Kidnapping saga of 25 days ends in grief

Police recovered the decomposed body of a man in Thakurgaon early yesterday, 25 days after he was kidnapped.
20 March 2025, 18:07 PM

Man arrested over rape of 3-yr-old in Gazipur

The accused is Yunus Ali, 65, of Kurigram's Ulipur upazila who now lives in Gazipur, said police
20 March 2025, 18:06 PM

Tk 21cr bribery case: Tarique, seven others cleared

A Dhaka court yesterday acquitted BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, former state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar and six others in connection with a Tk 21 crore bribery case.
20 March 2025, 18:04 PM

Barguna rape survivor’s family longs for normalcy

The survivor's father was killed a week after the assault
20 March 2025, 16:16 PM

Murder of Shamim Molla in JU: Accused seen roaming freely on campus

Authorities suspend accused for six months, students call it “token punishment”
20 March 2025, 15:52 PM

Freeze 137 bank accounts of ex-Jashore MP Ranjit, family: court orders ACC

A Dhaka court today ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to freeze 137 bank accounts of former Awami League lawmaker Ranjit Kumar Roy, his wife Neoti Rani Roy, and four of his family members over graft allegations
20 March 2025, 15:50 PM

Home ministry PRO taken into police custody in Ctg

A former official of the home ministry was taken into police custody this noon after a group of protesters confined him at Bangladesh Betar’s Chattogram office in the port city’s Agrabad area, demanding his arrest over various allegations, including corruption
20 March 2025, 13:53 PM

Woman murdered over land dispute in Netrokona

Two suspects arrested in connection with the murder.
20 March 2025, 13:12 PM

Theatre personality Ehsanul Aziz Babu remanded in anti-terrorism case

Theatre personality Ehsanul Aziz Babu, also chief of Desh Natok, was placed into a two-day remand yesterday in connection with a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
20 March 2025, 13:08 PM

Ex-JCD man killed in BNP factional clash in Sirajganj

He died at a private hospital in Dhaka last night, police said.
20 March 2025, 11:53 AM

BNP leader hacked to death in Dhamrai

The victim's son claims father was killed over a dispute regarding soil trade and local politics
20 March 2025, 11:18 AM

ACC sues Amir Hossain Amu, his daughter, sister-in-law

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed three separate cases against former industries minister and Awami League advisory council member Amir Hossain Amu, his daughter, Sumaiya Hossain, and his sister-in-law, Syeda Haque Merry, for illegally acquiring assets worth Tk 38.39 crore
20 March 2025, 10:27 AM

UP member hacked to death in Khulna

A Union Parishad (UP) member was hacked to death miscreants in Khulna's Phultala upazila yesterday
20 March 2025, 03:11 AM

HC acquits Babar in arms case

The High Court yesterday acquitted former BNP state minister for home affairs Lutfozzaman Babar in an arms case, overturning a trial court’s 17-year prison sentence handed down during the military-backed caretaker government.
19 March 2025, 20:28 PM

Man held over attempted rape of child

Police yesterday detained a man over attempting to rape an 8-year-old child in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur
19 March 2025, 20:05 PM

4 held over gang rape of schoolgirl in Bandarban

Police detained four suspects for the alleged gang rape of a schoolgirl in Bandarban's Alikadam upazila
19 March 2025, 19:14 PM

ACC sues former AL MP Golap over illegal assets

The Anti-Corruption Commission has sued Abdus Sobhan Mia Golap, a former Awami League lawmaker and former special assistant to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina
19 March 2025, 19:00 PM

Tulip slams ‘false’ graft allegations

Former Labour minister Tulip Siddiq has accused the Bangladeshi authorities of mounting a “targeted and baseless” campaign against her, BBC reported yesterday.
19 March 2025, 18:00 PM

2 girls raped in Rangpur, Patuakhali

Police detained three suspects on charges of raping or attempting to rape three girls in different districts.
19 March 2025, 18:00 PM

1 killed in Jubo Dal factional clash

A young man was killed and two others injured after being shot during clashes between two factions of Jubo Dal for “control over the drug trade” in Chonpara of Narayanganj’s Rupganj early yesterday.
19 March 2025, 18:00 PM