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The High Court (HC) will hold hearing on a rule regarding the bail of Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, spokesperson for Bangladesh Sammilit Sanatan Jagran Jote and former ISKCON leader, in a sedition case followed by the HC vacation and Eid holiday. Both the vacations will continue till April 19 next. An HC bench of Justice Md Atoar Rahman and Justice Ali Reza set the date, said the defendant’s lawyer Apurba Kumar Bhattacharjee.   Earlier, on February 4, the HC issued a rule asking the government to explain why Chinmoy should not be granted bail in the sedition case, rejecting his bail plea.   Later, on March 19, the rule was presented before the court for hearing while the HC set the date, but it was revealed today (Sunday).   HC turns down Chinmoy’s bail plea Additional Attorney Generals Aneek R Haque and Arshadul Rauf stood for the state in the court during the hearing.  On October 25 last year, a large gathering of the Sanatani community was held in Chattogram under the leadership of Chinmoy Krishna Das. A sedition case was filed against 19 people, including Chinmoy, on charge of belittling the national flag on October 31. On November 22, another large rally was held in Rangpur under the leadership of Chinmoy who was arrested in Dhaka on November 25 in the sedition case. 63 lawyers get bail in case filed over Chinmoy issue On January 2 this year, Chattogram Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Saiful Islam denied bail to Chinmoy in the sedition case. On December 11 last year, the same court rejected his bail petition in the same case. The Chattogram court rejected Chinmoy's bail petition, ordered him to be sent to jail, and the decision sparked clashes between his followers, law enforcers and lawyers on the court premises. At one stage of the clash, a lawyer, Saiful Islam Alif, was hacked to death outside the court premises.

A 53-year-old awas killed by his son in Chuadanga following a dispute over a mobile phone. The incident took place at around 7:45pm on Saturday in Palashpara, Chuadanga municipality. The deceased Dodul Hossain (53), an Italy expatriate, was stabbed while performing prayers in his own home. Police have arrested his 17-year-old son, Rifat, in connection with the incident. Chhatra Dal activist stabbed to death in N’ganj Khaledur Rahman, Officer-in-Charge of Chuadanga Sadar Police Station, said, "Dodul Hossain forbade his son from playing mobile games and took away his phone. Enraged, Rifat attacked his father from behind with a sharp weapon during prayers. Locals rushed him to Chuadanga Sadar Hospital in a critical condition, where he succumbed to his injuries during treatment." Dr. Tarek Junayed, an emergency department doctor at Chuadanga Sadar Hospital, confirmed that the victim had sustained deep stab wounds, leading to excessive blood loss and death. OC Khaledur Rahman said that the body has been sent to the hospital morgue for an autopsy, and while no case has been filed yet, an investigation is ongoing.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 71 individuals involved in various "criminal activities' during special operations in crime-prone areas under the Mohammadpur and Adabor police stations on Saturday. Talebur Rahman, deputy commissioner (media) of DMP, said 51 individuals were arrested following a four-hour raid in the Rayer Bazar, Gotgat, Lautala, Geneva Camp, and Taj Mahal Road areas of Mohammadpur, which began at 8 am. Meanwhile, 20 people were arrested in separate raids conducted in the Shekhertek, Shyamoli Housing Project, Adabor, Sunibir Housing, and Mehedibagh areas if the Adabor Police Station. The individuals arrested included identified drug dealers, professional robbers, thieves, extortionists, and criminals involved in various other offences, the DMP DC said. Legal action was underway against the arrestees, he added.

Police arrested a member of the Jatiya Nagorik Committee in Pirojpur on Saturday in a case filed over attack, vandalism, and robbery of an under-construction model mosque. The arrestee, Musabbir Mahmud Sani (32), is the son of Md Kislur, from the Mashimpur area near the old bus stand in Pirojpur town, said Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Abbas of Pirojpur Sadar Police Station Detective Branch of Police arrested Sani from the Kapuria Patti area, the OC said. According to the case statement, Sani, identifying himself as the convener of a student movement, led a group of 30 to 40 individuals to attack the under-construction model mosque in Pirojpur Municipality on Friday afternoon. The attackers allegedly vandalised the staff quarters on-site and looted Tk 5 lakh from the office. They also destroyed the CCTV cameras and the hard disk of the surveillance system. Shahidul Islam, the site manager of the contracting firm, filed the case against Sani, his brother—reportedly a student coordinator—Sajid, and another individual named Sajidul Islam, accusing them of vandalism, robbery, and extortion. NCP holds rally demanding cancellation of AL registration, its trial He claimed that Sani had previously demanded Tk 20 lakh in extortion from those involved in the project. Sani is also connected to a fire incident at the Baleshwar Bridge toll plaza in Pirojpur. However, no case has been filed regarding that incident yet. “We will take further legal action based on the investigation,” added the OC.

Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) and the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Traffic Department conducted a drive at various workshops from Gabtoli Bus Terminal to Aminbazar and Beribadh areas on Saturday to prevent the movement of unfit buses during the upcoming Eid journey. Anisuzzaman, Executive Magistrate of the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA), said that a drive was conducted at five workshops in the area on Saturday morning. During the visit, it was found that none of the five workshops had obtained a license from the BRTA. He explained that according to the Bangladesh Road Transport Act, it is mandatory for workshops to have a license from the BRTA for car repairs, servicing, or any related work. However, most of the workshopsand garage owners were unaware of this requirement.

Police on Saturday arrested a man in connection with the killing of a fishing cat in Dhanyaghora village in Damurhuda upazila of Chuadanga. The arrestee is Md Alamgir Hossain ,30. Police are trying to arrest two other suspects - Mintu and Saiful Islam, said Darsana Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Muhammad Shahid Titumir. A video that went viral on social media platform Facebook showed three young men mercilessly beating  the wild animal with spears. One more arrested over rape of Patuakhali girl According to local sources, three young men from the village brutally killed the fishing cat near Manikdoya Road in Kurulgachhi Union around 5:30pm on Thursday. The killing and the viral video sparked outrage among locals. Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Tithi Mitra said, "The killing of wildlife is a serious offense. Strict legal action will be taken against such acts of cruelty." Upazila Forest Officer Mizanur Rahman said legal action will be taken against them under the Wildlife Conservation Act.

Police on Friday arrested another suspect over allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl who was abducted from the Dumki upazila on Tuesday evening. The suspected rapist Sifat Munshi, 19, was arrested from a house in Pirojpur, said Patuakhali Superintendent of Police Anwar Zahid. Acting on a tip-off, a team of Patuakhali Detective Branch police carried out a raid in Pirojpur and made the arrest, said the SP. 4 operatives of ‘Magnetic Coin’ fraud gang arrested with huge money in Adabor With this arrest, the police have successfully apprehended the individuals named in the complaint. Zakir Hossain, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Dumki Police Station, said that the arrestees were later sent to jail following a court order. The victim has been kept under police protection at Patuakhali Medical College Hospital for examination. According to police sources, the victim was on her way to her maternal grandparents' house when she was followed by Sakib and Sifat from the Naldoyani area. At one point, the two men overpowered her, took her to a nearby garden, and allegedly raped her.  They also threatened to spread pictures of the assault on social media. 52-year-old arrested for 'attempted rape' of 5-year-old in N'ganj Meanwhile, on the afternoon of March 20, Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP) convener Nahid Islam visited the victim's family at Patuakhali Hospital. Later that evening, BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman spoke with the victim's mother over the phone. Both leaders assured the family of their full support and cooperation, as well as assistance with rehabilitation.

Police arrested four members of an organised gang involved with deception through ‘magnetic coins’ from several areas under Adabor police station of Dhaka from late Thursday to early Friday. The arrestees are Ifthekhar Ahmed, 44, Abu Naim Md. Faizanul Haque alias Dr. Naim, 48, Md. Abdul Halim Talukder Quraishi, 42, and Abul Kalam Azad, 46. A team of Adabor police station conducted drives in several areas, including Prince Bazar, Shekhertek, Suchana Community Center, and Krishi Market between 12:10am and 7am on Friday, said Md Talebur Rahman, deputy commissioner (DC-media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), in a media release. During the drives, four antique metal coins, a bank cheque worth Tk 50 lakh, Tk 19.5 lakh in cash, 10 mobile phones were seized from the accused, it said. According to information gleaned from the accused, the fraud began eight months back when a woman introduced her landlord Mizanur Rahman to arrestee Ifthekhar Ahmed at his Banani office. Ifthekhar convinced Mizanur to invest in an ‘antique metal coin’ business, claiming he had extensive experience in the field and assured him that there was high demand for these coins in Japan and the US, promising massive returns on investment. RAB vows to eradicate teen gangs from Mohammadpur-Basila On September 18, 2024, Ifthekhar, along with Abu Naim and Abdul Halim met Mizanur at a hotel in Gulshan and informed that each antique coin was worth around $20 billion in the international market. To further deceive him, they brought in a fake chemist named Abdul Halim Talukder Quraishi who allegedly conducted a scientific test on the coins and issued a fabricated authenticity report, according to the release.  

Miscreants shot and killed a 35-year-old man in Dhaka’s Gulshan area on Thursday night. The victim was identified as Sumon, an internet business owner, said Sub-inspector Maruf Ahmed of Gulshan Police Station. Sumon was shot in front of Gulshan Police Plaza around 9 pm while standing on the road on the plaza’s north side, the SI said. UPDF man shot dead in Khagrachhari The victim got into a scuffle with several individuals before the assailants opened fire on him. The miscreants then fled the scene. Police rushed Sumon to Dhaka Medical College Hospital in a critical condition, where doctors declared him dead around 11 pm. Sumon’s family said that he had long-standing business disputes with Rubel, a man who operates a cable service in the Mohakhali TV Gate area. Sumon’s brother-in-law Md Badsha Mia Rubel said the shooting might have resulted from these tensions, as Rubel had allegedly threatened to kill Suman in the past. 32-year-old shot dead in Jashore Police were working to identify the attackers. Sumon had multiple criminal cases, including extortion, filed against him in various police stations, including Gulshan and Banani, said Additional Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Nazrul Islam. He might have been killed due to internal conflict, said the addl commissioner The body was sent to the hospital morgue for an autopsy, added the SI. UPDF member shot dead in alleged PCJSS attack in Rangamati

A 52-year-old man was arrested in a case filed over the attempted rape of a five-year-old girl in Narayanganj’s Fatullah on Thursday. The arrestee was identified as Amanullah, said Fatullah Model Police Station Inspector (Investigation) Anwar Hossain. Before handing him over to the police, locals beat him up, said the police official. Police detained Amanullah earlier in the day, he was shown arrested after the victim's father filed a case in the afternoon. Earlier, around 11pm on Wednesday, Amanullah, a tenant of the same house, took the 5-year-old child into his house and attempted to rape her. When the child screamed, tenants from a nearby house rushed to the scene, caught Amanullah, and beat him up. After hearing about the incident, Amanullah’s son-in-law, BNP leader Hossain, along with another BNP leader, tried to resolve the matter. However, when the incident was reported to the police, Fatullah police arrived at the scene around 1 am and took Amanullah to the police station.