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A team of Detective Branch (DB) police is at Rangpur Central Jail to interrogate two suspects arrested in connection with the killing of four members of a family including teacher Ganapati Chakraborty. The DB team entered the jail at 11:45 am Tuesday. DB Police Inspector and case investigation officer Jinnat Ali confirmed the matter. He said police had sought a three-day remand to interrogate the arrested Siddhartha Das and Mugdha Das. However, considering their statements recorded under...

A court has imposed a travel ban on Awami Jubo League Chairman Sheikh Fazle Shams (Parash) and his wife Advocate Nahid Sultana along with one other person. The activities of Awami Jubo League are currently banned. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court Judge Md. Shahjahan Kabir issued the order on Thursday following an application by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). The other person facing the travel ban is Tanzin Wahab Brishti. However, her identity could not be confirmed. O...

After nearly three years, Pakistan’s Supreme Court ordered that Imran Khan be taken out of prison for medical treatment. Could that hospital trip have become the first step toward his release from prison? As speculation peaked in Pakistan, Imran Khan returned to Adiala Jail after undergoing several hours of medical examinations. One of his close associates now views that return as a political move. He claims that unlike Nawaz Sharif, Imran did not seek an opportunity to leave the country t...

A court has ordered the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) to conduct further investigation into a case filed over an attack and attempted murder of journalists on the premises of the Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) in Segunbagicha, Dhaka. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Jewel Rana issued the order on Tuesday. According to court sources, Tuesday was scheduled for a hearing on the no objection petition filed against the charge sheet submitted by police. The accused appeared before the court fo...