15-minute-long battle against smoke, fire, fear
When a fire broke out at the Arian Fashion garment factory in the capital’s Rupnagar area on Tuesday morning, four people, including 15-year-old Mohammad Hossain, were trapped on the third floor.
15 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Little is done despite repeated tragedies
Experts say little has changed since the deadly Churihatta and Nimtali fires years ago
15 October 2025, 09:23 AM
‘We‘re trapped, we can’t get out’
When the fire broke out at the Arian Fashion factory yesterday morning, 18-year-old Marzia Sultana Alo’s father called her.
14 October 2025, 22:00 PM
‘The factory is on fire. We’re trapped. Can’t get out’
Alo's last call to her father before phone went dead
14 October 2025, 16:26 PM
Little headway made in stolen arms recovery
Since the rewards declaration, only 25 firearms and 190 rounds of ammunition were recovered
30 September 2025, 19:46 PM
Smuggling along the Bay: Rice goes out, yaba comes in
Essential goods like rice, fertiliser, and medicines are being quietly smuggled into Myanmar by a syndicate working with the Arakan Army (AA). In return, yaba, crystal meth, and other narcotics pour into Bangladesh, according to BGB and home ministry sources.
25 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Justice eludes women, children as trials drag on
Experts warn delays are letting offenders walk free
25 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Barishal BSCIC estate limping amid gas, infrastructure crises
Investors look beyond Barishal due to poor business climate, infrastructure
15 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Scrap seller turns ‘liquor’ maker
Jahangir Alam was not even able to complete a school education.
2 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Ex-univ teacher held for militant link
Jobless since the start of the pandemic, private university teacher Minhaj Hossain started seeking a job online and was soon drawn by the lure of an international militant outfit.
26 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Fraudster arrested by CTTC in capital
This is how the plot unfolded:
25 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Standing up to the oath of sacrifice
It was early morning on September 15, 2019. Sergeant Md Shahidul Islam went to Abhaynagar Police Station in Jashore with members of the bomb disposal unit of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab-6).
20 January 2021, 18:00 PM
To light from dark spiral of militancy
The husband is an engineer and the wife a doctor.
13 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Fake NID for Tk 1.5 lakh
A syndicate of brokers and some dishonest staffers of the Election Commission had been forging national ID cards for years due to a lack of strict monitoring and loopholes in the system, found a police investigation.
8 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Uzi in Guise of Rifles: Take legal action against importers
The police headquarters has recommended taking lawful action against the arms importers who sold semi-automated Uzi pistols after importing them under the declaration of rifles.
6 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Deradicalisation to eliminate militancy
Like developed countries, as part of a soft approach to eliminate militancy, Bangladesh is going to start an institutional deradicalisation process.
27 December 2020, 18:00 PM
‘Once drivers, they now hijack buses to conduct robbery’
They were drivers by profession and used to work in public transport.
25 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Rising Cybercrime: Police hotlines flooded with complaints
“Please save me, I have no other option but to die.”
22 December 2020, 18:00 PM
DNC planning to buy phone trackers
With an aim to detect narcotics rings and the masterminds behind it, the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) has proposed to buy a mobile tracker system.
22 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Give couriers access to NID server
To stop narcotics smuggling through national and international courier services, the Department of Narcotics Control has recommended National Identity Card server access for couriers.
17 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Airports being used to smuggle out yaba
Drug traffickers smuggled four to five stashes of yaba pills in luggages or shipping boxes out of the country through the airports every month in the last two years.
17 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Sinha murder pre-planned
Investigators have found that the murder of Maj (retd) Sinha Rashed Khan was pre-planned and they will mention it in the case’s charge sheet, which will be submitted to court soon.
12 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Tactical belts for cops
Bangladesh Police will be introducing tactical belts for officials involved in operational duty and patrols, as part of its efforts to better equip the force and make the policing system more efficient.
11 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Hefajat Mayhem 2013: Govt moves to resume probe
The government is resuming the long-stalled investigations into 62 cases filed over the mayhem by thousands of Hefajat activists in the capital and elsewhere in May 2013.
4 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Natural Disasters: Work going on for 5-layer protection
Uri grass is growing naturally along the shore of Bhasan Char. This type of grass provides protection to the shore and only grows in areas where there is no possibility of erosion, according to officials of the housing project there.
2 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Bhasan Char: 2,500 Rohingyas soon to be there
An isolated island around 52 kilometres from Chattogram city has now been transformed into a planned, modern township with rows of white, multi-storey buildings.
1 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Unequipped Morgues: Tricky autopsy gives doctors hard times
Salauddin Khan, officer-in-charge of Banani Police Station, lost his life during the Holey Artisan siege on July 1, 2016. Police officials suspected he had suffered bullet injuries during the operation to free the hostages.
26 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Amphetamine Smuggling: Stopover Dhaka
A group of chemical traders in Chennai are found to be the kingpins of amphetamine smuggling from India through Dhaka, according to an investigation by the Department of Narcotics Control.
24 November 2020, 18:00 PM