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Cocktail explosions, gunfire in front of Jatrabari Police Station, 1 shot
Multiple cocktail explosions and gunfire have taken place in front of the main gate of Jatrabari Police Station of the capital. One person has been injured by being shot in this, it has been learnt. This incident took place at 7:40pm on Friday (September 18).
Housewife’s throat-slit body recovered under bed in Kadamtali, husband missing
Police have recovered the throat-slit body of a housewife named Yanur, 25, from under a bed of a rented house in Kadamtali of the capital. No trace of her husband Jewel Rana has been found since the incident. Police are primarily assuming that the husband may have fled after killing the wife.
Cocktail explosions in Agargaon, Mohakhali after Malibagh
Cocktail explosions have taken place in Agargaon and Mohakhali after Malibagh of the capital. These separate explosions took place in the area adjacent to Bangladesh Betar Bhaban in Agargaon and in Mohakhali around the evening on Friday (September 18).
23 detained on suspicion of militancy in capital
Police have detained 23 people on suspicion of militancy while they were holding a secret meeting in the Tejgaon College area of Farmgate in the capital. The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) said they were detained in a raid conducted based on intelligence information.
Soyabean oil crisis persists in capital, flour prices rise
The crisis of bottled soyabean oil in the retail markets of the capital has not yet eased. Half-litre and one-litre bottled oil are unavailable in many shops. Where available, mainly two-litre and five-litre bottles are being sold. Meanwhile, the price of bottled soyabean oil per litre has risen by Tk 5 to Tk 204.
Elderly man’s body recovered from footpath in Ramna
Police have recovered the body of an unidentified elderly man from a footpath in the Ramna area of the capital. His age is estimated to be around 65 years.
Security guard killed after losing control of motorcycle on Hanif Flyover
Kabir Hossain, 32, a security guard, has been killed after losing control of a motorcycle and hitting an island on Hanif Flyover in Jatrabari of the capital. Sumon Mia, 24, was also injured in the incident.
6 arrested on charges of demanding Tk 1 crore extortion after attacking housing company office
Police have arrested six people on charges of demanding Tk 1 crore as toll after entering the office of a housing company in Mohammadpur of Dhaka. At that time there are also allegations of beating and hacking with a chopper an employee of the office.
PM orders coordinated efforts to curb pollution of Gulshan-Dhanmondi-Niketan lakes
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has directed authorities to strengthen coordinated efforts to curb pollution and bring environmental improvements to the lakes in the capital's Gulshan, Banani, Baridhara, Niketan and Dhanmondi areas.
Cantonment OC withdrawn amid controversy
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police's (DMP) Cantonment Police Station, Md Rakibul Islam, has been withdrawn over an audio recording that spread on social media.