Mob violence claims another life

Man beaten to death on theft suspicion in Magura
7 January 2026, 15:28 PM

HC bench declines to hear petition challenging Feb 12 election, referendum

Writ petition questioning legality of polls under interim government returned without hearing, citing court workload
7 January 2026, 09:16 AM

Man dies in BSF custody

A Bangladeshi man has died after being detained by the Border Security Force (BSF) upon entering India through the Johorpurtek border in Chapainawabganj.
6 January 2026, 22:00 PM

‘Hadi killed out of political vengeance’

The Detective Branch of police yesterday submitted a charge sheet against 17 people, including prime accused Faisal Karim Masud (currently absconding), in the murder of Inqilab Moncho spokesperson Sharif Osman Bin Hadi.
6 January 2026, 18:00 PM

Grocer hacked to death on his way home

A grocery shop owner was hacked to death at Charsindur Bazar in Narsingdi’s Palash upazila on Monday night.
6 January 2026, 18:00 PM

Salman, Anisul ‘behind curfews, internet closure’

A defence lawyer yesterday urged International Crimes Tribunal-1 to discharge former prime minister’s adviser Salman F Rahman and ex-law minister Anisul Huq in a crimes against humanity case linked to the July 2024 uprising.
6 January 2026, 18:00 PM

Enforced disappearances: Systematic crime, not aberrations

Enforced disappearances in the country were not the work of rogue officers or isolated incidents, but a deliberate state‑run campaign, the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances said in its report.
6 January 2026, 18:00 PM

11-year-old killed on father’s orders

An 11-year-old girl was murdered by her uncle in Patuakhali’s Rangabali upazila, allegedly on the orders of the child’s father, police said.
6 January 2026, 18:00 PM

Father ordered daughter’s killing, uncle confesses in Patuakhali court

11-year-old strangled after exposing father’s extramarital affair, police say
6 January 2026, 15:42 PM

Travel ban issued on Obaidul Quader, 13 ex-secretaries

Judge sends a copy of the order to SB for next course of action
6 January 2026, 12:50 PM

Hadi killed on the instructions of ex-DNCC councillor Bappi: DB

DB official says prime accused Faisal linked to banned BCL, killing was driven by political vengeance
6 January 2026, 11:12 AM

Grocery shop owner hacked to death in Narsingdi

Local traders, community hold demonstration in protest
6 January 2026, 08:44 AM

Consumer rights body fines molasses producer for adulteration in Manikganj

Authorities say the factory was demolished after evidence of adulterated date molasses was found
6 January 2026, 07:10 AM

2 shipbreaking workers found dead in Sitakunda

The body of a shipbreaking worker and severed parts of another were recovered from the coast near a shipbreaking yard in Chattogram’s Sitakunda yesterday.
5 January 2026, 18:00 PM

Widow alleges rape, torture

A woman has been allegedly raped and brutally tortured in Jhenaidah’s Kaliganj upazila.
5 January 2026, 18:00 PM

Enforced disappearances: Rab complicit in 25% cases

The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances has recommended extensive institutional and legal reforms to end enforced disappearances and human rights abuses, including disbanding the Rapid Action Battalion, the worst offender.
5 January 2026, 18:00 PM

Justice for Hadi within interim govt tenure

Justice will be ensured for the killing of Sharif Osman Hadi, a prominent youth leader of last year’s July uprising, within the tenure of the interim government, Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said yesterday.
5 January 2026, 18:00 PM
5 January 2026, 17:48 PM

Jubo Dal leader shot dead in Chattogram's Raozan

Killed by unidentified gunmen, say police
5 January 2026, 17:11 PM

Ice factory owner and journalist shot dead in Jashore

Police suspect killing might have stemmed from business-related dispute
5 January 2026, 16:15 PM