Health grounds cited as ICT-2 grants bail to Lakshmipur Awami League leader

Thirty-two citizens yesterday condemned the killings of and attacks on members of minority communities ahead of the 13th national election.

A suspected armed robber was killed in a gun attack by a rival gang at the Nayapara Registered Rohingya Camp in Teknaf early yesterday.

A man was stabbed to death while trying to stop a land dispute between two brothers in Barguna’s Amtali upazila yesterday.

Leaders of the Chittagong University Central Students’ Union (Cucsu) yesterday heckled a faculty member who is said to be aligned with the Awami League and handed him over to the proctor’s office.

A 21-year-old youth died after ingesting poison in Derai upazila of Sunamganj, with his family alleging that a creditor assaulted him and provoked him to take poison over unpaid dues.

An unidentified young man was beaten to death on suspicion of theft in Kurigram Sadar upazila early yesterday.

The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has detained three individuals, including an alleged shooter, in connection with the murder of Swechchhasebak Dal leader Azizur Rahman Musabbir.

A total of 51 aspirants, including AHM Hamidur Rahman Azad, assistant secretary general of Jamaat, and independent candidate Tasnim Jara, regained their candidacy yesterday as the Election Commission began reviewing appeals against returning officers’ decisions.

Police suspect killing

Incident occurred around 7:30pm in Shah Nagar area

The victims being treated at CMCH

Police detain three for questioning, continuing the investigation

A group allegedly attacked officers in Manirampur and fled with the handcuffed suspects late at night

Detectives carried out raids in Manikganj and Gazipur following the killing

A Dhaka court yesterday sent eight people to jail in a case filed over the vandalism and arson attack on the office of Prothom Alo in Dhaka’s Kawran Bazar area on December 18 last year.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has voiced dissatisfaction with the current law and order situation in Bangladesh, ahead of the national election.

A local Jubo Dal activist was stabbed to death in Joypurhat’s Panchbibi upazila on Thursday night, allegedly over a dispute involving Tk 21,000 from a local mosque fund.

At least five people were injured in a clash between activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) in Bauphal upazila of Patuakhali on Thursday night.

Police are yet to identify the shooters of former Swechchhasebak Dal leader Azizur Rahman Musabbir, despite having CCTV footage of them.