Tonu

Justice elusive

Even two years after the murder of college student Tonu, justice seems elusive for her family. Investigators have failed to identify any suspects, let alone arrest any.
19 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Tonu's family wants justice

The family of Sohagi Jahan Tonu has once again sought justice as they were quizzed at the CID headquarters in the capital yesterday.
22 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Tonu murder: CID quizzes 3 local artistes

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) quizzes three local artistes over the killing of Comilla Victoria College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu.
22 June 2016, 12:36 PM

Family ‘being watched’

With the killers of Sohagi Jahan Tonu yet to be arrested even three months after her brutal murder, Tonu's mother has alleged that her family is kept “under watch”.
20 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Cause of Tonu's death still unknown

It has been nearly three months since her murder, but the cause of her death is still unknown. Like the first autopsy, the second one could not determine how she died.
12 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Tonu killing: HC bench drops plea for judicial enquiry

For the second time in two days, a High Court bench drops a writ petition that sought a judicial enquiry into the murder of Comilla college student Sohagi Jahan Tonu.
20 April 2016, 09:44 AM

Tonu's murder should not go unpunished -- Advocate Salma Ali

It has been almost a month now and still we have not seen any significant progress in the investigation into Sohagi Jahan Tonu's killing. In an interview with Shamsuddoza Sajen of The Daily Star, BNWLA's (Bangladesh National Women Lawyers' Association) Executive Director Advocate Salma Ali pinpoints various loopholes in the investigation process. BNWLA is providing legal support to the victim's family.
17 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Rights boss doubts first autopsy

The National Human Rights Commission will seek prime minister's interference if the second autopsy on Sohagi Jahan Tonu turns out to be as shoddy as the first one, its chairman said.
7 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Why everyone seeks Justice for Tonu

The suspected murder and rape of Shohagi Jahan Tonu, 19, a second year student of history at Comilla Victoria College— triggers country-wide protest which is becoming stronger each day.
7 April 2016, 12:17 PM

Cops now wait for 2nd autopsy report

The CID officials investigating Tonu murder case now look to the second autopsy report for clues as the first report gave almost none.
5 April 2016, 18:00 PM

What awaits Tonu? Questions arise after so many days

The cries for justice all over the country have fallen on deaf ears. Nobody knows who killed Sohagi Jahan Tonu, the second year history student of Comilla Victoria Government College.
5 April 2016, 09:04 AM

Tonu’s 1st autopsy: No evidence of rape, cause of death found

Forensic Department of Comilla Medical College Hospital did not find any evidence of rape and a specific cause of death in the first autopsy of Comilla Victoria College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu.
4 April 2016, 10:36 AM

In the eye of the storm

It is in the interest of the Army's credibility that everything should be done to resolve the mystery. Cantonments are not sacrosanct areas and from time to time criminal acts do occur in there.
30 March 2016, 18:00 PM

She is mine

She could have been ours. She could have been our daughter. She could have been returning home after a dinner, stopped at a traffic signal...
29 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Who to blame for 'lapses' in first autopsy?

The necessity for exhuming the body of Sohagi Jahan Tonu for a fresh autopsy has raised questions over the investigators' sincerity in probing the murder.
29 March 2016, 18:00 PM

ASK concerned over ‘harassment of family by law enforcers’

Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK), a legal aid and human rights organisation, expresses deep concern over the law enforcement agencies’ alleged harassment and pressure on Sohagi Jahan Tonu’s family to give statements they had prescribed.
28 March 2016, 16:07 PM

Army helping in probe into Tonu murder

The army authorities are providing full support to the police in investigating the murder of Sohagi Jahan Tonu near Comilla Cantonment
25 March 2016, 18:00 PM