In the remand appeal, the police told the court that according to the confession statement of another accused Shimul Bhuiyan, Saidul Karim appears to be involved in the murder of Mintu MP Anar. According to his confession, Akhtaruzzaman, the mastermind of the murder, had discussed with Saidul Karim Mintu on messaging app WhatsApp about the…
The Indian border stretches for 271 km through Jhenaidah, Jashore and Chuadanga districts. Law enforcers said gold is smuggled in various ways, such as hidden inside vehicles, inside the stomach or anus, tied to the body or kept inside the insoles of sandals or shoes. The Chuadanga battalion of 6 BGB and Maheshpur battalion of…
MP Anwarul Azim murder: What does CCTV footage reveal?
Former election commissioner Brigadier General (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain told Pratham Alo that since there was weakness in the political party, a person like Anwarul Azim was given nomination even though he was an accused in 21 cases. There were also discussions about Anwarul Azim joining Awami League politics. He entered politics in 1988 with…
'Why did the murder happen in India?'
West Bengal (WB) Inspector General of Police (IGP) Akhilesh Kumar Chaturvedi has said that they have not yet found the body of Bangladeshi MLA Anwarul Azim. However, they find some evidence that suggests he may have been murdered. He said this while talking to journalists in a press conference on Wednesday afternoon. The Criminal Investigation…
Later, MA Ahad, deputy commissioner of Wari division of DB police, informed Prothom Alo that the body could not be recovered. Earlier in the day, Anwarul Azim's daughter Mumtarin Firdous spoke to the media at the DB office. He demanded exemplary punishment for his father's murderers.
According to information received from Bangladesh Police, Anwarul Azim, MP of Jhenaidah-4 constituency in West Bengal, India, has been murdered. A police source close to the investigation said police have arrested two people in Bangladesh over the incident. The arrested people have recently returned from Kolkata. One of the arrested is Abdullah, who was arrested…
Additional DIG Mohammad Moniruzzaman was accompanying his younger brother who had gone to the Bangladesh Awami League (AL) operations office to collect his nomination papers for the by-election for Jhenaidah-1 constituency. The Election Commission's letter said that Additional DIG of Tourist Police Mohammad Moniruzzaman, wearing his uniform, was accompanying a prospective candidate of a political…
The 15 km stretch of road from Jhenaidah town to Kaliganj had formed several mounds of displaced bitumen due to the pressure of heavy vehicles. The road has completely deteriorated at many places including Chutalia, Tentultala, Bishaikhali, Gariwala, Koyargachhi and Khoyartala. The result is that drivers have to struggle a lot to drive on this…
Violence during Mangal election campaign in three districts
The Election Commission (EC) has decided to withdraw the officer-in-charge (OC) of Shailkupa and Harinkundu police stations in Jhenaidah. This decision was taken in the EC meeting on Saturday. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Election Commission’s Additional Secretary Ashok Kumar Debnath said that the Election Commission has decided to withdraw the OC after finding…
The detained person has been identified as Abdus Shukur (35), son of Tabir Rahman of Nutanpara village in Jibannagar upazila of Chuadanga. Later, gold bars worth about Tk 51 lakh were recovered from him, the official said. A case would be registered against the detainee, he said, adding that the gold bars would be handed…
Rice is the staple food of Bangladesh and people of the Indian subcontinent like boiled rice. This is why rice is boiled and then dried before marketing. Some technological improvements in recent years have made the work little easier. Still it is a laborious process and fuel consumption has been a concern. Nutritionists have been…