Ex-DMP DC of Mirpur division, ex-Gulshan addl DC, 2 ASPs suspended

The government today suspended a superintendent of police, an additional superintendent of police, and two assistant superintendents of police
10 December 2024, 18:09 PM

HC asks Chevron to give due share of 10 years' profits to employees

The High Court today directed Chevron Bangladesh, the US oil and gas company, to give the due shares of the company's profits in the last 10 years to its 539 employees in three months
10 December 2024, 15:13 PM

HC rejects plea seeking probe into 'unbelievable wealth' of 51 lower court judges

The High Court today summarily rejected a writ petition seeking its order on an Anti-Corruption Commission probe into allegations against 51 lower court judges of having "unbelievable wealth".
10 December 2024, 12:33 PM

Mashrafe among 595 sued over attack on student protests

Former national cricket captain and Narail-2 MP Mashrafe Bin Mortaza has been sued in a case along with 594 others, including his father, Golam Mortaza Swapan, over an attack on the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement on August 4.
10 December 2024, 11:38 AM

Mayer Daak gathers victims of various injustices at Int'l Human Rights Day rally

Many victims injured in the July uprising, including those who lost their eyes or other body parts, also attended the rally.
10 December 2024, 08:53 AM

SC stays Tarique's 7-yr jail sentence in money laundering case

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today stayed a High Court verdict that sentenced BNP's acting Chairman Tarique Rahman to seven years' imprisonment in a money laundering case
10 December 2024, 08:14 AM

Murder case against Hasina: Court seeks probe report by Jan 8

This is the first case filed against Sheikh Hasina since she resigned and left for India amid the uprising on August 5
10 December 2024, 05:22 AM

Accused makes confessional statement

Chandan Das, accused of killing lawyer Saiful Islam Alif during a clash in Chattogram city court premises on November 26, made a confessional statement before the Chattogram Metropolitan Magistrate Kazi Shariful Islam yesterday.
9 December 2024, 21:50 PM

Student leaders mugged on Dhaka-Ctg Highway

A car carrying eight student leaders of anti-discrimination student movement came under attack on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in Narayanganj's Sonargaon upazila
9 December 2024, 21:01 PM

Two cops withdrawn over bribery

The officer-in-charge and a sub-inspector of Adabor Police Station were withdrawn over the incident of taking bribe from an accused in a case filed after August 5.
9 December 2024, 20:13 PM

Palak placed on 3-day remand

A Dhaka court yesterday placed Zunaid Ahmed Palak, former state minister for posts, telecommunications and information technology, on a three-day remand in a case filed over the death of Jubo Dal leader Manik Miah at Chankharpool on August 5.
9 December 2024, 18:56 PM

8-yr-old girl stabbed to death by stepmother, father attempts suicide

A man tried to kill himself after his wife allegedly stabbed his eight-year-old daughter to death in Singra upazila of Natore today
9 December 2024, 16:09 PM

Family interrupts exhuming July uprising martyr's body for autopsy

Hafez Solaiman, 19, who was reportedly killed during the anti-discrimination student movement in Narayanganj, was buried without an autopsy on August 5
9 December 2024, 14:32 PM

Qamrul, Menon, Inu, 3 others shown arrested in separate cases

Six people, including four former ministers Qamrul Islam, Lt Col (retd) Mohammad Faruk Khan, Rashed Khan Menon, Hasanul Haq Inu, were shown arrested today in four separate cases filed with different police stations in Dhaka
9 December 2024, 09:41 AM

Two held over rape

Police detained two youths on charges of raping a girl in the capital’s Mirpur area yesterday.
8 December 2024, 22:25 PM

Man put on remand for ‘hurting religious sentiments’

A Sunamganj court yesterday placed a man on a five-day remand in a case filed over allegedly hurting religious sentiments through a Facebook comment. 
8 December 2024, 18:55 PM

Eggs, shoes hurled at prison van carrying ex-mayor Kiran

An agitated crowd pelted eggs, shoes, and brooms at the police van carrying former Gazipur acting mayor and Tongi councillor Asadur Rahman Kiran to court yesterday.
8 December 2024, 18:40 PM

DMP chief vows action against extortion using cases

A section of complainants in cases filed after the August 5 political changeover are now extorting money from some of the accused, DMP Commissioner SM Sazzat Ali said yesterday.
8 December 2024, 18:20 PM

Chinmoy, 163 others sued for murder attempt

Former ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari and 163 others have been sued on attempted murder charges during violence on the Chattogram court premises on November 26.
8 December 2024, 18:13 PM

SC to hear petition this week

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court will hold hearing this week on a leave-to-appeal petition filed by the government seeking a stay on the High Court verdict that had declared "Joy Bangla" as the country's national slogan.
8 December 2024, 18:00 PM