HC scraps food adulteration case against Yunus

The High Court yesterday scrapped the trial proceedings of a food adulteration case filed in 2010 against Prof Muhammad Yunus, the then chairman of Grameen Danone Food Limited.
17 March 2025, 23:45 PM

Fugitive who escaped Sherpur jail arrested in Gazipur

The arrestee is Nur Islam of Monglarkuti area of ​​Burungamari upazila of Kurigram
17 March 2025, 19:42 PM

JnU student sexually harassed in bus

Students seize 10 Victor Classic buses
17 March 2025, 19:27 PM

Former MP Sanowar remanded in 4 cases

Two local courts yesterday placed former Tangail-5 lawmaker Sanowar Hossain on remand for 19 days in connection with four cases.
17 March 2025, 18:39 PM

Rohingya man killed in Ukhiya

A Rohingya man was attacked and killed allegedly by ARSA (Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army) men at a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya upazila on Sunday.
17 March 2025, 18:04 PM

20 hurt in Barguna shrine attack

At least 20 people were injured as the Ismail Shah Shrine at Bottola in Barguna’s Amtali came under an arson attack during an urs early yesterday.
17 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Child rape: New DNA labs, tribunal for victims

The interim government has in principle decided to bring necessary changes to the existing Women and Children Repression Prevention Act, including introducing a provision to have a tribunal to deal with child rape cases.
17 March 2025, 18:00 PM
17 March 2025, 16:22 PM

Separate secretariat for judiciary needed to ensure its independence: Chief Justice

"Sustainability of reform initiatives depends on the independence of the judiciary"
17 March 2025, 15:30 PM

Lawyer Saiful murder: Court allows police to quiz two accused at Ctg jail gate

A local court today allowed police to interrogate two of the accused in the lawyer Saiful Islam Alif murder case at the Chattogram Central Jail gate.
17 March 2025, 15:15 PM

Yunus orders police to ensure women's safety

Yunus also asked police to ensure safety of minorities
17 March 2025, 15:05 PM

Woman raped in Narsingdi

The accused Rakib Miah, 32, is a resident of Rahimabad village of the upazila
17 March 2025, 13:46 PM

67-year-old man arrested on charge of raping teenager in Netrokona

Police last night arrested a man on the charge of raping a 16-year-old girl in the Netrokona municipality area.
17 March 2025, 12:07 PM

Court allows Orion Group chairman, wife to travel abroad for Umrah, treatment

According to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), the commission will challenge the order with the higher court.
17 March 2025, 11:01 AM

Shajahan Khan and his son sent on four-day remand in murder case

They were sent on remand in a case filed over the death of one Rafiqul Islam on July 19 last year
17 March 2025, 10:50 AM

Young man sentenced to life for raping 7-year-old girl in Keraniganj

A Dhaka tribunal today sentenced a 22-year-old man to life-term imprisonment for raping a girl in South Keraniganj in 2014.
17 March 2025, 09:19 AM

4 Chhatra Dal men arrested over gang-rape in Jashore

15-yr-old arrested for raping 5-yr-old in Lalmonirhat
17 March 2025, 04:24 AM

Rape across country Five sent to jail

At least five people were sent to jail yesterday and another placed in a three-day remand in cases filed over rape and attempted rape charges in six districts.
16 March 2025, 21:35 PM

July uprising: Ex-IGP shown arrested by ICT

Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun was shown arrested by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) yesterday, in a case filed five months ago against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over alleged crimes against humanity during the July uprising.
16 March 2025, 19:44 PM

Man accused of raping 5-yr-old niece in Lalmonirhat

The victim's family members and police said the accused, an uncle of the victim, took her to his room and raped her
16 March 2025, 19:02 PM