Court orders ACC to seize income tax documents of former DB chief Harun

A Dhaka court today ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to seize income tax documents of Harun Or Rashid, former head of the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, and his brother ABM Shahriar, in connection with two separate corruption cases.
8 January 2025, 11:04 AM

Qamrul, Palak and 3 others shown arrested in four separate cases

Qamrul expressed dissatisfaction before the court as he had to walk on foot instead of lift. He also shouted at police forces for their activities.
8 January 2025, 08:39 AM

Murder case against Hasina: Court now sets Feb 10 for probe report submission

This is the fifth time the court re-fixed the date for the probe report submission.
8 January 2025, 06:32 AM

Assault on Santal woman: Accused UP chairman arrested

The arrestee is Gobindaganj's Rajahar Union Parishad Rafiqul Islam, the prime accused in the case
8 January 2025, 05:11 AM

ACC launches probe against Nayeemul Islam Khan

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has initiated an investigation against senior journalist and former press secretary to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, Nayeemul Islam Khan, over allegations of amassing illegal wealth.
7 January 2025, 22:30 PM

7 arrested over gang rape of 14-yr-old girl

Police have arrested seven men for their suspected involvement in the gang rape of a 14-year-old girl in Badarkahli of Chakaria upazila in Cox’s Bazar.
7 January 2025, 21:30 PM

Govt scraps passports of Hasina, 96 others

The Department of Immigration and Passports has cancelled passports of 97 individuals, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, over their alleged involvement in enforced disappearances and killings during the July-August mass uprising.
7 January 2025, 21:25 PM

Confiscate 22 flats of Nafeez Sarafat, family

A Dhaka court yesterday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to confiscate 22 flats owned by former Padma Bank chairman Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat, his wife, and their son over allegations that they embezzled Tk 887 crore from banks and the share market.
7 January 2025, 21:21 PM

Killing of boy: Hasina, 15 others sued at ICT

Another complaint has been filed against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 15 others with the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) for allegedly committing crimes against humanity during a demonstration protesting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh in 2021.
7 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Youth hacked to death on his way home

Police recovered the body of a young man from a paddy field in Jhalakathi Sadar upazila yesterday morning.
7 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Youth shot dead ‘by BSF’ at Sunamganj border

A youth was reportedly shot dead by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at the Bangladesh-India border in Bishwambharpur upazila of Sunamganj yesterday.
7 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Torture of student in custody: Court asks PBI for further probe

A Chattogram court today ordered the Police Bureau of Investigation to reinvestigate the case filed against two police officials over the custodial torture of a student in 2023
7 January 2025, 16:01 PM

All HC benches to go paperless this year

A single member bench with Justice Ahmed Sohel, designated for looking into the matters related to company law, started the process for paper-free judiciary from January 3
7 January 2025, 15:01 PM

ACC sues two former AL MPs, police official

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed three cases against two former Awami League lawmakers and a deputy commissioner of police on charges of amassing wealth illegally and engaging in suspicious financial transactions
7 January 2025, 14:07 PM

Eight held at Dinajpur border for illegal border trespassing

The detainees were handed over to Birampur police station and later presented before the Dinajpur court today after being arrested in a case filed by the BGB.
7 January 2025, 12:11 PM

Freeze bank accounts of former state minister Sharif Ahmed, court orders ACC

A Dhaka court today ordered the ACC to freeze three bank accounts belonging to Sharif Ahmed, former state minister for housing and public works, in connection with corruption allegations brought against him.
7 January 2025, 12:06 PM

HC orders cop accused of raping teenager to surrender to lower court

SI Khairul allegedly raped the girl thrice in Gulshan in 2021 after the victim went to the police station to seek protection from a stalker
7 January 2025, 11:53 AM

Autorickshaw driver allegedly beaten to death during police raid

Police say he fell unconscious while trying to flee the spot
7 January 2025, 10:33 AM

Chaugacha OC suspended over bribery, extortion allegations

'He ran a torture cell inside his bungalow,' allege locals
7 January 2025, 07:17 AM

Teen’s body found in Rangpur pond

Police recovered the body of a teenager floating in a pond in Rangpur's Sadar upazila around noon yesterday.
6 January 2025, 21:23 PM