BNP leader expelled for looting 155 sacks of rice in Jashore

Ruhul Quddus, vice-president of BNP's Sharsha upazila unit in Jashore, and former UP Chairman of Kaiba Union, was expelled from the party for allegedly looting 155 sacks of rice from the food-friendly programme last night
6 March 2025, 12:56 PM

ACC sues ex-minister Tipu Munshi, wife for graft

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed two separate cases against former commerce minister Tipu Munshi and his wife, Irin Malbika Munshi, for illegally acquiring assets worth Tk 10.08 crore
6 March 2025, 12:50 PM

HC fines owners of 54 illegal brick kilns in the CHT

The High Court today handed out Tk 4 lakh fines each to the owners of 54 brick kilns in Chattogram Hill Tracts for illegally running operations.
6 March 2025, 11:42 AM

Seven, including woman, arrested for robbery in Savar

A total of 13 stolen mobile phones were recovered from the suspects
6 March 2025, 11:01 AM

Protesters besiege Shahbagh Police Station for hours early today

They demanded release of a man arrested for harassing a female student of Dhaka University
6 March 2025, 04:20 AM

Ex-MP Aftab Uddin Sarkar arrested in Rangpur

Former Awami League lawmaker from Nilphamari-1 (Domar-Dimla) Aftab Uddin Sarkar was arrested early today
6 March 2025, 03:54 AM

50-year-old contractor injured in mob attack at Hatirjheel

Police rescued a 50-year-old man who was injured in a mob attack at the T&T Wireless Tower area in Hatirjheel yesterday.
5 March 2025, 20:23 PM

Scuffle erupts between 2 groups in Bashundhara Residential Area

A scuffle broke out tonight in Bashundhara residential area between associates of Sarjis Alam, a leader of the newly-formed National Citizens Party (NCP), and students from several private universities, who claimed that they were deprived and underappreciated.
5 March 2025, 20:16 PM

Freeze 39 bank accounts of ex-minister Saifuzzaman

A Dhaka court yesterday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to freeze 39 bank accounts of former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed in connection with corruption allegations against him.
5 March 2025, 20:00 PM

Two held over attack on Iranian nationals

Two persons were arrested yesterday over the attack and robbing of two Iranian nationals during a "mob attack" in Bashundhara Residential Area on Tuesday.
5 March 2025, 20:00 PM

50 illegal depots knocked down

Dhaka North City Corporation yesterday dismantled more than 50 illegal warehouses for bricks, sand, and stone, along with other unauthorised structures in Gabtali Beribadh area.
5 March 2025, 20:00 PM

2 sent to jail in rape case in Gazipur

Two men were produced before a Gazipur court yesterday on charges of raping and attempting to extort a 19-year-old woman in Gazipur’s Tongi on Tuesday.
5 March 2025, 19:34 PM

3 arrested with 697 slaughtered birds in Ctg

Police arrested three people and recovered 697 slaughtered birds including sparrow and weaver from their possessions at Chattogram’s Anwara upazila on Tuesday
5 March 2025, 18:35 PM

Ex-senior ICT secretary held in Ctg

Police have arrested former senior secretary of the ICT ministry NM Ziaul Alam from the Panchlaish area of Chattogram in a case filed over the allegation of selling citizens' National ID (NID) information.
5 March 2025, 18:30 PM

119 killed by mobs in 7 months: HRSS

Mob beatings have surged with at least 119 people killed and 74 injured in 114 incidents since the interim government took office in August 2024, according to the Human Rights Support Society (HRSS).
5 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Man arrested for harassing female DU student

Police yesterday arrested a man on charges of harassing a female student of Dhaka University in Shahbagh.
5 March 2025, 18:00 PM

5 arrested AL men shifted to other prisons from Pabna Jail

The authorities of Pabna Jail have shifted several arrested Awami League men to other prisons after they allegedly locked in a clash over establishing supremacy in Pabna jail, compromising security inside the prison.
5 March 2025, 14:57 PM

Court reschedules verdict date in murder case filed against Arav Khan

An Interpol red alert was issued against Arav Khan who runs a jewellery store in Dubai.
5 March 2025, 14:33 PM

Court issues travel ban on 11 members of S Alam Group owner's family

A Dhaka court today issued travel ban on 11 family members of S Alam Group owner Mohammed Saiful Alam in connection with allegations of laundering $1 billion to Singapore and several other countries.
5 March 2025, 12:03 PM

ICT extends deadline for probe into Gazipur student killing

Five former police personnel, including Akram, were produced before the tribunal today
5 March 2025, 09:50 AM