Abul Kalam, 35, a member of the Armed Police Battalion (APBn), has allegedly been called out, beaten, had his arms and legs broken and his leg tendons cut with a sharp weapon in Rupganj of Narayanganj. His family claims drug dealers attacked him for protesting against the drug trade in the area. Abul Kalam is now undergoing treatment at the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation (NITOR).
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Brahmanpara Police Station Md Faruq Hossain has said Bir Muktijoddha Abdus Sattar was buried without the state honour of guard of honour in Brahmanpara upazila of Cumilla. Police could not finally give the guard of honour as no one from the upazila administration was present. Local freedom fighters and the relatives of the deceased have expressed anger over this incident.
Khulna City Corporation (KCC) has painted wall paintings at various places as part of beautifying the city on the occasion of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s visit to Khulna. Country’s renowned poets, litterateurs and political personalities have found a place in these wall paintings.
Superintendent of Police of Cox’s Bazar ANM Sajedur Rahman has confirmed that the bodies of three people have been found lying on a remote hill in Hnila union of Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar. Law enforcement agencies are trying to recover the bodies. A joint force operation is continuing on that hill after the killing of an army member.
A soldier was killed in a gunfight during a joint forces operation against a human trafficking gang in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today laid the foundation stone of a Tk 4,068 crore project to build two container jetties and develop related infrastructure at Mongla Port, aiming to expand its handling capacity and modernise the port services.