8 policemen including OC pay the price for sleeping while guarding a temple, stealing bullets

Desk Report: 8 policemen including OC pay the price for sleeping while guarding a temple, stealing bullets 30 rounds of bullets were stolen from the Sri Sri Mahadev Ashram and Kali Mandir of Nimtala in Badda, the capital, along with the belongings of the police and Ansar members. The incident took place early Tuesday (September 30) when they were sleeping. Later, the 30 rounds of bullets were recovered. In this incident, the officer-in-charge (OC) of Badda Police Station Md. Saiful Islam has been withdrawn and seven people, including an SI…

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Hub announces three Hajj packages, minimum cost Tk 5 lakh

Desk Report: The Hajj Association of Bangladesh (HAB), an organization of private Hajj agency owners, has announced three Hajj packages. The Hajj package was announced at a press conference held at a hotel in the capital on Tuesday. HAB Secretary General Farid Ahmed Majumder told Ajker Patrika that they announced three Hajj packages two days after the government announced them. The one near the Haram Sharif costs 750,000 taka. Apart from this, it will be possible to perform the Hajj next year at a certain distance for 550,000 and 510,000…

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Attack on Hero Alam in Aftabnagar

Desk Report: Attack on Hero Alam in Aftabnagar An attack on content creator Ashraful Alam alias Hero Alam was reported in Aftabnagar of the capital. The attack took place at around 9 pm on Monday (September 29). However, it could not be confirmed who carried out the attack. Badda Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Saiful Islam confirmed the incident to Ajker Pattana on Monday night. The OC said that the attack on content creator Ashraful Alam alias Hero Alam was reported. However, it is not initially known who or why carried…

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Netanyahu apologizes to Qatari PM for attack

Desk Report: Netanyahu apologizes to Qatari PM for attack Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has apologized for Israel’s attack on the Qatari capital Doha. He called Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani from the White House on Monday to express his regret for the attack, a source close to Netanyahu told Reuters. The call to the Qatari prime minister came as Netanyahu was meeting with US President Donald Trump in Washington. Another source familiar with the discussions said a Qatari technical team was also present at the White…

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Hannan Masud, who had bailed out the rabbi, was arrested again on charges of extortion

Desk Report: The army has arrested five people on charges of extortion at a private clinic in the capital’s Mohammadpur area. They were arrested from the Bashila Housing City area on Sunday night and taken to Mohammadpur Police Station. The arrested are Saiful Islam Rabbi (28), Hasibur Rahman Farhad (31), Abdur Rahman Manik (37), Abu Sufian (29) and Md. Shahin (38). Mohammadpur Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Kazi Rafiq confirmed their arrest to Fast Bangla this Monday morning. Rabbi was earlier arrested in the Dhanmondi area on charges of creating a…

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Mamun’s words are inconsistent, further questioning will be conducted: Police

Desk Report: Police have rescued KM Mamunur Rashid, who went missing from Turag in the capital, unharmed. He was rescued from a mosque in Sector 1 of Purbachal in the capital on Friday (September 26) afternoon. He was admitted to the hospital after feeling unwell. Meanwhile, the police said that there are inconsistencies in his statement about his disappearance after his rescue. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DC) of Uttara Division of DMP Md. Mohidul Islam (Additional DIG) confirmed this information. Md. Mohidul Islam said that no injury marks were found…

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A 160-foot-wide sinkhole suddenly appeared on a busy road in Thailand, swallowing 3 vehicles.

Desk Report: A 160-foot-wide sinkhole suddenly appeared on a busy road in Thailand, swallowing 3 vehicles. A sinkhole formed in the Thai capital Bangkok on Wednesday morning, engulfing three vehicles. The incident occurred at around 7am local time on Samsen Road, in front of Bhajira Hospital and Samsen Metropolitan Police Station. The Royal Thai Police (RTP) said in a statement that the sinkhole was about 30 by 30 metres (98 by 98 feet) wide and 50 metres (160 feet) deep. It is feared that it will widen further. Two electric…

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244 arrested during AL’s attempted flash rally in the capital

Desk Report: 244 arrested during AL’s attempted flash rally in the capital Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested 244 leaders and activists of Awami League and its affiliated organizations during an attempt to hold a flash procession of the banned Awami League in the capital. 14 cocktails and seven banners have been recovered from the arrested persons. ‎DMP Additional Police Commissioner (Crime and Operations) SN Md. Nazrul Islam gave this information at a press conference at the DMP Media Center on Wednesday (September 24) afternoon. 244 arrested during AL’s attempted…

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NCP protests in the capital against the attack on Akhtar in New York

Desk Report: The leaders and activists of the National Citizens Party (NCP) have taken out protest marches in various parts of the country, including Shahbagh in the capital, to protest the attack and egg-throwing incident on National Citizens Party (NCP) member secretary Akhtar Hossain and senior joint member secretary Dr. Tasnim Zara, who are visiting New York, USA. The Dhaka Metropolitan Committee organized a protest march program in front of the National Museum in Shahbagh in the capital on Tuesday (September 23) afternoon. Samantha Sharmin, Sarwar Tushar, Dr. Tajnuva Jabin,…

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BTRC files case against Salman F. Rahman and 27 others for embezzlement of Tk 568 crore

Desk Report: The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has filed a case against Salman F. Rahman, the private industry and investment advisor to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was ousted in the student-public uprising, and Beximco Group Vice Chairman, and 27 others, for embezzling Tk 5.68 billion. BTRC Senior Assistant Director Taufiqul Alam filed the case at the capital’s Gulshan Police Station on Thursday evening. Gulshan Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Hafizur Rahman and BTRC Legal and Licensing Department Deputy Director Maidul Islam confirmed the matter. The case alleges that after…

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