Crime Desk: Rangu Sohel arrested in Khulna Police have arrested Rangu Sohel (32) in a raid in Rupsa, Khulna. There are multiple cases against Sohel, including drug dealing, extortion, weapons, and the Special Powers Act. The arrested youth is the son of Abdul Khalek of Rajapur village in Aichgati union in Rupsa. Police said that late on Tuesday (May 20), they came to know through secret information that Sohel was staying in the Thandar Bagan area of Aichgati union. Based on such information, Police Sub-Inspector Ashraful Islam conducted a raid…
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Government is not forcing Ishraq to become mayor: Rizvi
Desk Report: Government is not forcing BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said that Local Government Advisor Asif Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiyan is very young. He has suddenly received a serious state responsibility. That is why there is an imbalance in his speech. He said this in response to a question from journalists when he went to see Rakibul Hasan, who was injured in the July uprising in Khilkhet on Tuesday (May 20). Rizvi said that Ishraq is not being allowed to take oath even after the court verdict…
Read MoreSecond hearing on Ishraq’s refusal to take oath as mayor to be held in the afternoon
Politic Desk: Second hearing on Ishraq’s A one-time hearing has been held on the writ petition seeking directions not to administer oath to BNP leader Ishraq Hossain as mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation. The matter will be heard again after 4 pm. Today, Tuesday (May 20), a bench of Justice Md. Akram Hossain Chowdhury and Justice Debashish Roy Chowdhury held a hearing on the matter for about 1 hour. Lawyer Mohammad Hossain heard the petition. Barrister AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon was on Ishraq Hossain’s behalf. Deputy Attorney General Mahfuzur…
Read MoreCity buildings still blocked, activities disrupted
Political Desk: The sit-in program demanding the appointment of BNP leader Ishraq Hossain as mayor is going on for the sixth day. As usual, Ishraq supporters have blocked the road in front of the city hall today. All activities and services of the city hall are closed. They gathered in groups in front of the city hall from different wards since 10 am on Tuesday. At one stage, the protesters sat on the road in solidarity with the slogans raised from the stage set up in front of the main…
Read MoreFarmer goes to police station with severed wrist, complaint against policeman
Crime Desk: A policeman has been accused of cutting off a farmer’s wrist with a ramda in Sripur, Gazipur. The incident took place in Tantisuta village of Barmi union of the upazila on Tuesday morning. The victim farmer appeared at the police station with the severed wrist. The accused is named Amrit Biswas (40). He is the son of Ram Dulal Biswas of Tantisuta village and is working as a constable at Nagarpur police station in Tangail. Nagarpur police station confirmed that he went home to commit the incident after…
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