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Jubo League leader hacked to death on his return home
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13 September 2026 Crime & Justice

HC orders to stop all activities of 'Silicon City' at Savar

The High Court today directed the government to immediately stop all activities of housing project “Silicon City” at Savar including its earth-filling, plot selling and registration
26 May 2024

Confiscate ex-IGP Benazir’s 119 more properties: court

A Dhaka court today ordered the authorities concerned to confiscate assets which former IGP Benazir Ahmed and his family members bought through 119 deeds.
26 May 2024

Sentencing hearing: SC to hear appeal against HC verdict on July 25

A full bench of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan will hear on July 25 the leave to appeal petition challenging the High Court verdict that directed the trial courts and tribunals to hold separate hearings on sentencing in criminal cases
26 May 2024

Remove unauthorised housing companies’ signboards from Purbachal project: HC

The High Court today ordered the government to remove the signboards of unauthorised housing companies around Purbachal government projects in Narayanganj and Gazipur in two months
26 May 2024

DB to seek Interpol's help to bring back ‘mastermind’

Detective Branch (DB) today said they will seek help from Interpol to bring back Akhtaruzzaman Shaheen, the fugitive "mastermind" of Jhenaidah-4 MP Anwarul Azim Anar murder
26 May 2024

The Daily Star journo attacked in Savar

The Savar correspondent of The Daily Star was severely beaten this morning while covering a dispute among the owners of a ceramic factory in Savar
26 May 2024

‘Ansar Al Islam formed new group to run activities’

Rapid Action Battalion arrested three members of “Shahadat, a new organisation based on the ideology of banned militant outfit Ansar Al Islam”, in separate drives in Dhaka and Narayanganj on Friday.
25 May 2024

Benazir, Family’s 114 Acres: All bought while he helmed Rab and police

Former IGP Benazir Ahmed and his family members acquired almost all their land during his tenure as the chief of the police and Rab, according to property records listed by the Anti-Corruption Commission.
25 May 2024

MP Azim Murder: Hitmen were never paid

The assailants who killed Jhenaidah-4 MP Anwarul Azim Anar were not paid the hefty sum they were promised by Aktaruzzaman, who hired them, investigators say.
25 May 2024

Man killed, brother hurt in knife attack

A man was stabbed to death and his brother was injured in an attack by an assailant at their house in the capital’s Shahinbagh area early yesterday.
25 May 2024

Rickshaw driver found dead in paddy field

Police yesterday recovered the body of an autorickshaw driver from a paddy field in Parpara village of Kandua union under Jamalpur Sadar Upazila.
25 May 2024

MP Azim murder: India mulling extradition of main suspect from US

West Bengal CID today said it was planning to seek the extradition of Akhtaruzzaman Shahin, the key suspect in Jhenaidaha-4 MP Anwarul Azim Anar killing in Kolkata, under the bilateral treaty with the US
25 May 2024

Killers' initial plan was to extort money from MP Azim first: Harun

The killers initially wanted to extort money from slain lawmaker Anwarul Azim Anar through hundi, by keeping him hostage for two days, investigators said.."Chloroform" was used to make him unconscious
25 May 2024

MP Azim murder: three DB officials to visit India soon

A three-member team of detectives will go to India soon to investigate the murder of lawmaker Anwarul Azim Anar, said Harun Or Rashid, chief of detective branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police
25 May 2024

Ansar Al Islam forms ‘Shahadat’ for running latest activities

Rapid Action Battalion arrested three members of "Shahadat, a new organisation based on the ideology of banned militant outfit Ansar Al Islam", in separate drives in Dhaka and Narayanganj yesterday
25 May 2024

Youth killed, brother injured in knife attack in Shahinbagh

A young man was stabbed to death and his brother was injured in an attack by an assailant at their house in Shahinbagh area of Dhaka's Tejgaon area early today
25 May 2024

Couple held for impersonating NSI officials

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Thursday arrested a couple in Chattogram’s Sitakunda who identified themselves as National Security Intelligence (NSI) officials, and swindled money from people.
24 May 2024

MP Azim Murder: Azim made some ‘powerful enemies’

Several influential people might have played a part in the killing of Anwarul Azim Anar, who had started taking control of gold smuggling in Jhenaidah after becoming a lawmaker in 2014, say investigators.
24 May 2024

Man beaten to death in benapole

A man was beaten to death and his brother injured allegedly by a local union parishad member and his supporters in Jashore yesterday.
24 May 2024

Youth held for attempt to rape minor

Police yesterday arrested a man on charges of attempting to rape a minor at a village in Pirojpur’s Indurkani upazila.
24 May 2024