Dozens of people have been killed in an attack by Islamic State-linked insurgents in eastern D.R. Congo, local officials said Thursday. Colonel Alain Kivewa Mitela, a local official in the Lubero region, told AFP that 42 bodies had been recovered following the overnight attack. An administration official had earlier put the death toll at more […]
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 […]
DB confiscated two cars of Akhtaruzzaman from Gulshan
Police constable Kawsar Ahmed, accused of killing his colleague Monirul Islam (also a police constable), had some mental health problems and was admitted to the Pabna Mental Hospital at least three times during his service, said Kawsar's wife Nilufa Yasmin. Speaking to this reporter on phone, Nilufa said she could not believe that Kawsar shot […]
It has been 22 years since the death of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) student Sabekun Nahar Soni during a clash between two groups of the Jatiya Janata Party (JJP). Even after so many years, the two main accused are still absconding. Soni's father Habibur Rahman Bhuiyan died of blood cancer on February […]
Anwarul Azim went to Kolkata on May 12 and was murdered the next day in a flat in Sanjiva Garden in New Town, Kolkata. The Kolkata police informed the Bangladesh police about the case after checking the CCTV camera footage of the flat and other details. Later, the detective branch of the DMP arrested three […]
Those taken to remain include Syed Amanullah (actual name Shimul Bhuiyan), Faisal Alo and Shilasti Rahman. After interrogating the three arrested in Anwarul Azim abduction case during their eight-day remand, the DMP again produced them before the court today, Friday, and sought another eight-day remand. After hearing both the sides, the court allowed everyone to […]
Harun details the horrific discovery of Anwarul Azim's mutilated body parts in the septic tank of a flat in Sanjeev Garden in New Town, Kolkata. One of the primary purposes of the trip to India was to recover these remains. The Kolkata police will conduct DNA tests on the body parts and provide final confirmation. […]
Police searched the sewerage line of that flat connected to the septic tank. Later, DB chief Harun-Or-Rashid told Prothom Alo by phone, “We searched the sewerage line of that flat and found parts of several bodies in the septic tank.” Earlier, DB officials in Kolkata had requested Kolkata Police to search the septic tank. Later, […]
Anwarul was elected as the Upazila Adhyaksh in 2009. He then got the party's nomination in the 2014 elections and became a member of Parliament for the first time. Since then, he has been the MP of Jhenaidah-4 for three consecutive terms. In the affidavit submitted to the Election Commission before the 12th national election, […]
The Awami League says that the credit for repeatedly making Anwarul Azim, the MP killed in Kolkata, a candidate in the Jatiya Sangsad elections goes to his popularity. Talking to reporters on Thursday, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader revealed this. But some Awami League leaders believe that no matter what arguments are given, the […]
Would these cases have been withdrawn if they had not joined the Awami League from the BNP? The reality is that there are many examples of cases being withdrawn and sentences being pardoned for political reasons. The government policy makers had claimed to eliminate the extremists, but the murder of Anwarul Azim has proved that […]
MP Anwarul Azim murder: What does CCTV footage reveal?
'Why did the murder happen in India?'
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.