extortion-demand

A court has granted five days of remand for Farhan Shahriar Evan, the youth arrested in connection with the attack on Professor Dr. Mohammad Asadur Rahman, head of the ENT Department at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md. Hasib Ullah Piyas passed the order after a hearing on Saturday. Evan was produced before the court on Saturday. Investigating officer of the case and Sub Inspector of Paltan Model Police Station Md. Atikuzzaman sought a 10-day remand for him...

Gunmen have now opened fire at the home of an expatriate in Chattogram city. The homeowner alleged that a man sent a voice recording to his son, who had returned from abroad, from a foreign WhatsApp number in the afternoon and demanded Tk 5 million in extortion. After the number was blocked, the house came under gunfire at night. The incident spread panic among residents of the building and across the area. The incident took place around 11 pm Monday at the home of Haji Mohammad Yusuf in...