50 illegal depots knocked down

Dhaka North City Corporation yesterday dismantled more than 50 illegal warehouses for bricks, sand, and stone, along with other unauthorised structures in Gabtali Beribadh area.
5 March 2025, 20:00 PM

2 sent to jail in rape case in Gazipur

Two men were produced before a Gazipur court yesterday on charges of raping and attempting to extort a 19-year-old woman in Gazipur’s Tongi on Tuesday.
5 March 2025, 19:34 PM

3 arrested with 697 slaughtered birds in Ctg

Police arrested three people and recovered 697 slaughtered birds including sparrow and weaver from their possessions at Chattogram’s Anwara upazila on Tuesday
5 March 2025, 18:35 PM

Ex-senior ICT secretary held in Ctg

Police have arrested former senior secretary of the ICT ministry NM Ziaul Alam from the Panchlaish area of Chattogram in a case filed over the allegation of selling citizens' National ID (NID) information.
5 March 2025, 18:30 PM

Man arrested for harassing female DU student

Police yesterday arrested a man on charges of harassing a female student of Dhaka University in Shahbagh.
5 March 2025, 18:00 PM

119 killed by mobs in 7 months: HRSS

Mob beatings have surged with at least 119 people killed and 74 injured in 114 incidents since the interim government took office in August 2024, according to the Human Rights Support Society (HRSS).
5 March 2025, 18:00 PM

5 arrested AL men shifted to other prisons from Pabna Jail

The authorities of Pabna Jail have shifted several arrested Awami League men to other prisons after they allegedly locked in a clash over establishing supremacy in Pabna jail, compromising security inside the prison.
5 March 2025, 14:57 PM

Court reschedules verdict date in murder case filed against Arav Khan

An Interpol red alert was issued against Arav Khan who runs a jewellery store in Dubai.
5 March 2025, 14:33 PM

Court issues travel ban on 11 members of S Alam Group owner's family

A Dhaka court today issued travel ban on 11 family members of S Alam Group owner Mohammed Saiful Alam in connection with allegations of laundering $1 billion to Singapore and several other countries.
5 March 2025, 12:03 PM

ICT extends deadline for probe into Gazipur student killing

Five former police personnel, including Akram, were produced before the tribunal today
5 March 2025, 09:50 AM

Gazipur JCD men sued over assault on students

The incident occurred around 9:00pm last night at Sreepur Government Pilot High School
5 March 2025, 08:39 AM

It will soon be proven if we, or others ruined the country: Shajahan Khan in court

Farzana Rupa and Solaiman Selim also spoke in court today
5 March 2025, 08:19 AM

Mob storms a Gulshan house, claiming it belongs to HT Imam's son

Police clarify that the house does not belong to HT Imam or his son. The daughter of the house owner had divorced Tanvir around 20-25 years ago
5 March 2025, 07:41 AM

Decomposed body found in rooftop water tank in B'baria

Talib, who was mentally challenged, had been missing for four to five days
5 March 2025, 06:35 AM

July uprising: Justice Manik on 2-day remand in murder case

AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik, a retired judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, was placed on a two-day remand by a Dhaka court in a case filed over the death of the 24-year-old Abujor Sheikh in Dhaka’s Gulshan area during quota reform protests on July 19 last year
5 March 2025, 06:06 AM

ACC asked to freeze 14 bank accounts of Putul's Shuchona Foundation

The balance in the accounts is Tk 48.35 crore
5 March 2025, 05:25 AM

Two Iranians hurt, ‘robbed’ in mob attack in the city

Two foreign nationals were injured and allegedly robbed of cash and mobile phones during a “mob attack” in the capital’s Bashundhara Residential Area yesterday afternoon.
4 March 2025, 22:00 PM

Mob violence persists amid weak policing

Mob violence has been occurring in the country for years. But the recent spate of mugging and robbery has apparently caused a surge in such incidences.
4 March 2025, 21:00 PM

Govt officer suspended for assaulting driver

The Ministry of Social Welfare has suspended Md Jahid Hasan, the upazila social services officer of Paba, Rajshahi, following allegations of assaulting an auto-rickshaw driver, said an official order issued on Monday.
4 March 2025, 19:47 PM

Money laundering: SC verdict on Tarique’s appeal tomorrow

The Supreme Court will deliver its verdict tomorrow on an appeal challenging the High Court judgement that sentenced BNP's acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his close aide Gias Uddin Al Mamun to seven years' imprisonment in a money laundering case.
4 March 2025, 18:00 PM