A Dhaka court yesterday issued arrest warrants against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, and 21 others in three cases filed over irregularities in plot allocation in Purbachal New Town.

The suspect who set fire to two motifs prepared for the Borsho Boron Anondo Shobhajatra at the Faculty of Fine Arts (Charukola) at Dhaka University (DU) has reportedly been identified.

The officials involved in the Bangladesh Bank reserve heist case would be dealt with, said Law Adviser Prof Asif Nazrul today

During the incident, police chased the attackers and detained seven persons from the spot

The accused is Nayan Molla, 20, of Abdullahpur area

Family members said that they broke open the door this morning

The court also questioned the legality of the 30-day detention of Meghna under the act.

He was arrested from his residence in Meherpur town this morning

Mina Mahmuda, superintendent of Magura police, says the charge sheet might be submitted before the court tomorrow.

The chamber judge passed the order after modifying a High Court order following a petition filed by the state

The case was filed on charges of acquiring wealth of Tk 17.86 core beyond known sources of income and concealing information of Tk 35.78 crore

Police yesterday arrested a youth over the rape of a 13-year-old girl in Palash upazila in Narsingdi. 

Police recovered three bodies in Sonargaon and Rupganj upazilas in Narayanganj yesterday morning. The bodies were sent to Narayanganj General Hospital for an autopsy.

A man accused in a 2013 child rape case in Jashore’s Pagladahe village was arrested yesterday morning, 12 years after the crime was committed.

Police officers must obtain approval from higher authorities before arresting any accused in cases filed over the killings and other atrocities during the mass uprising, according to an official order of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police.

Legal experts and various rights groups called for the repeal of the Special Powers Act following the detention of model and Miss Bangladesh Foundation Chairperson Meghna Alam.

Police believe the fire that burnt the “Portrait of Fascism” motif for Anondo Shobhajatra at Dhaka University’s Faculty of Fine Arts was “a deliberate act”. A young man in black T-shirt, brown pants, and sandals, his hair tied in a bun, was seen setting fire to the motif early in the morning yesterday, police said.

The security forces also picked Kurigram General Hospital's medical officer for interrogation to check his involvement in the crime

Victim's mother files case

The incidents took place in Companiganj and Hatia upazilas today