House help Ayesha planned to steal valuables from the house in Mohammadpur and after working for three days, she carried a sharp knife with her, intending to use it if anyone noticed.

Rana suffered a head injury after confronting alleged drug users in the dorm

Says his defence council; seeks directive on jail authorities

Suspect Ayesha told the family she had neither a phone nor an NID

Victim, yet to be identified, was allegedly caught stealing a mobile phone in a residential building

Prosecution to report on December 17 after notices against absconding accused

House help allegedly made away with a mobile phone, a laptop, gold jewellery and cash after the killings

Hasnat Abdullah, a key coordinator of the July uprising, yesterday told the International Crimes Tribunal-2 that several then officials of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence had picked up three coordinators, including himself.

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus to take “urgent action” to release four journalists imprisoned in Bangladesh, saying the charges against them appear retaliatory and unsupported by credible evidence.

The prime suspect in Monday’s double murder is still at large with law enforcers struggling to trace her as she left almost no digital footprint.

Calls for stricter verification after Mohammapur double murder case

Chief Prosecutor Tajul says arguments based on the Court of Inquiry report irrelevant at this stage

Killed following a dispute on Monday night

Alleges intimidation and pressure used to silence them

CCTV shows house help leaving the apartment in school uniform

Lack of digital footprint add to challenges in solving the murders

Husband files case as police, Rab, DB hunt suspect who worked only four days

A woman and her teenage daughter were stabbed to death at their residence in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur yesterday, allegedly by their part-time house help hired only four days ago.

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Police cite ‘public outrage’ over victim’s criminal record, family claims he was targeted due to old rivalry