Several effigies bearing photos of top leaders of the National Citizen Party (NCP) were found hanging from electrical wires in Gangni, Meherpur. Locals spotted them on Monday morning near Gangni Pilot Secondary School, the Muktijoddha Sangsad building and the Rural Electricity Office. Police later recovered the effigies from the scene.
Those who label BNP as a fascist party suffer from a lack of political knowledge and understanding of history, said the party's Secretary General and Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
A gang of armed robbers stormed the house of a Union Parishad secretary in Pekua, Cox's Bazar, in the dead of night, holding family members at gunpoint. The robbers ransacked the house for about 40 minutes, looting Tk 8.5 lakh in cash and 17 bhori of gold ornaments.
Investment cannot be attracted unless the desired improvement in the country's law and order situation is achieved, said the Home Minister. He stated that a stable environment and security are the primary conditions for both domestic and foreign investment. The government is working on a 'zero tolerance' policy to ensure this security.
Police have filed a case against 49 individuals over allegations of mixing poison into the drinking water at a police camp in the notorious jungle area of Salimpur in Sitakunda upazila, Chattogram. A total of 34 people have been named in the case, with another 15 unidentified individuals also made accused.
The government has extended the fishing ban in Kaptai Lake by another 10 days, keeping all fish harvesting activities suspended until midnight on August 10 to ensure the natural breeding and conservation of fish stocks.