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A case was filed early Sunday in connection with the killing of Zahidul Islam Parvez, a student of Primeasia University,in the capital. Zahidul’s brother Humayun Kabir filed the case accusing eight students of the university including Mahathi, Meherab, and Abuzar  of Law and English departments, said Banani police station Inspector (Operations) AKM Moin Uddin. Zahidul Islam Parvez, 23, a student of the 223rd batch of Textile Engineering Department of the university, was stabbed to death following a dispute with some students of English Department on the university campus on Saturday.  Besides, 20-25 unnamed persons were also accused in the case, he added.  “We are investigating the killing and trying to arrest those involved,” said Inspector Moinuddin. Campus sources said the altercation began around 4pm on Saturday when Zahidul went to a nearby alley for having snacks where three female students  brought allegation of eve-teasing against him. Couple’s bodies recovered from Wari residence The girls reportedly called their friends prompting university authorities to mediate between the two sides and resolve the issue. Later in the day, Mahathi, Meherab, and Abuzar allegedly brought a group of youths from the Hazaripara area and attacked Zahidul, leaving him injured. Zahidul was taken to Kurmitola General Hospital by his fellows where doctors declared him dead. Students from the Textile Engineering Department alleged that Zahidul was attacked with the help of outsiders and he was stabbed in the chest. A video of the incident was later circulated on social media.

Police recovered the bodies of a couple from their residence on the 5th floor of a building on Hare Street Road at Wari in the capital on Friday night. The deceased were identified as Md Muid, 35, son of Md Musa from Araikandi village in Titas upazila of Cumilla and his wife Ayrin Akhter, 32, daughter of Joynal Abedin of Miaji Bari in Chauddagram upazila of the same district. Families of victims of enforced disappearances demand justice .Deputy Commissioner of Wari Division of DMP Harun-or-Rashid said locals informed police after the couple hadn’t opened their door for two days. Police later broke into the apartment and found the bodies, he said. “Preliminary evidence suggests that Muid had died earlier as his body had started to decompose while Irene’s body was still fresh. A note, believed to be written by Irene, was found at the scene,” the DC said. He said Muid had been suffering from cancer for a long time and had not stepped out of the house for nearly four years. However, it remains unclear whether it was a case of suicide. The couple had reportedly been separated from their families since their marriage, which their families did not accept. Youth shot in Hatirjheel, critically injured The note also requested that their bodies not be sent to their native villages and that they be buried side by side, said Harun-Or-Rashid. Babul Ali, a morgue assistant at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, said police brought the bodies in on Friday night and that decomposition suggested the couple had died two to three days earlier. Whether Ayrin died by suicide will be confirmed once the autopsy report is available, said DC Harun.  

Families of the victims of enforced disappearances formed a human chain in front of the High Court Mazar gate on Sunday, demanding exemplary punishment of those involved in the enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings during the Awami League’s tenure. Organised by the platform ‘Maayer Daak,’ which represents families of the victims of enforced disappearances, demanded justice for those involved in abductions, extrajudicial killings, and the operation of secret detention centres known as 'Aynagha’. Govt extends term of Enforced Disappearances Commission by 3.5 months

A youth, said to be a leader of Jubo Dal, sustained critical injuries after being shot by unidentified assailants in the capital’s Hatirjheel area late Saturday night. The victim, Arif Sardar, 35, is a member of the Ward-36 unit of Jubo Dal.  He hails from Hogla Balikandi village in Shibchar upazila of Madaripur district and currently resides at a rented house in Demra Staff Quarters. The attack took place around midnight in Morol Goli area of Hatirjheel. Sub-inspector Md Russell Islam of Hatirjheel Police Station said police rushed to the scene after receiving information and found Arif lying in a pool of blood.  He was immediately taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) in critical condition. BSF hands over body of Bangladeshi youth shot near Hatibandha border Doctors said the bullet entered through his mouth and exited through his forehead, leaving him in a life-threatening state. According to police, Arif works at a workshop.  The motive behind the attack and the identities of the attackers remain unknown. His condition is still critical, hospital sources said.    

Tourist police have arrested four people for sexually harassing an 11-year-old girl at Sugandha Point of Cox’s Bazar sea beach on Saturday afternoon. The arrestees are Zahed (22), Sami (23), Zainal (24), and Md Jashed Hossain Jewel – all hailing from Kadolpur village under Rauzan Police Station in Chattogram. According to police, the incident took place when a group of young men approached the girl offering to take her photo. Mother ‘confesses to killing’ two children in Gazipur After taking the photo, one of them made an inappropriate proposal. The girl then informed her family about the incident. When the family members protested, the accused reportedly physically assaulted them. Locals rushed to the spot and managed to catch one of the suspects and handed him over to police. 7 Bangladeshis return home through Beanpole after serving jail terms in India Later, based on the complaint from the victim’s family, tourist police detained the rest. Apel Mahmud, Additional DIG of the Tourist Police’s Cox’s Bazar Region, said such incidents are never acceptable at tourist destinations. He also said that legal proceedings against the arrestees are currently underway.

Police have arrested a woman in Tongi of Gazipur on charges of killing her two children, claiming she confessed to committing the crime following instructions from a "spirit." The woman identified as Aleya Begum was arrested on Friday night, Gazipur Metropolitan Police (GMP) said in a press release issued on Saturday. The bodies of her daughter Maliha Akter, 6, and son Md Abdullah, 4, were recovered on Friday evening from a rented flat in Purbo Arichpur area of Tongi. Following the recovery of the bodies, the children’s father Abdul Baten Miah, a transport businessman hailing from Tatuakandi area of Bancharampur upazila in Brahmanbaria , filed a case against unidentified persons. Police said the two children might have been murdered inside their home on Friday afternoon. Their bodies were sent to Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy. Aleya Begum was initially detained on suspicion Friday night and during interrogation she admitted to the killings, according to GMP Deputy Commissioner MN Nasir Uddin. He said CCTV footage from the surrounding area showed no one except Aleya entering or leaving the flat during the time of the incident. During questioning, she told police she committed the murders under the influence of a supernatural entity. Her family members informed police that Aleya suffers from migraines. Police are now investigating whether she has any underlying mental health issues.

Police arrested five teenagers in connection with raping and killing a 7-year-old girl in Baraigram, Natore. “The arrestees are between 14 and 16 years of age,” said Natore Superintendent of Police (SP) Amzad Hossain on Saturday. He said several detective teams of Natore District Police conducted a raid and first arrested two teenagers. Acting on their information, three more teenagers were arrested, the SP said. Four of the five teenagers arrested in Garfa and nearby villages in Baraigram upazila, while another lives in Rampur, Chatmohar. During the preliminary interrogation, the SP said, they confessed to the police that they had raped and killed the child. According to him, they are being further interrogated at the office of the Natore Superintendent of Police. 1,631 people arrested in special drives Since no one of the arrested was adults, the police did not release their identities and photos. Earlier on April 15, locals found her body lying in a cornfield in Haripur village of Katakhali union in Chatmohar upazila, a few hundred yards away from the house. First, they informed the child's family, and then informed the police. Upon receiving the information, Natore and Pabna district police went to the spot. At that time, the child's face was burned with acid. Later, the police collected evidence and sent the body to the Pabna Sadar Hospital morgue. That day, an eyewitness and neighbour Emdadul Haque said that farmers in the area who were working in the fields first saw his body. “Later, we informed the family and went there. After a while, the police came and took the body.” He said her entire face was burnt. Mahbubur Rahman, the officer-in-charge (OC) of Baraigram Police Station, said that the police intelligence team has been on the ground to identify and arrest the criminals since the body was recovered. Although the child's home is in Baraigram Upazila (Natore), the body was found in the Chatmohar area of ​​Pabna, which borders the upazila. As a result, a case was filed with Chatmohar Police Station.

Bangladesh police conducted  drives across the country on Saturday  and arrested a total of 1,631 people on various charges.  Among the arrestees, 1,087 were arrested  in connection with ongoing cases and on the basis of warrants, while 544others  were held for various other reasons. The law enforcers  also recovered two locally made firearms, two switchgear knives, and one round of ammunition.

The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has rescued an endangered ring-tailed lemur and arrested a suspect in connection with the theft of three lemurs from Gazipur Safari Park. The arrestee was identified as Md Delwar Hossain Tawseef, 22. The detectives arrested Delwar Hossain Tawseef on Friday conducting a raid at Darhi Hamipur Akand Bari of Sadar upazila in Zamalpur district. Based on statement of the arrested suspect, the detectives of the DMP later conducted a drive on Friday night in Dhaka’s Shyambazar area and recovered the male ring-tailed lemur in captivity, said Deputy Commissioner (Media) of the DMP Talebur Rahman. The theft took place between 11:00pm on March 23 and 5:30am on March 24. A group of thieves cut through the fence of Enclosure “ Lamchita Ghar’ -01 at the park and stole two male and one female ring-tailed lemurs – a species classified as globally endangered. A case was filed with Sreepur Police Station in Gazipur soon after the incident. The Wildlife Crime Control Unit of the Forest Department was informed of the incident. Efforts are ongoing to rescue the remaining two lemurs and arrest the other suspects involved, said the DC (Media) of the DMP.

A man was killed and three others were injured in a head-on collision between a  bus and a battery-run easy bike (three-wheeler) on the Bagerhat-Pirojpur regional highway in Morrelganj upazila on Saturday morning. The deceased was Siam Gazi, 20, son of Mojibur Gazi from Teligathi village in Morrelganj upazila of Bagerhat district. The injured were Siam’s father Mojibur Gazi, 50, their neighbour Rashid Khan, 75, and easy bike driver Bappi, 30. Over 600 killed in road accidents across Bangladesh in March Sub-inspector Md Tomez Uddin of Mahishpura Police Outpost in Morrelganj said Siam, his father, and a neighbour were heading to Pirojpur in the easy bike. As the vehicle reached Ballyadangga area of Bolbhodrpur it collided with the  bus coming from the opposite direction, he said. Siam was declared dead after being taken to a hospital while the others were admitted to the 250-bed Bagerhat District Hospital for treatment, the SI added.