Monirul Islam

The Kolkata Police Cyber Cell has arrested three people from Howli village in Barpeta district of Assam for allegedly duping a Kolkata company and siphoning off Rs. 99 lakh. The three inzamamul Haque, 24, Monirul Islam, 23, and Rajibul Mallik, 26, had created a fake WhatsApp account in the name of the company's director with its logo and asked its finance department to release the money. DC Cyber Atul V said "the case was registered on December 3 last year, misled by the messages received from the fake WhatsApp account of the director. The employees of the firm sent the money to a bank account operated by the accused." During a probe, cops found the money had been transferred to an account at Barpeta in Assam and then routed through some other mule accounts on a tip-off. A raid was conducted at the village in Assam where the accused landed in the police net. "Cops produced the three in the CJM Court at Barpeta, Assam, seeking their transit remand," said Atul.

A doctor at a government hospital in Assam's Barpeta district was assaulted by a gang of miscreants on Thursday morning. The victim, Dr. Bablu Das, is a senior medical officer with the state health department and is currently posted at the barpeta civil hospital. According to the doctor, three of the accused--Wahab Ali Jahangir Alam, Monirul Islam, and another unidentified person--have been arrested following an investigation at the kalgachia police station. The other two accused are still on the run. Das said that two other accused are still at large.

A ruling TMC MLA in West Bengal filed a police complaint alleging that he was attacked by "goons" associated with a toll plaza run by a central agency in Murshidabad district on Sunday for protesting overcharging of vehicles.

Sayantika Banerjee abruptly left the Dhaka set of 'Chayabaz,' blaming producer Monirul Islam and dance director Michael Babu for poor management and technical issues. Monirul refutes the claims, accusing Sayantika of unprofessionalism and alleging she didn't want to work with Michael. He also questioned her efficiency and commitment, citing delays and other issues on set. The public dispute between Sayantika and Monirul has cast a cloud of uncertainty over the future of the film.

The Amherst Street police arrested a student of Calcutta University for allegedly duping his fellow hosteller of Rs 2.5 lakh by promising him a job as a primary school teacher.

Avijit Roy, a Bangladesh-born US national, was hacked to death by machete-wielding assailants in February 2015 while returning home with his wife from a Dhaka book fair. His wife, Rafida Ahmed, was seriously injured.

A suspected top operative of Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist group was arrested in Bangladesh, the second such catch in less than a week, police said on Tuesday.

The state BJP show-caused its Birbhum district president Dudh Kumar Mondal on Friday for the alleged hate speech he made at a political meeting on Thursday. Mondal quickly tendered an unconditional apology.

Actress-politician Sayantika Banerjee stirred controversy during her work on a Bangladeshi film, 'Chayabaj'. She alleged unprofessionalism from the film's producer and an incident involving the choreographer, Michael. The producer countered with derogatory comments, sparking a public dispute. Sayantika responded by asserting her indifference to rumors and her commitment to professionalism. She clarified her statements about Michael and expressed her willingness to resume work on the film under professional conditions. This incident sheds light on the complexities of the entertainment industry and the importance of addressing issues responsibly.

The last date for filing nominations for election to Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) is September 21, said an official Election Commission notification.

Another member of the banned Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) was arrested by the Kolkata Police's Special Task Force (STF) near Sealdah railway station late on Friday.

The Maidan police has nabbed a man who targeted long-distance bus passengers to north Bengal, Purulia and Digha to steal laptops and other electronic gadgets from the Esplanade bus terminus. The cops used decoys who posed as passengers to nab the accused.

The Calcutta high court on Monday asked the state government to file an affidavit stating why the investigation into the murder of three persons in Birbhum's Labhpur on June 3, 2010, was yet to conclude.