Police have so far arrested 18 people in connection with the killing of Dipu Chandra Das in Bhaluka, Mymensingh, following allegations of “hurting religious sentiments” on the night of December 18.

Police have arrested another individual in connection with the attack, looting, and arson at the offices of The Daily Star and Prothom Alo.

Islami Andolon Bangladesh (IAB) will hold a mass rally in Dhaka on January 9 demanding the arrest of those responsible for the killing of Shaheed Sharif Osman Hadi and to build public opinion in favour of the July Charter.

A concert by popular Bangladeshi rock icon James, also known as Nagar Baul, was cancelled last night following clashes on the Faridpur Zila School campus during the institution’s 185th anniversary celebrations, leaving at least 25 people injured.

A Dhaka court yesterday sent two people to jail in a case filed over vandalism, arson and looting at the head office of Prothom Alo in Dhaka.

At least six people were killed and several others injured in two riverine accidents in Chandpur and Narayanganj yesterday.

Total number of arrests in the incidents now 32

Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has strongly condemned the recent violence, vandalism and arson targeting media houses in Bangladesh.

A Dhaka court yesterday sent two men to jail in connection with the vandalism, arson, and looting at the offices of The Daily Star and Prothom Alo in Dhaka.

Just 17 days ago, 18-year-old Salma Akter Smriti got married over the phone to an expatriate living in Oman. The couple had planned for a formal wedding reception in Bangladesh during Ramadan, once he returned.

Police arrested six more persons early yesterday in connection with the killing of Dipu Chandra Das in Mymensingh’s Bhaluka upazila on December 18.

A man was beaten to death by a mob in Rajbari’s Pangsha upazila on Wednesday night over an extortion allegation, police said.

Accomplice held with weapons

Family members of three of the five people killed in a clash on December 23 between two groups over the grabbing of shoal land in Hatia upazila of Noakhali claimed that the victims had gone there to buy land.

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has estimated that around Tk 250 crore was siphoned off through corruption in land acquisition and compensation in five solar power projects.

Law enforcers have so far arrested 31 people for their alleged involvement in the attacks, looting, and arson at the Karwan Bazar offices of Prothom Alo and The Daily Star.

A man was killed yesterday when a crude bomb, reportedly hurled from the Moghbazar-Mouchak flyover, struck him on the head on New Eskaton Road in Dhaka.

A Dhaka court yesterday placed a suspect on a five-day remand in connection with the murder of Sharif Osman Hadi, spokesperson for Inqilab Moncho and a prominent youth leader of the July uprising.

Ataur Rahman Bikrampuri, known for his highly provocative sermons, online speeches, and Facebook posts, was sent to Kashimpur Central Jail yesterday.

A series of arson attacks on four houses belonging to minority communities in three areas of Raozan in Chattogram in five days has spread fear among residents of the upazila.