abduction
Schoolgirl abducted after threats in Kurigram
A student of class 10 was abducted in Kurigram's Phulbari upazila yesterday evening, just over two weeks after posters saying that the "girl of the family" would be taken and converted to Islam were found pinned to trees near her home.
7 DB men jailed for abduction of businessman
Seven members of the Detective Branch of police were sentenced to 12 years imprisonment yesterday for kidnapping a businessman and taking ransom.
UN rights chief’s visit: Conflicting expectations and a hope for positive change
UN human rights chief's visit to Dhaka revealed contrasting expectations on the part of the government and rights groups.
“If you want your child back, tell me where my wife is”
After Rashedul Islam’s wife eloped with a man, he was desperate to get her back. Rashed and his wife have a seven-year-old child.
A mother's love: Flies to Libya, brings back abducted son
Shahinoor Begum left no stone unturned in the search for her kidnapped son even though everyone told her that there was no hope.
Three abducted in Rangamati
Three people involved with the MN Larma faction of Parbatya Chattogram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS) have been abducted, police said.
Armed men abduct Rangamati UP member
A union parishad member has been abducted by an armed group from his residence in Rangamati’s Kaptai upazila.
Abducted boy rescued in Dinajpur, 4 held
Police have rescued a boy and arrested four people who abducted him in Dinajpur after responding to a call to emergency helpline 999.
Fraud accused walk out on bail, abduct lawyer’s son: police
A lawyer who represented and secured bail for a group accused in a fraud case, later became their victim after the group abducted his son.
CU forms body to investigate Amdadul's 'abduction'
Chittagong University has formed a three-member probe body to investigate the “abduction” of a zoology teacher aspirant before his viva voce exam.
Abducted schoolgirl traceless for 12 days
A Hindu schoolgirl kidnapped from Chailabunia village under Galachipa upazila of Patuakhali 12 days ago, is yet to be rescued while the accused is allegedly threatening the victim's family to withdraw the case.
4 to walk gallows for murder after abduction
A court here yesterday sentenced four people to death for killing a battery-run easy-bike driver in 2014.
Abducted US teen found alive after 3 months
A 13-year-old northwestern Wisconsin girl who went missing in October after her parents are killed has been found alive in a rural town about an hour from her home, authorities say.
Cops rescue kidnapped boy in Dhaka, 6 held
Police yesterday rescued a four-year-old boy from Dhaka's Bijoynagar area, two days after he had been kidnapped.
Nine hours in captivity
Moments before being released by his abductors, an Awami League leader was threatened with death in “crossfire” and forced to sign two sets of blank papers and stamp papers each.
Schoolboy Killing: Two suspects killed in 'gunfight'
Two persons, allegedly involved in the abduction and murder of schoolboy Dev Dutt, were killed in a “gunfight” with police in Kushtia's Mirpur upazila early yesterday.
'Save family land' now his struggle
Police have found two Awami League men and their associates involved in the abduction of green activist Mihir Biswas in the capital's Shyamoli on March 3, investigators said yesterday.
Businessman traceless for six days
A businessman remained traceless for six days after some people identifying themselves as detectives had abducted him from his house in the capital's Bashundhara Residential Area, said his family members.
'Abduction' for money?
The captors of journalist Utpal Das had demanded ransom from him and his family several times, but they never seemed to really want the money. During the 71 days of his captivity, the kidnappers repeatedly asked Utpal to pay money for his release. His father too got phone calls from Utpal's phone twice after his abduction on October 10 from the capital's Dhanmondi area, Days after the abduction, but the caller did not say how and when they want the money to be sent.