Queensland Police allege a 22-year-old learner driver was carrying four unrestrained teenagers in a moving van in Ipswich on October 14. Officers reportedly spotted a teenage girl waving a flag from the vehicle on Redbank Plains Road, Redbank Plains, about 10.30pm. The driver was allegedly without a supervising driver and had no L plates displayed. She has been issued seven traffic infringement notices, totalling $6,077, and 25 demerit points. Senior Sergeant Jarrad Tyne said drivers are responsible for the safety of everyone in their vehicle.
A 22-year-old learner driver from Redbank Plains has been fined $6,077 and given 25 demerit points, police say. Officers allege that four teenagers were travelling unrestrained in her vehicle on 14 October. She was issued seven traffic infringement notices, including for unrestrained passengers and driving unaccompanied. Senior Sergeant Jarrad Tyne of the Ipswich Highway Patrol said every child must be properly restrained in a vehicle, as seatbelts and child restraints protect lives.
A Brisbane man accused of paying more than $90,000 to influence a Bangladeshi murder investigation into his wife has been refused bail. Police allege Awlad Hossain, 51, sought to have his name removed from records in the probe into the death of Rehana Parvin, whose body was found in Bangladesh in 2024. Hossain has indicated he will fight the bribery charge. Magistrate Tim Hoshin said there was no way to mitigate the risk of him reoffending or failing to appear in court. His solicitor says the decision will be contested in the Supreme Court.
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A magistrate in Brisbane has refused bail to Awlad Hossain, a 50-year-old welder from Ipswich accused of trying to bribe officials investigating the death of his wife in Bangladesh. Prosecutors allege he sent more than $96,000 to stop police linking him and his family to her death. Hossain's lawyer argued he was unlikely to flee because he could face execution in Bangladesh and extradition is unlikely. The magistrate said no conditions could reduce the risk of him fleeing or offending. Hossain will now seek bail in Queensland's Supreme Court.
Cash-strapped Queenslanders are moving away from Brisbane's established suburbs towards regional mining, farming and manufacturing towns, according to new quarterly sales data from InfoTrack. The Reserve Bank's four rate rises this year lifted the cash rate to 4.6 per cent, cutting borrowing power. Regional hotspots such as Kirwan in Townsville, Maryborough, Gracemere and Emerald appear in the state's top 10 house markets, with median prices well below the $890,000 statewide average. InfoTrack's Lee Bailie said affordability is driving the shift.
Two more men have been charged with murder over the death of 21-year-old Jongkuch Kur Jongkuch, bringing the total number accused to 11. Police arrested the men at Eagle Farm and Goodna on October 8. An 18-year-old Goodna man and a 19-year-old Logan Reserve man were each charged and were due to appear in Beenleigh and Brisbane magistrates courts on October 9. Nine others were charged with murder during August and September. Mr Jongkuch, from Redbank Plains, was found unconscious with serious head injuries on Orchard Avenue after a disturbance at Discovery Boulevard on July 26.
Two more men have been charged with murder over the death of a 21-year-old man after a house party south of Brisbane. The total number of people charged in the case has risen to 11. Police allege the victim, Jongkuch Kur Jongkuch, was assaulted by a group at an out-of-control party in the Logan suburb of Bahrs Scrub. He died on August 1 after being found unconscious with critical head injuries on Orchard Avenue on July 26.
Two more men have been charged with murder over the death of a 21-year-old man after a house party south of Brisbane. The total number of people charged in the case has risen to 11. Police allege the victim, Jongkuch Kur Jongkuch, was assaulted by a group at an out-of-control party in the Logan suburb of Bahrs Scrub. He died on August 1 after being found unconscious with critical head injuries on Orchard Avenue on July 26.
