Police have arrested an Awami League leader from Karwan Bazar area of the capital in connection with the 2015 attack on the motorcade of BNP Chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia. AL leader Saimon was arrested Karwan Bazar area on Monday evening. He will be produced before the court on Tuesday in a case filed over the attack and attempted murder, said Tejgaon Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md Mobarak Hossain. Masked youth identified in DU charukola arson, no arrest yet Earlier, on April 6, police arrested Sabbir Hossain, general secretary of the Awami League’s Motijheel unit, in the same case. The case was filed on August 22, 2024—nearly a decade after the incident occurred in April 2015 during a campaign for BNP’s mayoral candidate Tabith Awal in the Dhaka North City Corporation elections. At the time, Khaleda Zia’s motorcade came under attack, allegedly by activists of the Awami League, Chhatra League, and Jubo League. Meghna Alam’s arrest process was not appropriate: Asif Nazrul

A Dhaka court on Wednesday showed 10 people including actress Shomi Kaiser, former MPs Dipu Moni, Amir Hossain Amu and Salman F Rahman, arrested in new cases filed in different police stations. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate GM Farhan Ishtiak passed the order when they were produced before the court with a separate petition to show them arrested in fresh cases. The other accused of the cases are—Worker’s Party President Rashed Khan Menon, former MP Hazi Salim, Sadek Khan, Abdullah Al Islam Jacob and two former IGPs—Shahidul Haque and Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun. According to the case statements, Amu, Salman F Rahman, Dipu Moni, shahidul, Hazi Salim, Chowdhury Abdullah were shown arrested in a case filed with Jatrabari Police Station over the killing of Sajedur Rahman Omar during July uprising. Sajedur Rahman Omar sustained bullet wounds during the anti-discrimination student movement in Jatrabari foot over bridge area on July 21, 2024. He died on august 24, 2024. A case was filed with Jatrabari Police Station on January 3. 72 more arrested for vandalism, looting during nationwide anti-Israel protests Besides, Rashed Khan was shown arrested in Manir Hossain murder case filed with Shahbagh Police Station, Abdullah Al Jacob in a murder case filed with Bhatara Police Station, Sadek Khan in a case filed with Mohammadpur police station and Shomi in Zubayer Yusuf killing case filed with Uttara East Police Station. Zubayer Hasan Yusuf, first year honours student of Tongi Government College was killed during the movement on August 4. On August 22, a case was filed against 11 identified and 150-200 unidentified individuals  with Uttara East Police Station. Shomi Kaiser was arrested in the case.

Police in a drive arrested former vice-president of the central committee unit of banned Bangladesh Chhatra League from Bedgram in Gopalganj district town on Monday night.The arrestee was Anwar Hossain Anu, 38, son of Sihab Uddin of Sadar upazila.Tipped off, a team of police conducted a drive in the area and arrested Anu, said Mir Md Sajedur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station. 49 arrested for vandalism, looting during nationwide anti-Israel protestsPolice will produce him before the court on Tuesday with remand prayer, said the OC.

Four people have been arrested in connection with vandalism, sabotage and looting at various establishments, including the Triti Hotel, Radhuni Hotel, and a Bata Company dealer, during a protest march against Israel’s brutality on Palestinian people in Board Bazar area of Gazipur. The arrests were made on Monday during a joint operation by the Army and Police, said Assistant Deputy Commissioner Hafizul Islam during a press briefing at Gacha Police Station on Tuesday. IGP warns against vandalism, orders arrest The arrestees were identified as Siam Khan (Anik), Shimul Ahmed Shaon, Shahin, and Joynal Abedin. According to the police official, an anti-Israeli aggression march was held on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in the Board Bazaar area on Monday. Taking advantage of the protest march, a group of miscreants carried out acts of sabotage, vandalism and looting at the Triti Hotel, Radhuni Hotel and Bata Company dealer, among other establishments. Upon receiving information, local police reached the scene and, with the help of the army, dispersed the crowd and brought the situation under control. Afterwards, the video footage of the incidents was analysed, and operations were conducted in various areas. Following this, Siam, Shimul Ahmed, Shahin, and Joynal were arrested with the combined efforts of the police and army, he said A case was filed at Gacha Police Station over the matter. KFC outlet, Bata showroom vandalised in Sylhet The official also mentioned that efforts were ongoing to identify and arrest the instigators, planners, and supporters directly involved in the incident, he added.

Police in a drive arrested former MP of Kishoreganj-5 constituency (Bajitpur) Afzal Hossain from Meherpur district town on Monday. Tipped off, a team of police conducted a drive in Clinicpara of the district town and arrested Afzal from the house of Mamun Hossain, a staff of Afzal Shoes, owned by Afzal, said Mezbah Uddin, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station. Sources said former MP Afzal was scheduled to go to India through Sonapur border in Mujibnagar upazila early Monday and for this, he had contracted a huge amount of money to a gang on the border.      

Coast Guard members arrested five members of ‘Sumon Bahini’, notorious gang, while they were preparing to commit theft on a commercial vessel at Mongla Port in Bagerhat district.The arrestees were identified as Md Jony, 19, Aliraz, 25, Swapan Munshi, 40 of Bagerhat district and Md Azim, 26 and Md Mezbah 19 of Koyra upazila in Khulna district.The coast guard members also seized 12 firearms, nine Yaba pills and 25 grams of hemp from their possession. Tipped off, a team of Coast Guard conducted a drive in a boat in Bhadra office area under Sundarbans zone and arrested the five gang members along with the arms and drugs, said Lieutenant Colonel Siam-ul-Haque, media spokesperson of the coast guard.The arrestees were wanted in different cases with Mongla and Koyra police stations.

Police arrested two people in connection with their suspected involvement in the gang-rape of an SSC examinee in Chandina upazila of Cumilla district on Friday. The arrestees were identified as Md Shoyeb, son of Md Billal and Ratan Chandra Sarkar, son of Prabhat Chandra Sarkar of the upazila. The victim filed a case against two identified and four unidentified people on Friday with Chandina Police Station, said Jabed-ul-Islam, officer-in-charge of the police station. According to the case statement, the SSC examinee of Kachua upazila went to Koilan Bazar to meet her friend on March 19. After meeting her friend, the girl hired an auto-rickshaw to go to her village in the evening. A group of young men, numbering 4-5, intercepted the auto-rickshaw and took the girl to a machine room inside the cropland where they violated the girl in turns. The following day, the girl again went to the Koilan Bazar and identified the two rapists. She then informed the matter to the local people who handed them over to the police. Police are trying to arrest the others involved in the rape, said the OC.  

Two children were tied to a tree and tortured over allegations of stealing a mobile phone in Madan upazila of Netrokona district. Police rescued the two children when the video footage of the incident went viral on the social networking site Facebook. The incident took place near the Agriculture Office of Madan municipality on Wednesday, said Mohammad Nahid Hasan, officer-in-charge of Madan Police Station. Three killed in Netrakona road crash A written complaint was lodged with Madan Police Station over the issue on Thursday. Police arrested two people identified as Sukel Mia, 26 and Joynal Mia, 20 in connection with the incident on Thursday. Police said three mobile phone sets were stolen from a bus parked in front of Madan Municipality around 2 am early Wednesday. Later, two children—aged between 12 and 13, hailing from Changaon union of the upazila, were taken to the spot, tied to a coconut tree and beaten up, said the OC. Seeing the video footage of the torture, police rescued the children and sent to a local hospital.    

 A 65-year-old man was arrested in connection with his alleged attempt to violate a schoolgirl in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur district on Wednesday.The arrestee is Moselm Uddin of Maizpara village in the upazila.Joynal Abedin Mandal, officer-in-charge of Sreepur Police Station, said Moselm took a schoolgirl near his home and tried to violate the girl on Wednesday. 3 killed in Gazipur road crashHearing screams of the girl, local people caught him and beat him up before handing him over to police .A case was filed in this connection.

Police arrested two individuals in connection with the alleged gang rape of a female journalist in Pallabi, Dhaka. The incident occurred on Monday night, starting at approximately 11:30pm, according to Deputy Commissioner (Media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Talebur Rahman. 5 ‘ARSA members’ among 6 arrested in N’ganj The two arrested suspects have been identified as Enamul Haque (38) and Mohidur Rahman (50). They were picked up at 8am on Tuesday. The victim herself filed the case with police, accusing a total of 16 individuals, with 8 named and 8 unnamed.