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Septuagenarian woman killed over payment of debt in Jashore
A septuagenarian woman was reportedly beaten to death by her neighbor over repayment of loan in Jashore district.
The incident took place at Pipragachhi village in Bagachra upazila on Tuesday.
The deceased was identified as Rahima Khatin, 70, wife of Nabisaddin Gazi of the village.
Quoting local people, Rabiul Hossain, officer-in-charge of Sharsha Police Station, said Opu Hossain, 30, son of Abdus Samad took some money from Mizanur, son of Rahima.
The members of two families used to lock into altercation over the issue.
On Tuesday noon, an altercation ensued between Rahim and Opu over the issue and at one stage, Opu beat Rahima up and dragged her on a street and trashed her, leaving Rahima unconscious.
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Later, she was taken to Sharsha Upazila Health Complex and then shifted to Jashore Sadar Hospital where she succumbed to her injuries.
Apu along with his family went into hiding after the incident.
Efforts are on to arrest Opu, said OC.
4 days ago
13-yr-old girl killed after being ‘gang raped’ in Dhaka’s Dakkhin Khan
A 13-year-old girl has reportedly been gang raped and died in Dhaka’s Dakkhin Khan area.
Police also arrested two people in this connection, said Muhammad Talebur Rahman, DC (media) of DMP on Monday.
The arrestees were identified as Robin Hossain, 32 and Rabbi Mridha, 26.
According to police, the girl, a class VIII student of a local school went missing after she had gone out from his residence around 2:30 pm on January 16.
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A general diary was lodged with Dakkhin Khan Police Station on January 19.
With the help of local people, it is known that some miscreants picked up the girl in a microbus from in front of Joynal Market and left the place on January 16.
On January 27, an abduction case was filed in this connection.
On January 30, police arrested Robin and Rabbi from Sripur area of Gazipur district.
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A court placed them on a two-day remand when police produced the two arrestees before the court on January 31.
Following interrogation, police recovered the body of the girl from Hatirjheel area on Sunday morning.
The arrestees made confessional statements under section 164.
According to the confessional statement of them, they took the girl to a residence in Mohakhali where five people violated the girl in turns after tying her hands, legs and mouth with cloth.
During rape, the girl died.
Later, they dumped the body in Hatirjheel after keeping it inside a sack.
Police are trying to arrest the others involved in the crime.
5 days ago
Constable Sujan shown arrested in Chankharpul killing case
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Sunday sent police constable Mohammad Sujan Hossain, an accused in a case over the killings of seven people during the anti-government movement in Dhaka’s Chankharpul area on August 5, to jail after showing him arrested.
A bench of three-member judges led by ICT Chairman Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder passed the order following a hearing in this regard, said prosecutor BM Sultan Mahmud.
However, no lawyer for the police constable stood at the court.
Prosecutor Sultan said the case was filed against Sujan with Shahbagh police station on charge of killing seven people during the anti-government on August 5.
On January 1, the prosecution submitted a petition seeking an arrest warrant for Sujan, who was arrested earlier, and to produce him before the court on Sunday, he said, adding that the court issued the arrest warrant later.
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As per the order, the accused was produced while the court set January 23 for submitting a progress report of the case, the prosecutor said.
A video footage shows that the constable, who was posted at Armed Police Battalion during the movement, was firing indiscriminately from several angles at the protesters in Chankharpul area on August 5.
Later, the video footage went viral on social media, triggering several criticisms.
3 weeks ago
2 killed as speedboat collides with bulkhead in Munshiganj
Two people were killed and another one was injured in a collision between a speedboat and bulkhead in the Meghna River in Gazaria upazila of Munshiganj district, police said on Saturday.
The incident iccurred on Friday night.
The deceased were identified as Wadud, and Babul.
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The accident occurred at Kalikapur ghat around 9:30 pm when the speedboat collided head-on with a bulkhead, anchored at the ghat, leaving three people injured, said Anwar Alam, officer-in-charge of Gazaria Police Station.
The injured were taken to Gazaria Upazila Health Complex where the doctors declared Wadud and Babul dead.
4 weeks ago
‘UPDF member’ killed in Rangamati ‘gunfight’
A suspected member of the United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) was killed reportedly in a gunfight between the members of UPDF and joint forces in Kichingchara of Langadu upazila of Rangamati district early Thursday.
The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.
Tipped off, a team of joint forces conducted a drive in the area around 5:30 am, said Ferdous Wahid, Officer-in-Charge of Langadu Police Station.
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Sensing the presence of the law enforcers, the criminals opened fire on them, forcing the joint forces members to fire back, leaving one dead on the spot.
One riffle, 12 mobile phones, three fake uniforms of Bangladesh Army, two NID cards, five bags, 10 blankets and other important documents were also seized from his possession.
The body was kept at the Rangamati General Hospital morgue.
1 month ago
2 killed as truck hits motorcycle in Satkhira
Two people were killed when a truck hit a motorcycle on Satkhira-Jashore highway at Choygharia in Sadar upazila of Satkhira district on Tuesday.
The deceased were identified as Joy, son of Jamal Uddin and Shihabuzzaman, son of Habibullah of Sadar upazila.
The accident occurred around 2 pm when the Kalaroa-bound truck rammed into a motorcycle carrying the duo, leaving them dead, said assistant sub-inspector of Sadar Police Station, Delwar Hossain.
Police could not arrest the truck driver and his helper as they managed to flee the scene.
1 month ago
Man killed over land dispute in Moulvibazar
A 40-year-old man was killed and eight others were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over the ownership of a piece of land at Sonatiki village in Rajnagar upazila of Moulvibazar district on Friday.
The deceased was identified as Misrab Khan, son of Rahmat Khan of the upazila.
Quoting local people, officer-in-charge of Rajnagar Police Station, Shah Mohammad Mubasshir, said Abdul Hakim, son of Tajmul Mia of the village, had long been at loggerheads with Misrab over the ownership of a piece of land.
An altercation was ensued between the two groups over the issue on Friday afternoon.
At one stage, both groups equipped with locally made weapons attacked each other, leaving Misrab dead on the spot and eight others injured.
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The injured were taken to Rajnagar Upazila Health Complex.
On information, police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control.
2 months ago
8 bus passengers killing: Ex-railway minister Mujibul Haque's nephew arrested in Cumilla
Police have arrested former railway minister and former Cumilla-11 constituency’s member of parliament Mujibul Haque’s nephew in a case over killing eight bus passengers in a petrol bomb attack.
Chauddagram Police Station Inspector (Investigation) Mohammad Abdullah said the ex-minister’s nephew Tofail Hossain, 50, son of late Ambar Ali of Busyara village, is a member of the executive committee of Chauddagram Thana Awami League.
He was arrested from his house in Basuara village of Sreepur Union of the upazila on Wednesday and was sent to Cumilla court on Thursday morning.
After the fall of Awami League government in a mass uprising on August 5, bus owner Abul Khair filed the case in the court of Cumilla Senior Judicial Magistrate Judge Abu Bakar Siddique on September 11.
The others accused in the case are former railway minister Mujibul Haque, former mayor of Chauddagram Mizanur Rahman, former IGP AKM Shahidul Haque, former director general of RAB Benazir Ahmed, former superintendent of police of Cumilla Tutul Chakraborty, the then officer-in-charge (OC) of Chauddagram Police Station Uttam Kumar Chakraborty.
Earlier in 2015, eight passengers were killed in a petrol bomb attack on a passenger bus in Chauddagram during the hartal-blockade called by the 20-party alliance led by BNP.
Chauddagram Police Station’s then Sub-Inspector (SI) Nuruzzaman Howladar filed a case against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb Ameer Dr Syed Abdullah Md Taher and 64 others.
2 months ago
Man jailed for life for killing wife in Sirajganj
A Sirajganj court on Thursday sentenced a man to life in prison for killing his wife in 2008.
The convict is Masud, 41, son of Surut Ali, of Arangail village in the upazila.
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Judge of Sirajganj Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-2 Begum Salma Khatun handed down the judgment this afternoon.
The court also fined Masud Tk 1 lakh, in default, to serve one year more in jail, Mokter Hossain, the reader at the court, confirmed.
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According to the prosecution, on August 27, 2008 convict Masud strangled his wife Mukti, 19, to death for dowry.
Following the murder, a case was filed at Tarash police station. Later, police pressed the chargesheet against Masud.
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After testifying witnesses and evidence the court pronounced the judgment, Mokter Hossain added.
1 year ago
Two siblings jailed for killing man in Joypurhat
A Joypurhat court on Wednesday sentenced two brothers to life term imprisonment for killing a man in Kalandpur village under Panchbibi upazila of the district in 2005.
They are - Md. Anisur Rahman and Md. Nazrul Islam, sons of Ofir Uddin of Kalandpur village of the upazila.
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Additional District and Sessions Judge-second court, judge Md. Abbas Uddin pronounced the judgement this afternoon.
The court also fined them Taka 10,000 each.
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According to the prosecution, Quddus was married to Sheola Khatun, daughter of Sirajul Islam of Atul village of Panchbibi upazila. On the night of November 20, 2005, Sheola Khatun got into a quarrel with Quddus and she called the accused. At one stage, the accused hit Quddus with sticks and local weapons, leaving Quddus dead on the spot.
Later, a case was filed at Panchbibi Police Station following a complaint lodged by the victim's elder brother Lutfar Rahman.
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Police submitted the chargesheet against them in court. After examining the records and witnesses, the court found them guilty.
1 year ago