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Emrul Hasan Bappi

Covering Human Rights, Crime & Justice

Ronjila Parvin - 56-year-old primary school headteacher from Bogura

Woman dies after muggers snatch her bag from rickshaw

30 August 2026
A 56-year-old primary school headteacher from Bogura, who was in the capital for eye treatment, died after falling from a moving rickshaw when two muggers snatched her bag yesterday.
30 August 2026
Bangladesh dental technologists private practice ban

The hassle of finding a hearing date

29 August 2026
Lawyer Hasan Mahmud attended a hearing in a cheque dishonour case at Dhaka’s Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court 8 on June 15.
29 August 2026
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Aug 21 blast probe, trial: Skewed from the get-go

21 August 2026
Twenty-two years after the August 21 grenade attack, the case remains one of the most consequential unresolved cases in Bangladesh’s history.
21 August 2026
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Once he played the villain opposite Salman Shah. Now he is accused in his murder case

9 August 2026
30 years after the actor’s death, longtime co-star Don has been sent to jail as CID investigates the case
9 August 2026
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2 years on, July cases move at a crawl

16 July 2026
Two years after losing her son during the July uprising, Bithy Begum’s long wait for justice has turned her grief into anguish.
16 July 2026
Daily Star and Prothom Alo office attack investigation update

Attacks on Star, Prothom Alo: 6 months on, probe at a standstill

18 June 2026
Six months after the arson attacks on the country’s two leading dailies -- The Daily Star and Prothom Alo -- the investigation remains stalled despite a direct ministerial directive for its swift completion.
18 June 2026
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Pro-AL lawyers ‘shut out’ of at least 13 bar elections

12 May 2026
Around 200 lawyers aligned with the Awami League -- a party whose activities are currently banned under the Anti-Terrorism Act -- have been unable to contest at least 13 bar association elections since January, according to members of lawyers’ associations across the country.
12 May 2026
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DB raid nets 8kg heroin and one of its own

30 April 2026
Serving constable among two remanded as police investigate alleged drug network across Dhaka and outskirts
30 April 2026
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Over 90% of July uprising cases still under probe

Nearly 2 years on, victims’ families wait for closure, while those falsely implicated continue to suffer
27 April 2026
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13 years on, justice yet to be served

Thirteen years after the collapse of Rana Plaza, justice remains elusive as trials in two cases continue to stall due to the prosecution’s failure to produce witnesses.
24 April 2026
Shilpi Begum Jubo Mohila League leader jailed

Baby cries in courtroom as mother sent to jail; granted bail after several hours

Shilpi Begum, still recovering from a C-section, broke down after her initial bail plea was rejected at Dhaka CMM Court
21 April 2026
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No bail, no remand for Shirin Sharmin

Former Jatiya Sangsad speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury had arrived at her cousin’s residence in Dhanmondi just hours before she was arrested early yesterday in an attempted murder case linked to the 2024 July uprising.
8 April 2026
Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury at CMM Court Dhaka

An ex-speaker’s silence, faint smile and stumble at the court

Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury said little at Dhaka’s CMM Court before being sent to jail amid chaotic scenes in and outside the courtroom
7 April 2026
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A decade of stalled trials in 3 blogger murders

A decade after the murders of bloggers Oyasiqur Rahman Babu, Nazimuddin Samad and Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy, the trials remain stalled as prosecution witnesses continue to skip court hearings, preventing proceedings from moving forward.
28 March 2026
former dgfi chief mamun khaled remand hearing

‘If I were guilty, I wouldn’t have returned from UK’

Former DGFI chief Mamun Khaled tells court he had supported July Uprising
26 March 2026
child murder in Tejgaon Dhaka

‘I still don’t know who killed my daughter or why’

In the alleyways of Tejkunipara in the capital’s Tejgaon, the laughter of five-year-old Roza Moni has been replaced by a haunting silence.
27 February 2026
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Attack on Star , Prothom Alo: Probe stalled in both cases

The drive against those accused of vandalism, attacks and arson at the country’s two leading newspapers -- The Daily Star and Prothom Alo -- seems to have stalled, with no arrests made since December 26.
18 February 2026
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14 years of delays and despair

An elderly mother, Saleha Monir, had renewed hope of getting justice for the brutal killings of her son, Sagar Sarowar, and daughter-in-law, Meherun Runi, after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led government on August 5, 2024, following a student-led mass movement.
11 February 2026
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BDR explosives case: 161 languish in jail as trial drags on

For the family of ex-BDR member Mollah Sayeed Hossain, the wait for his release is likely to get longer.
3 January 2026
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Secretariat protest: Govt suspends 14 arrested employees

The government has suspended 14 employees from four ministries and the Cabinet Division after police arrested and sued them under the Anti-Terrorism Act for protests at the Secretariat.
17 December 2025
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12yrs on, no closure in Gopibagh 6 murder case

Abdullah Al Faruk still shivers thinking about the evening that shattered his world.
13 December 2025
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Plot scam case: Hasina, Rehana, Tulip jailed

Deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, and her niece Tulip Siddiq, a Labour MP in the UK, were yesterday sentenced in absentia to varying jail terms over corruption in the allocation of Purbachal plots.
1 December 2025
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Purbachal plots: Verdict in case against Hasina, Rehana, Tulip today

A special court is set to deliver a verdict today in the case filed over the Dhaka’s Purbachal plot scam against 17 people, including deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, and niece British MP Tulip Siddiq.
30 November 2025
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Purbachal plot scam: Hasina gets 21yrs in 3 graft cases

A special court yesterday convicted deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her two children on corruption charges, handing them different jail terms in three cases filed over plots in Dhaka’s Purbachal.
27 November 2025
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‘Blatant disregard for legal provisions’

A Dhaka court has strongly criticised Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) and the Ministry of Housing and Public Works for continuous unlawful practices in public land allotment.
27 November 2025
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'Unprofessional, deeply worrying': Court slams ACC for corruption case without verified evidence

Acquits former diplomat
27 November 2025
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Purbachal plot scam: Verdicts in 3 cases against Hasina, Joy, Putul today

The trials were completed quickly as 22 out of 23 accused did not appear before the court, says prosecution
26 November 2025
Bangladesh e-family court

No more long waits: e-family court brings justice home

The paperless court allows online filing and hearings, making the process faster and more convenient for families
26 November 2025

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