DU incident: Man accused of harassment granted bail

Mostafa Asif Arnob, a 25-year-old bookbinder at the DU library, who was arrested for harassing a female student in public, was released on bail yesterday, hours after being taken into custody.
6 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Graft case: SC acquits Tarique, Mamun in graft case

The Supreme Court yesterday acquitted BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his close aide Gias Uddin Al Mamun from a money laundering case, in which they were sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment by the High Court.
6 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Action if Hizb ut-Tahrir holds programmes

Dhaka Metropolitan Police yesterday said any activities with the banner of banned outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir are punishable under the anti-terrorism laws.
6 March 2025, 18:00 PM

33 brokers jailed for defrauding, harassing patients at DMCH

The joint forces in a special drive detained around 50 brokers today for their alleged involvement in defrauding and harassing patients at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), eventually jailing 33
6 March 2025, 16:11 PM

Ctg businessman's murder in January was over extortion: police

The businessman who was shot dead on his way to the mosque in Raozan upazila of Chattogram on January 24 was murdered over extortion money, police claimed today after arresting two persons with firearms.
6 March 2025, 15:02 PM

10 injured as BNP-JCD activists clash in Narayanganj

The clash broke out at the Adamjee area, escalating into multiple confrontations with gunshots fired
6 March 2025, 15:01 PM

427 held in joint drives between Feb 27 and March 5

Several divisions of the Bangladesh Army in coordination with other law enforcement agencies, have conducted multiple nationwide drives between February 27 and March 5 to maintain law and order
6 March 2025, 14:41 PM

Court orders ACC to confiscate 6 houses, 8 flats of former EXIM Bank chair

A Dhaka court today ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to confiscate six houses and eight flats, situated at Dhaka and Purbachal owned by former chairman of EXIM Bank Nazrul Islam Mazumder in connection to a case filed over illegally acquiring wealth worth over Tk 781.31 crore
6 March 2025, 14:09 PM

Tk 297 crore embezzlement: Travel ban against ex-BB governor Atiur, 22 others

In the application, the IO said the case is now at the primary stage of investigation
6 March 2025, 13:49 PM

Court issues travel ban on former Rajshahi mayor Khairuzzaman Liton, family

ACC Public Prosecutor Mahmud Hossain Jahangir moved the application on behalf of the anti-graft body.
6 March 2025, 13:21 PM

BNP leader expelled for looting 155 sacks of rice in Jashore

Ruhul Quddus, vice-president of BNP's Sharsha upazila unit in Jashore, and former UP Chairman of Kaiba Union, was expelled from the party for allegedly looting 155 sacks of rice from the food-friendly programme last night
6 March 2025, 12:56 PM

ACC sues ex-minister Tipu Munshi, wife for graft

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed two separate cases against former commerce minister Tipu Munshi and his wife, Irin Malbika Munshi, for illegally acquiring assets worth Tk 10.08 crore
6 March 2025, 12:50 PM

HC fines owners of 54 illegal brick kilns in the CHT

The High Court today handed out Tk 4 lakh fines each to the owners of 54 brick kilns in Chattogram Hill Tracts for illegally running operations.
6 March 2025, 11:42 AM

Seven, including woman, arrested for robbery in Savar

A total of 13 stolen mobile phones were recovered from the suspects
6 March 2025, 11:01 AM

Protesters besiege Shahbagh Police Station for hours early today

They demanded release of a man arrested for harassing a female student of Dhaka University
6 March 2025, 04:20 AM

Ex-MP Aftab Uddin Sarkar arrested in Rangpur

Former Awami League lawmaker from Nilphamari-1 (Domar-Dimla) Aftab Uddin Sarkar was arrested early today
6 March 2025, 03:54 AM

50-year-old contractor injured in mob attack at Hatirjheel

Police rescued a 50-year-old man who was injured in a mob attack at the T&T Wireless Tower area in Hatirjheel yesterday.
5 March 2025, 20:23 PM

Scuffle erupts between 2 groups in Bashundhara Residential Area

A scuffle broke out tonight in Bashundhara residential area between associates of Sarjis Alam, a leader of the newly-formed National Citizens Party (NCP), and students from several private universities, who claimed that they were deprived and underappreciated.
5 March 2025, 20:16 PM

Freeze 39 bank accounts of ex-minister Saifuzzaman

A Dhaka court yesterday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to freeze 39 bank accounts of former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed in connection with corruption allegations against him.
5 March 2025, 20:00 PM

Two held over attack on Iranian nationals

Two persons were arrested yesterday over the attack and robbing of two Iranian nationals during a "mob attack" in Bashundhara Residential Area on Tuesday.
5 March 2025, 20:00 PM