House torched over rape attempt in Pirojpur

Locals have set fire to an abandoned house of an elderly man who attempted to rape a 30-year-old woman after confining her to the house at Nagarbari in Pirojpur Sadar upazila, reports our local correspondent.
22 March 2025, 19:30 PM

3 women found dead in Manikganj

Police have recovered the bodies of three women from separate locations in Manikganj Sadar upazila on Friday and yesterday.
22 March 2025, 19:11 PM

SAD coordinator among 3 held over extortion

Police arrested three youths, including a coordinator of Students Against Discrimination, in Pirojpur yesterday on charges of extortion and vandalism at an under-construction mosque.
22 March 2025, 19:02 PM

Mob violence: Govt being lenient towards those involved

The government showed leniency towards those involved in mob violence, said former Jahangirnagar University teacher Prof Anu Muhammad, also a member of the Ganatantrik Odhikar Committee.
22 March 2025, 18:58 PM

3 arrested over attempted rape on bus in Gazipur

The arrestee is Shakil Hossain, 27, a resident of an area under the jurisdiction of Kashimpur Police Station of Gazipur
22 March 2025, 17:42 PM

Truck driver arrested over rape of teenager in Kurigram

The victim was confined at a house for 18 days and allegedly raped by the accused and his accomplice
22 March 2025, 17:41 PM

Man sent to jail over rape of 9-year-old

A Jamalpur court today sent a 22-year-old man to jail in a case filed over the rape of a nine-year-old girl in Jamalpur's Bokshigaj upazila
22 March 2025, 16:41 PM

Milon murder after abduction: Another held in Thakurgaon

Police arrested four people earlier in connection with the abduction and murder
22 March 2025, 14:58 PM

Man arrested over setting wife on fire in Jamalpur

The victim, Rubina Akter, 30, is currently undergoing treatment at the Jamalpur 250-Bed General Hospital with around 70 percent burns
22 March 2025, 14:28 PM

Mob beats suspected thief dead in Feni

deceased had previously been caught and beaten multiple times for theft in the same village
22 March 2025, 11:05 AM

Businessman murdered in Netrokona

Police recovered the body from a canal
22 March 2025, 10:02 AM

Rapist gets life term in Jashore

A Jashore court on Thursday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping a schoolgirl in Abhaynagar upazila of Jashore in 2020.
21 March 2025, 21:27 PM

3 cops withdrawn after assault on journo in Rangpur

Three policemen have been withdrawn from duty following an assault on journalist MA Salam Biswas in Badarganj upazila of Rangpur.
21 March 2025, 20:41 PM

Fourth-grader raped in Pabna

A fourth-grader was allegedly raped by her nephew in the Gopinathpur area of Shanthia upazila in Pabna, on Wednesday night.
21 March 2025, 20:12 PM

Gulshan murder: Cops suspect gang rivalry

The man, who was shot dead in Gulshan on Thursday night, may have been a victim of an internal gang feud involving criminal networks in Mohakhali, Banani, and Gulshan, police and locals said.
21 March 2025, 20:10 PM

Body of a woman recovered in Thakurgaon

The deceased is Binota Rani, 27
21 March 2025, 19:29 PM

Looting firearms from police station: 2 placed on 3-day remand

The accused are Farhad Hossen, 41, and Abdul Goni, 38, residents of Satkania upazila
21 March 2025, 17:07 PM

Another held over killing Milon after abduction in Thakurgaon

Police arrested another woman in connection with the sensational kidnapping and murder of Muhammad Milon whose decomposed body was recovered in Thakurgaon early yesterday, 25 days after he was kidnapped
21 March 2025, 16:57 PM

Former home ministry PRO sent to jail

A Chattogram court today sent Sharif Mahmud, deputy regional director of Bangladesh Betar Chattogram Centre and former public relations officer (PRO) of home ministry, to jail
21 March 2025, 14:40 PM

50-year-old arrested for raping 9-yr-old girl

The incident has sparked outrage in the area
21 March 2025, 12:20 PM