Police found the motorcycle and gear used in the shooting of Sharif Osman Hadi. The CTTC unit located the bike and a helmet in an Agargaon residential area's parking lot early Sunday morning. A fake license plate was also pulled from a nearby sewer drain.
Investigators tracked the vehicle through CCTV, noting the attackers swapped its plate after the incident. The motorcycle had a convoluted history, changing hands eight times before a man named Mainuddin Islam bought it. He allegedly used the ID card of an associate linked to the primary suspect, Faisal.
Hadi was critically wounded last Friday in Paltan. He was later transferred to Singapore for emergency medical care. The recovered evidence was formally handed over to the Detective...
Protesters in North Badda ended a road blockade on Pragati Sharani after about an hour. They had demanded India hand over fugitive convict Sheikh Hasina and the people who attacked Osman Hadi. The group, called July Oikya, warned of more severe actions if the assailants are not sent back from their suspected refuge in India.
The demonstration began with a march toward the Indian High Commission in Gulshan, but police stopped them. Hundreds then staged a sit-in on the road. A student leader addressed the crowd, stating their nonviolent protest was a message against any foreign dominance over Bangladesh. They chanted slogans criticizing what they called Indian expansionism.
The blockade caused major traffic jams across the Badda...
RAB has seized the weapons used to shoot political figure Sharif Osman Hadi. The raid in Narsingdi's Tarua area late Tuesday night recovered two foreign pistols, two magazines, forty one rounds, and a toy pistol from a wetland.
Officers also detained a twenty-five-year-old man named Md Faisal during the operation. This follows the earlier arrests of the parents of the primary suspect, Faisal Karim Masud. The parents were identified as Humayun Kabir and Hasi Begum.
The agency acted on specific intelligence to find the firearms. Hadi, a candidate and spokesperson, was attacked earlier this month in Dhaka and remains overseas for medical care.
The father of the main suspect in the Osman Hadi shooting has been arrested. The Rapid Action Battalion took Humayun, father of Faisal Karim Masud, into custody from a residence in Narsingdi connected to the suspect's family.
During this operation, RAB also retrieved three firearms from a pond near the location. These weapons are believed to have been used in the attempted murder of Hadi, who is a political spokesperson and potential candidate.
A RAB official confirmed the arrest and noted that the suspect's mother was also brought in for questioning. The agency stated that more information would be provided later.
The Rapid Action Battalion seized ammunition and other items from a location connected to Faisal Karim Masud. He is the main suspect in the recent shooting of Sharif Osman Hadi. The raid targeted his sister's flat and a nearby empty area on Colonel Goli in Agargaon.
Officers found two loaded magazines, eleven bullets, and a knife there. They also took phones, tablets, identity cards, passports, and various bank cheques and books from the residence. RAB said the operation followed a review of intelligence and area surveillance footage.
That footage reportedly showed Masud and an associate named Alamgir leaving the spot on a motorcycle around eleven in the morning on the day of the attack. Later, around four in the afternoon, the two...
The main ICPC Asia Dhaka Regional programming contest is set for December twentieth at the Bangladesh University of Business and Technology. BUBT is hosting this event for a fourth time. A press conference was held there today with journalists from various media outlets in attendance.
BUBT's Vice Chancellor, Professor A B M Shawkat Ali, thanked the press and sponsors. He said the goal is to find the country's top programmers for a global competition. This year will see a record turnout, with nine hundred thirty-nine contestants forming three hundred thirteen teams.
Several officials and technical leads spoke at the event, including members of the BUBT trust and the contest's regional directors. A former ICPC World Finals judge was...
AIUB's arts and social sciences faculty kicked off a big international conference focused on sustainability, creativity, and ethics. The event featured the Philippine ambassador to Bangladesh as the chief guest, along with university trustees and the vice chancellor.
Over two days, there were six keynote talks from global scholars and hundreds of paper presentations, both online and in person. The agenda included panels on artificial intelligence, legal frameworks, and sustainable development, plus a Fulbright program info session.
The conference wrapped up with a closing session led by the board chairman, who presented ten special awards to participants.
Amnesty International has called for the immediate release of journalist Anis Alamgir, arrested under the Anti Terrorism Act. They label the arrest a misuse of counterterror laws to curb free expression ahead of elections. Researcher Rehab Mahamoor said the interim government must follow its international human rights obligations, noting a troubling pattern of targeting perceived Awami League supporters.
Alamgir was detained after a complaint about spreading political propaganda via social media and talk shows. A Dhaka court granted a five-day remand. He identified himself as a journalist who questions power, a role he has filled for twenty years. The amended Anti Terrorism Act, used to ban the Awami League, has been applied against...
Dr Asif Nazrul is taking on the Youth and Sports Ministry duties along with his other roles. He started with a meeting at the National Sports Council, gathering officials from over ten national federations to hear their issues and expectations. The meeting lasted almost an hour.
A law professor and noted football fan, Dr Nazrul pushed for practical plans. He expressed disappointment with the Bangladesh Football Federation’s presentation, asking for more mature ideas. He proposed a new sixteen-team district-based Super League and told the BFF to submit a formal proposal within three days.
With only about two months before the national election, he emphasized using his short tenure seriously. He wants to focus on popular sports for the...
