A man, who has stolen ready-made garment products from thousands of trucks in the last two and a half decades, was arrested with 10 of his gang members, detectives told a press conference yesterday.

A Dhaka tribunal today framed charges against 40 BNP leaders and activists, including its vice-chairman Amanullah Aman in a case filed with Rampura Police Station under the Special Powers Act and Explosive Substances Act.

A Chattogram court today issued arrest warrants against five owners of Messrs Elias Brothers (MEB) Group in a case filed over embezzling Tk 183.03 crore from National Bank Limited Khatunganj branch. 

Thirty-seven Bangladeshis returned through Benapole check post this afternoon after serving three years in jail in India.

Police arrested a woman on charge of killing her husband in Dhaka’s Khilgaon area this morning.

Police arrested eight people in connection with a case filed over robbing two gold jewellery shops in Munshiganj’s Sadar upazila.

Three people, including Masukur Rahman and his wife Sonia Mehjabin -- former owners of e-commerce platform E-orange -- were shown arrested today in another case filed with Gulshan Police Station for embezzling around Tk 76.41 lakh.

Security personnel at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport today seized a large stash of yaba pills from an outbound passenger plane.

Cyber tribunal of Rajshahi today suggested that Facebook adopt policies compatible with Bangladesh’s social system, Ismat Ara, the public prosecutor of the court said.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today approved a charge sheet against the former Director-General of Directorate General of Health Services, Abul Kalam Azad, and five others in the Regent Hospital scam.

Detectives arrested seven alleged members of a garment cargo robbery gang during a raid in Dhaka’s Uttara and Cumilla area.

The Supreme Court today upheld a High Court verdict that declared “legal” the appointments of 1,650 sub assistant agriculture officers at the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE).

Abdul Malek, the former driver of Directorate General of Health Service (DGHS) who was sentenced today to 30 years' rigorous imprisonment for possessing illegal firearms and ammunition, said he was framed in a false case.

A leader of Bangladesh Krishak League was shot dead at his house in Chakaria upazila of Cox’s Bazar early today.

In its third phase, a Cox's Bazar court today resumed recording witnesses’ deposition in Major (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan murder case.

A Dhaka tribunal today sentenced Abdul Malek, a driver of Directorate General of Health Service (DGHS), to 30 years’ rigorous imprisonment for possessing firearms and ammunition at his residence in September last year.

Militant outfit Ansar al Islam, said to be the Bangladesh chapter of Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent, is now targeting non-Muslims and transgender people to recruit them into militancy, according to the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime Unit (CTTC).

The extradition of suspended Banani police inspector Sohel Rana, who was held by Indian Border Security Forces for trespassing, is uncertain as Delhi police are yet respond to Dhaka’s call.

A 25-year-old woman accused three men of forcing her to drink alcohol and raping her at a flat in the capital’s Purba Rampura on Sunday night.

The High Court yesterday directed the Counter Terrorism and Transitional Crime (CTTC) Unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police to find out if Rajarbag Darbar Shareef Pir Dillur Rahman had any connections with militancy.