A court in Narayanganj today framed charges against Joint Secretary General Mamunul Haque of Hefajat-e-Islam’s former committee in a rape case.

Two Bangladeshis were shot dead by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in Dona border area under Kanaighat upazila of Sylhet today, police said quoting locals and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members.

Criminal Investigation Department yesterday arrested a former territory officer of bKash on charge of providing agents’ and customers’ information to fraud gangs, helping them swindle money.

A Cumilla court today placed 17 people on five-day remand, in a case filed over vandalism in a Cumilla temple.

A Chattogram court today rejected the final report of Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI), submitted in connection with the murder case of Mahmuda Khanam Mitu, filed by former SP Babul Akter.

Police arrested the chairman of Chattogram-based Bagdad Group, Ferdous Khan Alamgir, in a case filed by City Bank Limited over loan default.

The High Court today sought a probe report on the alleged custodial death of Tajul Islam in Rangpur, as a four-member committee has been formed by the police administration in order to conduct an inquiry into the incident.

The High Court yesterday wanted to know about an alleged custodial death of a man in Rangpur, the subsequent attack on law enforcers by a mob, and the government steps taken over the issues.

A Dhaka court yesterday asked the Police Bureau of Investigation to submit by November 21 the probe report in a case filed against Bashundhara Group Managing Director Sayem Sobhan Anvir and seven others over the rape and murder of a college student in a Gulshan flat.

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain yesterday questioned High Court orders granting anticipatory bail in the cases of serious offences, including murder and rape.

Police yesterday arrested two people in a case of rape of a minor girl in Narayanganj’s Araihazar upazila.

At least 1,603 reports of torture and sexual violence against women and girls were recorded in October, according to Bangladesh Mahila Parishad (BMP).

Unidentified criminals vandalised 11 idols at six Hindu temples in Naogaon’s Porsha upazila early yesterday.

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain today questioned the High Court orders that granted anticipatory bail in cases involving serious offences including murder and rape.

Miscreants attacked six temples and vandalised eleven idols in Porsha upazila of Naogaon early today, say police.

A Dhaka tribunal today issued arrest warrants against Kanak Sarwar and Major (retd) Delwar Hossain in a case filed under Digital Security Act.

Miscreants attempted to loot Trust Bank Limited's Halishahar branch in Chattogram city early today, but after failing to break the vault, they set documents and daily vouchers on fire.

A Panchagarh court today sent Banglabandha Union Parishad Chairman Kudrat-e-Khuda Milon to jail in a case filed over beating up a plaintiff on the court premises on September 16. 

Rab will have two permanent camps in the Sundarbans -- aiming to enhance the elite force’s surveillance capacity in the world’s largest mangrove forest.

Police have arrested an accused rapist and his associate after the victim’s father filed a case with Araihazar Police Station this morning.