Freeze former Chuadanga MP Solaiman and wife's bank accounts, court orders

Solaiman, former lawmaker from the Chuadanga-1 constituency, and his family members deposited Tk 8,48,36,538 at the branches in Chuadanga and Dhaka's Motijheel.
23 December 2024, 11:19 AM

Sagar-Runi murder: Court extends probe deadline for 115th time

A Dhaka court today extended till January 27, 2025 the deadline for submitting the probe report of a case filed over murders of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi in February 2012
23 December 2024, 07:44 AM

Ex-MP Poton on 3-day remand in murder case

Poton was shown arrested in the case after the IO submitted an application in this regard
23 December 2024, 06:38 AM

Anisul, Salman, Palak, 5 others shown arrested in 4 cases

All the eight accused were produced before the court amid a tight security
23 December 2024, 05:50 AM

BB ex-deputy governor SK Sur, family sued by ACC

The ACC initiated the case after an investigation into the allegations of corruption
23 December 2024, 05:34 AM

Strengthen security, probe ‘secret killings’

The combined private university chapter of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement yesterday placed a memorandum with four-point demands to the home affairs adviser to build a safe Bangladesh by strengthening state security.
22 December 2024, 20:50 PM

Ijtema ground murder: Leader of Saad faction remanded

A Gazipur court yesterday placed Muaz bin Nur, a leader of the Tabligh Jamaat faction loyal to Maulana Saad Kandhalvi, on a three-day remand, in connection with a case filed over the killing of three devotees at the Biswa Ijtema ground in Tongi.
22 December 2024, 20:21 PM

Journo attacked during live broadcast after referring to protesters as "Pro-Zubair"

Sohel Talukdar, DBC Channel's Tangail correspondent, said he was attacked and assaulted after referring to the protesters as supporters of Maulana Zubair Ahmad
22 December 2024, 20:16 PM

ACC to probe Hasina, Joy over laundering of $300m to US

The Anti-Corruption Commission has decided to launch an investigation against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy on allegations of laundering $300 million to the United States.
22 December 2024, 18:53 PM

Enforced disappearance: Man found near Indian border

A 20-year-old man from Dhaka’s Dhamrai, who had allegedly been forcibly disappeared since August 29, 2023, showed up yesterday at a police station close to the border between Bangladesh and India in Chapainawabganj.
22 December 2024, 18:35 PM

Three put on remand

A Narayanganj court yesterday placed the three accused on a two-day remand in connection with the death of Buet student Mohtassim Masud in a road crash in Purbachal upazila of Narayanganj.
22 December 2024, 18:29 PM

30,000 foreigners staying here with expired visas

At least 30,000 foreign nationals, mostly from India and China, are currently residing in Bangladesh with expired visas and have yet to apply for extensions or renewals of their documents.
22 December 2024, 18:26 PM

Nowfel gained from illegal tobacco trade

Former education minister Mohibul Hassan Chowdhoury Nowfel received at least Tk 3 crore from a tobacco company, known for years for illegal cigarette production and marketing including some counterfeit foreign brands.
22 December 2024, 18:19 PM

Not for kidney patient, they tried to rob bank for iPhones

Police say three robbers fabricated a story claiming that the robbery was to save a kidney patient
22 December 2024, 17:22 PM

Application filed to show Palak arrested in attempted murder case

Police have filed an application to show former state minister for posts, telecommunications and information technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak arrested in a case filed over an attempt to kill Mohammad Shamim, a student of Dhaka College, during the quota reform movement on July 16
22 December 2024, 11:54 AM

Salam Murshedi lands in jail after bail rejection

Two courts in Khulna today sent former Khulna-4 lawmaker and industrialist Abdus Salam Murshedi to jail after rejecting his bail petition in four cases related to killing, attacks and violence
22 December 2024, 11:46 AM

Police constable shot in Munshiganj

The family members accuse three residents of the same area for the shooting
22 December 2024, 10:41 AM

Man shot dead in Narsingdi

A 35-year-old man was shot dead by unidentified miscreants in Narsingdi's Sadar upazila late last night
22 December 2024, 03:38 AM

Uprising leaders drafting charter for new party

Youths who spearheaded the student-led July-August mass uprising have started drafting the charter of their planned political party ahead of the official launch.
21 December 2024, 19:10 PM

Devotee killed, valuables looted at Natore crematorium

Police recovered the body of a devotee with his hands and legs tied from Kashimpur crematorium and temple at Natore Sadar upazila yesterday.
21 December 2024, 18:53 PM