The International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday took cognisance of charges against eight police officers for crimes against humanity, marking a significant step forward in the trial process over offences committed during last year’s July uprising.

The government last night issued an ordinance allowing dismissal of public servants for administrative disruptions within 14 days and without departmental proceedings.

A Dhaka court yesterday ordered the government to publish a gazette asking six people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her daughter Saima Wazed Putul, to appear on June 17 in two cases over alleged irregularities in plot allocation in the Purbachal New Town project.

Expelled Jubo Mohila League leader Shamima Nur Papia was sentenced to four years' imprisonment yesterday in a case filed over laundering Tk 3.23 crore.

A Narayan-ganj court yesterday placed former Narayanganj City Corporation mayor Salina Hayat Ivy on a two-day remand in connection with a murder case filed with Siddhirganj Police Station.

The shooting occurred on Friday night in the Patenga beach area of Chattogram city

A Dhaka court yesterday issued a travel ban on Md Moazzem Hossain, former assistant private secretary (APS) to LGRD and Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain over corruption allegations.

Two policemen were stabbed allegedly by drug dealers during an anti-narcotics drive in the capital’s Sayedabad rail line area on Friday night.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has frozen 35 bank accounts linked to journalist Munni Saha, her husband Kabir Hossain, and several individuals and entities affiliated with them.

Between January and April this year, 87.56 percent of reported rape victims with known ages were children

A 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death during a clash between two groups of youths on Thursday night in Narayanganj’s Siddhirganj.

ACC says Broadway Real Estate took loan using fake ownership documents

The victim's family is preparing to file a case

The ACC stated in its petition that the accused were allegedly attempting to transfer funds, which could hinder the investigation

A group of armed robbers attacked an ambulance carrying a deceased cancer patient in Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria early yesterday.

Police said Akbar, a listed criminal by police and also a close aide of Shibir cadre, Sazzad alias Boro Sazzad, of the port city's Baizid Bostami area, has been arrested several times with firearms over different charges

The victim, Jewel Bepari, 40, was taken to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital around 12:00am

Police recovered a man's body in the Shipyard area under Labanchara Police Station of Khulna city early today.

The International Crimes Tribunal has granted its investigation agency the authority to arrest the accused and suspects in cases related to crimes against humanity and war crimes.

A Manikganj court yesterday granted a six-day remand for former MP and singer Momtaz Begum in two cases -- one filed over a murder in Singair and another over assault and vandalism in Harirampur upazila.