‘I still don’t know who killed my daughter or why’
27 February 2026, 00:00 AM
In the alleyways of Tejkunipara in the capital’s Tejgaon, the laughter of five-year-old Roza Moni has been replaced by a haunting silence.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, 00:00 AM
Attack on Star , Prothom Alo: Probe stalled in both cases
18 February 2026, 03:46 AM
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, 03:46 AM
Sagar Runi Murder / 14 years of delays and despair
11 February 2026, 00:00 AM
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, 00:00 AM
BDR explosives case: 161 languish in jail as trial drags on
3 January 2026, 18:00 PM
For the family of ex-BDR member Mollah Sayeed Hossain, the wait for his release is likely to get longer.
3 January 2026, 18:00 PM
Secretariat protest: Govt suspends 14 arrested employees
17 December 2025, 20:41 PM
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, 20:41 PM
12yrs on, no closure in Gopibagh 6 murder case
13 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Abdullah Al Faruk still shivers thinking about the evening that shattered his world.
13 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Plot scam case: Hasina, Rehana, Tulip jailed
1 December 2025, 18:07 PM
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, 18:07 PM
Purbachal plots: Verdict in case against Hasina, Rehana, Tulip today
30 November 2025, 18:46 PM
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, 18:46 PM
Bangladesh now a transit for cocaine smuggling
A sharp rise in the smuggling of cocaine, which mainly enters Bangladesh from African and South American countries, has become a new headache for authorities.
6 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Cybercrimes continue to scourge women
Neela Akter (not her real name), a homemaker, received a WhatsApp message from an unknown number last week.
2 November 2024, 18:19 PM
Lawyers worried over attacks on court premises
Lawyer Morshed Hossain Shahin was speaking to reporters outside the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court in Dhaka after defending former independent lawmaker Syed Sayedul Haque Sumon on October 22. Suddenly, a pro-BNP lawyer approached and hit Morshed on the head.
1 November 2024, 18:09 PM
A curious tale of two cases
Two cases were filed over the killing of two men in the capital’s Jatrabari during the mass uprising that toppled the Awami League government.
6 October 2024, 18:10 PM
July uprising cases: No cops to be arrested without specific evidence
Police members sued for murder, attempted murder, and kidnapping during the quota reform protests in July-August will only be arrested if there is specific evidence against them.
24 September 2024, 18:10 PM
Dubious cases weaken quest for justice
A man named Labhlu Mia was shot dead in the capital’s Uttara during protests on the morning of August 5.
22 September 2024, 01:00 AM
Quota reforms protest: Police file final reports in 650 cases
Police have dropped charges of committing violence and cybercrimes countrywide against all the accused in around 650 cases, said a high official at the Police Headquarters.
31 August 2024, 18:00 PM
437 Ansars sued over clashes near Secretariat
A total of 437 Ansar personnel have been named as suspects in four cases that also accuse 11,100 unidentified people over clashes between the members of the force and students outside the Secretariat in Dhaka on Sunday night.
26 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Iron cages being removed from all courtrooms
The Public Works Department (PWD) has initiated the removal of iron cages from courtrooms nationwide, following directives from higher authorities.
18 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Official Secrets Act: Court clears journalist Rozina of charges
Prothom Alo senior journalist Rozina Islam has been cleared of the charges in an Official Secrets Act case
14 August 2024, 14:00 PM
Prof Yunus acquitted in graft case
Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus has been acquitted in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), four days after being cleared of charges in a labour law violation case.
11 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Prof Yunus acquitted in graft case
Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus has been acquitted in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) four days after his acquittal in the case filed for labour law violations
11 August 2024, 14:50 PM
Cases after violence: Over 2 lakh accused in Dhaka city
Over 2.13 lakh people, most of them unnamed, are accused in around 200 cases filed with police stations in the capital over the recent violence centring the quota reform movement.
28 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Agonising wait to see loved ones
Everyone was ready to celebrate Surjo’s sixth birthday at his Gopibagh residence on Monday night.
25 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Scenes of despair at CMM court
Bristy Begum went to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court in the old part of the city from Manik Nagar in Jatrabari to catch a glimpse of her husband Fazlur Rahman.
24 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Arrests following unrest: Desperate for a glimpse of loved ones
Julekha Khatun could not sleep. Her husband Helal, 49, was arrested at 2:00am yesterday from their residence in Karail slum.
23 July 2024, 18:00 PM
‘They mostly targeted madrasa teachers, students’
Ansar Al Islam, under scrutiny by law enforcers, tried to form a new platform, “As Shahadat,” led by an Indian national named Muhammed Habibullah, according to Rab.
6 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Bera mayor: From a fugitive in plain sight for 33 months to a free man
Police did not arrest Pabna’s Bera municipality mayor SM Asif Shams for over two and a half years, even though he had an arrest warrant against him for his company’s failure to pay Tk 191.63 crore it owed the state.
4 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Trial yet to see closure in 9 years
Nine years into the murder of blogger Oyasiqur Rahman Babu, the trial of the case is yet to see any closure as the complainant and other witnesses are not appearing before a Dhaka court for statements.
23 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Fear forced Hindus to sell their land to ex-IGP Benazir
A cluster of shanty-like homes belonging to Hindus are accessible only by a makeshift bamboo bridge over a roadside canal at Patikelbari village of Gopalganj Sadar upazila. The rickety structures declare the financial constraint of the 100 or so Maitra family.
11 June 2024, 18:00 PM