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8,780 polling centres ‘most vulnerable’

With the 13th national election and referendum approaching, the interim government has placed the most vulnerable polling centres under heightened security, tightened controls on firearms and ordered law enforcers to take swift legal action against anyone attempting to disrupt the vote.
20 January 2026, 05:35 AM
20 January 2026, 05:35 AM
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8 political killings since polls schedule: ASK

With a little over a month left before the 13th general election, political leaders and activists are increasingly falling victim to targeted killings.
9 January 2026, 04:02 AM
9 January 2026, 04:02 AM
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Hadi’s condition critical, police identify suspect

Police have identified a suspect in the shooting of Sharif Osman Hadi, an independent MP aspirant for Dhaka-8 and spokesperson for Inqilab Moncho, who is currently fighting for his life at Evercare Hospital.
13 December 2025, 18:01 PM
13 December 2025, 18:01 PM
Police Commission Ordinance 2025

Police commission okayed, but minus independence

The government yesterday approved the Police Commission Ordinance 2025, but the commission will not have the authority to recommend the recruitment, promotion, or posting of officers, including the inspector general.
4 December 2025, 22:32 PM
4 December 2025, 22:32 PM
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Brazen killings stoke fear ahead of polls

"Illegal firearms, weak policing, and reactivation of top criminals released after last year's political changeover are mainly driving the killings"
3 December 2025, 18:18 PM
3 December 2025, 18:18 PM
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Korail slum: Piecing back life after fire

As the afternoon sun beat down on the charred remains of Korail yesterday, one of Dhaka’s largest and most crowded slums, Shukur Ali sat quietly with his wife, children and grandson amid the dust and twisted iron sheets that once sheltered their home.
27 November 2025, 18:26 PM
27 November 2025, 18:26 PM
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Quake leaves trail of grief

What began as a happy weekend morning unfolded into a day of grief for several families, each caught unprepared by the sudden shudder of the earth.
21 November 2025, 18:20 PM
21 November 2025, 18:20 PM
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Underworld back in play, raising alarm

Gangs could be used as hired muscle during upcoming polls, warns police intelligence report
15 November 2025, 18:07 PM
15 November 2025, 18:07 PM

Abused, she returns home

In June this year, she boarded a plane all the way to Saudi Arabia with a dream -- a dream to bring solvency to her family back home.
21 August 2017, 18:00 PM
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Cops smell sabotage

A video clip shows that Siddiqur Rahman collapsed to the ground when a policeman shot a teargas canister directly at the agitating college students at Shahbagh on Thursday.
24 July 2017, 18:00 PM
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Unclaimed bodies rotting at DMC

Thirty-three unclaimed bodies have been decomposing at Dhaka Medical College mortuary, releasing an unbearable stench as the only graveyard in Jurain designated for burying such bodies is inundated with rain water.
3 July 2017, 18:00 PM
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Living in the memories of loved ones

Sami lost his father a year ago, but he still lives in his memory.
30 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Extortion in disguise

The extortion is going on in the capital in the name of Eid tips.
24 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Con woman held with 2 cohorts

If your loved ones live abroad, beware.
18 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Controversy as JU staff protest 'vandalism'

A recent protest of Jahangirnagar University officers and workers against some "unruly students who vandalised" the vice chancellor's
8 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Nimtoli memories haunting still

Today is June 3. It might be just another day for most of the people, but for the residents of Old Dhaka's Nimtoli, the day is a reminder of the horror of a devastating fire on this night in 2010 that claimed 124 lives, mostly women and children, and injured more than 200.
2 June 2017, 18:00 PM

JU Vandalism Case: 12 female students talk of 'ordeal' in custody

In eight hours since 12:30am on Sunday, male police members of Dhamrai Police Station "counted" at least 15 times to ensure whether
30 May 2017, 20:06 PM
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A mother's cry for son

“If he did anything wrong, punish him. But please bring him back,” said Momtaz Begum who has been desperately knocking on the doors of law enforcement agencies for nearly a month in search of her only son.
23 March 2017, 18:00 PM
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Korail fire leaves hundreds homeless

Holding their little babies, women huddled together in small groups for warmth, sitting under the bare sky.
17 March 2017, 18:00 PM
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Reckless driving on, so is death

She came to Dhaka from Rajshahi with her mother early yesterday to sit for a test at her college. The would-be doctor was supposed to head back to Rajshahi right after that. Sadia Hasan, 23, a fifth-year student of Dhaka National Medical College, was killed when a bus rammed the CNG-run auto-rickshaw her mother and she was in on North-South Road in Bangshal around 7:00am.
25 February 2017, 18:00 PM
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Cops still clueless

It has been over six months, police are still clueless regarding the death of Dutch-Bangla Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DBCCI)
23 February 2017, 18:00 PM
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Missed, deeply

“He was my best friend. I used to share all my problems and happiness with him. But since the last 11 months, I have no one to talk
23 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Sexually abused, trafficked female worker rescued in Malaysia

Dreaming of a better future, Bithi (not her real name) left for Malaysia 11 days ago to secure a well-paid job.
30 January 2017, 21:22 PM
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5 Years Since Zubair Killing: Convicted killers 'free as bird'

“I am a free bird… Now I can fly…”
8 January 2017, 21:07 PM
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I couldn't save anything but my life

The woman in her 60s was having lunch in the open, in front of the ruins of what used to be her home. It was her only shelter and only
12 December 2016, 18:00 PM
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