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Officials at the Detective Branch (DB) of police are facing an internal investigation over alleged misappropriation of Tk 2.8 crore in cash said to have been seized during a raid to recover counterfeit currency in the capital.

An aide to a top criminal in Dhaka’s underworld allegedly masterminded the killing of Swechchhasebak Dal leader Azizur Rahman Musabbir, according to Detective Branch (DB) officials.

Little Hamim was just eight months old when his father Mahim Mia, a pickup driver, left their home to join the July movement in the capital’s Mohammadpur on July 18, 2024.

Prime suspect Faisal Karim Masud hired a private car for Tk 6,000 a day before the shooting of Osman Sharif Hadi, investigators of the attempted murder case said yesterday.

In recent weeks, several killings involving underground gangs have made headlines.

Police have identified a suspect in the shooting of Sharif Osman Hadi, an independent MP aspirant for Dhaka-8 and spokesperson for Inqilab Moncho, who is currently fighting for his life at Evercare Hospital.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is preparing to repatriate a portion of the money laundered through MTFE, a Canada-based trading platform that scammed thousands of Bangladeshi investors with promises of high returns from cryptocurrency and forex trading.

In a narrow lane of the Korail slum, Shafiqul Islam and Fatema Begum begin preparing tea before dawn.