Midday Brief

'Banasree siblings might have suffocated to death'

The two siblings in Banasree might have been suffocated to death as injury marks were found in their necks and other parts of their bodies.

Dr Prodeep Biswash, who conducted the autopsy of the siblings, told the reporters that they found the symptom of suffocating the siblings to death.

Mahfuz Anam gets bail in Rangpur

A Rangpur court has granted bail to The Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam in a defamation case filed for carrying “confusing” and “defamatory” reports in his daily about Awami League President Sheikh Hasina during the 2007-08 military-backed caretaker regime.

Senior Judicial Magistrate Shafiul Alam granted the bail upon a bond of Tk1,000 on Tuesday morning.

HSC candidate found dead in Dhanmondi Lake

Police have recovered the body of a HSC candidate from Dhanmondi Lake in Dhaka.

Shudipto Dutta's body was recovered around 8am Tuesday. Later, the body was sent to Dhaka Medical College morgue for autopsy.

Key accused in Comilla kids murder arrested

Police have arrested the main accused in a case filed over killing two brothers in Dhulipara area under the Comilla city three days ago.

Comilla Additional Superintendent of Police (north) Md Ali Ashraf Bhuiyan confirmed it to the Dhaka Tribune.

10 held with 70,000 yaba tablets in Dhaka

Detective Branch of Police have detained 10 people with 70,000 pieces of yaba tablets from the capital's Darussalam area in Mirpur.

Of the detainees, one was identified as Nobi Hossain alias Bhutto. He is a drug dealer while the others are his associates.

Zika 'might cause' paralysis syndrome

New research gives the first evidence that Zika virus might cause a severe neurological disorder called Guillain-Barré syndrome.

The study was carried out using blood samples from 42 patients who became ill in a previous outbreak.