murder

A brutal murder, a wicked cover up

The owner of a fabric printing factory in the capital’s Kamrangirchar was brutally killed, dismembered, and then buried inside his own factory early Friday.

Senior Indian politician shot dead in Mumbai

A senior politician in India’s financial capital Mumbai was shot dead on Saturday, weeks ahead of key state elections, with police probing the role of a notorious crime gang.

Landowner’s son killed over dispute with developer

A landowner’s son was beaten to death allegedly by several staffers of a property developer and its hired goons over a dispute about handing over flats in the capital’s Hatirjheel area yesterday.

Mother, 11-month-old baby murdered in Bogura hotel

Police detain the baby's father

Rape and death of child domestic worker must be probed

Money and influence cannot be allowed to win over justice

999 call / ‘I have killed a woman’

Police rescued the alleged killer from mob and later arrested him for murdering the woman

Dumping bodies: Rivers their preferred site

River police on November 19 recovered from the Balu river the body of an unidentified man who was tied to a sack full of stone in the capital’s Khilgaon.

Noted citizens express concern over murder, humiliation of teachers

Seventeen eminent citizens have expressed grave concern over murder and humiliation of teachers in Ashulia and Narail, and urged the government to strictly address the incidents.

Medicine trader stabbed to death in Dhaka

A medicine trader has been stabbed to death by a thief in Dhaka’s Shanir Akhra area.

May 16, 2016
May 16, 2016

Cops link major killings to hanging of war criminals

Police say they see a link between some major murders with the execution of some convicted war criminals. Blames have been put on a group "who were of anti-liberation spirit and are against the war trials."

May 7, 2016
May 7, 2016

Pir hacked to death in Rajshahi

A Pir (spiritual leader) has been hacked to death in Rajshahi’s Tanor upazila in a fashion that bears the hallmark of previous murders of bloggers and secular activists. This killing is the latest in the spate of grisly murders that has been haunting the north since last year.

April 28, 2016
April 28, 2016

Killings aimed at harming religious harmony: Minister

The recent killings have been carried out to harm religious harmony across the country, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan says.

April 27, 2016
April 27, 2016

Ansar Al Islam claims responsibility

Militant outfit Ansar Al Islam or the Bangladesh branch of al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) has reportedly claimed responsibility for the murder of LGBT magazine editor and his friend.

April 26, 2016
April 26, 2016

Case over prison guard murder, 1 arrested

Four people and upto five anonymous others have been sued over the murder of the Kashimpur prison guard who was shot dead in broad daylight near country’s largest high-security jail.

April 26, 2016
April 26, 2016

Kalabagan twin murder: Family, cops sue unknown attackers

Two cases have been filed – one by family over the murders and the other by police for assault on a cop – in connection with yesterday's gruesome Kalabagan double murders. No one has been arrested yet.

April 24, 2016
April 24, 2016

‘Shibir man’ held over RU professor killing

A person has been detained in connection with the murder of Prof AFM Reazul Karim Siddiquee, a professor of Rajshahi University.

April 23, 2016
April 23, 2016

RU teacher killing: Unknown people sued, ‘IS claims responsibility’

Police say they have found similarities between the murder of RU teacher Rezaul Karim Siddiquee and the killings of blogger and secular activists, pointing to the use of sharp weapons to cause heavy damage from rear. Slain professor's son sues anonymous people for the murder, which, US-based SITE Intelligence Group says, was claimed by militant group Islamic State.

April 16, 2016
April 16, 2016

Man stabbed to death

A man was stabbed to death by unidentified criminals at Siddikbazar in the capital's Old Dhaka yesterday when he was going to Fulbaria

April 12, 2016
April 12, 2016

Missing friend of Tonu's brother returns

Mizanur Rahman, a friend of the younger brother of slain college student Sohagi Jahan Tonu, returns home safely 16 days after he went missing from Comilla.