Two businessmen have been killed and at least 25 others injured after a passenger bus collided head-on with a pickup truck and fell into a ditch in Bhanga, Faridpur. The accident occurred around 9:30 am on Monday, April 13, at Bablatola area on the Faridpur-Barishal highway.
A court has sentenced six people to life imprisonment for the murder of customs officer Akbar Said Chowdhury, who was killed by having a towel twisted around his neck in Chattogram two decades ago. Sixth Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Muhammad Ali Akkas pronounced the verdict on Monday afternoon, April 13.
A contractor and his associates have been accused of chasing a sub-assistant engineer of the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) with bamboo for questioning the quality of work in Nabinagar upazila, Brahmanbaria.
A Bangladeshi expatriate has died after falling from a lift of an under-construction building in Saudi Arabia. The deceased has been identified as Sobahan Khan, 42.
Two brutal murders have taken place within two days in the same district, separated by 55 kilometres. One involved the decomposed body of a woman without a head and wrists, while the other involved the dismembered body of an unknown man stuffed into bags. The two incidents in Cox's Bazar have spread concern not only among the local population but also within law enforcement agencies. Investigators said, "These are not just murders – they are cold-blooded killings followed by a planned attempt to erase identities. This clearly indicates the involvement of professional killers."
At least three people have been injured in a clash between activists of Juba Dal and Chhatra Dal over a dispute concerning queuing for fuel oil at a filling station in Chougacha upazila, Jessore.