Rangpur Metropolitan Police yesterday arrested former social welfare minister Nuruzzaman Ahmed.

A Dhaka court yesterday sentenced former Awami League lawmaker from Khulna-2 constituency Mizanur Rahman to eight years in jail in a case filed over amassing wealth worth Tk 1.44 crore illegally and concealing wealth statement of Tk 20 lakh to the Anti-Corruption Commission.

Suspected muggers chopped off the hand of a young man reportedly after robbing his mobile phone in the capital’s Adabor yesterday in broad daylight.

A man has been killed allegedly by his nephew following land dispute in Joypurhat’s Panchbibi upazila, police said.

Two people were shot dead and one was injured in a clash at a sand quarry on the Meghna river, in the bordering area between Munshiganj and Chandpur yesterday.

The Panchagarh District and Sessions Judge, along with three other judges, have been attached as officers to the Law and Justice Division

A Dhaka court yesterday sentenced “Casino Brothers” -- Enamul Haque Enu and Rupon Bhuiyan -- to seven years and seven others to four years in jail in a case filed over laundering Tk 17.16 lakh.

Two sisters with disabilities -- a 16-year-old with speech impairment and her an eight-year-old with hearing impairment -- were raped by a neighbour at their home in the capital’s Jatrabari on Wednesday night.

The International Crimes Tribunal yesterday expressed dissatisfaction over the slow progress of investigation in cases filed for the killings in the July uprising.

A Dhaka court yesterday ordered the confiscation of 58 acres of immovable properties worth Tk 368 crore belonging to S Alam Group Chairman Mohammed Saiful Alam and his family in connection with allegations of laundering $1 billion to Singapore and several other countries.

The Anti-Corruption Commission has found four bungalows, including one named Tulip Territories, allegedly owned by the family of Sheikh Rehana in Gazipur.

Students form human chain

A Dhaka court today issued a travel ban on Jahangir Alam, former personal aide to the former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and his wife Kanrun Nahar in connection with a corruption case filed over amassing wealth of Tk 18.29 crore

Chattogram Metropolitan Police today declared a bounty for anyone who helps the police arrest listed criminal Sazzad Hossain, also know as Choto Sazzad

The High Court directed government authorities to immediately evict 30 illegal structures from the banks of the Turag river in Gazipur

The ACC filed six separate cases over alleged misuse of power concerning these plots earlier this month

Sharif was also accused of suspicious transactions amounted to Tk 42.69 crore across his 12 bank accounts

The High Court will deliver its verdict on February 5 on the appeals against the trial court judgement, which sentenced nine people to death and life imprisonment to 25 others, in a case over the attack on a train carrying the then opposition leader Sheikh Hasina in Pabna's Ishwardi 30 years ago

A Dhaka court today issued an arrest warrant against former Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat and his associate Enamul Haque Arman after framing charges against them in a case filed under the Narcotics Control Act

Nurul was arrested on September 16 in Dhaka in a separate case filed with Jatrabari Police Station and has been in jail since then