Four more suspects, including three Jaamat-Shibir activists, were arrested by police yesterday over the muder of Nikhil Chandra Joardar in Tangail. DB police in Tangail arrested Goutam Rudra early yeaterday from Uttara area of the capital. Gulam Mahfuzur Rahman OC of Tangail DB police said that detainee…

Comilla: A man, who received severe injuries in an attack during union parishad polls electioneering on April 19, died at his house at Panipara in Chandina upazila yesterday, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Abdul Mannan, 55, of the area. He was also the paternal uncle of incumbent chairman…

Former Rizal Commercial Banking Corp (RCBC) Branch Manager Maia Santos-Deguito yesterday denied involvement in the transfer of stolen $81-million funds from the Bangladesh Bank (BB) to RCBC using fictitious accounts, according to Inquirer.net. Deguito is facing a case for money laundering which was…

State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Meher Afroz Chumki yesterday underscored the need for acquiring adequate knowledge on information and communication technology (ICT) in building the country as a developed one, reports BSS. “The women of the country who constitute half of the country’s…

Beanibazar: Yet another housewife has fallen victim to dowry as she has been tortured to death by her dowry-greedy husband here, reports UNB. Quoting family members, police said Shahjahan Ahmed, 39, a grocer of Kharabhara village married Panna Zahan in 2010. As Panna failed to give birth to any child…

Manikganj: The bodies of two people, who had gone missing after capsize of a sand-laden trawler in the Padma River in Shibalaya upazila on Sunday, were recovered yesterday, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as Kuddus Pramanik, 55, hailing from Char Tarapur village of Pabna Sadar upazila, and…

RANGPUR: Police arrested 61 people, including three activists of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, from different places in the district on Monday night, police sources said, reports BSS. The arrested Jamaat activists are Ismail Hossain, 42, Manik Mian, 30, and Abul Kashem, 42. The Jamaat activists have been…

CHAPAINAWABGANJ: Members of the Rapid Action Battalion in a drive arrested two alleged drug traders with 115 grams of heroin from Bata village in Shibganj upazila on Monday, reports BSS. The arrested persons were identified as Mintu Mondal, 47, of Choto Jambaria village under Bholahat upazila and Saker…

Natore: A Juba League activist was found dead in Yasinpur Rail Station area of the district town yesterday morning, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Abdur Razzak, an activist of 8-ward unit of Juba League of Natore municipality and was also a fish trader. Family members said Razzak had gone…

Police recovered the slit-throat body of a young businessman from his rented house in capital’s Chawkbazar area early Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Jamil, 35, a businessman of plastic goods at Chawkbazar in old Dhaka.  Talking to The Independent, Deputy Police Commissioner of Dhaka…