST student Bulbul's murder
Police have detained three people in connection with the murder of a Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) student on the campus on Monday evening.
The identities of the detainees are yet to be disclosed by police.
"We will let them go if we do not find their involvement in the crime after the primary investigation," Azbahar Ali Sheikh, deputy commissioner of Sylhet Metropolitan Police, said.
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The deceased, Bulbul Ahmed, was a third-year student of the public administration department.
On Monday night, a case was filed at Jalalabad police station over the murder.
According to the case statement, Bulbul, along with his friends, went to the New Zealand area, adjacent to Shaheed Minar, on the campus that afternoon.
At one stage, his friends rescued him as he was allegedly stabbed by muggers.
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Bulbul was first rushed to the university medical centre and later shifted to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College and Hospital, where on-duty doctor Kaniz Fatema declared him dead around 7.45pm.
Meanwhile, hundreds of students of the university formed a human chain in front of the varsity's central library, demanding capital punishment for the killers of Bulbul.
3 held for importing liquor under false declaration
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) have detained three people over the seizure of large consignment of foreign liquor imported under false declaration and through tax evasion from Narayanganj’s Sonargaon and the city’s Airport area.
The detainees were identified as Md Nazmul Molla, 23, Md Saiful Islam, 34, and Abdul Ahad, 22, of Munshiganj.
Acting on a tip-off, members of Rab-11 detained Najmul and Saiful after conducting a drive at a parking stand on Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Sonargaon and seized two containers loaded with 36,816 bottles of foreign liquor worth Tk 37 crore on Saturday night, said ANM Imran Khan, Assistant Director (ASP) of Legal and Media Wing of Rab, in a press release on Sunday.
The law enforcers also seized Tk 98.19 lakh and a large amount of foreign currencies after conducting a drive at a house in the city’s Wari area in this connection, the release added.
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On Sunday morning, Rab members detained another culprit Ahad from the city’s Airport area.
During primary interrogation, the detainees confessed their involvement in the importation and marketing of the drugs.
They used to carry out this illegal drug importation activity through the connivance of C&F using documents of different companies, They kept those in warehouses at Munshiganj's Srinagar, Dhaka's Bangshal and Wari after importing under false declaration and through tax evasion, it added.
Legal steps are underway against the detainees, reads the release.
3 held for thrashing disabled man in Bhola
Three people caught on video thrashing a disabled man in Bhola have been arrested, police said on Friday.
The arrestees have been identified as Taposh Mridha, Promila and Rina, all residents of Nomo village in Lalmohan upazila, said Md Maksudur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Lalmohan police station.
Police swung into action after the video of the incident went viral on social media.
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In the video, the three people could be seen brutally beating up Joy Chandra Mistry with sticks after tying him to a pole inside a temple in Nomo village.
Joy had to endure the torture till his father rescued him and took him to upazila health complex. His only crime was that he had slapped one of Taposh’s relatives Thursday morning, following an argument, locals said.
A case has been filed in this regard after the victim's father lodged a complaint against five people, said OC Maksudur Rahman.
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Joy’s father Shyamol Chandra Mistry said, “They have tortured my son many times in the past as he is disabled and we are poor. I demand justice for my son.”
Narail vandalism: 5 arrestees put on 3-day remand
A Narail court on Monday placed five people who were arrested Sunday in a case filed over vandalising Hindu houses and shops in Narail over a Facebook post on remand for three days .
Senior Judicial Magistrate Md Morshedul Alam passed the order after investigation officer in the case Mizanur Rahman produced the accused before the court and appealed for seven day in remand.
The remanded are Masum Billah,32, son of Sadekur Rahman, Md Sayed Sheikh, 25, son of Aminuddin, Rezaul Sheikh, 40, son of Barik Sheikh, Rasel Mridha, 38, son of Eshak Sheikh, and Kabir Gazi, 40, son of Azizul Gazi.
The accused were arrested on Sunday night after a case was filed against 250 anonymous people in connection with the vandalism of houses and shops and attacks on two temples at Sahapara village in Lohagara upazila, said Abu Hena Milon, Officer-in-Charge of Lohagara police station.
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On Friday, an angry mob went on a rampage in Lohagara upazila of Narail district damaging at least two houses of the Hindu community and several shops at Digholia Bazar following the Facebook post by a youth named Akash Saha.
According to police, the college student belonging to the Hindu community posted a remark on Facebook hurting religious sentiments of Muslims on Friday.
As the news spread like wildfire, a group of local people thronged Digholia Bazar and vandalised two houses and six shops that night.
They also vandalised chairs and sound boxes of Shahapara temple and tin roof of Akhrabari temple during the mayhem. Later police rushed to the spot and took control of the situation.
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A case was filed against Akash Shaha for hurting religious sentiment by Salah Uddin Kachi Sardar from Dighalia village at Lohagra police station on Saturday.
Akash Shaha was arrested from Khulna on the same night and was placed on a three-day remand by a Narail court on Monday.
2 more held over torturing woman in Khulna
Police have arrested two more accused in a case over torturing a 35-year-old woman tying to a tree over a land dispute in Koyra upazila of Khulna.
The arrestees were Afsar Gazi, 40, and Akfar Hossain Gazi.
With the arrest of the two, four accused have so far been arrested.
Ibrahim Ali, inspector (Investigation) of Koyra police station, said they were arrested Saturday noon.
“Efforts are on to arrest the other accused,” he added.
Meanwhile, Maheshwaripur UP Chairman Shahanewaz Shikari held a press conference at the Union Parishad Saturday afternoon and claimed that the information about his involvement in the incident given by the victim's family in the media is untrue, fabricated and politically motivated. He expects fair investigation into the incident.
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Earlier, two accused, Arafat Hossain and Saidur Rahman, were arrested after a case was lodged against 14 people on Friday night, following a complaint from the woman's father, said ABSM Doha, officer-in-charge of Koyra police station.
A longstanding dispute between the woman's father and their neighbour over a land dispute took a violent turn on July 11 when they clashed with each other.
The neighbour and his accomplices subsequently abducted Shamima and tied her to a tree and beat her up. Unable to bear the torture, the woman fell unconscious, the police said.
Police managed to rescue her after getting a call on emergency hotline number 999 but the accused could flee. The woman is currently being treated at Khulna Medical College and Hospital.
The other accused in the case are Abdul Khalek Gazi, Nur Alam, Shafiqul Islam Gazi, Rafiqul Islam Gazi, Liakat Gazi, Salauddin Gazi, Khokan Gazi, Nasrin Sultana, Sabina Akter and Abdul Maleque Gazi, police said.
Two held for torturing woman in Khulna
Some four days after a 35-year-old woman was tied to a tree and beaten up in Koyra upazila of Khulna over a land dispute, police on Saturday claimed to have arrested two men in the case.
The arrestees have been identified as Arafat Hossain and Saidur Rahman, said ABSM Doha, officer-in-charge of Koyra police station.
“The arrests were made after a case was lodged against 14 people on Friday night, following a complaint from the woman's father. Efforts are on to nab the other accused,” said the OC.
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A longstanding dispute between the woman's father and their neighbour over a land feud took a violent turn on July 11 when both sides clashed with each other.
The neighbour and his accomplices subsequently abducted Shamima and tied her to a tree and beat her up. Unable to bear the torture, the woman fell unconscious, the police said.
Police managed to rescue her after getting a call on emergency hotline number 999 but the accused could flee. The woman is currently being treated at Khulna Medical College and Hospital.
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The other accused in the case are Abdul Khalek Gazi, Akfar Hossain Gazi, Nur Alam, Shafiqul Islam Gazi, Rafiqul Islam Gazi, Liakat Gazi, Salauddin Gazi, Khokan Gazi, Nasrin Sultana, Sabina Akter, Abdul Maleque Gazi and Afsar Gazi, police said.
Councillor’s son arrested for killing wife in Chattogram
Police arrested a councillor’s son over allegations of killing his wife on Saturday night.
The arrestee has been identified as Nawshadul Amin, son of Nurul Amin, councillor of Saraipara ward no 12 under Chattogram’s Pahartoli police station.
Prior to the arrest, police recovered the body of Rehnuma Ferdous, wife of Nawshadul, from Nurul Amin’s house on the same day.
Rehnuma’s family has alleged that the deceased was killed in a planned way.
“They(Nurul Amin’s family) are saying that my daughter committed suicide, which is nothing but a drama,” said Tareq Imtiaz, father of the deceased.
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Tareq filed a case accusing Nawshadul and his mother for the killing with Pahartoli police station, based on which the arrest was made, said Officer In-charge (OC) of Pahartoli police station Mostafizur Rahman.
“We will ask the court to take Nawshadul into remand,” added the OC.
Grandmother arrested for torturing 7-year-old after video goes viral
Police arrested a woman from Borhanuddin upazila in Bhola for torturing her seven-year-old granddaughter on allegation of stealing a mobile phone.
Police made the arrest conducting a drive on Sunday after a video of the brutal torture went viral on social media, said Shahin Fakir, Officer-in-Charge of Borhanuddin police station.
The arrestee was identified as Asma Begum from Barapata village of Deula union in the upazila.
Victim Tanisha’s mother Monwara Begum filed a case with police in this regard and the accused was sent to jail after being produced before the court on Monday, said OC Shahin Fakir.
According to police, Tanisha’s parents Md Harun Howladar and Monwara Begum were divorced six years ago and both of them got married to other people later.
Tanisha used to live with her maternal grandmother and just recently she came to visit her paternal grandmother’s house in Barapata village.
On Thursday, after a smartphone got stolen from the house, Tanisha’s grandmother Asma Begum accused her and brutally tortured her. But a local teen recorded the incident with his phone which later went viral on social media and caught attention of police.
In that video, Asma gripped Tanisha by hair and was pulling her toward inside the house as she kept crying for help. She later plucked Tanisha's nail using pliers and tied her with a tree.
Later locals rescued her and admitted her to upazila health complex, said OC Shahin Kabir.
The girl is currently under her mother’s custody, he said.
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2 rape accused held by Rab in Cox’s Bazar
Rab on Friday arrested two men in connection with a case over an attempted rape of a Rohingya girl from Dulahazara area under Chakaria upazila of Cox’s Bazar.
The arrestees have been identified as Md Mahbub, 32, of Chakaria’s Ringvong area and Shah Emran, 35,of Rajghat area under Chattogram’s Lohagara upazila.
According to Rab, the girl is a Rohingya refugee from Kutupalong Camp No 1 in Ukhia upazila of Cox’s Bazar. She fled from the camp and arrived in Chattogram city in search of work on February 5, 2022.
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Failing to find work, she was returning to the camp by a bus on February 11, 2022. The supervisor of the bus ditched her at the Chakaria Bus Terminal as she couldn’t pay the fare.
There, staff from another bus agreed to take her to the camp. She was taken to Batakhali Bridge area under Chakaria municipality in an empty bus and an attempt was made to rape her by the driver, the supervisor and the helper of the bus.
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Locals rescued the girl after hearing her scream and apprehended the helper of the bus while the driver and the supervisor managed to flee. Later, the girl lodged a case with Chakaria police station under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act, based on which today’s arrests were made.
The arrestees have confessed their crimes and they’ve been handed over to the local police for further legal procedures.
Man held for 'killing' wife in Gazipur
Police on Friday claimed to have arrested a man on charges of killing his wife in Gazipur’s Kaliakair upazila on Thursday night.
The deceased was identified as Akhi Akhter, 23, wife of Akbar Hossain, a garment factory worker. The couple lived in a rented house near Palli Bidyut Somiti.
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According to police, the couple got married a few years ago but they often had fights.
On Thursday night, again an argument broke out between Akbar and Akhi. In a fit of rage, the accused smashed her head with a stone leaving her dead on the spot.
After the locals informed the cops, the body of the deceased was recovered.
Officer-in-charge of Kaliakair Police Station, Akbar Hossain, said the man was arrested for killing his wife. "Necessary legal action will be taken in this regard."