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Crime Desk, page 17

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BSF pushes 9 Bangladeshis across Chougachha border

CHOUGACHHA — India's Border Security Force pushed nine Bangladeshis, including women and children, across the Mashila border in Jashore's Chougachha upazila on Sunday afternoon following a flag meeting with Border Guard Bangladesh, officials said.

Toddler drowns in pond in Gopalganj

GOPALGANJ — A 2-year-old girl drowned in a pond in Kotalipara upazila of Gopalganj on Sunday morning, police said.

9 fishermen arrested for catching mother hilsa in Padma River

RAJBARI — Law enforcement officers arrested nine fishermen for catching mother hilsa in the Padma River in Goalanda upazila of Rajbari in defiance of a government fishing ban, police said.

Illegal hilsa market thrives on Padma char despite fishing ban

FARIDPUR — An illegal hilsa market is operating twice a day on a char in the Padma River in Sadarpur upazila of Faridpur, even as a 22-day government ban on catching mother hilsa remains…

Mine explosion at Alikadam border kills Myanmar national, injures Bangladeshi

A mine explosion on the zero line of the Alikadam border in Bandarban killed a Myanmar national and injured a Bangladeshi youth, officials said.

Khagrachhari bus crash kills 2, injures at least 13

Two people were killed and at least 13 injured when a passenger bus overturned in Khagrachhari's Sapmara area on the Dhaka-Khagrachhari regional road.

Two killed in separate train accidents in Chattogram's Mirsharai

Two people, including a 55-year-old woman, were killed in two separate train accidents in the Joragonj and Bareyarhat areas of Mirsharai in Chattogram.

Chandpur joint forces detain 12, including 7 teen gang members

A joint forces operation in Chandpur's Hajiganj detained 12 people, including seven members of a teenage gang, the Armed Police Battalion said.

Six-member panel to probe Dhaka airport cargo fire; sabotage suspected

Authorities formed a six-member committee to investigate a major fire at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport cargo village in Dhaka that destroyed millions of taka in imported goods, with sabotage suspected.

Court jails 6 Awami League leaders in Birganj double-murder case

A court in Dinajpur sent six Awami League leaders to jail Sunday in a case over the 2014 election-day killings of two Chhatra Shibir activists, Salauddin and Asadul Islam.

Flights suspended at Dhaka airport after cargo village fire

Authorities temporarily halted flights at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Saturday after a fire broke out in the cargo village, civil aviation officials said.

Six BNP leaders charged with illegal sand mining on Nijhum Dwip

Police filed a case against six Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders and activists accused of illegally extracting sand from a sea beach on Nijhum Dwip in Hatiya, Noakhali.

Major fire breaks out at Dhaka airport; 28 units battle blaze

A major fire broke out Saturday in the cargo area of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, prompting a response from army and navy personnel and 28 fire service units.

Ordinary Bangladeshis lose savings as investment scams spread

DHAKA — Ordinary Bangladeshis are losing their savings to a wave of investment scams across banks, the stock market, insurance and unregistered online platforms, while most perpetrators remain at large, analysts say.

30 hurt in clash between two villages in Brahmanbaria

BRAHMANBARIA — At least 30 people were injured in a clash between two villages in Sarail upazila on Friday night, sparked by an earlier altercation over bathing in a pond, residents said.

Police clash with July fighters; Parliament area turns into battleground

Police on Friday baton-charged and removed families of July martyrs and wounded protesters who had gathered at the July Charter 2025 signing ceremony at the South Plaza of Parliament, after demonstrators breached security and…

24 detained on Sherpur border while crossing into India illegally

Border Guard Bangladesh detained 24 people, including two suspected traffickers, on the Sherpur border early Oct. 7 as they were being smuggled into India, seizing 14 mobile phones and 54,000 taka in cash.

Khagrachhari teen rape allegation finds no medical evidence

A medical exam found no evidence of rape in the case of a Marma teen in Khagrachhari, where allegations of sexual assault have triggered protests and violence that killed three people, police said.

Five arrested in Rajbari police attack, including Chhatra League leader

Joint forces arrested a Chhatra League leader and four others in connection with an attack on police and vandalism of a police vehicle in Rajbari’s Goalanda, the additional police superintendent said.

Drug suspect snatched from police after attack in Jashore

Associates of a drug suspect detained by police snatched him away after attacking officers in Jashore’s Rajarhat area, injuring a CID constable, police said.

War crimes tribunal probes 2016 police shooting of two Shibir leaders in Chougachha

Investigators from the International Crimes Tribunal visited Chougachha in Jashore to probe the 2016 shooting that left two Islami Chhatra Shibir leaders, Israfil and Ruhul Amin, with leg wounds inflicted by police, officials said.

Former Jhenaidah MP Apu arrested in Dhaka

DHAKA — Shafiqul Islam Apu, the Awami League's Jhenaidah district president and a former member of Parliament, was arrested late Sunday at his Dhanmondi home in the capital, police said.

BGB seizes 21 gold bars worth Tk 3.6 crore at Chuadanga border, one held

CHUADANGA — Border guards in Chuadanga seized 21 gold bars weighing 2.449 kg and valued at Tk 3.6 crore (about $300,000) and detained a smuggler near the Darshana frontier, officials said Thursday.

BNP leaders rally in Narail against Awami League extortion case

NARAIL — BNP leaders and activists held a protest rally and news conference in Kalia after an Awami League-affiliated woman filed an extortion case against senior local BNP figures, which the party calls a…

Ex-Begum Rokeya University vice chancellor Nazmul Kalimullah arrested

DHAKA — Detectives arrested Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah, the former vice chancellor of Begum Rokeya University, in the capital’s Mohammadpur area on Thursday on the request of the Anti-Corruption Commission.

Court orders arrest of three former ministers in student killing case

A Dhaka court has ordered the arrest of former information minister Hasanul Haq Inu, former minister Rashed Khan Menon and former ICT state minister Junaid Ahmed Palak in a case over the killing of…

Two children drown in Bhairab River in Chuadanga

CHUADANGA — Two children drowned in the Bhairab River in Muktarpur village of Jibannagar upazila while bathing on Sunday afternoon, police said.

Milestone College to reopen Sunday, 12 days after jet crash

DHAKA — Milestone School and College in Uttara will reopen Sunday, 12 days after a fighter jet crashed into one of its buildings, killing students and teachers.

Air Force visits family of Milestone crash victim Mahia Tasnim

MEHERPUR — Bangladesh Air Force members visited the family of Mahia Tasnim, an eighth grader killed in the Milestone School plane crash, at her grandfather's village in Mujibnagar, relatives said.

Bangladeshi actress Shanta Pal arrested in Kolkata over fake Indian IDs

KOLKATA — Bangladeshi model and actress Shanta Pal was arrested in Kolkata after Indian voter and Aadhaar cards were found in her possession, police said.

Youth detained with foreign pistol, 15 rounds in Chuadanga raid

CHUADANGA — Soldiers and police detained a 35-year-old man in Damurhuda with a foreign-made pistol, two magazines and 15 rounds of ammunition, officials said.

BSF hands over 15 Bangladeshis at Darshana border

India's Border Security Force formally handed over 15 Bangladeshi nationals to the BGB at the Darshana border in Chuadanga on Wednesday after a flag meeting.

Awami League plotting to seize Dhaka, sources say

Sources say that, having failed at other attempts to undermine the interim government, the Awami League is now plotting to seize the capital, with thousands of activists undergoing guerrilla training at home and abroad.

BGB seizes 5.5 million taka in contraband in Chuadanga raids

Border Guard Bangladesh personnel in Chuadanga seized smuggled goods worth more than 5.5 million taka and arrested two suspects in a week-long anti-narcotics and anti-smuggling operation.

Parents kill drug-addicted son in Bakerganj, surrender at police station

A 20-year-old man was beaten to death by his parents in Barishal's Bakerganj upazila after he assaulted them over money for drugs, and the couple later surrendered at the local police station.

Former chief justice Khairul Haque placed on 7-day remand

A Dhaka court placed former chief justice A.B.M. Khairul Haque on a seven-day remand in a verdict-forgery case, with no defense lawyer appearing at the hearing.

Pickup truck rear-ends trolley in Chougacha, killing young man

A 25-year-old man riding on a hay-laden trolley was killed when a pickup truck struck the trolley from behind at the Tengurpur intersection in Jashore's Chougacha upazila.

Meherpur court sentences man to death for ezbike driver’s murder

MEHERPUR - A court in Meherpur sentenced a man to death on Monday for the 2022 killing of ezbike driver Jamal Hossain in Sholmari village.

BSF accused of beating, torturing Bangladeshi at Chuadanga border

CHUADANGA - India’s Border Security Force is accused of crossing into Bangladeshi territory at the Hudapara border in Damurhuda upazila and beating and torturing Ali Akbar, 54, with rifle bayonets.

Chuadanga Krishak League district secretary arrested

CHUADANGA - Police arrested Asaduzzaman Kabir, 58, general secretary of the Chuadanga district Krishak League, in Alamdanga upazila.

BGB recovers abandoned foreign pistol, ammunition near Jibannagar border

JIBANNAGAR - Border Guard Bangladesh recovered an abandoned foreign pistol, a magazine and three rounds of ammunition near the border in Chuadanga’s Jibannagar.

BGB destroys 100 illegal Chinese fishing nets worth 15 lakh taka in Chuadanga raid

Border Guard Bangladesh seized and destroyed 100 illegal Chinese-style fishing nets valued at 15 lakh taka during a special task force operation in Chuadanga's Damurhuda upazila on Thursday.

Environment department seizes 300 kg of polythene, 5 hydraulic horns in Chougachha drive

A mobile court collected 33,000 taka in fines and seized 300 kg of polythene and five hydraulic horns during an environment department raid in Chougachha on Monday.

Anti-graft body files money laundering cases against ex-MP, husband

The Anti-Corruption Commission filed separate cases Tuesday against former lawmaker Syeda Rubina Akter Meera and her husband over alleged illegal wealth and money laundering totaling hundreds of crore taka.