Crime and Justice
No Injury Marks Found in Journalist Bhivuranjan Sarkar’s Autopsy
The autopsy of senior journalist Bhivuranjan Sarkar has been completed. The procedure took place at Munshiganj General Hospital morgue on Saturday (23 August) in the presence of police and family members.
Resident medical officer Dr. Sheikh Md. Ehsanul Islam confirmed that no external or internal injury marks were found on the body. However, samples including teeth, hair, liver, kidney, and stomach have been sent to Dhaka for further forensic tests. Final conclusions will be drawn after the report arrives.
Bhivuranjan Sarkar, aged 71, was serving as Senior Assistant Editor at Ajker Patrika. He went missing on Thursday morning after leaving his Siddheshwari residence in Dhaka. The following day, locals spotted a floating body in the Meghna River at Gazaria, Munshiganj, and informed police. The Naval Police later recovered the body and sent it to the hospital morgue.
On Saturday afternoon, the body was formally handed over to his family, who will conduct the cremation at the Borodeshwari Kali Temple and crematorium in Sabujbagh. Family members said they would decide later whether to file a case after completing the funeral rites.
Police have confirmed that a case of unnatural death will initially be filed, adding that further legal action would be taken if irregularities are found in the forensic report.
A butcher named Mizanur Rahman was brutally murdered in Benapole municipality of Jashore, as assailants slit his throat with his own knife. The incident took place around 3am on Friday (29 August) at his home in Chhoto Achra village.
Mizanur, son of Hanif Sardar, was known for slaughtering cattle and selling meat at Benapole check-post every Friday. On the night of the incident, he left home as usual to slaughter cattle, but when he did not reach his shop, his colleagues searched for him. His wife later found his body in the yard.
Police said he was killed with the knife he used for his work. The body was recovered and sent for autopsy. His family demanded immediate arrest and punishment of the killers. His brother alleged that the murder was pre-planned.
Sub-Inspector Rasheduzzaman of Benapole Port Police Station said efforts are underway to identify the culprits. Police data show that in the past three months, five bodies have been recovered in the area, including two murder and three suicide cases.
Crime and Justice
Witness Testimony Continues in Purbachal Plot Scam Cases Against Hasina, Joy, and Putul
The second day of witness testimony has concluded in three corruption cases filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over alleged fraudulent allocation of 30 kathas of land in Dhaka’s Purbachal New Town Project.
On Tuesday (August 26), Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-5, presided over by Judge Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun, recorded statements from 17 witnesses. Among them, 12 testified in the cases against Sheikh Hasina and Saima Wazed Putul, while 5 testified in the case against Sajeeb Wazed Joy.
Witnesses included Rajuk Deputy Director Mahbubur Rahman and several officials from Rajuk and the Ministry of Housing and Public Works. ACC Prosecutor Khan Md Moinul Hasan confirmed the proceedings.
The next hearing has been scheduled for September 2. Earlier, on August 11, three ACC officials who filed the cases testified.
On July 31, the court framed charges and issued arrest warrants against the accused, who remain absconding. In three separate cases, 12, 17, and 18 individuals stand accused, including Sheikh Hasina, her children, Sheikh Rehana, British MP Tulip Siddiq, and several Rajuk officials.
In Chuadanga’s Alokdia union, a long-standing land dispute led to the killing of a father and son on Tuesday (26 August). The victims were identified as Tayeb Ali (40) and his son Miraj (20).
According to police, the attack took place around 11:30 am while the two were drying jute in a field. Their relatives, Babu and Raju, attacked them with sharp weapons. Miraj died on the spot, while Tayeb Ali succumbed to his injuries on the way to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital.
Locals said the dispute over just 1.5 kathas of land had been ongoing for months, with several failed arbitration attempts.
Additional Superintendent of Police Naser Alam confirmed the incident, saying both Babu and Raju were arrested from the scene, and legal proceedings are underway.
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