The High Court has issued a contempt of court rule against Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Md Atiqul Islam and its four officials for not complying with its directive regarding promoting an official.

The High Court yesterday questioned the legality of the Anti-Corruption Commission’s action over dropping Tangail Awami League leader M Shibly Sadik’s name from an inquiry into the Tk 27 lakh corruption allegation against him.

A Chapainawabganj court yesterday sentenced a man to life term rigorous imprisonment (RI) for raping a housewife in Shibganj upazila in 2018.

Seven girls went missing from Mirpur in the last seven days and two of them were rescued last night.

A Noakhali court yesterday sentenced two people to life imprisonment in a case filed over raping a woman in Begumganj upazila.

Police yesterday pressed charges against actress Pori Moni and her two aides Ashraful Islam Dipu and Kabir Hossain in a narcotics case.

A Dhaka court yesterday fixed October 12 to deliver the judgment of the graft case filed against former state minister for home affairs Lutfozzaman Babar.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) today arrestee a teen with 400 grammes of gunpowder from Benapole.

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police today pressed charges against actress Pori Moni and her two associates in a narcotics case.

The High Court today questioned the legality of the Anti-Corruption Commission's action over dropping Tangail Awami League leader M Shibly Sadik’s name from an inquiry into the Tk 27 lakh corruption allegation against him.

A Dhaka court today fixed October 12 to deliver judgment of a graft case against former state minister for home affairs Lutfozzaman Babar.

A Noakhali court today sentenced two accused to life term imprisonment in a case filed for raping a woman in Begumganj upazila.

The Detective Branch (DB) today arrested Ripon Mia -- owner of e-commerce platform Qcoom -- on charges of embezzling money through online fraud.

The editor of local newspaper Dakhiner Samoy was stabbed and beaten at his office at Battala of Barishal city along with two other journalists on Saturday night.

A Chattogram court yesterday sentenced Mizan alias “Boma Mizan”, a top explosives expert and a JMB leader, to death and another militant to life term imprisonment in a case filed over the killing of two people, including a police constable, in a bomb attack on Chattogram court premises on November 29, 2005.

Different recruiting agencies yesterday demanded that cases should not be lodged against them under the Prevention and Suppression of Human Trafficking Act-2012. They send workers abroad maintaining government rules and regulations, they claimed.

In the 110 incidents of stone throwing on running trains this year that left 29 people injured -- some of them with damages to their limbs -- no perpetrators have been punished.

In May, a 22-year-old trafficking victim filed a case with Sitakunda police.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police have arrested at least 13,942 people in around 9,821 drug cases in the eight months from January to August. But despite this, drug trading in the capital is yet to show any sign of stopping.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal yesterday said those involved in the killing of Rohingya leader Mohib Ullah will be brought to book soon.