Headless body recovered from river; victim’s head still missing

Authorities in separate drives across three districts took action against the illegal storage and sale of fuel yesterday, seizing large quantities of diesel and fining those involved.

A suspected mugger was shot dead by one of his accomplices during an attempted mugging in Dighalia upazila of Khulna early yesterday.

A decade after the murders of bloggers Oyasiqur Rahman Babu, Nazimuddin Samad and Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy, the trials remain stalled as prosecution witnesses continue to skip court hearings, preventing proceedings from moving forward.

Much of the questioning of two retired army lieutenant generals in remand has focused on their roles during the army-backed caretaker government in 2007–08, officials involved in the investigation said.

The killing of Pallabi Thana Jubo Dal leader Golam Kibria was driven by political rivalry and disputes over control of local criminal networks, said Rab yesterday after arresting two shooters involved in the incident.

Kidnappers flee noticing police

Court sends him to jail

Suspects arrested with a foreign-made revolver

The officer-in-charge (OC) of Hatirjheel Police Station and an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) have been withdrawn from their posts following the forced shutdown of a Nobin Fashion showroom in Dhaka’s Moghbazar before Eid-ul-Fitr.

A college student was chased from his home and shot dead by assailants in Bagerhat’s Chitalmari upazila yesterday afternoon.

Lt Gen (retd) Sheikh Mamun Khaled, former chief of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), was arrested yesterday and placed on a five-day remand in connection with a murder case linked to the July uprising.

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed yesterday said a formal request has been sent to India through the foreign ministry to bring back an accused in the murder case of Inquilab Moncho Convener Sharif Osman Bin Hadi.

A local Swechchasebak Dal activist was stabbed to death by unidentified assailants in Sariakandi upazila of Bogura on Wednesday night.

48-year-old confesses involvement in killing of four-year-old Jannatul Mawa

Narcotics officials recovered over 6 kg of the illegal drug

Case filed last night; accused produced before Moulvibazar court this afternoon and sent to jail

Police say the accused shoved an officer to the ground and fled, triggering an overnight manhunt

Fifteen percent of Bangladeshi journalists said they had experienced sexual harassment at work, with women reporting significantly higher rates of verbal, online and physical harassment than men, according to a survey of 339 journalists.

Three suspects were yesterday shown arrested in a case filed over vandalism, arson, and looting at The Daily Star’s office in Dhaka.