A man was stabbed to death and six others were injured as an altercation broke out between two groups at Korail slum in Dhaka's Banani Wednesday night, police said. Al-Amin (30), a grocery shop owner, was killed in a "swift, bloody and merciless" knife attack. "Rivals attacked Al-Amin as he went to a local mosque to pray. He suffered serious wounds after being repeatedly stabbed by them," Bacchu Miah, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) Police Outpost, said. The grocery shop owner was rushed to DMCH where he succumbed to his injuries at 9:4pm. The body was sent to the hospital morgue for an autopsy, Bacchu said. Also read: Man stabbed to death in Chattogram

A unit leader of the ruling Awami League (AL) was stabbed to death in Jatrabari area of the capital on Tuesday night. According to police, Abu Bakkar Siddque Habu, 35, was president of unit No 14 within ward No 50 of the Dhaka metropolitan AL. He was the son of the late Ali Ahmad Hawlader of Nanda village in Shariatpur district. Sajjad Hossain, organizing secretary of the unit, said there had been a dispute between Habu and some local youths over power connection on the footpath. “A group of youths numbering four to five stabbed him with sharp weapons in Shaheed Faruk Saroni area in the evening and left him critically injured,” he said. Read: 75-yr-old killed in road accident in Dhaka Habu was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) where he succumbed to his injuries around 9pm, said Sajjad quoting Md Bachhu Miah, in-charge (inspector) of the DMCH police outpost.   The body was sent to the hospital morgue for autopsy, said Bachhu Miah. Habu, father of three sons and vendor of vegetables by profession, used to live his family in Tanpara area of the Jatrabari, added he.      

A youth was stabbed to death by miscreants in front of his house in Fatikchhari upazila of Chattogram district on Thursday night. The deceased was identified as Anwarul Azim, 33, a resident of Dharmapur union parishad (UP) under the upazila. He used to live with his family in the port city Chattogram but visit home sometimes. Morshedul Alam, member of the UP, said Azim went out of his house for Esha prayer on Thursday night and didn’t come back after a long time. Later, the family members found the bloodstained body of Azim in front of the gate of their house when they were searching for him, he said. Read: Youth stabbed dead in Faridpur, one detained He was rushed to a local hospital where physicians pronounced him dead on arrival, the UP member continued. Kazi Ibne Anowar Masud, Officer-in-charge (OC) of Fatikchhari Police Station, said on information they recovered the body from the hospital and sent it to Chattogram Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy.   Filing a case related to the incident is underway, added the OC.

Eight people were murdered per day on an average in the month of July this year, Bangladesh Human Rights Commission (BHRC), a local rights body, has said. During the period, a total of 261 people were murdered in the country while only 139 people died of Covid-19, said a BHRC report on Monday. Among them, family violence claimed most lives (15), followed by deaths from social violence (17), murders for dowry (2) and murders after abduction (2), according to the report. Besides, 31 deaths were reported as mysterious ones. Read:Road accidents claim 166 lives, Covid 85 in Bangladesh in March: BHRC Five political murders and two killing by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) were also documented. “The increasing murders can be brought down to zero through dynamic activities of law enforcement agencies,” the organisation said. Besides, two victims were murdered after rape this month. BHRC also recorded seven incidents of rape during the period. Meanwhile, BHRC said 195 people were killed in road accidents across the country while four others took their own lives. The organisation prepared the report based on data from its district, upazila, and municipality branches, and reports published by national newspapers.

A female student of Rajshahi University (RU) was found hanging at a residence in the district's Dharampur area on Friday midnight. The deceased was identified as Mst. Rikta Akhter, 21, a second-year student of the Law department of the university and hailed from Jotpara village of Kumarkhali upazila in Kushtia. She used to live in a rented house in the Dharampur area adjacent to the university with her husband Abdullah Ishtiaq Rabbi, also a second-year student in the university’s Applied Mathematics Department hailing from Porahati of Harinakundu Upazilla of Jhenaidah. Quoting Rabbi, police said he found Rita hanging in their window on Friday night. Later, Rabbi along with his friend took her to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital where on-duty doctors declared her dead on arrival. Read: Female CU student 'kills herself' Rita's father Liakat Ali Joarder filed a complaint with Motihar police accusing Rabbi, said Anwar Ali Tuhin, officer-in-charge (OC) of Motihar Police Station.   Later, police arrested Rabbi and sent him to jail through a Rajshahi court, added the OC.

Police recovered the body of an eight-year old girl in Sonargaon upazila of  Narayanganj on Thursday, three days after she went missing. The deceased was identified as Humayra, daughter of Dulal Mia from Pirojepur union and a student of class one. The body was recovered in the morning from a ditch at Noagaon after being informed by locals , said Mohammad Hafizur Rahman, Officer-in-Charge of Sonargaon police station. Also read: Hanging body of KMP’s ADC, bullet-hit body of constable found in Magura “The girl’s body might have been dumped in the ditch after murder,” he said. Humayra’s brother Sajib, and his wife Boishakhi were detained, he said. Humayra’s father Dulal Mia said, “Humayra went out with her brother and sister-in-law on Monday morning and since then she remained missing. Later we filed a general diary at Sonargaon police station in this regard.” Also read: Body of missing REB officer recovered from Haor in Kishoreganj Md Amir Khashru, Superintendent of Narayanganj police (crime) said the girl might have been killed over a family feud. The body has been sent for an autopsy and a case will be filed in this regard, he added.  

Police on Wednesday recovered the knife used in the murder of Bulbul Ahmed, a student of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) and his mobile phone set at Tilagaon near the university campus in Sylhet. The knife and the mobile phone set were recovered from the house of Kamrul Hossain, 30, a mason of the area who was detained in connection with the murder. Kamrul also confessed to his involvement in the murder, Azbahar Ali Sheikh, deputy commissioner of Sylhet Metropolitan Police. Based on his information, police recovered the knife and the mobile phone after conducting drive at Kamrul’s house around 11am, he added. So far, five people have been detained, said Azbahar. “Investigation is still going on. After  investigation, those who are involved will be shown arrested in this case. So, the total number of arrests cannot be said now.” Read:Three held over SUST student Bulbul's murder

The authorities concerned of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) formed a five-member probe body to look into the death of a SUST student on the campus. Headed by Prof. Mohammad Akhtarul Islam, president of SUST Teachers Association, the other member of the committee are --- director of students counseling and guidance Amina Parvin, Shah Poran Hall Provost Prof. Mizanur Rahman Khan, Public Administration Department Head Prof. Shafiqul Islam and Assistant Proctor Abu Hena Pahil, said university registrar Mohammad Ishfaqul Hossain. Earlier, police detained three people in connection with the murder of a Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) student on the campus on Monday evening. Read:Three held over SUST student Bulbul's murder 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. 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. 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.

A Chattogram court on Monday sentenced four people to life imprisonment for killing an expatriate in 1999. Chattogram Additional District and Session Judge Court-3 Judge Ferdous Wahid handed down the punishment. The convicts are—Md Nur Islam, his son Osman goni, Sarwar Kamal and Abbas Uddin. The court also fined them Tk 20,000 in default to suffer two years more in rigorous imprisonment. Also read: Two power officials get 5 yrs in jail in graft case According to the prosecution, Nurul Kabir, an expatriate of Adhunagar Rustompara in Lohagara upazila, took his nephew Islam, son of Nur Islam to abroad. After returning to the country, Nurul demanded Tk 1.70 lakh from his brother Nur for taking his son abroad by expending money. The two brothers had been at loggerheads over the issue. On December 6, 1999, Nur along with his sons swooped on the house of Nurul and hit him with a sharp weapon. Later he succumbed to his injuries at Chattogram Medical College and Hospital. Also read: Youth gets bail after marrying victim in Ctg Khaleda Yeasmin, wife of Nurul, filed a case with Chattogram Judicial Court. On December 21, police submitted chargesheet against six people. After examining records and witnesses, the court handed down the punishment and acquitted two others as allegations brought against them could not be proved.

A 14-year-old boy was hacked to death on Saturday following a clash over a football game. The incident occurred at Mohammadpur upazila in Magura. The deceased was identified as Hasib Munshi, son of Shaykeh Munshi and a student of class nine at a madrasa at Jhama village in the upazila, said Ahraful Islam, Officer-in-Charge of Mohammadpur police station. Also read: BCL leader hacked to death in Cox's Bazar An hour-long armed clash broke out between two groups over playing football at Char Jhama Primary School playground and previous rivalry which injured several people, said the OC. After the initial clash died down, some opponents found Hasib alone near the playground and hacked him with sharp weapons, said the police quoting locals. He was taken to Faridpur Boalmari Hospital around 8pm but the doctors declared him dead on arrival. Also read: Mother, son hacked dead in N’ganj “Efforts are on to arrest the accused and additional police have been deployed in the area,” said OC Ashraful Islam. Hasib’s brother Amanat Munshi said, “Hasib had no involvement with any of the clashing groups. We demand justice for our innocent brother’s death.”