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Emrul Hasan Bappi

Covering Human Rights, Crime & Justice

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2 years on, July cases move at a crawl

16 July 2026, 00:00 AM
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, 00:00 AM
Daily Star and Prothom Alo office attack investigation update

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

18 June 2026, 00:00 AM
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, 00:00 AM
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Pro-AL lawyers ‘shut out’ of at least 13 bar elections

12 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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, 00:00 AM
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DB raid nets 8kg heroin and one of its own

30 April 2026, 22:07 PM
Serving constable among two remanded as police investigate alleged drug network across Dhaka and outskirts
30 April 2026, 22:07 PM
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Over 90% of July uprising cases still under probe

27 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Nearly 2 years on, victims’ families wait for closure, while those falsely implicated continue to suffer
27 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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2013 Rana Plaza Tragedy / 13 years on, justice yet to be served

24 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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, 00:00 AM
Shilpi Begum Jubo Mohila League leader jailed

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

21 April 2026, 20:37 PM
Shilpi Begum, still recovering from a C-section, broke down after her initial bail plea was rejected at Dhaka CMM Court
21 April 2026, 20:37 PM
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No bail, no remand for Shirin Sharmin

8 April 2026, 00:24 AM
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, 00:24 AM
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Money launderers enemies of nation

Money launderers are enemies of the country and the nation as they illegally build mountains of wealth abroad, a Dhaka court observed yesterday after sentencing PK Halder to 22 years in jail for money laundering and possession of illegal wealth.
8 October 2023, 18:00 PM
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Full-time cop or part-time narco-trader?

Four years ago, Bayezid Bostami, a resident of Noabadi village in Brahmanbaria’s Bijoynagar, joined the police force as a constable. However, rather than upholding the law, he used his position as a cover to sell narcotics.
3 October 2023, 18:00 PM
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Charges pressed against BCL leader, 8 others

Police have finally charged nine persons in a case filed over the attack on former US ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat’s convoy.
1 October 2023, 18:00 PM
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Illegal Wealth, Concealing Info: Tarique gets 9yrs, Zubaida 3yrs

A Dhaka court yesterday sentenced BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman to nine years and his wife Zubaida Rahman to three years in prison in a graft case filed in 2007.
2 August 2023, 18:00 PM
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Brajo Niketan finally a heritage site

The government has finally declared the historic Brajo Niketan, located in Dhaka’s Nawabganj, a heritage site.
31 July 2023, 18:00 PM
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‘Why is my daughter not getting bail?’

Since Khadijatul Kubra’s arrest 10 months ago, a question has been haunting her mother: what has her daughter done to be denied bail?
11 July 2023, 18:00 PM
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Sagar-Runi murder probe deadline deferrals: 100 times and counting

Time has stood still for the probe into the murders of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi.
22 June 2023, 01:10 AM
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‘Rab framing me for robbery attempt’

According to the case statement, Rab arrested a man preparing to commit a robbery near a footbridge at Mayakanan in the capital’s Sabujbagh at 6:10pm on February 15.
21 June 2023, 01:00 AM
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How did Sajal and Jerin die?

Justice delayed is justice denied. This phrase is a harsh reality for the families of Aminul Islam Sajal and Marium Chowdhury Jerin, two students whose deaths four years ago at a residential hotel in Dhaka’s Farmgate, remain shrouded in mystery.
12 May 2023, 18:00 PM
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2015 Pahela Baishakh sexual assault: Witnesses’ no-show puts trial in limbo

Trial of the case filed over the 2015 Pahela Baishakh sexual assault incident at Dhaka University (DU) is in a limbo due to non-appearance of witnesses before the court.
14 April 2023, 14:56 PM
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Dreams, hopes go up in smoke

They invested the money they had and the money they could borrow in the hope of good business ahead of Eid but within a few hours yesterday, they lost everything.
4 April 2023, 18:00 PM
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'I saw the source of my livelihood burning'

Just six months ago, 29-year-old Tarek opened a shop in the capital’s Bangabazar Shopping Complex by taking a loan.
4 April 2023, 11:31 AM
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Acquittal from case: Man’s 25-year ordeal comes to an end, finally

For the last 25 years, Oliar Rahman had been shuttling between Madaripur and Dhaka to appear before courts in a case filed over the death of his fellow worker.
3 April 2023, 18:00 PM
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Rape, death of 12-yr-old: A poor family’s cries for justice go unheeded

“I will not work at this house anymore. They torture me. I will come back to you.” This was what Iti Akter said to her mother Sarkis Akter in her last phone call in the evening of January 28 last year.
31 March 2023, 01:30 AM
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2018 Cop Murder: Rabiul linked in every way

Though Rabiul Islam alias Arav Khan on a recent Facebook live claimed that he was not involved in the 2018 killing of a cop, the police probe report made some shocking revelations regarding his complicity.  
23 March 2023, 01:40 AM
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Garment Theft Ring: From ‘mastermind’ to ‘accused no 7’

Md Shahed alias Sayeed was arrested in September 2021 after police found his involvement in the theft of readymade garment products from goods-laden lorries on their way to the Chattogram port for shipment.
19 March 2023, 01:00 AM
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Extortion Case: Rab clears 8 students

Rab has cleared eight Mirpur students of any wrongdoing and said the complainant of the extortion case had delivered “incorrect information”.  
12 March 2023, 18:00 PM
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Bank exam question leak: Buet Prof Nikhil finally charged

Buet Prof Nikhil Ranjan Dhar was finally charged with involvement in bank recruitment question paper leak even though the investigation officer (IO) had earlier dropped his name from the charge sheet.
31 January 2023, 14:08 PM
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Finally free from the clutches of influentials

Dhaka district administration is planning to make the historic Brajo Niketan, located in Dhaka’s Nawabganj, a heritage site, as authorities recently retrieved it from three decades of illegal occupation.
3 January 2023, 18:00 PM
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ASI who framed trader possessed yaba

A police probe has found that an assistant sub-inspector, who arrested a trader for possession of yaba in September, illegally possessed 100 yaba pills.
27 December 2022, 18:00 PM

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