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A 22-year-old youth died after being stabbed by a group of unidentified miscreants in Dhaka’s Tejgaon Industrial area on Monday evening. The deceased, Mohammad Arman, was the son of Md Ekram Hossain and a resident of Middle Begunbari under Tejgaon Industrial Police Station. He worked as a delivery man for Daraz. According to his father, the incident took place around 7:30 pm in front of Tejgaon Polytechnic Institute, near the Bangladesh University of Textiles, while Arman was crossing the road. Private university student stabbed dead on campus in Dhaka A group of three to four attackers, reportedly acting out of prior enmity, assaulted him and stabbed him in the left thigh. Locals immediately rushed him to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), where doctors declared him dead around 9:30 pm. Md Faruk, in-charge of the DMCH police outpost, said the body has been kept at the hospital morgue for an autopsy.

A 25-year-old youth was killed and another injuried in a shooting incident in Shaheberhat area of Agailjhara upazila in Barishal on Monday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Siam Molla, 25, son of Ripon Molla from Baheghat village in Uzirpur upazila. The injured, Rakib Molla, 27, son of Khalek Molla of the same village, is currently receiving treatment at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital. According to police sources, the shooting occurred during an altercation in the Shaheberhat area. Siam was initially taken to Gouranadi Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared him dead upon arrival. 6 arrested over Banasree gold trader shooting A member of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Zakir Hossain, 35, was also reportedly injured in the incident and is undergoing treatment at Goila Hospital, as confirmed by the hospital’s admission records. Law enforcement officials from both Agailjhara and Gouranadi upazilas stated that they were still gathering information regarding the circumstances of the shooting. Yunus Mia, officer-in-charge (OC) of Gouranadi Police Station, said, “We received information that a bullet-hit person was brought to the hospital. Details are being verified.” Waliul Islam, OC of Agailjhara Police Station, said he had heard about the incident and was on the way to the scene for further investigation. “We can confirm more after visiting the spot,” he added. Sub-inspector Abdullah Al Mamun of Agailjhara Police Station, who was present at the location, said a group of plainclothes people, later identified as members of a law enforcement agency, were reportedly mistaken for miscreants and attacked by locals near the house of one Gawhar Howlader. Jatiotabadi Swecchasebok Dol leader injured in shooting in Rampura “Shots were fired during the scuffle, allegedly in self-defence,” Mamun said, adding that the two people who were shot are known locally for alleged involvement in drug-related activities. An investigation is underway to determine the exact sequence of events.

A teacher was sentenced to 10 days in jail for alleged sexual harassment of a female SSC candidate during exam in Naria upazila of Shariatpur district on Monday. The offender Julhas Uddin is an assistant teacher at Panchpalli Gururam High School of the upazila. Julhas harassed the SSC candidate while she sat for the exam at Dogree Ismail Hossain School and College centre. Upon a complaint from the victim and her family, the teacher was detained from the examination centre. Later, a mobile court led by Naria Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Aminul Islam Bulbul awarded the sentence. The UNO said, “The administration is taking a firm stance to ensure the safety of female students. Any form of misconduct or harassment will not be tolerated.”

A mobile court on Monday sentenced a youth to jail and fined him for illegally entering an SSC exam centre, and taking photos of the question paper in Raipura upazila of Narsingdi. Moreover, a female examinee was expelled from another centre for cheating during the exam. Obaidullah, 19, was punished for scaling the boundary wall of Raipura Government College exam centre and taking photos of the mathematics question paper. He was immediately detained and produced before a mobile court, which handed him a one-month jail sentence plus a fine of Tk 500. Mobile court drives against pollution: Tk 21.97 lakh fine imposed Raipura Upazila Nirbahi Officer Md Masud Rana conducted the mobile court. On the same day, a student named Ishrat Jahan was expelled from Fakhrul Alam Arman High School centre for taking unfair means during the exam. She was appearing in this year’s SSC exams from Adiabad Government High School. Magistrate Masud Rana said that such drives will continue to ensure fairness and discipline during public examinations.

Detectives detained former Dhaka-5 Awami League MP Kazi Monirul Islam Moni from Gulshan area of the capital on Monday. Md Talebur Rahman, deputy commissioner (media and public relations) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), said a Detective Branch team rounded him up from the area in the afternoon. The former MP has been accused in a dozen of cases, including seven of murders.   Former MP Sala Uddin held in Jashore He became parliament member from the constituency in a by-election on October 17 in 2020 after his predecessor Habibur Rahman Molla had died. Monu has been the president of Jatrabari Thana Awami League since 2016. In 2003, he was the president of Greater Demra Thana Awami League.

The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested nine more members of the banned Chhatra League and various affiliated organisations of the Awami League during drives in different areas of the capital. DMP’s Deputy Commissioner Talebur Rahman confirmed the matter on Monday. The arrestees are: Mohammad Bappi (30), General Secretary of Chhatra League’s Ward-33 unit under Bangshal Thana; Md Mohibur Rahman (50), Vice-President of South Badda Bazar Unit Awami League; Abul Kalam Azad (47), Joint General Secretary of Monoharganj Thana Awami League in Cumilla; Babu Ahmed (55), Vice-President of Ward-32 Awami League under Bangshal Thana; Abdul Khalek (55), former President of Ward-22 Awami League; Kabir Hossain (48), General Secretary of Kalabagan Thana Bangabandhu Parishad; Dipam Saha (26), Secretary for Theatre and Debate, Jagannath Hall Unit of Dhaka University Chhatra League; Kazi Ismail Hossain (42), former General Secretary of Demra Unit Chhatra League; and Chhatra League activist Muhtasin Fuad alias Piyal. According to DB sources, Bappi was arrested from the Nawabpur area around 11am on Sunday by a team of DB-Lalbagh Division. Later in the evening, another team of DB-Gulshan Division arrested Mohibur Rahman from the Berait area. No one allowed to join ‘Ananda Shobhajatra’ arbitrarily: DMP chief At around 3pm on the same day, DB-Cyber and Special Crime Division arrested Abul Kalam Azad from in front of the Department of Public Health Engineering in Ramna. At around 11pm, Babu Ahmed was arrested from the Bangshal area by DB-Lalbagh. Meanwhile, Abdul Khalek was picked up from Moghbazar at around 10pm, and Kabir Hossain was arrested from Hatirpool at around 11:30pm by separate teams of DB-Ramna Division. Kazi Ismail Hossain was arrested from the Matuail area on Sunday night by DB-Wari Division. He reportedly admitted to participating in a flash procession in Jatrabari earlier that day, according to DMP. DB sources further said Dipam Saha was arrested from Tejgaon around 1:45am on Monday, while Muhtasin Fuad alias Piyal was detained from a residence in Adabor around 2:45am by separate teams of DB-Cyber Division. DC Talebur Rahman said the arrestees are named in various cases filed with different police stations in the capital. "They were involved in attempts to destabilise the country. By organising flash processions in various parts of the city, they aimed to spread panic among the public," he added. Legal proceedings against the arrestees are underway, he further stated.

Police on Sunday night arrested three people in connection with the killing of Primeasia University student Zahidul Islam Parvez from the capital’s Mohakhali Wireless Gate and nearby areas. The arrestees are Al Kamal Sheikh alias Kamal, 19, son of Mahbubur Rahman, Alvi Hossain Junayed, 19, son of Lal Mia from Nandail, Mymensingh, and Al Amin Sani, 19, son of Sulaiman Sheikh from Sarishabari, Jamalpur. Inspector AKM Moin Uddin, the investigating officer of the case of Banani  police station, said the trio was identified through witness accounts and CCTV footages. 25 AL activists arrested for flash procession in Khulna They were named in the case's FIR and they will be produced before a Dhaka court later in the day, he said. Zahidul Islam Parvez, 23, a student of the 223rd batch of Textile Engineering Department of the university, was stabbed to death following a dispute with some students of English Department on the university campus on Saturday.   

Police have arrested 25 leaders and activists of the deposed Awami League (AL), banned student wing Chhatra League and other affiliated bodies for bringing out a sudden procession at Zero Point in Khulna. The arrests were made on Sunday night, said Md Ahsan Habib, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Media) of Khulna Metropolitan Police (KMP). He said that drives are ongoing to arrest others involved. People can now apply to Law Ministry for withdrawal of politically motivated cases Earlier in the day, AL activists brought out processions at several points in the city, including Zero Point followed by Majid Sarani in Sonadanga police station area, the Mohila College road in Boyra, and Daulatpur in the afternoon.

In a move to expedite the ongoing process of withdrawing politically motivated cases, victims who were sued between January 6, 2009 and August 5, 2024, can now directly apply to the Solicitor of the Law and Justice Division under the Ministry of Law. The decision was taken at the 11th meeting of the ministry-level committee formed to review politically motivated cases held at the Secretariat on Sunday. Applicants must attach certified copies of the FIR and the charge sheet (where applicable), with their application. Case filed over killing of Primeasia University student The meeting chaired by the Law Adviser also recommended the withdrawal of 724 more cases. With this, the committee has so far recommended the withdrawal of a total of 8,294 politically motivated cases, including 7,570 cases recommended during previous meetings. The committee reaffirmed its decision to gradually withdraw all politically motivated cases filed across the country between January 6, 2009 and August 5, 2024.

A case was filed early Sunday in connection with the killing of Zahidul Islam Parvez, a student of Primeasia University,in the capital. Zahidul’s brother Humayun Kabir filed the case accusing eight students of the university including Mahathi, Meherab, and Abuzar  of Law and English departments, said Banani police station Inspector (Operations) AKM Moin Uddin. Zahidul Islam Parvez, 23, a student of the 223rd batch of Textile Engineering Department of the university, was stabbed to death following a dispute with some students of English Department on the university campus on Saturday.  Besides, 20-25 unnamed persons were also accused in the case, he added.  “We are investigating the killing and trying to arrest those involved,” said Inspector Moinuddin. Campus sources said the altercation began around 4pm on Saturday when Zahidul went to a nearby alley for having snacks where three female students  brought allegation of eve-teasing against him. Couple’s bodies recovered from Wari residence The girls reportedly called their friends prompting university authorities to mediate between the two sides and resolve the issue. Later in the day, Mahathi, Meherab, and Abuzar allegedly brought a group of youths from the Hazaripara area and attacked Zahidul, leaving him injured. Zahidul was taken to Kurmitola General Hospital by his fellows where doctors declared him dead. Students from the Textile Engineering Department alleged that Zahidul was attacked with the help of outsiders and he was stabbed in the chest. A video of the incident was later circulated on social media.