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7 DB men jailed for abduction of businessman
Seven members of the Detective Branch of police were sentenced to 12 years imprisonment yesterday for kidnapping a businessman and taking ransom.
UN rights chief’s visit: Conflicting expectations and a hope for positive change
UN human rights chief's visit to Dhaka revealed contrasting expectations on the part of the government and rights groups.
“If you want your child back, tell me where my wife is”
After Rashedul Islam’s wife eloped with a man, he was desperate to get her back. Rashed and his wife have a seven-year-old child.
A mother's love: Flies to Libya, brings back abducted son
Shahinoor Begum left no stone unturned in the search for her kidnapped son even though everyone told her that there was no hope.
Three abducted in Rangamati
Three people involved with the MN Larma faction of Parbatya Chattogram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS) have been abducted, police said.
Armed men abduct Rangamati UP member
A union parishad member has been abducted by an armed group from his residence in Rangamati’s Kaptai upazila.
Abducted boy rescued in Dinajpur, 4 held
Police have rescued a boy and arrested four people who abducted him in Dinajpur after responding to a call to emergency helpline 999.
Fraud accused walk out on bail, abduct lawyer’s son: police
A lawyer who represented and secured bail for a group accused in a fraud case, later became their victim after the group abducted his son.
4 arrested for 'abducting' employer over non-payment of salaries in India
The Bengaluru police arrest four employees of a private IT company for allegedly kidnapping their boss for not paying salaries for several months.
3 to die for killing schoolboy in Sherpur
A Sherpur court sentences three people to death and another to life term imprisonment for killing a schoolboy after abduction last year.
2 Brac officials abducted in Afghanistan
Two Bangladeshi Brac officials working in Afghanistan are abducted by unidentified miscreants from Kunduz city.
‘IT expert’ Zoha goes missing
An “IT expert”, who talked to different media as a cyber security specialist after the recent heist from Bangladesh Bank account, has been missing since Wednesday night, family claims.
Kidnappers of boy demand Tk 1 crore
Criminals yesterday demanded Tk 1 crore as ransom from a man after stealing his two-year-old son from their home in Galachipa upazila, said police.
6 to die for killing Ctg schoolboy
A Chittagong court sentences six persons to death in a case filed for killing a schoolboy after his abduction five years ago.
2015: tough year for minorities
Some 24 people were killed, 25 raped and 1,562 families were affected in 262 incidents of minority persecution in the country last year, said a report of Bangladesh Hindu-Bouddha-Christian Oikya Parishad.
War crimes: Mir Quasem’s appeal verdict Mar 8
Supreme Court concludes hearing and sets March 8 for delivering verdict on appeal filed by convicted war criminal and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem challenging his death penalty. Prosecution prays court to uphold death for Quasem, while defense seeks acquittal in conclusion hearing.
Boy rescued from Gazipur
Detectives arrested two alleged kidnappers and rescued a five-year-old boy in Gazipur on Sunday, around one and a half months after his abduction from the capital's Uttara area.
Keraniganj boy murder: 4 suspects remanded
A Dhaka court remands four suspects on different terms in connection with the recovery of the body of an 11-year-old boy at Keraniganj in Dhaka.
Int’l trafficking gang member held in Dhaka
Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrests a member of an international human trafficking and abduction gang and recovered Tk 3 lakh from him at Dhaka’s Jatrabari area.
