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
MP Azim Murder: Hitmen were never paid
The assailants who killed Jhenaidah-4 MP Anwarul Azim Anar were not paid the hefty sum they were promised by Aktaruzzaman, who hired them, investigators say.
25 May 2024, 18:00 PM
MP Azim Murder: Azim made some ‘powerful enemies’
Several influential people might have played a part in the killing of Anwarul Azim Anar, who had started taking control of gold smuggling in Jhenaidah after becoming a lawmaker in 2014, say investigators.
24 May 2024, 18:00 PM
The man who ‘masterminded the murder’
Akhtaruzzaman Shaheen was the mastermind of Jhenaidah-4 lawmaker Anwarul Azim Anar’s murder, according to the Detective Branch of police.
23 May 2024, 18:00 PM
‘The executer of the plot’
Amanullah is not the real name of an alleged killer of Jhenaidah-4 lawmaker Anwarul Azim Anar. His is actually Fazl Ahmed Bhuiyan alias Shimul Bhuiyan of Khulna.
23 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Feud over gold stash behind MP Azim murder
Slain lawmaker Anwarul Azim Anar and key suspect Aktaruzzaman used to run a gold smuggling racket until they fell out over money and Azim kept a stash worth over Tk 100 crore to himself, detectives said.
23 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Feud over illegal gold trade likely behind killing
Jhenaidah-4 lawmaker Anwarul Azim Anar, who went missing in Kolkata last week, has been murdered by what the government says are some Bangladeshi men.
22 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Plot thickens over AL MP Azim going missing
Intelligence agencies fear the worst for Awami League MP Anwarul Azim Anar who has gone missing in India, said a source in a local law enforcement agency.
21 May 2024, 21:00 PM
The child brides of Rasulpur
As Meem tended to the child, a group of girls around her age strolled past the yard.
17 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Harassment writ large
Mosharrof Hossain, 48, has been a reconditioned car seller for 30 years and has never been arrested or accused in any criminal case.
16 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Despite surplus, cattle smuggling on ahead of Eid
There’s hardly a month left to celebrate Eid-ul Azha.
16 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Taking tk 9 lakh for police job: Suspended, 2 cops now blame each other
Ratan Das, 22, was an employee of a cosmetic shop in Madaripur.
11 May 2024, 18:00 PM
‘City tolls’ now an easy way of extortion
Having driven his truck all the way from Chattogram, Kashem Mia reached Swamibagh in the capital around 1:00am on March 27, when a group of young men appeared on the road and waved desperately.
10 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Fake job offer in Kyrgyzstan: 3 of a trafficking syndicate held
Sona Mia, 39, a rickshaw-puller in Rajbari, saw an advertisement on YouTube in December last year, that a company -- “Jannat Trade International” -- offers working visas for washing cars in Kyrgyzstan.
7 May 2024, 18:00 PM
How drugs find their way inside prisons
In a midnight raid on February 8, Jashore police arrested Ashraful Murad Rubel, a guard at the district’s central jail, for his involvement in drug trade.
27 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Teacher Recruitment Exam Question Leak: ‘Syndicate struck a deal with 200 candidates’
A syndicate made an arrangement with at least 200 candidates prior to the third phase written test for the recruitment of assistant teachers in government primary schools, offering to provide leaked question papers along with solutions.
25 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Police to beef up security across Dhaka
Dhaka Metropolitan Police has been instructed to beef up security measures in police stations, outposts, and police establishments, alongside the introduction of an alarm scheme.
24 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Certificate Forgery: Detectives now looking for source of ‘security papers’
Detectives are now searching for the source of the security papers that were used to provide forged BTEB certificates.
24 April 2024, 18:00 PM
A predator on Dhaka streets
Tipu Kibria used to be an author of children’s books.
23 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Mohammadpur Geneva Camp: Narcos clashing over new heroin spot
Mohammadpur Geneva Camp, where narcotics trade is rampant, has been witnessing clashes every day since the day after Eid-ul-Fitr.
20 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Bailey Road Fire: Leaking gas, shorted electric kettle to blame
The deadly fire at the Green Cozy Cottage shopping mall on the capital’s Bailey Road, which claimed 46 lives on February 29, originated from an electric short circuit at a kettle on the ground floor café named “Cha Chumuk”.
6 April 2024, 18:00 PM