SC upholds HC bail for ex-chief justice Khairul, clearing way for release

Chamber judge passes ‘no order’ on state plea seeking stay on HC bail order in Banani attempted murder case
17 August 2026

ICT verdict in case against Quader, six others any day

Arguments conclude in July uprising crimes against humanity case
17 August 2026

Remains of 12 ‘slaughtered’ horses found in Gazipur

Locals suspect horses were slaughtered for meat and their remains dumped in a forest
17 August 2026

ICT asks jail authorities to produce Shyamal, Rupa, Babu on Aug 24

Prosecution alleges the journalists helped create a counter-narrative against the student movement during the uprising
17 August 2026

‘Associate’ of Bomaru Mamun held with 2 bombs

A suspected associate of banned militant outfit Neo-JMB member Nazmul Hasan Mamun, alias “Bomaru Mamun”, was detained in Dhaka’s Demra yesterday with two handmade bombs, police said.
17 August 2026

Police say suspected associate of ‘Bomaru Mamun’ held with bombs in Dhaka

Juel Bhuiyan detained in Demra with another man; two handmade bombs recovered and defused, according to police
16 August 2026

UP member, 14-year-old arrested over alleged rape of 8-year-old girl in Moulvibazar

UP member accused of trying to suppress incident, destroy evidence
16 August 2026

Sylhet triple murder: Prime suspect Babul Miah remanded for 4 days

Victim’s daughter did not name him in complaint; police claim killings stemmed from alleged relationship with house help
16 August 2026

Ramisa rape-murder death reference, appeals listed for priority HC hearing

Hearing to begin after the bench disposes of 21 other pending cases
16 August 2026

HC orders survey of Kaptai Lake boundary, seeks list of illegal occupants

Authorities asked to submit report before the court on January 6
16 August 2026

Youth detained, beaten after alleged rape attempt on four-year-old in Jashore

Police later took him into custody, sent the girl to hospital for forensic test
16 August 2026

Friend arrested after case filed over model-actress Ridhi's death 

Ridhi's mother filed a case for abetment of suicide, naming Hasibur Rahman as the sole accused
16 August 2026

Youth stabbed to death in old Dhaka

Salesman allegedly killed by shop employees over previous enmity
16 August 2026

3 arrested, 3 assaulted at Dhanmondi 32

Three people, including two women, were arrested and three others assaulted on Dhanmondi Road 32 yesterday as they went there to pay tributes to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on his 51st death anniversary.
16 August 2026

BGB foils another ‘push-in attempt’

The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) yesterday said it foiled an attempt by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) to push four people into Bangladesh through the Maheshpur border in Jhenaidah.
16 August 2026

Four children hurt in crude bomb blast in Madaripur

Four students of a girls’ madrasa were injured in a crude bomb blast in Kalkini upazila of Madaripur yesterday, police said.
16 August 2026

Woman hacked to death in home

A woman was hacked to death and her husband and daughter were injured when a group of miscreants stormed their home in Gazipur’s Kaliganj early yesterday.
16 August 2026

Triple murder in Sylhet: Daughter files case, cites land dispute

The daughter of a couple murdered along with their domestic help in Sylhet city’s Raynagar area has filed a case alleging that hired killers committed the crime over a longstanding land dispute.
16 August 2026

3 cops hurt in gunfight with ‘drug dealers’

At least four people, including three policemen, were injured in a gunfight between police and suspected drug dealers in Narayanganj’s Fatullah yesterday.
16 August 2026

Robbers loot gold, cash from trader

A gang of robbers attacked a gold trader, his son and a neighbour with iron rods and looted gold, silver and cash in Manikganj’s Purba Shanbanda area last night.
16 August 2026