A policeman, who was attacked by a mentally-challenged youth with a knife, in Brahmanbaria is still not out of danger, doctor said on Sunday night. Dr Md Alauddin, a resident doctor at the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), said the victim sustained stab wounds in the chest, under his left arm and on the hand. He had to undergo an emergency surgery and he is still not out of danger. Read more: Sub-inspector injured in B'baria knife attack On Sunday, the policeman was injured after a mentally-challenged youth attacked him with a knife in Sadar upazila of Brahmanbaria. Police arrested the attacker, Saidul, son of Fazlul Haque in Behair village of Natai North Union of the upazila, from the spot. The injured police officer was identified as Atiqullah, Sub-Inspector (SI) of Sadar Model Police Station. Read more:  Md Shakhawat Hossain, superintendent of Brahmanbaria police, said Saidul locked his mother and father in a room and tried to set the house on fire. After receiving a 999 call, a police team along with the fire service went to the spot and rescued the confined parents. Later, when police tried to apprehend Saidul, he stabbed SI Atiqullah with the knife, leaving him seriously injured. At one stage, police managed to take the knife from Saidul and caught him, he added. Atiqullah was taken to Sadar Hospital and given first aid.  

A police officer on patrol was attacked and burned to death by protesters in the Peruvian region of Puno as the death toll from demonstrations in the wake of the ouster of former President Pedro Castillo rose to 47, authorities said Tuesday. José Luis Soncco Quispe, 29, was on patrol with a fellow officer in the city of Juliaca on Monday night when they were attacked by a mob that later set fire to their vehicle, according to police reports. Soncco’s partner in the patrol car, Ronald Villasante Toque, said the men were “detained and physically attacked by some 350 protesters,” according to the reports. Villasante was taken to a hospital in Lima with multiple head injuries after being beaten. He said he was unaware of what was happening to his partner. Prime Minister Alberto Otárola confirmed Soncco’s death in a session of Congress, saying the men were attacked by protesters. “Police arrived at the scene and found that one officer had been beaten and tied up, and the other, Luis Soncco Quispe, unfortunately had died,” he said. “He was burned alive in his patrol car.” Otárola announced a three-day curfew from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. in Puno, and a day of mourning for the fallen on Wednesday. Peru’s Ombudsman’s Office said that since the protests began in early December after Castillo’s dismissal, 39 civilians had been killed in clashes with police and another seven had died in traffic accidents, as well as the fallen police officer. The police officer’s death came after the killing of 17 people Monday in Juliaca as protests seeking immediate elections resumed in neglected rural areas of the country still loyal to Castillo. The unrest began following Castillo’s removal and arrest following a widely condemned attempt to dissolve Congress and head off his own impeachment. Castillo’s successor, his former running mate Dina Boluarte, has supported a plan to push up to 2024 elections for president and congress originally scheduled for 2026. She’s also expressed support for judicial investigations into whether security forces acted with excessive force. But such moves have so far failed to quell the unrest, which after a short respite around the Christmas and New Year’s holidays have resumed with force in some of Peru’s poorest areas, where support for Castillo’s unorthodox rule had been strongest. Castillo, a political novice who lived in a two-story adobe home in the Andean highlands before moving to the presidential palace, eked out a narrow victory in elections in 2021 that rocked Peru’s political establishment and laid bare the deep divisions between residents of the capital, Lima, and the long-neglected countryside.

A policeman was killed in a road accident at the Sadarbera area of Nagarkanda upazila in Faridpur on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Raihan Islam, 26, a constable of Faridpur district police. He was from Prabhakardi village of Muksudpur upazila of Gopalganj. The accident occurred around 9:30pm when Raihan lost control of his bike in the Sadarbera area of Talmar, Nagarkanda on the Dhaka-Barisal highway, said Habil Hossain, officer-in-charge (OC) of Nagarkanda police station. Read: Two killed in Noakhali accidents “He fell off the bike and sustained serious injuries,” added the OC. He was rescued and first taken to Nagarkanda Upazila Health Complex.  Later he was shifted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical College Hospital in Faridpur as his condition worsened, where doctors declared him dead.

A 40-year-old police constable was killed and his wife was injured after a collision between two motorcycles in Raninagar upazila on Sunday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Shahin Alam, son of Osman Mollah of Uttar Rajapur village in the upazila.  Confirming the matter, Raninagar Police Officer-in-Charge (OC) Abul Kalam Azad said, the accident occurred around 6 pm when Shahin and his wife were going to his sister's house in Bandaikhara on a motorcycle.  When they reached Kujail Bazar area, a speeding motorcycle from the opposite direction hit their bike, leaving the duo critically injured. They were rushed to Raninagar Upazila Health Complex, where the on-duty doctor declared Shahindead on arrival, added the OC. His wife Shipon Begum was shifted to NaogaonbSadar Hospital at night as her condition deteriorated. Legal action will be taken in this regard, added the officer.

A police constable driving his bike died after he came under the wheels of a bus on Chattogram-Cox's Bazar Highway in Lohagara upazila Friday night. Maruful Islam, 22, of Chattogram Metropolitan Police, was from Chakaria upazila's Harbang union, Sub-Inspector Rafiqul Islam, in-charge of Chunati Police Outpost, told UNB. The accident occurred at 9:30pm as Maruf was heading towards his Harbang home. "As he neared Lohagara's Chunati, a bus knocked him from behind. The policemen fell on the road, came under the rear wheel of the bus, and died on the spot," Rafiqul said. Also read: Truck runs over man after being chased by police in C’nawabganj

A policeman deployed at Bangladesh’s Deputy High Commission in Kolkata went on a shooting spree on Friday afternoon, killing a woman passerby and wounding two others before turning the self-loading rifle on himself. All diplomatic and non-diplomatic staff at the Bangladesh mission are safe, UNB has learnt. Also read: 26 killed in India bus accident Local TV channels reported, quoting eye-witnesses, that the rogue cop roamed in the area for nearly an hour before firing at least 10 rounds near the high commission in the posh Park Circus area of the city. Senior Kolkata Police officers, including the commissioner, who rushed to the spot soon after the shooting spree identified the rogue cop as Tudup Lepcha. He was with the 5th battalion of the Kolkata Armed Police. Also read:Hindu banker and a worker from India fatally shot in Kashmir "He was roaming in the area for an hour before suddenly opening fire, locals told us. One woman was killed and two others sustained bullet injuries, following which the cop also shot himself dead," Kolkata Police chief Vineet Goyal told the media. "We're collecting the footage of CCTV cameras installed in the area and will probe all aspects of the case," he added.

A policeman was killed after being hit by a covered van in the city's Kakrail area Monday night. The deceased was identified as Shahidul Islam, son of late Abdul Karim of Ishwarganj upazila in Mymensingh district. Also read: 22-yr-old biker killed in B'baria road crash The accident occurred when a covered van of Shah Cement hit Shahidul when he was crossing Kakrail area on his motorbike, leaving him seriously injured, said Subir Kumar Karmakar, sub-inspector of Ramna police station. Later, he was taken to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival.

A 36-year-old policeman was crushed under the wheels of a bus on Dhaka-Khulna highway in Fakirhat upazila of Bagerhat district on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Illias Hossain, a constable of Fakirhat Model Police Station. Read: 3 die in Dhaka road crashes Chief Coordinator Inspector of Bagerhat SM Ashraful Alam said the Khulna-bound bus hit the motorbike of Illias and ran over him at Kakdanga intersection around 11am, leaving the cop dead on spot. Later, his body was sent to Bagerhat Sadar Hospital morgue for an autopsy, he said. Legal will be taken in this regard, the official added.

A police inspector has been arrested in the city after his wife lodged a case accusing him of torturing her for dowry money. The arrestee is Mohammad Shamsuddoha, 40, inspector of Darshana police station in Chuadanga district. Gulshan police arrested him from Rajabazar area of Dhaka early hours of Thursday. He was later sent to Faridpur’s Kotwali Police Station. Officer-in-charge of Faridpur Kotwali Police Station MA Jalil said Shamsuddoha has been arrested from Dhaka’s Rajabazar in a case filed by his wife Farzana Khandaker Tuli for torturing her for dowry money. Farzana said that Shamsuddoha asked Tk 70 lakh from her family. She managed to give him Tk 15 lakh from her family but he kept torturing him for more money. So, she went to her father’s home. READ: Man arrested for chopping wife’s wrist in Narayanganj for dowry  She said that her husband warned her not to return without the money. She also found that Shamsuddoha has an extramarital affair. READ: Housewife tortured to death over dowry in Sylhet

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against Chattogram Police inspector and former officer-in-charge (OC) of Lohagara and Sandwip Md Shajahan for concealing information on his assets. ACC Chattogram-2 Region Deputy Director Ratan Kumar Das filed the case on Tuesday. In the case filed by the ACC, Inspector Shahjahan has been accused of misusing his power and concealing information on acquiring assets worth Tk 49.39 lakh. At the same time, assets worth Tk 78.1 lakh is found to be inconsistent with his known source of income. READ: Social Islami Bank official sued by ACC Earlier, ACC directed the Md Shajahan and his wife Ferdousi Akter to file separate statements of assets. Md Shahjahan joined Lohagara police station on 12 June 2012 as OC. There he was accused of various irregularities including abuse of power, illegal arrests and acquisition of assets. He was later transferred to Swandip over the allegations. Similar allegations were raised against him in Swandip too. READ: Ex-OC Pradeep denied bail again in ACC case In February 2018, ACC Chattogram-2 started an investigation based on a complaint lodged by a person named Harun at the ACC head office in Lohagara.