A Dhaka court today placed bomb expert Mukit alias Boma Maulana, the mastermind of cocktail attacks on the premises of the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court, on a four-day remand in a case filed under Special Power Act of Lalbagh police station. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Zaki Al Farabi passed the order as police produced him before the court and pleaded to place on four-day remand. Earlier, on December 25, a team of Lalbagh Division of DB arrested him from Chawkbazar area in Old Dhaka. According to the DB, the arrested Boma Maulana collected gunpowder and made about 400 bombs from October 27 to December 16. Later, these bombs were delivered to different areas of the capital. Jubo Dal President Sultan Salahuddin Tuku supplied gunpowder to make bombs. "They (bomb attackers) were rewarded if pictures of vandalism or arson attack were sent to London. One of the bombs supplied by Maulana was detonated on the premises of the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court," the DB added.   Source: BSS

British toddler Madeleine McCann went missing in a Portuguese resort in 2007. The prime suspect in the case will face a German court in February over five unrelated sexual offenses. Christian B., the prime suspect in the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann, will be tried in Germany starting in February over five unrelated sexual offenses. The regional court in Braunschweig said on Thursday that the trial, due to begin on February 16, is over three counts of rape and two sexual offenses against children, all believed to have been committed in Portugal between 2000 and 2017. Who was Maddie McCann? Then aged three, McCann disappeared from a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz while her parents dined with friends nearby. Despite huge search efforts and extensive Europe-wide media coverage, no trace of her was ever found. Christian B. spent several years in Portugal, including in Praia da Luz. He has denied any connection with the then-toddler's disappearance. In June 2020, German prosecutors said they had "concrete evidence" Christian B. killed the British girl, but he has yet to face formal charges. What do we know about Christian B.'s latest indictment? Christian B. is believed to have lived in Portugal's Algarve region between 1995 and 2007, according to German police. He made a living there doing odd jobs, but is also believed to have burgled hotel rooms and holiday apartments. In line with German rules on protecting suspects' identities in ongoing cases, Christian's surname cannot be given in this current case. In October 2022, Braunschweig prosecutors charged him with five unrelated sexual offenses. They included tying up, raping and beating a woman aged between 70 and 80 whose vacation apartment he'd broken into in 2006. He is also charged with brutally raping and assaulting a 20-year-old Irish woman after entering her apartment during her sleep. Christian B. is also accused of sexually assaulting a German-speaking girl around 14 years old at his own home. He is accused of filming the assaults in all three cases. The suspect also allegedly exposed himself to a 10-year-old German girl and an 11-year-old Portuguese girl on separate occasions. An indictment of over 100 pages is based on several years of intensive investigation across various European countries. Friedrich Fülscher, Christian B.'s defense lawyer, told the German DPA news agency in response to the indictment that his client has thus far remained silent, describing this as tantamount to a blanket denial. In a separate case, Christian Brueckner was convicted of raping a 72-year-old US tourist in Portugal's Praia da Luz resort in 2005. He was sentenced to seven years in prison, a sentence that is set to end in 2025.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 42 people on charges of selling and consuming drugs from different areas in the capital. During the operation, 8511 pieces Yaba, 90 bottles phensedyl, 44 gm heroin, 8 bottles liquor and 8 kg 225 gm Cannabis were seized. As part of regular anti-narcotics operation, Dhaka Metropolitan Police conducted operation in various areas of the capital from March 6,2023 to today 6 am in the morning. Under the Narcotics Control Act,  28 cases have been registered against the arrested in the concerned police stations.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 47 people on charges of selling and consuming drugs from different areas in the capital. During the operation, 46762 pieces Yaba, 5 bottles phensedyl, 24 gm 60 Puria heroin, 6 bottles liquor and 100 kg 40 gm Cannabis were seized. As part of regular anti-narcotics operation, Dhaka Metropolitan Police conducted operation in various areas of the capital from February 27,2023 to today 6 am in the morning. Under the Narcotics Control Act,  39 cases have been registered against the arrested in the concerned police stations.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 67 people on charges of selling and consuming drugs from different areas in the capital. During the operation, 3179 pieces Yaba, 40 bottles phensedyl, 10 gm 80 Puria heroin, 80 kg 960 gm Cannabis were seized. As part of regular anti-narcotics operation, Dhaka Metropolitan Police conducted operation in various areas of the capital from February 24,2023 to today 6 am in the morning. Under the Narcotics Control Act,  47 cases have been registered against the arrested in the concerned police stations.