A local leader of Awami League’s youth wing Jubo League on Tuesday was arrested in connection with the murder of Md. Emdadul Haque, who was killed during an Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. A team of Badda police station of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested himf rom Uttar Badda Moinabagh area around 9pm, said Jahangir Kabir, assisant commissioner (AC-media) of the DMP.  The arrestee is Md. Rakibul Islam, also known as Shisir, a local Jubo leader of the Badda area. Read: Former MP Manik arrested over attack on anti-discrimination student movement The case was filed at Badda police station on September 9 bringing allegation that Emdadul was shot dead outside the AMZ Hospital during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement on July 20. Fellows of the then ruling Awami League opened fire and hurled explosives indiscriminately at the protesters, leaving Emdadul killed on the spot. Following the investigation, which included analysis of intelligence information and nearby CCTV footage, Rakibul Islam was identified and arrested. Read more: 4 AL leaders arrested in Dhaka over killing of student during mass uprising Legal proceedings against the arrested individual are currently underway at the Badda police station.

A Dhaka court on Tuesday  placed former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun on a 43-day remand in connection with eight cases filed over the killings during July-August mass uprising. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shahin Reza passed the order after a hearing when he was produced before the court. The court placed Mamun on 38-day remand in seven cases over the deaths of seven people in Jatrabari and on five-day remand in a case involving the death of 27-year-old Tahir Zaman Priyo filed at New Market Police Station. The prosecution argued for the remand, while the defense requested bail and the cancellation of the remand order. Read: Inu, Menon, Palak, ex-IGP Mamun sent to jail after remand Mamun’s lawyer said that he had previously been on an 18-day remand in four other cases and claimed that the new remand was politically motivated. "These cases are part of a revenge  against him," the lawyer said. On the same day, the court also approved showing Mamunarrested in several cases filed at Adabor, Kadamtali, and Jatrabari police stations. Read more: Saber Hossain placed on 5-day remand

A Brahmanbaria court has placed former reserved seat MP Umme Fatema Nazma Begum Sheuly Azad on an eight-day remand in connection with a murder case. Brahmanbaria Senior Judicial Magistrate Court-5 Judge Swagata Samya passed the order on Monday. Brahmanbaria Court Inspector Md Habibullah Sarkar confirmed the matter. The murder case dates back to 2021, following the death of Liton Mia during anti-Modi protests in the Sarail Bishwaroad area. Former land minister Narayan Chandra arrested from the border in Jhenaidah Sheuly was arrested by the Detective Branch (DB) police at her residence in Dhaka’s Niketan on Sunday night. The case was in connection with the murder case filed on September 3, 2024. After the court's decision, she was transferred to the district jail, added the inspector. The case was filed by Maulana Sultan Uddin on behalf of the victim, naming 67 individuals, including Sheuly, along with several hundred unidentified others.

Former Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina, former ministers Obaidul Quader, Asaduzzaman Khan and several others were sued in a murder case filed over the killing of a grocery store owner Abu Sayeed in police shooting in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area on July 19. Amir Hamza, a businessman and resident of Mohammadpur’s Adabor area, voluntarily filed the case in the Court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Rajesh Chowdhury on Tuesday, confirmed Manun Mia, his lawyer. The other named accused in the case are: former inspector general of police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, former additional commissioner of Detective Branch (DB) Harun Or Rashid, former Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Habibur Rahman, and former DMP joint commissioner Biplob Kumar Sarker. Read more: Almost all police stations resume operations: Police HQ In his lawsuit, Amir said that Abu Sayeed was killed at around 4:00 pm on July 19, when police were firing indiscriminately at students and civilians during the quota reform protests. Police opened fire on people on the orders of the IGP and the then home minister. The victim's family members reside in Boda upazila, Panchagarh district. In his complaint, Amir said that the family is unable to pursue a lawsuit over the victim’s death. In addition, several unnamed high-ranking police and government officials have been charged in the case, according to lawyer Mamun Miah. Read more: AL can reorganize but if they try to cause disorder, the outcome will not be good: Adviser Sakhawat

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.

A Khulna court on Sunday sentenced 14 people to life imprisonment, including ousted chairman of Daibagnyahati Union Parishad Shahidul Islam Fakir, in a case over the murders of three people. Khulna Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal Judge Md Nazrul Islam Howlader pronounced the judgment in presence of accused of this case. The court also imposed a Tk 5,000 fine on each of the convicts and they will have to serve an additional one year in jail in failure to pay. The convicted are, Abual Fakir, Md Humayun Howlader, Milan Khan, Md Mofiz Khan, Md Faruq, Md Abul Hossain Sheikh, Md Modasser Sheikh, Sunil Das, Biswanath alias Biswa Pramanik, Md Lion Sikder, Subrata Kumar Sah alias Poltu (absconding), Mehedi alias Rubel Fakir, and Md Mohi Billah. read more: 6 get life term for murder during robbery in Kushtia On October 1, 2018, a group of people led by Shahidul Fakir shot union Awami League General Secretary Ansar Ali Dihidar, 53, and activist Sukur Sheikh, 42, after torturing and beating them with sharp weapons at Daibagnyahati UP office in Morelganj upazila. They killed them over a rivalry between Shahidul Fakir and Ansar Ali over creating dominance in local AL politics. Meanwhile, Ansar Ali Dihidar’s wife Manju Begum was severely injured after being beaten up on the same day. On October 4, 2018, slain Sukur Sheikh’s brother Faruq Sheikh filed a murder case at Morelganj police station over the incident. Police and victims filed another case later. On June 4, 2019, police submitted a charge sheet against 58 people over the two murders. Read more: 3 get life term for killing man in Kushtia But after Manju Begum succumbed to her injuries on July 30, 2020, the accused were charged with killing her too. Mehedi Hasan, son of Ansar Ali Dihidar, said he is not satisfied with the judgement and will move High Court seeking death penalty for Shahidul Fakir and others accused.

The date of submitting the probe report in journalist couple Sagar-Runi murder case has been deferred for the 94th time. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Rashedul Alam fixed January 4 for the submission of investigation report during a hearing after investigating agency Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) didn’t submit the report today. Maasranga Television News Editor Sagar Sarowar and his wife ATN Bangla senior reporter Meherun Runi were found dead in their rented apartment in the city’s West Rajabazar area on 11 February 2012. Nousher Ali Roman, brother of Runi, filed a case with Sher-e-Banglanagar Police Station on the following day. Police arrested Tanvir in connection with the murder case on October 1, 2012. Later, he secured bail in 2014. Read more: Sagar-Runi murder: Final hearing on 10-year old HC rule on Tuesday Law enforcers have so far arrested eight people, including Tanvir, in connection with the murder case. The seven other suspects are Rafiqul Islam, Bakul Mia, Abu Syed, Mintu alias Baggira Mintu alias Masum Mintu, Quamrul Hasan alias Arun, security guard Enam Ahmed alias Humayun Kabir and Palash Rudra Pal. Read more: Sagar-Runi Murder: Govt urged to bring perpetrators to justice Sagar-Runi Murder: Govt urged to bring perpetrators to justice

Buet student Fardin Noor Parash murder case has been transferred to the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP). “Now, DB police will investigate the case,” Rafiqul Islam, officer-in-charge of Rampura Police Station, told UNB on Thursday. Fardin was a 3rd year student of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology’s civil engineering department and a resident of Qutubpur area in Narayanganj's Fatullah. Read more: Buet student Fardin’s last tracked location was in Gazipur: Home Minister Earlier in the day, Fardin’s father Kazi Nuruddin Rana filed the case against his son’s friend Amatullah Bushra, a 3rd year student of East West University, and several unidentified people in connection with the death with Rampura Police Station. Bushra was placed on a on a five- day remand today (Thursday) after being arrested from her Banasree home in Dhaka. Read more: Fardin’s death: Friend Bushra put on 5-day remand Police recovered Fardin’s body from the Shitalakhkhya River, behind a cotton mill at Siddhirganj, on November 7, three days after he went missing. On November 8, Sheikh Farhad, a physician at Narayanganj General Hospital where the autopsy was done, said there were several injury marks on Fardin’s head and body.

Police on Monday pressed the chargesheet against a sole accused, who is currently in jail, within 24 hours of a case filed over the murder of a youth. The chargesheet was submitted to Chief Judicial Magistrate Court Judge Abdur Nur on Monday. The accused Sohel Nurrun Nabi, 26, son of late Altu Mia of Kendua upazila in Netrokona district, gave a confessional statement to the killing before the court, Masudur Rahman, investigation officer (IO) of the case told UNB.    On Friday midnight, Sohel allegedly stabbed his sister-in-law Rubel Mia, son of Renu Mia of Itna upazila in Kishoreganj district, to death over theft of bricks from a hatchery in Kouitora area under Sadar upazila in Manikganj. Read: Chargesheet submitted against Regent Chairman Shahed in 2 cases Police rounded him up soon after the murder while the victim’s wife Champa Begum filed a murder case at the local police station in this connection on Sunday.      

The High Court on Thursday rejected bail petition of former Tangail municipality  mayor Sahidur Rahman Khan Mukti in a case filed over the  murder of freedom fighter and Awami League leader Faruq Ahmed. The HC bench of Justices Sahidul Karim and Fatema Najib passed the order during a hearing on a rule in this regard. Deputy Attorney General Bashir Ahmed represented the state while advocate SM Shahzahan appeared for the accused during the hearing. On February 10, Tangail Additional District Session Court-1 Jusdge Masud Parvez granted bail to Mukti in this case. Later in February 28, when the same court scrapped his interim bail, Mukti moved High Court seeking bail. On, April 27, the HC bench of Justice Sheikh Hasan Arif and KM Zahid Sarwar Kajol granted Mukti bail in the case. On April 28, the Appellate Division stayed the bail granted by High Court upon a petition filed by the state side. On January 18, 2013, Faruq Ahmed’s bullet-wounded body was recovered from near his house in Tangail. Read: HC grants bail to journalist Kanak Sarwar's sister A murder case was filed against anonymous people at Tangail sadar police station following a complaint received from Faruq’s wife Nahar Ahmed. In 2014, Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested Anisul Islam Raja and Mohammad Ali in connection with the murder. The two revealed the involvement of then parliament member of Tangail-3 constituency Amanur Rahman Khan Rana, his three brothers, then Tangail municipality mayor Sahidur Rahman Khan Mukti, Zahidur Rahman Khan Kakan, and then central committee Vice-President of Bangladesh Chhatra League Saniyat Khan Bappa.  In February, 2016, DB police submitted a charge sheet against 14 people including MP Amanur Rahman Khan and his three brothers. In September 2016, Amanur Rahman surrendered and he was granted bail after three years of imprisonment. On December 2, 2020, after remaining absconding for six years Sahidur Rahman Khan Mukti surrendered before court and sought bail which was rejected. Their two other accused brothers in this case have remained absconding.