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Tonu Murder: Not a single arrest made in 7 years

Seven years have passed since the killing of Sohagi Jahan Tonu, but the law enforcers are yet to make any headway in the murder probe.

` / 3 Years into Tonu Murder: No progress yet in investigation

Three years have gone by and there is still no headway in solving the mystery behind the murder of Victoria College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu.

Mystery behind Tonu murder to be revealed soon: Kamal

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal says the mystery behind Tonu murder case to be revealed soon as the investigation is being conducted by a high profile team.

2 years of Tonu murder: Protesters demand justice

The students of Victoria College in Comilla form a human-chain and bring out a rally demanding justice for their fellow Sohagi Jahan Tonu who was raped and murdered two years ago.

Justice elusive

Even two years after the murder of college student Tonu, justice seems elusive for her family. Investigators have failed to identify any suspects, let alone arrest any.

Tonu Murder / Army giving full support in probe

Bangladesh Army has been extending full and sincere cooperation to the authorities probing the murder of Sohagi Jahan Tonu, the Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) said yesterday.

Tonu Murder / CID finally hands over DNA report

The second autopsy report on college girl Sohagi Jahan Tonu is likely to be prepared by Sunday, over two months after the autopsy was carried out.

HC bins writ seeking arrest of Tonu killers

The High Court today rejected a writ petition seeking its directive upon the government to arrest in 24 hours the killers of Comilla Victoria College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu , who was found murdered in Comilla cantonment area on March 20.

Tonu Rape, Murder / No arrest in 2 months

The investigators of Sohagi Jahan Tonu murder case have yet to identify the killers, let alone arresting anyone two months into the

April 30, 2016
April 30, 2016

Compensation hard to ensure

She was gang raped by railway employees at the railway rest room in Kolkata while travelling in India on February 26, 1998. The incident triggered outrage. Maitree, a network of 42 women's groups and NGOs in Kolkata, moved to Kolkata High Court seeking compensation for the 27-year old Shefali Begum (name changed to protect her identity).

April 29, 2016
April 29, 2016

A long, insulting walk to justice for rape victims in Bangladesh

Her dark-circled, deep-set eyes gave her a hollow look. The eyes were full of fear and mistrust. The girl gave sideways glances as she hesitantly walked into the office of the One-stop-Crisis Centre (OCC) at Dhaka Medical College Hospital last month. She looked afraid, and when she noticed a man sitting in the room, she immediately cringed.

April 28, 2016
April 28, 2016

Justice for Tonu: All are hoping against hope

Tonu is dead! That's the only thing investigators can say for sure after more than a month since the body of the 19-year-old was found in Comilla Cantonment area.

April 24, 2016
April 24, 2016

Half-day hartal tomorrow

Progressive Students' Alliance and Anti-Imperialist Students' Union will observe a half-day countrywide hartal tomorrow

April 20, 2016
April 20, 2016

Shafik arrested to divert attention: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir claimed the arrest of Shafik Rehman intends to divert the attention from Bangladesh Bank cyber heist and Tonu murder.

April 19, 2016
April 19, 2016

Tonu murder: HC drops writ petition for judicial probe

The High Court yesterday dropped from its hearing list a writ petition filed seeking its order for holding a judicial enquiry into

April 18, 2016
April 18, 2016

Tonu's murder should not go unpunished -- Advocate Salma Ali

It has been almost a month now and still we have not seen any significant progress in the investigation into Sohagi Jahan Tonu's killing. In an interview with Shamsuddoza Sajen of The Daily Star, BNWLA's (Bangladesh National Women Lawyers' Association) Executive Director Advocate Salma Ali pinpoints various loopholes in the investigation process. BNWLA is providing legal support to the victim's family.

April 14, 2016
April 14, 2016

Her zeal for arts defined her life

Tonu had an artiste within her, which she was well aware of and so wanted dearly to flourish.

April 13, 2016
April 13, 2016

Sohag returns after 16 days

Mizanur Rahman Sohag, a friend of Sohagi Jahan Tonu's younger brother, was released by his abductors early yesterday, 16 days after he was picked up from his house in Burichang upazila of Comilla by a group of men posing as law enforcers.

April 12, 2016
April 12, 2016

Father saw head injury, inquest found none

Yaar Hossain, father of Sohagi Jahan Tonu, rejects the inquest report as it does not mention some injury marks he saw on his daughter's body after finding her murdered on the night of March 20.

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