‘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In the alleyways of Tejkunipara in the capital’s Tejgaon, the laughter of five-year-old Roza Moni has been replaced by a haunting silence.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
Blogger Oyasiqur killing: Complainant ‘unavailable’
Seven years into the murder of secularist blogger Oyasiqur Rahman Babu, the complainant of the case appears uninterested in justice and the police are clueless about his whereabouts.
15 October 2022, 02:10 AM
Human trafficking cases: Only 1.5pc see conviction
Seven years ago, Mohammad Sabuj and his neighbour Mohiuddin Sarkar from Cumilla’s Daudkandi paid around Tk 13 lakh to six people who lured them with well-paying jobs in Germany.
8 October 2022, 02:30 AM
They confessed, yet not charged
A Dhaka court has found flaws in the charge sheet submitted by the Department of Narcotics Control in a case filed over the recovery of around 39,000 yaba pills from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in 2020.
29 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Digital security act: Sued at 17, JnU student in jail
Sued as an adult when she was actually 17 in 2020, a Jagannath University student has been languishing in jail under the Digital Security Act for almost a month.
18 September 2022, 02:50 AM
Copying govt docs: Ex-EC staffer sued under DSA, Official Secrets Act
A former staffer of the Shariatpur Sadar upazila election office has been sued under the Official Secrets Act for possessing photos of confidential documents, EC server passwords, and audio and video recordings of internal office conversations.
15 September 2022, 18:00 PM
‘Fabricated, fictitious’
Police have cleared Mohammad Khalil from charges of a narcotics case a few days after he was framed in the capital’s cantonment area by an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Pallabi Police Station and two informants.
12 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Narcos hard to put behind bars
Although Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) shows rising drug cases and arrests in its annual round-up every year, more than half of the cases end up in acquittals.
4 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Fake covid certificates: JKG’s Sabrina, 7 others given 11 years in jail
A Dhaka court yesterday sentenced Sabrina Sharmin Hossain, chairperson of JKG Health Care, and seven others to 11 years of rigorous imprisonment in a case filed over issuing fake Covid-19 certificates.
19 July 2022, 18:00 PM
A rare feat of masonry on verge of destruction
Neelam Ghar -- a century-old building in Old Dhaka used by the British and Pakistani rulers to auction off confiscated objects -- has been pushed to the verge of demolition yesterday.
3 July 2022, 18:00 PM
BRTC dancing to the tune of Shariatpur bus owners
Bus owners of Shariatpur have imposed conditions on the movement of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) buses on Dhaka-Shariatpur route via Padma Bridge, drawing flak from locals and netizens.
29 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Destiny-2000 scam: Form a committee to reimburse investors
While sentencing 46 officials of Destiny-2000 to jail for money laundering, a Dhaka court yesterday ordered the government to form a committee to liquidate assets of a co-op of the company and return the money to its investors and shareholders.
12 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Trial drags on for 24 years: Man has no strength left for legal battle
As his name was called out, Ahad Ali stepped inside the courtroom and stood in the dock with both hands pressed together in a gesture of mercy, staring at the judge with pleading eyes.
9 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Casino brothers to serve 7 years
Organised crimes and money laundering are a serious threat to the rule of law and sustainable development of the country, said a Dhaka court in the verdict in a money laundering case.
25 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Rana Plaza Murder Trial: Only 1 out of 594 witnesses testified so far
The trial progress in the murder case filed over the 2013 Rana Plaza collapse has been dismal as only one out of 594 prosecution witnesses has so far testified.
23 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Humayun Azad murder case: After 18 years, verdict due today
A Dhaka court is set to deliver verdict over the murder of Prof Humayun Azad after 18 long years as the alleged negligence of investigators and prosecution delayed the trial completion.
12 April 2022, 18:00 PM
A book and a bloodthirsty terror outfit
Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) supremo Shaikh Abdur Rahman had directed his younger brother and the outfit’s military commander Ataur Rahman Sunny to kill Prof Humayun Azad for writing the book “Pak Sar Jamin Sad Bad”.
12 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Pahela Baishakh Sexual Assault: Trial in limbo
Trial of the case filed over the Pahela Baishakh sexual assault incident at Dhaka University (DU) did not make any headway even after five years, due to the prosecution’s failure to produce witnesses before court for their statements.
12 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Azad to Avijit: Deadly cost of freethinking
Both of them shared some common principles and championed the causes of freethought and secularism. And both met the same fate.
11 April 2022, 18:00 PM
DB Informer Jalal Killing: Trial stuck in legal limbo
The half-decomposed body of Jalal, who drove the car of Detective Branch (DB) of police, was recovered from the overhead water tank of DB’s Minto Road headquarters on March 25, 1999.
19 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Masterminds of Hussaini Dalan blasts: IO’s negligence kept them beyond law
The masterminds behind the 2015 Hussaini Dalan blasts had remained beyond the law due to the investigator’s utter negligence, said a Dhaka court.
15 March 2022, 18:00 PM