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The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) has arrested a man accused of killing his mother-in-law in Mymensingh’s Muktagacha upazila, just two days after the incident. The suspect, Monir Hossain, 25, was held late on May 3 from the Kotbari area near Comilla University, under Sadar Police Station in Cumilla district, said Yousuf, Superintendent of Police (Media) at the PBI Headquarters. According to police, the incident occurred in the early hours of May 1, around 2:00am, following a family dispute. Monir, along with accomplices, allegedly broke into his in-laws’ home and attacked his sister-in-law Ruma Akhter while she was asleep, striking her on the forehead, left ear and arm with a sharp knife. As Ruma screamed for help, Monir’s wife Taslima Akhter and her mother Fozila Begum rushed to the scene. Monir then reportedly stabbed his mother-in-law in the abdomen multiple times before fleeing. Locals rescued the injured and took them to Muktagacha Upazila Health Complex. Fozila Begum was later shifted to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared her dead. Tradition in Threads: Faridpur villages weave legacy through palm leaf fans Taslima Akhter filed a case with Muktagacha Police Station the same day. PBI Mymensingh took over the investigation on May 3, led by Sub-Inspector (Unarmed) Khazem Mahmud. Based on intelligence and technical surveillance, a PBI team traced Monir to his hideout in Cumilla and made the arrest that night. PBI Mymensingh’s Superintendent Mohammad Rakibul Akhter said the murder sparked concerns in the local community. Monir had gone into hiding in the Comilla University area after the incident. On May 4, Monir gave a confessional statement before a magistrate under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, admitting his involvement in the murder.  

Police have arrested a 20-year-old youth for the murder of a 65-year-old housekeeper in the Faleshwar area of Feni. At a press conference on Wednesday, Feni PBI Superintendent of Police (SP)Joyita Shilpi said the accused , Abir Al Rafi, was arrested  on Tuesday from the Hathazari area of Chattogram after conducting operations in different areas of Chattogram and Noakhali. Shilpi said that Rafi had gambled away the money his father had given him for purchasing a laptop. Woman found dead in Sylhet, family claims murder Unable to pay for his addiction, Rafi resorted to theft and robbery. On December 26, he went to steal from the house of Golam Kibria Bakul, brother of former municipal councilor Golam Faruk, in Faleshwar, where Masuda Begum saw him. When she attempted to stop him, Rafi stabbed her multiple times with a sharp knife and fled the scene immediately after the attack. Following the filing of a murder case by the victim's son, Md Zafar, on December 27, the PBI initiated an investigation, reviewing CCTV footage and conducting operations across Noakhali and Chittagong. During questioning, Rafi confessed to his involvement in the murder. Police recovered the blood-stained knife used in the killing along with the black shirt he wore during the attack.

The High Court on Tuesday (May 09, 2023) dismissed a writ petition filed by former Superintendent of Police Babul Akhter challenging the legality of framing charges against him in the murder case of his wife Mahmuda Khanam Mitu. The HC bench of Justice SM Kuddus Zaman and Justice Shahid Noor Uddin passed the order. Now there is no legal bar to continuing the trial proceeding against him in the judicial court. Deputy Attorney General Sujit Chatterjee Bappi represented the state while Advocate Mohammad Shishir Monir appeared  for Babul Akhter. Read More: Mitu murder: PBI submits chargesheet against ex-SP Babul, 6 others Earlier on March 13, a Chattogram court framed charges against seven people including Babul Akhter in Mitu murder case. Later, Babul Akhter appealed to the High Court challenging the validity of it. On June 5, 2016, Mitu was stabbed and shot dead when she was walking her son to his school bus stop at the port city's GEC intersection. On June 6, 2016, Babul filed a case with Panchlaish Police Station. On September 13, the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) pressed the charges against Babul Akter and six others in a case filed over the killing of his wife Mahmuda Khanam Mitu. Read More: Why Babul Akter should not be granted bail: HC Abu Zafar Md Omar Faruk, inspector of PBI and also the investigation officer of the case, submitted the chargesheet to the prosecution unit of the Chattogram court. The case was transferred to the Police Bureau Investigation (PBI) in 2019 after Mitu's father, himself a retired police officer, filed a complaint against the CMP's mishandling of the case. On May 12, 2021, the PBI submitted its final report and arrested Babul Akter in another case filed by Mitu’s father and since then he has been in prison. Babul Akhter also filed a no-confidence petition against the PBI report on October 14, 2021. Read More: Ex-SP Babul shown arrested in case filed by him On November 3 last year, a Chattogram Court rejected the final report of PBI in the murder case and ordered it to conduct further investigation.

Rahima Begum, who was found alive in Faridpur in September last year 29 days after disappearance, was not abducted but her daughter Mariam Mannan staged the ‘abducted drama’ in a bid to implicate their neighbour in a case over land dispute, said Police Bureau of investigation (PBI). Khulna Superintendent of Police Syed Mushfiqur Rahman revealed these information at a press briefing held at PBI office around 11:30 am on Monday (February 13, 2023). The PBI submitted the investigation report to the Metropolitan Judge in the morning. “We have not found any evidence of abduction rather evidences show that Mariam Mannan plotted the abduction drama in a bid to implicate their neighbor in a case over land dispute,” he said. Also read; Rahima’s statement on ‘disappearance’ misleading: PBI “As part of the plan, Rahima herself went into hiding and changed her locations frequently during this period. On October 27, last year, she went to Dhaka and after living there for some days, Mariam sent her to Bandarban with some clothes and medicines. Later, she went to the house of one Abdul Kuddus at Boalmari in Faridpur district where police traced her,” he added.

A Dhaka court today asked the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) to probe the case against Prothom Alo journalist Rozina Islam for attempting to “illegally collect sensitive government documents and taking photos of them.” Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Muhammad Tofazzal Hossain passed the order after accepting the no-confidence petition filed by deputy secretary to the Health Services Division of the health ministry. The court also fixed February 28 for the next hearing. Rozina, who is now out on bail, was present before the court, said her lawyer Prashanto Karmakar. Also read: Hearing on DB report in journalist Rozina's case deferred to Jan 15 On October 11, last year, Detective Branch submitted the final report seeking exemption of Rozina from the charges. Rozina, known for her reports on the health sector, was held at the Secretariat for over five hours before being handed over to police on May 17, 2021. She allegedly clicked photos of documents related to government negotiation to buy Covid-19 vaccines, according to the case documents. An FIR was filed against Rozina under the Official Secrets Act and sections 379 and 411 of the Penal Code. On May 18, 2021, a Dhaka court sent Rozina to jail after rejecting the police’s demand for her five-day remand. Rozina was taken to Kashimpur Central Women's Jail on that day. On May 23, 2021, she walked out of Kashimpur Women's Central Jail after securing interim bail from a Dhaka court.  

Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI), this morning, recovered the severed head of five-year-old Ayat, who was abducted and murdered in Chattogram, from a canal in the port city. Illias Khan, PBI inspector in Chattogram, said that they recovered the head from a canal near a sluice gate in EPZ area on Akmal Ali Road, following information from the accused Abir. He said two teams of 25 PBI personnel have been searching for Ayat’s remains for the last three days at the spot where the remains were dumped. Read more: Remains of 5-year-old Ayat recovered from Chattogram canal “Ayat’s face has been disfigured and it is difficult to identify, but it should be her head,” he said. Earlier on Wednesday, Ayat’s remains were recovered from the canal on Akmal Ali Road in Chattogram city. On November 25, PBI arrested Abir Ali (20) for kidnapping and murdering Alina Islam Ayat, 10 days after the child went missing. Accused Abir, an ex-tenant of the victim’s family, kidnapped the child on November 15 for ransom when she was on her way to a mosque for Arabic lessons, at Bandartila area in Chattogram. Abir strangled the girl to death and later chopped her body into six pieces. He subsequently dumped the body parts, wrapped in two bags, on the beach in the city’s Kattali area. Read more: Ayat murder in Ctg: Accused’s parents put on 3-day remand Ayat’s father, Sohel Rana, lodged a general diary at the local police station after she went missing, police said. Abir was put on another seven-day remand on Monday on completion of his two-day remand. Abir’s parents Azharul Islam and Aleya Begum were placed on a three-day remand on Tuesday.  

Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) couldn’t find the sliced body pieces of 6-year old Alina Islam Ayat from Chattogram who was  murdered after kidnap. On Saturday PBI conducted search operation at Kattali sea beach area following the arrest of suspected killer Abir Ali , 19. “We thoroughly searched the places shown by the arrestee but all the pieces might have been washed away into the sea. However on Friday night Ayat’s dress and shoes were recovered from the spot as evidence of the murder,” said Ilias Khan Inspector of PBI, Chattogram Metropolitan. PBI on Saturday produced Abir before a Chattogram court and sought a 10-day remand to interrogate him, said inspector Ilias. read more: 1 arrested involving murder of 7-yr-old girl in Ctg Ayat’s father Sohel Rana broke down into tears on Friday night after seeing his beloved child’s recovered clothes. On November 15, Abir Ali, an ex-tenant of the victim’s family, abducted the girl for ransom on her way to a mosque where she used to learn Arabic at Bandartila area in Chattogram. The victim’s father, Sohel Rana, lodged a general diary at the local police station after she went missing, police said. On Thursday night, PBI members arrested Abir  from Aklam Ali road area in the city out of  suspicion after identifying  him from CCTV footages. Abir later confessed to strangling the girl to death as she was screaming and then chopping her into six pieces after taking to a residence at Akmal Ali Road in the city. He subsequently dumped the body pieces in two bags on  a beach in the city’s Kattali area, the PBI said. Read more: Drug peddler snatched from police custody in Ctg; woman shot dead “During questioning Abir said that he likes watching Indian TV serials 'Crime Patrol' and 'CID' and by watching those he learned everything about ransom collection, hiding body, and destruction of evidences ,” said Special Superintendent of PBI Chattogram Metro Naima Sultana. Officer-in-Charge of EPZ police station Abdul Karim said a case has been filed following a complaint received from Ayat’s father but PBI will investigate it.

A Dhaka court Tuesday asked Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) to submit its report on December 20 on re-investigation in a case over businessman Sahinuddin murder in the capital’s Pallabi area. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Tariqul Islam passed the order as PBI failed to submit the report today. On May 12, the court directed PBI to re-investigate the case and submit a report after accepting Sahinuddin's mother's no-confidence petition. Read: HC grants bail to ex-LGRD minister’s APS in money laundering case On February 15, Detective Branch (DB) Inspector Syed Iftekhar Hossain, investigation officer of the case, submitted the charge sheet against 15 people including MA Awal, a former MP of Laxmipur-1 constituency, in the case. The other accused in the charge sheet are- Sumon Bepari, Md Taher, Md Golam Kibria Khan, Md Murad, Titu, Md Roki Talukder, Nur Mohammad Hasan, Md Sharif, Iqbal Hossain, Md Tarikul Islam Emon, Tuhin Miah, Md Harunur Rashid, Md Shafikul Islam Shafik and Ibrahim Sumon. Among them, Shafik and Ibrahim Sumon are on the run while all 13 accused, including Awal, are behind the bars now. Read: Actress Pori Moni's petition for cancelling narcotics case dismissed On May 16 last year, one Sahinuddin was hacked to death in Pallabi over a land dispute in front of his six-year-old son Mashrafe. On the following day, Aklima Begum, the mother of Sahinuddin, filed a murder case against 20 people including Awal at the Pallabi police station. The case was later handed over to the DB. On May 20 of the same year, members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested Awal from Bhairab. After that Awal failed to secure bail in the lower court and he applied for it at the High Court which was also rejected.

A Dhaka Court has put former Superintendent of Police (SP) Babul Akter on a one-day remand in a case filed by Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) Chief Banaj Kumar Majumder under the Digital Security Act (DSA). Judge Arafatul Rakib of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Court passed the order after hearing on Thursday. When Police sought a seven-day remand Shishir Monir, lawyer of the accused, opposed the remand prayer and requested for bail. Read more: Dhaka court asks jail authorities to produce ex-SP Babul on Nov 10 Dhaka court asks jail authorities to produce ex-SP Babul on Nov 10 After hearing both sides, the court rejected the bail plea and put him on remand. Earlier in the morning, Babul was brought to the court from the central jail in Keraniganj. Later, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ashek Imam accepted police’s request to show Babul arrested in the DSA case. Md Rabiul Islam, Inspector (Operation) of Dhanmondi Police Station and the Investigation Officer (IO) of the case, filed a petition to take Babul on a seven-day remand on Wednesday, citing three reasons including proper investigation of the case. On September 27, Jahangir Alam, Superintendent of Police (SP) of PBI (Dhaka Metro North), lodged a complaint against four people under the DSA with Dhanmondi Police Station on behalf of Banaj, which was later turned into a case. The other three accused in the case are Md Habibur Rahman Labu, brother of Babul, Md Abdul Wadud Mia, father of Babul and journalist Ilias Hossain. Ilias had published a video on his Youtube channel regarding the Mitu murder case some days ago, in which he had alleged that Banaj had intentionally implicated Babul in the case and the latter was tortured in custody.

Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) has said that the disappearance of Rahima Begum, who was found alive in Faridpur, was not an incident of “abduction”. “We did not find any evidence of abduction from her house in Khulna’s Daulatpur,” SP Syed Mushfiqur Rahman of PBI Khulna said today. “We are still investigating the case and action will be taken if Rahima Begum had made false accusations about her disappearance,” the PBI official said. Read: I was abducted over land dispute: Rahima Begum Meanwhile, family members of those arrested in the case have claimed that Rahima Begum’s daughter Moriom Mannan is the “mastermind” behind the mysterious disappearance. They said that if Moriom and others involved in the incident are questioned, truth will be revealed. On September 25, 2022, Rahima Begum, who remained “missing” for 29 days, was handed over to her family after her statement was recorded in the court. Read: Rahima Begum handed over to family after recording statement Later, she was taken to her younger daughter Aduri Akter’s house in Khulna’s Boyra area, said plaintiff’s lawyer Afruzzaman Tutul. In her statement, Rahima provided detailed information on being “abducted over land dispute”. She said she was abducted and taken to Chattogram. From there, she went to Faridpur on her own. Read I was abducted over land dispute: Rahima Begum The night before, police rescued Rahima from Boalmari upazila of Faridpur. “I was abducted by some unidentified men from in front of my house,” Rahima claimed when she met her family members at the PBI office in Khulna. “Golam Kibria and Md Mohiuddin, two people with whom Rahima was at loggerheads over land, had forcefully collected her signature on a blank paper and left her at a remote place with only Tk 1000,” Mushfiqur quoted Rahima at the time. Read No one takes clothes or medicine with them, if they are abducted: PBI SP