Crime and Justice
Former Army Chief Harun-ur-Rashid Found Dead in Chattogram Club Room
Police have recovered the body of former Bangladesh Army Chief Lieutenant General (Retd.) Harun-ur-Rashid from a room at the Chattogram Club. The body was found around 11:00 a.m. on Monday in room 308 of the club, located near Kazir Dewri intersection in Chattogram city.
Mohammad Alamgir Hossain, Deputy Commissioner (South) of Chattogram Metropolitan Police, said Harun-ur-Rashid had checked into the club around 5:00 p.m. on Sunday. When he did not respond in the morning, club authorities alerted police, who broke open the door and found him dead. The body was sent to Chattogram Medical College Hospital morgue.
Police initially suspect a heart attack as the cause of death, but the exact reason will be confirmed after a post-mortem examination.
Commissioned into the Infantry Corps on 6 September 1970, Harun-ur-Rashid’s first posting after the Liberation War was with the 4th East Bengal Regiment in Cumilla. He later served as Force Commander in a UN peacekeeping mission in Georgia. Known for his academic orientation, he taught at the Army Staff College and the School of Infantry and Tactics.
Appointed Chief of Army Staff on 24 December 2000, he led the army during the abduction of foreign surveyors in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. After retirement, he became Vice-Chairman of the Sector Commanders Forum and later joined Destiny Group as its President. He was arrested in a financial fraud case involving Destiny but was released on bail due to ill health and age.
Harun-ur-Rashid was also the founding president of the Army Golf Club and, in 2015, publicly described Pakistan as a threat to Bangladesh’s national security.
His death has drawn condolences from the Bangladesh Army, the Sector Commanders Forum, the freedom fighter community, and others. Destiny Group Managing Director Rafiqul Amin said, “We are deeply saddened.”
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has recovered a firearm and ammunition during an operation in Baghdanga village of Maheshpur upazila, Jhenaidah. The raid was carried out around 12:30 pm on Thursday (11 September) under the leadership of Subedar Atiar Rahman of Baghdanga BOP.
According to a press release issued by Maheshpur 58 BGB Battalion, the weapons were found hidden inside a straw pile. The seized firearm and ammunition were later handed over to Maheshpur Police Station.
Officer-in-Charge of Maheshpur Police Station, Nazrul Islam, confirmed that legal steps will be taken regarding the recovery.
The world is set to witness a rare celestial phenomenon as the year’s second total lunar eclipse takes place on Sunday, September 7. The eclipse will begin at 9:27 PM Bangladesh time and continue until the early hours of September 9, lasting a total of 7 hours and 27 minutes.
According to an ISPR statement, the moon will remain in total eclipse for 82 minutes, appearing blood-red due to Earth’s shadow and atmospheric reflection — a phenomenon known as the “Blood Moon.”
The rare eclipse will be visible not only in Bangladesh but also across Asia, as well as parts of Europe, Africa, and Australia. Astronomers note that this event marks one of the most remarkable astronomical spectacles of the year.
A local Jamaat leader was killed in Ramganj, Lakshmipur, following a land dispute with his uncle. The incident occurred around 12 pm on Saturday at Korati Bari in Brahmopara village under Kanchanpur Union.
The victim, Sanowar Hossain (29), president of ward no. 4 Jamaat, died on the spot after being struck on the head with a spade by his uncle Kamal Hossain. Police said Kamal’s sons, Rakib (25) and Rahat (22), also assaulted Sanowar’s mother Hasina Begum (55) and brother Arif Hossain (19), leaving them seriously injured.
Sanowar’s wife, Arjina Akter, stated that she found her husband lying in a pool of blood. His mother accused Kamal of attacking him with a spade in front of family members.
Ramganj police recovered the body and detained Rakib and Rahat. Officer-in-Charge Abdul Bari said preparations are underway to file a case over the killing.
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