Ex-Gazipur acting mayor arrested while fleeing to India

Acting on a tip-off, members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained Kiran, 60, at the Shikarpur border in Sharsha upazila.
19 November 2024, 09:11 AM

Ex-minister Altaf acquitted of graft charges

A Dhaka court today acquitted former home minister Altaf Hossain Choudhury from a graft case.Anti-Corruption Commission filed the case with Ramna Police Station on December 18, 2007, accusing Altaf of corruption during the regime of the military-backed caretaker government. ACC, following an inv
19 November 2024, 08:42 AM

Ex-food minister Qamrul on 8-day remand

A Dhaka court today placed former food minister Qamrul Islam on an eight-day remand in a murder case
19 November 2024, 04:01 AM

HC hearing on Adani power deal today

The High Court will hear a writ petition today challenging the legality of the government's power purchase agreement with Adani Power (Jharkhand) Limited, signed on November 5, 2017.
18 November 2024, 21:50 PM

Two BCL men arrested for bringing out procession in Chattogram

Chattogram Metropolitan Police early yesterday arrested two people for their alleged involvement in Bangladesh Chhatra League's midnight procession on Sunday.
18 November 2024, 20:24 PM

Jubo League activist shot, stabbed to death

A Jubo League activist was shot and stabbed to death in front of his residence in the Rooppur area of Pabna’s Ishwardi upazila yesterday morning.
18 November 2024, 18:19 PM

Travel ban imposed on Amu, daughter, aides

ACC has reasons to believe that they might flee the country. So a travel ban is needed to prevent them from going abroad, reads the application.
18 November 2024, 13:16 PM

HC orders probe into alleged question leak in 46th BCS exam

The High Court today ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to conduct a probe into allegations of question paper leakage in the 46th BCS preliminary examination and submit a report within 60 days.
18 November 2024, 09:58 AM

Ex-MP Shambhu sent to jail over quota reform protest death

A Dhaka court today sent former Awami League lawmaker Shambhu Saha to jail, rejecting his bail plea in a case filed over the death of trader Abdul Wadud during quota reform protests in the capital's New Market area on July 19.
18 November 2024, 09:15 AM

Complete probe against Hasina by Dec 17, ICT asks prosecution

It also ordered the prosecution to submit a report on the execution of Hasina's arrest warrant within a month from today
18 November 2024, 07:49 AM

Nine ex-ministers among 13 shown arrested in genocide case

13 accused, including nine former ministers, were shown arrested in a case filed over crimes against humanity and genocide during the July-August mass uprising
18 November 2024, 05:31 AM

53 accused in 7 complaints filed with ICT

Seven separate complaints were filed against at least 53 persons with the International Crimes Tribunal yesterday, over allegations of torture and enforced disappearance of seven activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir.
18 November 2024, 00:25 AM

Murder accused stabbed to death in Pabna

Police arrested three people from the spot in connection with the incident
17 November 2024, 19:55 PM

Man beaten to death in Kishoreganj

A Hindu man was beaten to death over his alleged relationship with a Muslim girl in Nowabad Bhuiyan Bazar of Kishoreganj’s Karimganj upazila early Saturday.
17 November 2024, 18:00 PM

8 get life term for killing farmer in Netrakona

A Netrakona court today sentenced eight people to life imprisonment for killing a farmer in 2012
17 November 2024, 16:49 PM

Ex-minister Maya’s Chandpur house set on fire

Miscreants set the village home of former minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya in Chandpur on fire on Saturday night
17 November 2024, 15:41 PM

Desh TV MD on 2-day remand in attempted murder case

A Dhaka court today placed Desh TV Managing Director Arif Hasan on a two-day remand in a case filed over attempting to kill one Md Sajib in Airport area during the anti-discrimination student movement on July 19
17 November 2024, 09:57 AM

Desh TV MD arrested in Dhaka airport area

A team of police arrested Arif Hasan in an attempted murder case filed with Airport Police Station
17 November 2024, 02:25 AM

Woman Killed in Bogura: Action if error found in murder probe: Rab

Appropriate action will be taken if any negligence, factual errors, or procedural lapses by Rab personnel are found during the investigation into the murder of a woman in Bogura, said the force yesterday.
16 November 2024, 20:00 PM

Man dies 5 days after being beaten brutally on allegation of theft

An auto-rickshaw driver who was brutally beaten on allegations of stealing an IPS battery in Lalmonirhat's Patgram upazila on November 11, has died
16 November 2024, 19:42 PM