Police seek to clear Iresh Zaker, ex-cabinet secretary Mahbub Hossain from July uprising murder case
List of accused includes 24 journalists, businesspersons, doctors
23 October 2025, 16:51 PM
Justice eludes women, children as trials drag on
Experts warn delays are letting offenders walk free
25 September 2025, 18:00 PM
‘Tk 568cr scam’: BTRC sues Beximco and IGW top brass
The telecom regulator has filed a case against Beximco Group Chairman Ahmed Sohail Fasihur Rahman, Vice-Chairman Salman Fazlur Rahman, CEO Shayan F Rahman, and 22 current and former members of the IGW Operators Forum (IOF), accusing them of embezzling over Tk 568 crore.
19 September 2025, 18:33 PM
Cybercrime cases pile up as trials stall for years
204 cases filed under cyber laws that have remained pending with eight cyber tribunals across the country for more than five years
12 September 2025, 19:28 PM
Then who set fire to Mohanganj Express?
For Karwan Bazar hardware shop manager Mizanur Rahman, life has not been the same since the night his world turned to ashes. His wife Nadira Akter Popy, 32, and their three-year-old son Yeasin were among four people killed when arsonists set fire to the Dhaka-bound Mohanganj Express in Tejgaon on December 19, 2023.
10 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Shamim Molla murder: Ten months on, court order yet to reach investigators
Shamim Molla, a former student of Jahangirnagar University, was reportedly beaten to death on campus on September 18 last year by a group of students who accused him of involvement in the attack on anti-quota protesters on July 15.
8 September 2025, 19:32 PM
The forgotten boys of Mirpur
For a decade now, 54-year-old house help Jyotsna Robi Das has been seeking justice for the killing of her son.
4 July 2025, 21:06 PM
2018 Nighttime voting: Ex-CEC Huda blames govt officials
Former chief election commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday told a court that he had been “kept in the dark” about the nighttime voting during the 2018 national election and blamed overenthusiastic government officials for the irregularities.
1 July 2025, 18:38 PM
DNC official sued for framing university student with yaba
An official of the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) has been sued under the Narcotics Control Act, around one year and eight months after he framed a private university student with illegal narcotics
17 October 2023, 12:32 PM
When a cop robs at knifepoint
Assistant Sub-inspector Omar Faruk of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police stands accused of stealing an auto-rickshaw, after holding the owner at knifepoint in Gendaria area of Dhaka in February.
13 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Driving seized bus: Police clear ASI who ran over and killed 2 people
Police cleared ASI Emadul Haque, who ran over and killed two people while driving a seized bus in Gulistan in December 2021, of any wrongdoing saying he drove the vehicle in “good faith” to ensure smooth flow of traffic.
10 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Money launderers enemies of nation
Money launderers are enemies of the country and the nation as they illegally build mountains of wealth abroad, a Dhaka court observed yesterday after sentencing PK Halder to 22 years in jail for money laundering and possession of illegal wealth.
8 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Full-time cop or part-time narco-trader?
Four years ago, Bayezid Bostami, a resident of Noabadi village in Brahmanbaria’s Bijoynagar, joined the police force as a constable. However, rather than upholding the law, he used his position as a cover to sell narcotics.
3 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Charges pressed against BCL leader, 8 others
Police have finally charged nine persons in a case filed over the attack on former US ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat’s convoy.
1 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Illegal Wealth, Concealing Info: Tarique gets 9yrs, Zubaida 3yrs
A Dhaka court yesterday sentenced BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman to nine years and his wife Zubaida Rahman to three years in prison in a graft case filed in 2007.
2 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Brajo Niketan finally a heritage site
The government has finally declared the historic Brajo Niketan, located in Dhaka’s Nawabganj, a heritage site.
31 July 2023, 18:00 PM
‘Why is my daughter not getting bail?’
Since Khadijatul Kubra’s arrest 10 months ago, a question has been haunting her mother: what has her daughter done to be denied bail?
11 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Sagar-Runi murder probe deadline deferrals: 100 times and counting
Time has stood still for the probe into the murders of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi.
22 June 2023, 01:10 AM
‘Rab framing me for robbery attempt’
According to the case statement, Rab arrested a man preparing to commit a robbery near a footbridge at Mayakanan in the capital’s Sabujbagh at 6:10pm on February 15.
21 June 2023, 01:00 AM
How did Sajal and Jerin die?
Justice delayed is justice denied. This phrase is a harsh reality for the families of Aminul Islam Sajal and Marium Chowdhury Jerin, two students whose deaths four years ago at a residential hotel in Dhaka’s Farmgate, remain shrouded in mystery.
12 May 2023, 18:00 PM
2015 Pahela Baishakh sexual assault: Witnesses’ no-show puts trial in limbo
Trial of the case filed over the 2015 Pahela Baishakh sexual assault incident at Dhaka University (DU) is in a limbo due to non-appearance of witnesses before the court.
14 April 2023, 14:56 PM
Dreams, hopes go up in smoke
They invested the money they had and the money they could borrow in the hope of good business ahead of Eid but within a few hours yesterday, they lost everything.
4 April 2023, 18:00 PM
'I saw the source of my livelihood burning'
Just six months ago, 29-year-old Tarek opened a shop in the capital’s Bangabazar Shopping Complex by taking a loan.
4 April 2023, 11:31 AM
Acquittal from case: Man’s 25-year ordeal comes to an end, finally
For the last 25 years, Oliar Rahman had been shuttling between Madaripur and Dhaka to appear before courts in a case filed over the death of his fellow worker.
3 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Rape, death of 12-yr-old: A poor family’s cries for justice go unheeded
“I will not work at this house anymore. They torture me. I will come back to you.” This was what Iti Akter said to her mother Sarkis Akter in her last phone call in the evening of January 28 last year.
31 March 2023, 01:30 AM
2018 Cop Murder: Rabiul linked in every way
Though Rabiul Islam alias Arav Khan on a recent Facebook live claimed that he was not involved in the 2018 killing of a cop, the police probe report made some shocking revelations regarding his complicity.
23 March 2023, 01:40 AM
Garment Theft Ring: From ‘mastermind’ to ‘accused no 7’
Md Shahed alias Sayeed was arrested in September 2021 after police found his involvement in the theft of readymade garment products from goods-laden lorries on their way to the Chattogram port for shipment.
19 March 2023, 01:00 AM
Extortion Case: Rab clears 8 students
Rab has cleared eight Mirpur students of any wrongdoing and said the complainant of the extortion case had delivered “incorrect information”.
12 March 2023, 18:00 PM