Crime and Justice
BNP Leader Publicly Caned 25 Times, Fined Tk 50,000 for Assault in Barguna
In Barguna’s Patharghata, BNP’s Krishak Dal leader Md. Idris Munshi was publicly punished with 25 cane strikes and fined Tk 50,000 after being found guilty of assaulting retired teacher and rural physician Bijoy Krishna Halder. The punishment was executed on Friday (15 August) afternoon at the Rupdon Amiriyah Secondary School ground before hundreds of locals.
The arbitration was presided over by Upazila BNP convener Chowdhury Md. Faruk, with several local BNP leaders, including vice-president Md. Habibur Rahman and Kakchira Union BNP president Nasir Uddin Sikder, in attendance. The session was reportedly held on the instructions of BNP central leader and former lawmaker Nurul Islam Monir.
According to allegations, on July 4, Idris Munshi attacked Krishna Halder with an iron pipe after the physician refused to treat his ailing mother, breaking the victim’s arm. Halder, known locally as the “doctor of the poor,” received strong public support following the attack, with residents organizing protests and filing a police case. However, police failed to arrest Idris at the time.
After the sentence was carried out during the arbitration, Idris apologized publicly to Krishna Halder, who accepted the apology and forgave him. Halder stated, “Idris’s family members were my students. Since he admitted his fault before everyone, I have forgiven him.” Idris also admitted wrongdoing, saying, “It was unjust, and I have acknowledged my mistake.”
Patharghata Police Station’s Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mehedi Hasan said, “There are more allegations against Idris. Although the arbitration took place locally, police will act according to the law. Any settlement will ultimately be considered by the court.
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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