Former DMP DC cleared of charges

Jasim Uddin, former deputy commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Prosecution Division, has been cleared of departmental charges related to negligence in duty following the 2022 escape of two convicted militants from court premises.
23 February 2025, 18:05 PM

Freeze Tk 813.56cr in 227 bank accounts of S Alam, family

A Dhaka court yesterday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to freeze 227 bank accounts with a combined balance of Tk 813.56 crore of S Alam Group Chairman Mohammad Saiful Alam and his family over allegations of ill-gotten wealth and money laundering.
23 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Highway robbers take Tk 3 lakh stopping bus, microbus

A gang of robbers looted valuables worth Tk 3 lakh from passengers of a bus and a microbus after blocking the road by felling trees in Patnitala upazila of Naogaon late Saturday night, police said.
23 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Graft Case: State, ACC challenge Khaleda’s acquittal

The state and the ACC have filed two appeals with the Supreme Court challenging the High Court verdict that acquitted BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia from the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case.
23 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Actor Azad shot at home in Ashulia

His mother and wife also injured as the criminals physically assaulted them
23 February 2025, 15:08 PM

Ex-state minister Rasel sued by ACC for graft

ACC Director General Akhtar Hossain confirmed the development at the commission’s headquarters in Segunbagicha, Dhaka, today
23 February 2025, 13:18 PM

Idol damaged in Pabna temple; one held

An idol of the goddess Kali was vandalised at a temple in Pabna town early today.
23 February 2025, 13:11 PM

Protest on Mirpur Road demanding death for rapists

They took to the streets near Asad Gate around 11:00am, disrupting vehicular movement on one side of the road.
23 February 2025, 08:48 AM

Zia charitable graft case: State, ACC challenge Khaleda’s acquittal

The state and the Anti-Corruption Commission have filed two separate appeals with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court challenging the High Court verdict that acquitted BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia from the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case.
23 February 2025, 06:01 AM

Attack on adivasis: Key suspect held in N’ganj

Police have arrested another suspect over the attack on a group of indigenous people outside the National Curriculum and Textbook Board in the city’s Motijheel last month.
22 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Bus robbery: 3 arrested, duty officer suspended

Police have arrested three suspects in Savar in connection with a robbery and the alleged sexual assault of women on board a moving bus in Rajshahi.
22 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Man killed on the day of his return home after 15 years

A man who had just returned from Oman was allegedly killed by his relatives at his younger sister’s in-laws’ house in Chattogram’s Mirsarai upazila on Friday night.
22 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Students demand arrest of attackers at Kuet

Students of Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (Kuet) staged a protest yesterday demanding the immediate arrest of those responsible for the recent attack on students.
22 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Devil Hunt: 769 more held across country

The joint forces arrested 769 more people across the country in the last 24 hours till yesterday afternoon as part of the “Operation Devil Hunt”, according to the Police Headquarters.
22 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Man killed on the day of his return home after 15 years

The incident occurred on Friday night, just hours after he returned home from Oman after 15 years
22 February 2025, 17:53 PM

Woman killed, 9 injured in clash over land dispute in Rajshahi

The deceased is Ferdousi Begum, 50, wife of Abdul Jabbar, who was also injured in the clash, said police.
22 February 2025, 14:47 PM

Tk 66 lakh looted from Beximco pharma depot

While fleeing, the robbers also took the CCTV hard disks to erase any evidence
22 February 2025, 14:36 PM

July uprising activist stabbed in Thakurgaon

An activist of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement was stabbed by miscreants at Bhulli Bazar in Thakurgaon’s Sadar upazila this morning.
22 February 2025, 14:18 PM

Violence erupts at Rangpur fair over offensive remarks

A widespread vandalism broke out at Cottage Industry Fair (Kutir Shilpa Mela) in Rangpur last night over an offensive remark about Rangpur’s people.
22 February 2025, 14:14 PM

Ex-Jamaat leader's wife stabbed to death in Habiganj

The wife of a former Jamaat-e-Islami leader was stabbed to death in Bahubal upazila of Habiganj last evening
22 February 2025, 05:48 AM