Once power brokers, now defendants
Smiles, whispers, and uneasy silence as 16 former ministers and high officials brought to ICT-1
15 October 2025, 10:09 AM
25 former, serving military officers charged at ICT
The prosecution yesterday formally charged 28 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 23 top and mid-ranking current and former army officers, at International Crimes Tribunal-1 in two cases of enforced disappearances, secret detention, and torture in the 15 years of her rule.
8 October 2025, 18:23 PM
ICT act amendment: Accused barred from election if formally charged
Those accused in cases filed with the International Crimes Tribunal will not be able to hold or run for public office once formal charges are pressed against them.
7 October 2025, 18:11 PM
Crimes against humanity: Four AL leaders likely to be charged soon
Four senior Awami League leaders, including former law minister Anisul Huq and deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s former adviser Salman F Rahman, may soon be formally charged with crimes against humanity in connection with the July uprising, according to the prosecution.
3 October 2025, 18:21 PM
Police adopt stringent criteria to select OCs
The move comes around five months before the country is expected to go to the national election in which OCs will play a key role in maintaining law and order.
14 September 2025, 19:31 PM
Abu Sayed Killing: ‘Forced to conceal pellet wounds in inquest report’
A police officer told the International Crimes Tribunal-2 yesterday that he was forced by a senior officer to conceal pellet injuries in the inquest report of Begum Rokeya University student Abu Sayed, who was killed in Rangpur at the beginning of the July uprising.
9 September 2025, 18:23 PM
Hasina, Kamal ordered shooting of July protesters
In a dramatic testimony before the International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday, former inspector general of police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun said the mass killings during last year’s July uprising were carried out on direct orders of then prime minister Sheikh Hasina and home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal.
2 September 2025, 18:00 PM
‘I want to see justice before my death’
The father of Abu Sayed, a student of Begum Rokeya University (BRU) in Rangpur who was killed in police firing on July 16 last year, yesterday appealed to the International Crimes Tribunal-2 to ensure justice for his son before his own death.
28 August 2025, 18:03 PM
Gold import: Advance tax withdrawn
Withdrawal of the existing 5 percent advance tax on gold import has been proposed in the budget for fiscal 2022-23 to encourage import of the precious metal through formal channel and discourage its smuggling.
9 June 2022, 18:00 PM
5% advance tax on gold import goes
The government is set to withdraw a 5 per cent advance tax on the import of gold in the fiscal year of 2022-23 to encourage the import of the precious metal through formal channels and discourage smuggling.
9 June 2022, 11:12 AM
Killings of AL leader, student: Key accused to be brought back from Oman today
A police team is scheduled to reach Dhaka from Oman in the morning today with Sumon Shikder Musa, a key suspect of the murders of a city Awami League leader and a college student in late March.
8 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Gold smuggling: Rackets exploit legal channel
Over 30 tonnes of gold legally brought to the country by travellers last year were smuggled to India, according to an estimate by customs and CID officers.
4 June 2022, 02:30 AM
Skeleton recovery case: No headway in 1.5 years
Around one and a half years after the recovery of a human skeleton from inside a building’s wall in the capital’s Shewrapara, investigators still could not identify the victim and unearth the mystery despite making various efforts.
18 May 2022, 07:30 AM
53 cases over hefajat mayhem: 9 years gone, probe yet to be completed
Law enforcers are yet to wrap up the investigation of any of the 53 cases filed in the capital over the May 2013 Hefajat mayhem.
5 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Humayun Azad murder case: Former BCL leader Abbas recounts torture after police tried to implicate him
Although the brutal attack on writer Humayun Azad was an act of extremist militancy, soon after the incident police tried to frame the political opponents of the then BNP-Jamaat coalition government in the case.
14 April 2022, 14:39 PM
Where are the fugitive killers of Prof Humayun Azad?
Law enforcers have no clue about the whereabouts of top JMB militant Salahuddin Ahmed alias Salehin, a fugitive death row convict of Prof Humayun Azad murder case.
14 April 2022, 09:29 AM
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
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
Why is National Emergency Helpline 999 response slow?
The speed at which the National Emergency Helpline (999) responds to distress calls is much slower than that of developed countries due to an outdated operating system and manpower shortage.
3 April 2022, 18:00 PM
999 is not a joke: National hotline faces barrage of prank, irrelevant calls
Sitting at his desk with headphones on, helpline (999) operator Anik Sen heard the cry of a baby right after he pressed the receive button to attend a distress call.
3 April 2022, 18:00 PM
City braces for crippling traffic jams
Dhaka city dwellers fear that congestion on streets is going to be even more unbearable with the schools and colleges staying open for the better part of Ramadan.
2 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Promising better lives abroad, syndicate traffics job seekers to India
Naim Hossain Sujan thought he would not make it out alive. Lured in with the promise of a well-paying job in France, the 22-year-old from Shariatpur ended up in a ruthless cycle of human trafficking, controlled by a racket in India.
25 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Profit maximisation behind mad races of buses; people’s lives at risk on city roads
It was an early January afternoon. A bus was trundling towards Mirpur-10 from Pallabi, picking up anyone who would raise their hands from the side of the road.
11 March 2022, 18:00 PM
9 Years of Taqi murder: A charge sheet taking forever
Almost a year after the brutal murder of Tanwir Muhammad Taqi, the draft of a Rab probe report got leaked in the media, revealing the involvement of 11 people, including Ajmeri Osman, in the killing.
5 March 2022, 18:00 PM
No mandatory dope tests at the moment
The government move to make dope tests mandatory for all public and private recruitment as well as university admissions will take some time to implement, as necessary rules of the narcotics act are yet to be enacted, due to lack of sufficient test facilities.
4 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Is Harris really dead?
The National Central Bureau at the police headquarters has asked CID to investigate whether Harris Chowdhury, former BNP leader and fugitive convict in the August 21 grenade attack case, is dead.
11 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Doing everything necessary for police: Home Minister
Police high-ups yesterday placed before the home minister a slew of demands, including a separate division for them at the ministry and upgrade of the IGP’s rank to that of a four-star general.
27 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Set up dedicated cybercrime unit
Police high-ups yesterday started discussing with their chief a list of over 100 demands, including a replacement of long-barrel firearms with short arms for on-duty policemen, and the establishment of an independent cyber unit and a cyber and IT training academy to cope with rising cybercrimes.
26 January 2022, 18:00 PM