In the wake of “gunfight” incidents involving law enforcement agencies and instances of lethal use of force, equipping police with body-worn cameras can ensure transparency and accountability, according to criminologists and rights activists.

A parliamentary body yesterday recommended discouraging foreign companies or individuals to be hired as consultants for various rail projects, and encouraging selection of qualified companies or individuals with domestic experience.

The recovery of a bag with a dummy explosive from US embassy earlier this month was staged by a security guard of the embassy, police said yesterday.

A group of Dhaka University students yesterday demanded ensuring residential facilities for them before hosting exams for honour’s final year and masters from December 26 amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Following media reports on two children crying at a lower court premises in Dhaka for their detained parents, the High Court yesterday granted bail to their mother Washima Akhtar (41) for six months in a criminal case and asked authorities to release her immediately from jail custody.

Commuters of Sylhet continued to suffer, as road communication of the division with rest of the country remained suspended for the second consecutive day yesterday.

Chattogram Custom House officials have found evidence that an exporter tried to export one tonne of food items by fraudulently showing that two containers had 22 tonnes worth 100,000 dollars.

A motorcyclist was killed after a truck crashed into his motorbike in Dhaka’s Demra this evening.

The National Identity (NID) Registration Wing has detained a broker for allegedly taking Tk 1.05 lakh from an applicant to make amends to a NID card.

The recovery of a bag with fake IED from the annex building of US embassy in Dhaka on December 2 made headlines. Law enforcers today said that the whole episode was staged by embassy security guard Zakir Hossain Mollah, who apparently did it for reward.

Twelve police officials of Barishal Metropolitan Police (BMP) have tested positives in drug tests.

Anti-Terrorism Unit of Police this morning said they arrested a “leader” of banned militant group Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh from the area near Jamuna Future Park in Dhaka.

Following media reports on two children crying -- at a lower court premises in Dhaka -- for their detained parents, the High Court today granted bail to their mother Washima Akhtar (41) for six months in a criminal case and asked the authorities concerned to release her immediately from the jail custody.

Over 100 Saudi-bound Bangladeshi expatriate workers were forced to return from Abu Dhabi airport last night following the sudden decision of the Saudi government to suspend all international flights, including to and from Dhaka.

Rab claimed to have arrested six drug peddlers along with two kgs of cocaine during separate drives in Dhaka’s Jatrabari and Gulistan areas yesterday.

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today upheld a High Court order that stayed the trial proceedings of a case filed against Prothom Alo Editor and Publisher Matiur Rahman over the death of Dhaka Residential Model College student Naimul Abrar Rahat.

A section of lawyers of Dhaka Bar Association is holding a demonstration in front of Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court demanding immediate withdrawal of the additional chief metropolitan magistrate for keeping a lawyer on the dock for two hours yesterday.

Road communication of Sylhet division with the rest of the country remained suspended since yesterday following a 72-hour transport strike.

The two accused arrested by CID on Monday in connection with the killing of UP member Hamidul Sharif in Gopalganj on December 12 murdered him as part of their plan to frame the local chairman, with whom one of them had previous enmity.

Detectives claimed to have arrested five members of a fraud gang from Dhaka’s Kamalapur area on charge of deceiving people, luring them with jobs.