RAB organized a media conference on the rescue of bank manager Nezam Uddin today, Friday, at 11:00 am at the Bandarban District Council Auditorium. However, Nezam Uddin was not brought to the media briefing. Instead, he was brought before journalists at the RAB office, where the bank manager said he could return with everyone's cooperation […]
Nizam Uddin, the manager who was kidnapped during the robbery attempt at Ruma branch of Sonali Bank in Bandarban, has been successfully rescued from Ruma Bazaar area. Khandekar Al Moeen, director of RAB's legal and media wing, confirmed the development to Prothom Alo, saying they were rescued at around 7:15 pm on Thursday.
A student of Dhaka University was allegedly abducted on her way to Ruilui Valley in Sajek in Baghaichara Upazila of Rangamati. The student, a resident of Khagrachhari Sadar area, was abducted from Shijokchhara area on Baghaihat-Sajek road on Wednesday afternoon. *more to follow…
Ghulam Rasool lodged a general diary at the Jatrabari police station on Tuesday. He also paid 5,000 Taka as ransom through bKash to the kidnappers. Ghulam Rasool alleged that he provided all the information to the police. However, he did not take any immediate action. On Friday morning, locals spotted Noorun Nabi’s body in Hill […]
“I thought everyone had forgotten me, but when I met the National Security Intelligence (NSI) member, I realized they had not forgotten me,” he said. Sufiul Anam thanked the Prime Minister for his release and bringing him back home. He also thanked the NSI officers, saying, “I will not forget their cooperation.” This former army […]
Bangladeshi UN official Lt Col Sufiul Anam (retd) who was abducted by Al-Qaeda’s Yemen branch was rescued on Tuesday after 18 months. He is fine and today on Wednesday he can be brought back home. A government source said that under instructions from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the National Security Intelligence (NSI) rescued Sufiul Anam. […]
According to Rohingya leaders and police, at least 40 Rohingya have been killed in several incidents of clashes and shootings over the past five months. Among the dead were 15 Rohingya leaders (Majhi), 10 ARSA members and one volunteer. The rest of the dead were Rohingya people. Police say that finally a Rohingya leader named […]
Later, his body was found in mud and water in the premises of the closed Ujala Matchbox factory at Kadamtali. During investigation, the police found that a few days before the incident, Hanif, a resident of Alibahar area, had thrown water on Abdullah, following which an altercation broke out between Hanif and the boy’s father. […]
A sixth Memphis police officer has been dismissed from the force for his involvement in the fatal beating of Tyra Nichols, local media reported Monday, days after video footage of the killing was released to the public. News Channel 3, citing the Memphis Police Department, reported that the officer, identified as Preston Hemphill, had been […]
Mohammad Ismail says four of his relatives were killed by gunmen in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh between April and October last year. He recalls a September night when, he says, he almost met the same fate: masked men abducted him, chopped off parts of his left arm and leg, and dumped him in a […]
The delegation will visit Yemen, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar and, if required, the United Arab Emirates, as mandated by the ministry’s UN desk. He was likely to start the yatra between January 15 and 30. Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen told Prothom Alo on January 12 that the delegation would hold talks with […]
The police member, who identified himself as Saqib, said he saw three men wearing RAB vests running away from the scene. “The two men wearing RAB vests dropped their guns and fled as soon as they saw me coming towards them,” he said. Details of the fourth person involved in the kidnapping attempt were unclear. […]
Father Achi was burned to death, while another priest, identified as Father Collins, who was at the house, was shot and wounded as he tried to escape. Adiodun said he is recuperating at a local hospital. Niger state governor Sani Bello said, “It is a sad moment. For a priest to be killed like this […]
Four kidnapped students have been rescued by the law enforcement agency form Satkhira and Jhenidah. Two of the students were females. The abducted two male students are of Alamdanga Secondary Shool under Pangsha upazila. They were of class ten. They were rescued from shailakupa upazila on Saturday night. A criminal gang abducted them for ransom. […]