Three 'human traffickers' arrested from Satkhira border area; sent nearly 1,000 women to India

Police arrested three alleged human traffickers from Satkhira border area after a victim, who managed to return from India, filed a case with Dhaka's Hatirjheel Police Station yesterday.
2 June 2021, 05:29 AM

7-year-old raped in Jhenaidah, UP chairman himself allegedly conducted inappropriate test

A-seven-year-old was raped in Kaliganj upazila of Jhenaidah and to determine whether she was raped, a union parishad chairman conducted an inappropriate “rape test” on the victim, the child’s mother alleged.
1 June 2021, 16:50 PM

Doctor found dead in Kalabagan: Body had nine stab wounds

Dr Kazi Sabira Rahman, who was found dead at her Kalabagan residence yesterday, was stabbed at least nine times.
1 June 2021, 15:53 PM

‘Abducted’ from Chattogram, college girl rescued in Dhaka, one arrested

Police rescued a college girl, who was "abducted" from Chattogram city’s Akbar Shah area, from a residential hotel in Dhaka's Darussalam this morning.
1 June 2021, 14:41 PM

Mitu murder: Accused Musa's wife seeks security after giving testimony against Babul

Wife of Kamrul Islam Musa, one of accused of Mahmuda Khanam Mitu murder case, has filed a general diary (GD), seeking security after giving testimony against former superintendent of police Babul Akter before a court yesterday.
1 June 2021, 10:09 AM

ACC approves cases against 5 for ‘misappropriating’ Tk 4 crore

The Anti-Corruption Commission has approved three separate cases against five persons, including a deputy director and a former deputy director of 250-bed TB Hospital of Dhaka, for allegedly misappropriating about Tk 4 crore.
1 June 2021, 09:56 AM

Planning minister’s phone snatched from SUV at Dhaka’s Bijoy Sarani

Mobile phone of Planning Minister MA Mannan was snatched while he was talking on the phone in his SUV at Dhaka’s Bijoy Sarani area on Sunday evening.
1 June 2021, 09:35 AM

Sexual assault of Bangladeshi girl in India: Rab arrests 4 including 'mastermind' of trafficking gang

Rab claimed to have arrested four members of a human trafficking gang, including a mastermind, from different areas in the country.
1 June 2021, 08:54 AM

Man killed in ‘gunfight’ with Rab in Tongi

A man was killed in “gunfight” with Rab members in Gazipur’s Tongi area last night.
1 June 2021, 05:11 AM

Illegal recruitment at Rajshahi University: NBR seeks bank information of 4 including ex-proctor

National Board of Revenue has sought bank information of four people, including former Rajshahi University proctor Prof Lutfar Rahman, and former RU BCL leader Ibrahim Hossain Moon.
31 May 2021, 14:13 PM

Police detain CNG driver with Tk 2.94 lakh stolen from bank official in Rajshahi

Police today detained the driver of a CNG-run auto-rickshaw who had allegedly stolen Tk 2.94 lakh from a bank official in Rajshahi city.
31 May 2021, 13:39 PM

Farmer hacked to death over land dispute in Feni

A farmer was hacked to death and two of his brothers were severely injured over a land-related dispute in Sonagazi upazila of Feni.
31 May 2021, 10:29 AM

Posing as CID official: Man arrested in Dhaka for deceiving people

Despite not being a member of law enforcement agencies, he gained knowledge on case documents, general diary and arrest warrants as he had been working for a CID inspector for several years.
31 May 2021, 09:53 AM

7 sent to jail for murder of Brahmanbaria businessman

A Brahmabaria court yesterday sent seven persons including a local Jubo League to jail in connection with a case filed over the murder businessman Abu Nasir last year.
30 May 2021, 18:34 PM

Police recover decapitated, dismembered body in Mohakhali

Banani police recovered a decapitated body from near Mohakhali kitchen market in Dhaka last night.
30 May 2021, 18:04 PM

Rape of Bangladeshi woman in India: Victim taken to Bengaluru

A Bangladeshi victim in the case filed over her rape by four men and a woman in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru, has been taken there from Kozhikode city in adjoining Kerala state, police said today.
30 May 2021, 16:40 PM

Possessing LSD: 3 students placed on 5-day remand

A Dhaka court placed three university students on a five-day remand today in a case filed for possessing Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD).
30 May 2021, 09:54 AM

Man accused of killing tigers and deer in Sundarbans arrested in Bagerhat

Police have arrested a man, accused in eight cases filed for killing tigers and deer in the Sundarbans of Bagerhat.
30 May 2021, 07:07 AM

Drug trade: Rab arrests 2 including ASI from Narayanganj

Rab arrested two persons including a police official on charge of drug trading in Narayanganj’s Siddhirganj upazila yesterday.
30 May 2021, 07:05 AM

Islamic University staffer suspended after being arrested with yaba pills

The Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia yesterday suspended a staffer after police arrested him with 89 yaba pills near the campus on May 24.
29 May 2021, 19:11 PM