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A shocking double murder occurred in Mohammadpur early Monday, where a domestic worker allegedly killed a mother and her teenage daughter before escaping in the girl’s school uniform and a mask. The victims, Malaila Afroze, 48, and her daughter Nafisa Binte Aziz, 15, a ninth-grade student at Mohammadpur Preparatory School, were found dead at their flat on the seventh floor of a building on Shahjahan Road. Nafisa’s father, M.Z. Azizul Islam, a physics teacher at Sunbeams School in Uttara, had left home for work around 7 a.m. Police reports indicate that the domestic worker, identified as 23-year-old Ayesha, joined the household only four days ago through the building’s doorman, Malek. Ayesha, originally from Rangpur, reportedly lost her parents in a fire and lived with her uncle and aunt in Geneva Camp. CCTV footage shows Ayesha arriving at the apartment around 7:51 a.m. in a burqa. After committing the murders, she went to the bathroom to clean herself, removing all traces of blood around 9:35 a.m. After the murders, Ayesha left the apartment wearing the victim’s school uniform, with a mask on her face and the school bag in hand. Police say Nafisa may have initially tried to call security through the intercom but found the line disconnected. The flat displayed clear signs of a struggle. Blood stains were found on the floors and walls, and cabinets and belongings were in disarray. Police recovered two sharp knives from the bathroom, believed to be the murder weapons. Eyewitnesses and neighbors described the scene as horrifying. One resident said that Ayesha calmly changed into the school uniform and walked out as if nothing had happened. Tejgaon Division Deputy Commissioner Ibn Mizan said police received the information around 11:30am. Nafisa was taken to hospital, where doctors declared her dead. After completing inquests, police sent both bodies to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital for autopsy. The bodies were later handed over to the family following the post-mortem examinations. Investigators have detained the building’s doorman, Malek, for questioning. Police are analyzing the CCTV footage and other evidence to track Ayesha’s movements and determine if anyone else was involved. The father, Azizul Islam, told reporters that they needed a domestic worker for household help, and Ayesha appeared normal during her first two days. “She came in burqa and introduced herself as Ayesha. Initially, everything seemed fine. Yesterday she arrived around 9:30 a.m., and today… I can’t even explain what happened,” he said. Authorities are continuing their investigation, examining the flat and CCTV footage to piece together the timeline and method of the killings.

A Dhaka court on Monday sent senior journalist and former Jatiya Press Club president Shaukat Mahmood to jail in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Jewel Rana passed the order and fixed Thursday for hearing the remand petition. Earlier in the day, the investigation officer of the case, Inspector Akhtar Morshed of the DB Police’s Ramna Zonal Team, sought a 10-day remand for questioning. Shaukat was arrested on Sunday in connection with a case filed against Bangladeshi-origin US citizen Enayet Karim Chowdhury over his involvement in a “conspiracy to topple” the interim government. Sub-Inspector Azizul Hakim of Ramna Police Station filed the case on September 14, a day after Enayet’s arrest from the capital’s Mintoo Road area for suspicious movement in a Land Cruiser Prado SUV. According to the case statement, Enayet, described as an agent of a foreign intelligence agency, was allegedly involved in a conspiracy to undermine public security and overthrow the interim government. DB detains ex-president of Jatiya Press Club Shaukat Mahmood Shaukat Mahmood, a former BNP vice-chairman expelled from the party on March 21, 2023, recently returned to politics through the Janata Party Bangladesh, formed on April 25 this year. Actor Ilias Kanchan serves as the party’s chairman, while Shaukat was elected its secretary general.  

Police have yet to determine the motive behind the killing of a mother and her daughter at a flat on Shahjahan Road in the capital’s Mohammadpur area on Monday morning. Although wardrobes and a vanity bag inside the flat were found ransacked, police said no significant valuables were missing. The victims were identified as Malaila Afroze, 48, and her daughter Nafisa Binte Aziz, 15, a ninth-grade student of Mohammadpur Preparatory School. The incident took place at 7/B flat on the seventh floor of a building at 32/2/A Shahjahan Road. Police suspected that the killings were carried out by the household help, who fled the scene wearing Nafisa’s school uniform, carrying a school bag. Police quoting inmates of the flat said the household help had joined the family only four days earlier, introducing herself as Ayesha. Nafisa’s father, M Z Azizul Islam, is a teacher by profession and teaches physics at Sunbeams School in Uttara. Citing him, police said he left the house around 7am for school on Monday. Shortly after, the household help, wearing a burqa, was seen taking the lift to the seventh floor. At around 9:35am, she left the building wearing Nafisa’s school dress, a face mask and carrying a bag. Around 11:30am, Nafisa’s father returned home and found his wife and daughter lying in blood. Nafisa’s father told police that he had learned from his wife that her (housemaid) name was Ayesha, aged around 20. She claimed to be from Rangpur and said she lived with her uncle and aunt at Geneva Camp. Assistant Commissioner (Mohammadpur Zone) under Tejgaon division of DMP Abdullah Al Mamun said that although household items were found scattered, no valuable belongings were missing except for a mobile phone, which is currently switched off. He added that the suspect 'housemaid' fled the scene wearing the Nafisa'’s school uniform. “We have not yet been able to confirm the motive behind the killings,” he said. Tejgaon Division Deputy Commissioner Ibn Mizan said police received the information around 11:30am. Nafisa was taken to hospital, where doctors declared her dead. After completing inquests, police sent both bodies to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital for autopsy. The bodies were later handed over to the family following the post-mortem examinations. A police officer of Tejgaon Division, speaking on condition of anonymity, said investigators have received some preliminary information and are currently verifying those details.

A case has been filed over the killing of a freedom fighter and his wife at their home in Taraganj upazila of Rangpur. Shoven Chandra Roy, the couple’s eldest son, filed the case at Taraganj Police Station on Sunday night against unidentified assailants, said Officer-in-Charge (OC investigation) Ruhul Amin on Monday evening. The OC said police are conducting a thorough investigation over the double murder. “Important evidence has been collected from the scene. We hope those involved will be brought to justice very soon,” he added. Earlier on Sunday, police recovered the bodies of freedom fighter Jogesh Chandra Roy, 75, a retired headteacher of a local government primary school, and his wife Surbonna Roy, 60, from their home in Khiarpara village of Kursha union. Taraganj Police Station OC Md Abu Saiyum Talukdar said the couple was killed around 1am inside their residence. Relatives have demanded the immediate arrest and exemplary punishment of those involved in the murder.

The High Court on Monday rejected the writ petition filed seeking its directives to issue a stay order on the activities related to the upcoming national election. The HC bench of Justice Sikder Mahmudur Razi and Justice Raziuddin Ahmed rejected the petition saying it is not the right time to file a writ petition over the issue. The writ petition was filed with the High Court on December 3. General Secretary of  Bangladesh Congress Md. Earul Islam filed the writ petition with the HC bench concerned. The petition also sought directives to recruit district and upazila election officers instead of appointing Deputy Commissioner and UNO as returning and assistant returning officers.

BNP-nominated candidate for Kishoreganj-4 (Itna-Mithamoin-Austagram) constituency advocate Fazlur Rahman on Monday was relieved of a contempt of court allegation after offering an unconditional apology. A three-member bench of International Crimes Tribunal-1 headed by its Chairman Justice Md. Golam Mortuza Majumder passed the order. He appeared at the court around 11 am with a team of lawyers. On November 26, ICT prosecutor Gazi MH Tamim lodged a complaint with the tribunal that Fazlur had questioned the tribunal’s formation and credibility during a television talk show. He said that the formation process of this court is such that justice cannot be served here. BNP leader Fazlur Rahman suspended for three months On November 30, the tribunal chairman questioned whether Fazlur held a valid legal license. Later, Fazlur submitted a written unconditional apology to the tribunal, Chief Prosecutor Md Tajul Islam said this at a press briefing on December 3. As per the schedule, the tribunal today (Monday) heard the allegations and relived him.

Seven fishermen were abducted allegedly by a group of pirates from different areas of the Sundarbans on Sunday. The abductors are now charging Tk 50, 000 as ransom for each fisherman. The incident occurred on Sunday morning in the Malancha River of the Satkhira range, including Hanskhali, Chelakata, and Hetalbuni canals, according to fishermen who managed to escape. Those abducted are Abdul Aziz, 50, Ibrahim Hossain, 45, Anarul Islam, 22, Najmul Haque, 34, Shamim Hossain, 36, Anwar Hossain, 32, from Dakshin Kadamtala village of Shyamnagar upazila in Satkhira, and Mujibul Hossain, 35, from Harinagar Jelepara. Returning fishermen Fozer Ali and Sabuz Mia said they had gone to the Sundarbans from Kadamtala station to catch crabs. While fishing in the river, ten armed kidnappers suddenly surrounded them and took away seven fishermen, instructing the families to send Tk 50,000 per person via mobile. When contacted, Sundarbans Range Officer Md. Fazlul Haque said the Forest Department’s smart patrol team is on site and efforts are on to communicate with the victims. Coast Guard sources at Kaikhali BCG Station said that they are coordinating with the families and will take further action once details are verified.

A couple has been arrested from Jashore for allegedly embezzling around Tk 2 crore from several young people in Sylhet by promising to send them to London on work-permit visas. The victims had earlier filed a case with the Sylhet Kotwali Model Police Station after the couple went into hiding and switched off their mobile phones. SI Mukit Mia, the investigation officer, said the couple was arrested around 10:30 pm on Saturday from a house in Sector 7, Kotwali Police Station area of JessoreThe arrestees are Md Nazim Uddin Adil, 35m and his wife Farzana Sharmin Soma, 37, of Rayerbagh Mirjanagar C Block under Kadamtali Police Station in in Dhaka. They were brought back to Sylhet on Sunday and produced before the court, Kotwali Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge Khandaker Mostafizur Rahman confirmed. According to police and victims, the couple operated a travel agency named St International at Elegant Market in Sylhet's Zindabazar area. Lured by their campaign, many IELTS-qualified youths reportedly sold jewelry and land to pay Tk 15 lakh to Tk 22 lakh each for what they believed to be genuine work-permit visas for the UK The couple allegedly showed the victims fabricated visa documents to collect money. When the youths later discovered the visas were fake and went to the office, they found it closed. The couple's phones were also switched off Following the complaints, police tracked them down to Jashore and made the arrests. A defrauded young woman demanded justice and money back. Court sources confirmed that the couple has been sent to jail.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday filed a case against 34 individuals, including Janata Bank’s two former chairmen and a former managing director, over the alleged embezzlement of Tk 1,963.54 crore through abuse of power and loan fraud. The case was filed at the ACC’s Chattogram Integrated District Office by the Commission’s Deputy Director Mohammad Sirajul Haque, Confirming the development, ACC Director General Md Akhtar Hossain said the accused had violated banking rules and colluded to misappropriate the funds. According to the case statement, the accused approved loan limits in breach of conditions, created excessive funded and non-funded liabilities, and issued loans through inflated loan trust receipts and letters of indemnity.  Investigators said the group systematically flouted regulations to siphon off Tk 1,963.54 crore from Janata Bank’s Agrabad General Insurance Building Corporate Branch in Chattogram. The accused from Janata Bank include former chairmen Dr Jamal Uddin Ahmed and S M Mahfuzur Rahman; former CEO and MD Md Abdul Alim Azad; former directors Khandaker Sabera Islam, Mohammad Abul Kashem, Amit Kumar Pal, K M Shamsul Alam, Mohammad Samad Ullah, Dr Sheikh Shamsuddin Ahmed, Ziauddin Ahmed, Md Abdul Majid and Begum Rubana Amin; former deputy managing directors Md Abdul Jabbar, Md Tajul Islam, Md Ismail Hossain and Sheikh Md Zaminur Rahman; former general managers Md Kamrul Ahsan, Masfiul Bari, Md Ashraful Alam, Md Kamruzzaman Khan, S M Abdul Wadud, Mitanur Rahman and Md Shamim Alam Qureshi; and former deputy general managers of Janata Bank PLC Md Sirajul Karim Majumdar, Md Shahidul Haque and Md Abul Monsur. The case also names officials linked to S Alam Group and associated companies: Global Trading Corporation Ltd Managing Director Md Rashedul Alam, directors Farhana Begum and Mohammad Abdus Sabur; S Alam Group owner and S Alam Trading Co (Pvt) Ltd director Md Saiful Alam, director Md Osman Gani; Sonali Traders owner Md Shahidul Alam; NN Inspection Service managing partner Khandaker Robiul Haque; and Commodity Inspection Services (BD) Ltd Managing Director Khandaker Zahirul Haque. The ACC alleges that the accused acted in collusion, committed criminal breach of trust, and engaged in fraudulent activities to siphon off public money in one of the largest loan scams in Janata Bank’s history.

A physician of Mymensingh Medical College (MMC) has been suspended for misbehaving with the Director General of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Professor Dr. Md Abu Jafor on Saturday afternoon (December 06, 2025). Dr. Dhandeb Barman, who was in-charge of the Casualty Department, has been asked to show cause for his rude behavior. A video of the incident went viral on social media, drawing widespread criticism from various quarters. Earlier in the morning, the DGHS DG visited Mymensingh Medical College Hospital to attend a seminar on the recent progress and challenges in treating bladder and reproductive system diseases in children. Read more: Naogaon residents battle dengue surge as urban services falter Before the seminar, Prof Jafor inspected different sections of the hospital. During his visit to the emergency department, he raised concerns over patient care, management and staff presence. Unhappy with the remarks, Casualty In-Charge Dr. Barman reacted arrogantly, referring to manpower shortages and workload. As the DG expressed displeasure, an argument ensued between the two. Hospital Director Brigadier General Md Golam Ferdous, Assistant Director (Administration) Dr. Mohammad Main Uddin Khan, and other administrative officials and doctors were present during the incident. Assistant Director (Administration) Dr. Mohammad Main Uddin Khan said Dr. Barman had a heated conversation with the DG during the inspection over the quality of services. Read more: Sylhet residents endure relentless mosquito invasion amid dengue surge “Dr. Barman was immediately relieved of his duties. Further action will be taken following departmental procedures,” Dr. Main Uddin said.