A dispute over extortion in the capital’s Karwan Bazar area led to the killing of Swechchhasebak Dal leader Azizur Rahman Musabbir, allegedly on the instructions of underworld criminal Dilip alias Binash, police said yesterday.

As evening fell yesterday, an ambulance stopped at the gate of Jashore Central Jail, carrying the bodies of a young woman and her nine-month-old child.

Police file murder case over infant’s death as investigation continues

Says, she could not speak to her father anymore

Both sides claim injuries; factory shut indefinitely for security reasons

Police say the killing followed a dispute linked to an extramarital relationship

Says multiple syndicates control extortion rackets in Karwan Bazar; five suspects arrested so far

The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has detained another alleged shooter in connection with the murder of Swechchhasebak Dal leader Aziziur Rahman Musabbir.

A Dhaka court yesterday sent Pabitra Kumar Barua, the manager and administrative officer of Sharmin Academy in Dhaka’s Nayapaltan, to jail in a case filed over the assault on a four-year-old student.

Joint forces arrested 278 suspected criminals in raids carried out across the country between January 16 and January 22, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a release issued yesterday.

Three unnatural deaths were reported within six hours in Kalmakanda upazila of Netrakona yesterday.

Court set Jan 27 for hearing on a remand prayer by police

Two firearms recovered; drive ongoing

Founding principal still on the run

Two separate cases were filed yesterday over a child abuse incident at Sharmin Academy after CCTV footage showing the school’s founding principal and manager beating and intimidating a child, triggering widespread public outrage.

A woman was burnt to death in a reprisal attack following the killing of a man on Wednesday night in Singra upazila of Natore.

Hearing his screams, locals rushed to the spot and rescued him

Accused on the run as viral video sparks public outrage

10-15 unidentified persons also sued

Police say lack of NID and shifting identities delayed detection of suspect Sabuj Sheikh