United News of Bangladesh

Members of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in a drive arrested a fugitive accused in connection with the July movement related case from Jatrabari area of the capital on Wednesday night. The arrestee was identified as Sohel Chowdhury alias China Sohel, 50, an Awami League leader of No 51 ward and an organising secretary of Jatrabari unit AL.  Ex-MP Dhanu arrested in Dhaka He was wanted in two cases filed with Jatrabari Police Station. Based on secret information, a team of CID conducted a drive in the area and arrested him on Wednesday night. During investigations it is known that he was involved in carrying out sabotage during the anti-discrimination student movement.  Ex-mayor Taposh’s close associate arrested in Dhaka

Police recovered the body of a ward-level Awami League leader from a guava orchard in the Nachole upazila of Chapainawabganj on Friday morning. The deceased Kamrul Islam was the son of late Hossain Ali and president of the ward-2 unit of the AL in Nachole union, said Monirul Islam, officer-in-charge of Nachole Police Station. Read: Body of 14-year-old Madrasa student recovered from Kushiyara River Locals said they spotted the body lying in the orchard in the Hakrole area in the early morning and informed the police. OC Monirul said the body was sent to Chapainawabganj General Hospital morgue for an autopsy. The cause of the death will be known after the autopsy, he added.

Authorities have transferred officer-in-charge (OC) of Chapainawabganj’s Gomostapur police station and punished seven other cops after a detained Awami League leader was snatched away from police custody. Superintendent of Police Rezaul Karim confirmed the matter saying that the seven cops were taken off duty attached to District Police Lines last night. However, it could be known where OC Shahidul Islam was transferred. The policemen have been accused of negligence in performing duty. Read: Two accused snatched away after two cops stabbed in Rajshahi Seven plainclothes policemen arrested AL leader Mintu Rahman, president of the ward No-2 of the upazila’s Bangabari union on Thursday evening. A Chapainawabganj court issued an arrest warrant for him earlier. As he was being driven to the police station, his supporters allegedly swooped on the police team in Santoshpur Bazar leaving five cops injured, they said. Sub Inspector Mamun filed a case with the police station in this connection while 13 accused have so far been arrested.

Police arrested an Awami League leader on Monday night in connection with the killing of Faizul Islam Rajon during the mass uprising in Mirpur. The arrestee was Mohammad Shah Alam, AL joint secretary of Ward No. 93 of Mirpur. BNP slams govt for failure to arrest AL cadres involved in student shootings A case was filed at the Mirpur Model Police Station on August 16, following Rajon's murder at Mirpur-10. According to the case details, on July 19, Awami League leaders and activists opened fire indiscriminately on students and others protesting in front of the Mirpur-10 fire service station as part of the movement, leaving Rajon wounded. He was declared dead at Dr. Azmal Hospital.  

The health condition of veteran politician Tofail Ahmed, undergoing treatment at Medanta Hospital in India's Gurgaon, is now stable. Bangladesh High Commissioner to New Delhi Muhammad Imran Friday met with him and talked about his health condition. "His [Tofail Ahmed] health condition is stable now. He is now doing fine," Shaban Mahmood, Minister (Press) at Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi told UNB. Read: Covid-infected Rajshahi MP Fazle Hossain airlifted to Dhaka Tofail is undergoing treatment under Dr Arun Garg, head of the neurology department of Medanta Multi Super Specialty Hospital in Gurgaon, Haryana. Earlier, Tofail was flown to New Delhi for better treatment. The senior Awami League leader served as the minister of commerce and minister of industries.

A local Awami League leader has been accused of occupying government land at the dead of night at Boalmari Upazila in Faridpur.  The leader is identified as Mizanur Rahman. He is the general secretary of Rupapat Union Awami League of the upazila and lecturer of Salthar Navkam Palli University College. A written complaint signed by nine people, including Emdadul Haque Milon, a resident of Kalinagar village in the upazila, was lodged with the Boalmari Upazila Nirbahi Officer on Saturday (April 17) morning. According to the complaint,  Mizanur and his men occupied government land on the bank of the Kumar River. Around 10% of  the said land was owned by Water Development Board. They cordoned the land off by putting up bamboo walls around it. The market value of the occupied land is Tk 30 lakh. The accused Mizanur Rahman denied occupying the land in illegal means. He said that he can provide legal documents to back his claim. Boalmari Upazila Nirbahi Officer Jhotan Chanda said, “I have received a written complaint of occupation of government land.  In this regard, the Rupapat Union Land Officer has been instructed to go to the spot and take actions accordingly."

The wife of a local Awami League leader in Noakhali, who suffered a brutal assault allegedly led by rival AL leader and Basurhat Mayor Abdul Quader Mirza,  has filed an application with the Speedy Trial Tribunal to hear a case against Mirza and 96 others.

Awami League (AL) leader Mizanur Rahman Badal, the rival of Abdul Quader Mirza, has been sent to jail in a case over an attack on police on Tuesday during deadly infighting among the ruling party men in Noakhali's Companiganj.

The second death anniversary of Syed Ashraful Islam, former general secretary Awami League and public administration minister, was observed in the city on Sunday.

The Padma Multipurpose Bridge, Dhaka Elevated Expressway, Metro Rail and Karnaphuli Tunnel will be opened for all within June next year, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said Sunday.