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
Narcos hard to put behind bars
Although Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) shows rising drug cases and arrests in its annual round-up every year, more than half of the cases end up in acquittals.
4 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Fake covid certificates: JKG’s Sabrina, 7 others given 11 years in jail
A Dhaka court yesterday sentenced Sabrina Sharmin Hossain, chairperson of JKG Health Care, and seven others to 11 years of rigorous imprisonment in a case filed over issuing fake Covid-19 certificates.
19 July 2022, 18:00 PM
A rare feat of masonry on verge of destruction
Neelam Ghar -- a century-old building in Old Dhaka used by the British and Pakistani rulers to auction off confiscated objects -- has been pushed to the verge of demolition yesterday.
3 July 2022, 18:00 PM
BRTC dancing to the tune of Shariatpur bus owners
Bus owners of Shariatpur have imposed conditions on the movement of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) buses on Dhaka-Shariatpur route via Padma Bridge, drawing flak from locals and netizens.
29 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Destiny-2000 scam: Form a committee to reimburse investors
While sentencing 46 officials of Destiny-2000 to jail for money laundering, a Dhaka court yesterday ordered the government to form a committee to liquidate assets of a co-op of the company and return the money to its investors and shareholders.
12 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Trial drags on for 24 years: Man has no strength left for legal battle
As his name was called out, Ahad Ali stepped inside the courtroom and stood in the dock with both hands pressed together in a gesture of mercy, staring at the judge with pleading eyes.
9 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Casino brothers to serve 7 years
Organised crimes and money laundering are a serious threat to the rule of law and sustainable development of the country, said a Dhaka court in the verdict in a money laundering case.
25 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Rana Plaza Murder Trial: Only 1 out of 594 witnesses testified so far
The trial progress in the murder case filed over the 2013 Rana Plaza collapse has been dismal as only one out of 594 prosecution witnesses has so far testified.
23 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Humayun Azad murder case: After 18 years, verdict due today
A Dhaka court is set to deliver verdict over the murder of Prof Humayun Azad after 18 long years as the alleged negligence of investigators and prosecution delayed the trial completion.
12 April 2022, 18:00 PM
A book and a bloodthirsty terror outfit
Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) supremo Shaikh Abdur Rahman had directed his younger brother and the outfit’s military commander Ataur Rahman Sunny to kill Prof Humayun Azad for writing the book “Pak Sar Jamin Sad Bad”.
12 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Pahela Baishakh Sexual Assault: Trial in limbo
Trial of the case filed over the Pahela Baishakh sexual assault incident at Dhaka University (DU) did not make any headway even after five years, due to the prosecution’s failure to produce witnesses before court for their statements.
12 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Azad to Avijit: Deadly cost of freethinking
Both of them shared some common principles and championed the causes of freethought and secularism. And both met the same fate.
11 April 2022, 18:00 PM
DB Informer Jalal Killing: Trial stuck in legal limbo
The half-decomposed body of Jalal, who drove the car of Detective Branch (DB) of police, was recovered from the overhead water tank of DB’s Minto Road headquarters on March 25, 1999.
19 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Masterminds of Hussaini Dalan blasts: IO’s negligence kept them beyond law
The masterminds behind the 2015 Hussaini Dalan blasts had remained beyond the law due to the investigator’s utter negligence, said a Dhaka court.
15 March 2022, 18:00 PM
‘Rehab had no clearance, licence’
The hospital -- where assistant superintendent of police Anisul Karim Shipon was allegedly tortured to death on November 9, 2020 -- had no government clearance and licence, found a police probe.
10 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Bribery hurts the image of govt officials
Being senior “government officials”, Khandaker Enamul Basir and Mizanur Rahman took and gave bribes, causing serious damage to the image of public servants, a Dhaka court said yesterday while delivering the verdict in a graft case against the duo.
23 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Churihatta fire tragedy: An outcome of greed and negligence
Despite being aware of the threats to life and property, Hazi Wahed Mansion owners still rented out the residential property to set up five warehouses for flammable materials in order to make extra profit.
19 February 2022, 18:00 PM
PK Halder has laundered Tk 80cr to Canada
Proshanta Kumar Halder, the former managing director of NRB Global Bank, had laundered about Tk 80 crore to Canada, found the Anti-Corruption Commission found in its probe.
13 February 2022, 18:00 PM
87,600 hours and counting
Numbers in the quest for justice in Sagar-Runi murder keep getting longer as investigators continue to fail to make any headway in the investigation.
10 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Killing of 3 Mirpur boys: 7 years on, no answer
On February 22, 2015, three adolescent boys were shot dead in the capital’s Mirpur area during a violent political movement, on suspicion that they were arsonists linked to the opposition party.
2 February 2022, 18:00 PM