Aug 21 grenade attack: SC resumes hearing on appeals against Tarique's acquittal

Earlier, on June 2, the Appellate Division granted the state permission to file two separate appeals challenging the High Court's judgement in the cases
31 July 2025, 05:09 AM

Youth sued over rape of 4-year-old girl

A case has been filed against a youth over the rape of a four-year-old girl in Sreenagar upazila of Munshiganj.
30 July 2025, 22:38 PM

Farabi gets bail in Avijit murder case

The High Court yesterday granted bail to Shafiur Rahman Farabi, who was sentenced to life in prison by the trial court in a case over the killing of writer-blogger Avijit Roy.
30 July 2025, 21:25 PM

Riyad-led group targeted another former AL MP

The group led by former Students Against Discrimination leader Abdur  Razzak Riyad, arrested for allegedly extorting a former Awami League  lawmaker’s family in Gulshan, had targeted another ex-AL MP, Abdul Kalam  Azad, a month earlier, said police.
30 July 2025, 20:00 PM

5 lands in jail over attack on Hindu houses in Rangpur

A Rangpur court yesterday sent five people to jail in a case filed over the attacks on Hindu houses, vandalism, and looting of valuables in Rangpur’s Gangachara upazila.
30 July 2025, 19:41 PM

8 to die, 7 get life terms in Sylhet schoolboy murder case

The judge also handed down two-year jail terms to 17 other accused in the same case
30 July 2025, 19:31 PM

70 filed on average each month: DMP

At least 70 extortion cases were filed on average every month in the capital in the first six months this year, according to crime statistics shared by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police.
30 July 2025, 19:24 PM

July crackdown was ‘a political decision’

Former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun has said that most of the decisions made to suppress the July uprising came from political high-ups, including the prime minister herself.
30 July 2025, 19:23 PM

The hospital that did not back down

At the height of the July uprising, many hospitals turned their backs -- some out of fear, others silenced or forced into complicity. State forces roamed halls of healing, seizing CCTV footage, erasing patient records, and threatening doctors not to treat the wounded.
30 July 2025, 18:06 PM

Ex-CJ Khairul remanded for seven days

A Dhaka court yesterday placed former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque on a seven-day remand in a case filed over manipulating the Supreme Court verdict on the caretaker government system.
30 July 2025, 18:06 PM

Landlord killed inside BNP office for seeking rent

A landlord was beaten to death allegedly by local BNP activists in Narayanganj’s Araihazar yesterday, following a dispute over unpaid rent for a local party office set up on his property.
30 July 2025, 18:02 PM

Assault of two girls at launch terminal: Prime accused seen at meeting with Munshiganj SP

Munshiganj SP Muhammad Shamsul Alam Sarkar also confirmed the matter
30 July 2025, 15:59 PM

Idols vandalised at Hindu temple in Faridpur

Miscreants target deities at 50-year-old temple left unguarded overnight
30 July 2025, 11:38 AM

Cheques of Tk 2.25cr seized from expelled SAD leader Riyad's house

Process to file a case with Kalabagan Police Station is underway
30 July 2025, 06:43 AM

5 arrested over attack, looting of Hindu homes in Rangpur

A case was filed last night against 1,200 unidentified individuals on vandalism and looting charges
30 July 2025, 05:14 AM

1,200 sued over attack on Hindu homes in Rangpur

Three days after the first round of attacks on Hindu homes in Rangpur’s Gangachara upazila, a case was filed last night against 1,200 unidentified individuals on vandalism and looting charges.
29 July 2025, 22:09 PM

BNP leader held in Muradnagar triple murder case

He was detained by the Detective Branch (DB) police on Monday night during a raid in the Pir Kashimpur area of the upazila
29 July 2025, 19:33 PM

Even Pak forces in 1971 did not commit brutality like Hasina did

Law Adviser Asif Nazrul yesterday said the brutality committed by Sheikh Hasina and her associates during the July uprising may have exceeded that of the Pakistani forces during the 1971 Liberation War.
29 July 2025, 18:58 PM

Probe body formed to investigate death of Siju who 'drowned in pond while fleeing police'

The probe body is expected to submit its report within five working days
29 July 2025, 16:51 PM

Youth arrested over rape of girl

He will be produced before a court tomorrow
29 July 2025, 16:47 PM