Law-&-Order
Shahjahanpur murders: Perpetrators not to be spared
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said those involved in Thursday's double murder in the capital's Shajahanpur area will be brought to justice and no offender will be spared.
"Criminals will be brought to justice, no matter who they are,” he said while talking to reporters at his Dhanmondi residence on Friday evening.
Detective Branch (DB) and Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) are working to find out the culprits, he added.
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Law enforcers will soon be able to unearth the reason behind the incident, the minister hopes.
Earlier, Zahidul Islam Tipu, former general secretary of AL Motijheel police station committee, and Samia Afrin Priti, a 22-year-old student of Begum Badrunnesa Government College, were killed while his driver was injured when an assailant allegedly opened fire at them in the capital's Shahjahanpur area on Thursday night.
Case filed over Shahjahanpur double murder
A case has been filed against unidentified people over the murder of an Awami League politician and a female college student who were killed in the Shahjahanpur area on Thursday night.
The deceased Zahidul Islam Tipu's wife Farhana Islam Doli filed a murder case with Shajahanpur police on Friday, said Monir Hossain Molla, officer-in-charge of the police station.
Tipu had received death threats over the telephone four or five days ago, according to the statement.
Earlier on Thursday night, Zahidul Islam Tipu, former general secretary of AL Motijheel police station committee, and Samia Afrin Priti, a 22-year-old student of Begum Badrunnesa Government College, were killed while his driver was injured when an assailant allegedly opened fire at them in the capital's Shahjahanpur area.
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The crime occurred in front of Islami Bank Hospital around 10.15pm when Zahidul was returning home in his car and Samia on a cycle rickshaw with her friend, police said.
"They were all stuck in a traffic jam in the area when a biker wearing a helmet and a mask appeared from nowhere and fired at them.
The three sustained bullet injuries and were soon rushed to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital, where Zahidul and the student died of their injuries hours later.
Man held with 56 gold bars at Shahjalal Airport
Customs officials at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport detained an employee of Qatar Airways with 56 gold bars from the airport Thursday afternoon.
The arrestee was identified as Md Tajul Islam, an Airport Services Agent for Qatar Airways.
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Deputy Commissioner (Preventive) of Dhaka Customs House Sanwarul Kabir said Tajul Islam was detained along with the gold bars weighing about 6.5 kg from the boarding bridge area of the airport.
The customs official said that Tajul is being interrogated and a case will be filed against him with Airport police station after the interrogation and he will be handed over to the airport police station.
Woman gets life term for killing 3-year old nephew in Feni
A Feni court on Thursday sentenced a woman to life imprisonment for killing her three-year old nephew in 2019.
Feni District and Sessions Court Judge Begum Jebunnesa pronounced the judgment in presence of the accused.
Read: Madrasa teacher gets life term for molesting student in Khagrachhari
Lifer Arjina Akter, 33, was also fined Tk 50,000, in default of which she will have to serve three more months in prison.
The court recorded statements of 11 of total 25 witnesses, said Public Prosecutor Hafez Ahmed.
On November 21, 2019, Tariqul Islam’s body was recovered from a field near his house in Dakkhin Mohammadpur village in Parshuram upazila.
Later a murder case was filed at Parshuram Model Police station against anonymous accused following a complaint lodged by Tariqul’s father Mowlana Abu Bakar.
On November 23, as a suspect Arjina Akter, wife of Mowlana Abu Bakar’s brother, was arrested for interrogation by Mahbubur Rahman, Officer-in-Charge of Parshuram model police station and then Investigation Officer of the case.
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The next day, Arjina gave a statement before court confessing to her guilt.
On September 3, 2020, Sub-Inspector Riaul Jabbar and investigation officer of the case submitted a charge sheet of the murder case against Arjina and later on December 10 the court framed charges against her.
The trial in the case began on January 12 this year.
Madrasa teacher gets life term for molesting student in Khagrachhari
A Khagrachhari court on Wednesday sentenced a madrasa teacher to life term imprisonment in a case filed over molesting a 10-year-old boy in 2017.
The lifer is Hafez Md Noman Mia alias Roman, a teacher of Choto Merung Al Iqra Hifzul Quran Madrasa at Dighinala of the district.
Read:Ctg madrasha principal gets life term for violating female teacher
Khagrachhari Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Md Abu Taher handed down the verdict.
The court also ordered the lifer to give Tk 30,00,000 to the victim’s family as compensation.
According to the case statement, Noman Mia molested the student of the madrasa and a case was filed at Dighinala Police Station in this regard on August 23 in 2017.
On May 22 in 2018, charges were framed against Noman.
Khulna: 10 suspected militants remanded in police custody for 5 days
A local court in Khulna on Tuesday remanded 10 suspected militants in police custody for five days.
Though investigators sought a week's remand, chief metropolitan magistrate gave the police five days for the custodial interrogation of the accused.
The accused are Anwar Kabir Milon alias Middat Hossain, Sohail Rana, Aminul, Kamrul Islam, Rifat Rahman, Abdur Rauf, Md Sheikh Farid, Abdul Alim, Md Rafiqul Islam and Talha Islam.
Read: Court accepts charges against expelled Jubo League leader Samrat
Earlier on March 18, Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) raided an under-construction house belonging to a person named Alam Sheikh off BIDC Road in Khulna’s Khalishpur and arrested them, said Nimai Chandra, the investigating officer in the case.
Later, the 10 were booked under the Anti-Terrorism Act, he added.
Court accepts charges against expelled Jubo League leader Samrat
A Dhaka Court on Tuesday accepted the charges against expelled Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat in a graft case.
Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge KM Imrul Kayesh accepted the chargesheet in the case in presence of Samrat and ordered the transfer of the case to Dhaka Special Judge's Court-6.
The court also fixed March 31 for hearing on charge framing and his bail petition.
Read: Court sets Jan 10 for framing charges against Samrat in graft case
Earlier in the morning, Samrat was taken to the court from Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital where he was undergoing treatment for different ailments.
On March 7, Samrat’s lawyer Ehsanul Haque Samaji appealed for his bail. The court then fixed today for hearing on charge framing and bail.
According to the case, Samrat was accused of acquiring assets worth Tk 2.94 crore beyond his known sources of income. A Deputy Director of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the case against him on November 12 in 2019.
On November 26 last year, the investigation officer of the case, Jahangir Alam, submitted a charge sheet before the court.
Read: Court sets Nov 30 for framing charges against Samrat in arms, drug cases
On October 6 in 2019, Rab arrested Samrat and his associate Enamul Haque Arman from Chauddagram in Cumilla.
Rab later raided his Kakrail office on that day. A huge quantities of foreign liquor, pistols and two hides of kangaroo were seized from his office.
He was later sentenced by a mobile court to six months in prison under the Wildlife Conservation Act and was sent to jail the same day.
58 held in anti-narcotics drive in city
Police have arrested 58 people on charges of selling and consuming drugs.
Police arrested them conducting anti-narcotics drives in different areas of the capital in 24 hours since 6:00 am on Monday.
During the drives, 2269 yaba pills, 34 grams of heroin, 17.878 kgs cannabis and seven bottles of contraband phensidyl syrup were recovered from the possessions of the arrestees.
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Sources at the DMP headquarters said, as part of regular anti-narcotics drive, local police stations and detectives separately carried out the special drives in the capital from 6 am on Monday to 6:00 am today (Tuesday) and arrested them.
Forty cases were filed against the arrestees under the Narcotics Control Act.
ACC sues Jessore Education Board ex-chairman, 9 others
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against ten officials of Jessore Education Board including its ex-chairman Molla Amir allegedly for misappropriating TK 1.20 crore.
The case was filed with Jessore co-ordinated office of ACC on Tuesday after investigation.
Deputy Director of ACC Public Relations Office Muhammad Arif Sadeq told UNB that assistant director Mahfuz Iqbal filed the case.
Read: ACC official Sharif’s termination: Writ petition filed seeking reinstatement in job
According to the case statement, they embezzled the money in in the name of purchasing computers, computer accessories and printers during 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018- 19.
The other accused are assistant secretary (Common Services) Jahangir Alam, security officer Monir Hossain, deputy assistant engineer Kamal Hossen, sports officer Asafudullah, audit officer Abdus Salam, accounts officer Mizanur Rahman, assistant secretary (common services) Ashrarful Islam, system analyst Sharif Salma Kohinur and accounts officer Jahanara Khatun.
Khulna gang rape: 2 more accused held
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Tuesday arrested two more accused in the case over the gang rape of a woman in Khulna city.
Rab-6 Director Lt. Col. Muhammad Mushtaq Ahmed said they arrested Sumon and Alamin Mollik, residents of Shiromoni area of Khulna, from Chitalmari in Bagerhat.
Read: Four tie up man in Khulna, rape wife
With these, five people have been arrested in connection with the incident.
On March 18, four men forcibly dragged a couple to a garage near the Tetultala railway crossing in Khanjahan Ali area of Khulna city around 10:30pm, where they tied up the husband with a rope and took turns to rape the 27-year-old woman.
Based on the woman's complaint, an FIR for gang-rape was lodged against the four men -- identified as Kamrul, Jibon, Sumon and Alamin -- at Khanjahan Ali police station on Saturday morning.
Police arrested Kamrul, the owner of the garage, on Saturday night.
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On Monday, Sagar and Shakil were arrested on suspicion of involvement in the incident.
Based on their information, police arrested Sumon and Alamin today.
However, the prime accused Jibon is still on the run. “Efforts are on to arrest him,” said the official.