Murder-of-Apratim

Police have detained 379 individuals following renewed drives against teen gangs across Cumilla. The simultaneous operations were conducted in 18 police stations of the district on Tuesday night.Md. Lutfur Rahman, Additional Superintendent of Police in Cumilla, confirmed the matter to Agamir Somoy on Wednesday.Locals reported that discussions surrounding teen gang activities in Cumilla resurfaced following the murder of Apratim, the 13-year-old child of Dr. Nahida Begum, a faculty member at Comi...

The murder of child Ishrat Shahriar Apratim in Cumilla has shaken the conscience of Bangladesh, said Nurul Islam Saddam, central president of Islami Chhatra Shibir.He also highlighted what he described as a severe deterioration in the country’s law and order situation.He made the remarks on Sunday afternoon at a reception for students who achieved GPA-5 in the SSC and equivalent examinations. The event was held at the auditorium of the Institution of Engineers in Chattogram city.Chattogram Metro...

Ishrat Shahriar Apratim was laid to rest today at the graveyard near his home in the Gandhamati area of Kotbari, Cumilla, where he was born 13 years ago and grew up. His burial followed two funeral prayers.Apratim was the only child of Dr Nahida Begum, a teacher in the Department of Bangla at Cumilla University (CoU), and businessman K M Firoz Shahriar. Nearly 22 hours after he had gone missing, police recovered his body Saturday from a forested area of the Lalmai hills in Sananda village, near...

Students of Cumilla University (CoU) suspended their highway blockade two hours after launching a protest demanding justice for the murder of teenager Ishrat Shahriar Apratim. They presented a four-point demand to the authorities.The students suspended the blockade around 1:30pm on Sunday. Earlier, around 11:30am, they blocked the highway in the Kotbari Bishwa Road area.During the protest, the students chanted various slogans demanding the immediate arrest of those responsible for the murder and...

Monirul Haq Chowdhury, Member of Parliament for the Cumilla-6 constituency, expressed his deep grief and sought forgiveness over murder of 13-year-old schoolboy Ishayat Shahriar Apratim in Cumilla. Speaking to the victim's family and reporters after Apratim's body was recovered near Cumilla University on Saturday, the MP broke down in tears as he asked for pardon.Expressing his sorrow, MP Monirul Haq Chowdhury told reporters, "I am ashamed, I apologize. As the MP of this area, I am ashamed. We c...