Nor’wester lashes Dhaka, 4 dists

Nor'wester lashes Dhaka and four other districts.
26 May 2015

War crimes court orders treatment of sick suspect in jail

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 yesterday sent a sick war crimes suspect to jail, directing the jail authorities to provide him with
25 May 2015

HC orders Rangunia cops to arrest accused

The High Court yesterday directed Rangunia police to immediately arrest Shah Alam, resident of Chittagong who allegedly raped a 12-
25 May 2015

Stabbed Gonojagoron Mancha activist sues 29 in Sylhet

General Secretary of Sylhet Sammillito Natya Parishad Rajat Kanti Gupta and also a Gonojagoron Mancha activist yesterday filed a case
25 May 2015

Mirza Abbas denied bail

The High Court yesterday denied bail to BNP leader Mirza Abbas in two cases.
25 May 2015

Enclave natives to get citizenship of choice

Enclave natives of Bangladesh would be given their choice of citizenship, cabinet agrees.
25 May 2015

TIB calls to punish human traffickers without leniency

Expressing grave concern over the appalling conditions of human trafficking victims, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) held
24 May 2015

Myanmar navy's claim untrue

At least eight Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar were among some 200 migrants rescued from a trafficking boat by the Myanmar navy
24 May 2015

Tribunal questions fettering of four war crime suspects

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 yesterday asked the inspector general of police (prison) to explain within seven days why four
24 May 2015

Monitoring team launched for arrest of fugitives

In compliance with a war crimes tribunal's order, a five-member monitoring committee has been formed to make sure the arrest of
24 May 2015

HC orders exhumation of Nargis' body

The High Court yesterday ordered the government to exhume the body of Bangladeshi citizen, Nargis Begum, who was allegedly killed after rape in India two months ago.
24 May 2015

Latif Siddique denied bail again

A Dhaka court yesterday again rejected bail petitions of former minister Abdul Latif Siddique in seven cases filed against him in October
24 May 2015

Four members of gang of thieves arrested in Ctg

Four members of a gang, which steals valuables from houses impersonating domestic helps by doping their employers, were arrested in
24 May 2015

30 graves of 'Bangladesh, Myanmar migrants' found in Malaysia

Mass graves believed to contain bodies of hundreds of migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh found in Malaysia, media report says.
24 May 2015

On the trail of traffickers

As the trade in human beings becomes more and more profitable, the BBC's South East Asia correspondent Jonathan Head discovers that entire communities in Thailand are helping the traffickers.
22 May 2015

Rapist gets life term in Pirojpur

A Pirojpur court sentenced a fugitive rapist to life imprisonment.
22 May 2015

THE IMPORTANCE OF AWARENESS

On May 4, 2015, a student from the first grade of the Mohammadpur Preparatory School was sexually assaulted by a school employee.
21 May 2015

Man gets life term for killing wife

A Sylhet court yesterday sentenced a man to life term imprisonment for killing his wife.
21 May 2015

Govt to bring back trafficking victims: Kamal

The government will bring back Bangladeshi human trafficking victims after coordinating with the countries concerned, said State Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal.
21 May 2015

Classes hampered as 61 pry schools in Pabna damaged

The recent earthquakes damaged 61 primary schools in nine upazilas of the district, affecting classes of over 12 thousand children.
20 May 2015