7 ex-Sonali Bank officials among 10 jailed for embezzling Tk 4.05cr

Judge Mohammad Iqbal Hossain of the Special Judge's Court-5 of Dhaka also fined them a total of Tk 4.05 crore, which they will have to pay proportionately
26 August 2024, 06:06 AM

Nine senior Ansar and VDP officials transferred

The government last night transferred nine senior officials of Ansar and VDP, including a deputy commandant, following a clash with students at the Secretariat.
26 August 2024, 05:31 AM

Attack on Khaleda’s motorcade: Salahuddin, Zayed Khan, Shahriar Nazim Joy sued

Bangladesh Football Federation President Kazi Salahuddin, actors Zayed Khan, Shahriar Nazim Joy and Shazu Khadem and 47 others were sued yesterday on charge of attacking the motorcade of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at Fakirapool intersection in April of 2015
26 August 2024, 04:41 AM

Mazumder, Sarafat’s bank accounts to be frozen

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) yesterday asked banks to freeze the accounts of Nazrul Islam Mazumder, the chairman of Exim Bank and Nassa Group, and Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat, former chairman of Padma Bank, and their family members.
25 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Hasina made accused in 12 more cases

Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina was accused in 12 more cases filed in Dhaka and elsewhere yesterday.
25 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Ex-minister Dastagir Gazi, Golap arrested

Former Textile and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi and Awami League Central Publicity and Publications Secretary Abdus Sobhan Golap were arrested in Dhaka yesterday.
25 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Murder case: Tuku, Palak placed on seven-day remand

A Dhaka court today placed six people, including former deputy speaker Shamsul Haque Tuku and ex-state minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak, on a seven-day remand each in a case filed over the death of an 11-grader in the capital's Lalbagh area during the quota reform protests on July 18
25 August 2024, 16:46 PM

Over 200 AL men sued for vandalising BNP office in Pirojpur

A case was filed against 77 named Awami League men including some of the party's local leaders and 100-150 unidentified persons on charge of vandalising Pirojpur district BNP office on August 4
25 August 2024, 15:06 PM

350 AL men accused in BNP office vandalism cases in Barguna

A total of 350 Awami League men including 93 named were made accused in two separate cases on charge of vandalising the BNP office of Barguna’s Amtali upazila on August 5
25 August 2024, 15:03 PM

Killing at Basila: Sadek Khan placed on a four-day remand

A Dhaka court today placed former Dhaka-13 Awami League lawmaker Sadek Khan on a four-day remand in a case filed for the killing of truck driver Md Sujan, 24, during the student movement on July 20
25 August 2024, 15:01 PM

Case filed against Hasina, Quader, Asaduzzaman over killing university student

Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 48 others were sued today in a case filed over the death of university student Sheikh Ashabul Yamin at Savar Bazar bus stand during the quota reform movement on July 18
25 August 2024, 10:08 AM

Legal notice seeks list of presidential pardons of past 33 years

A Supreme Court lawyer today served a legal notice seeking a list of convicted persons whose sentences have been waived, commuted and suspended by presidents between January 1991 and July 2024 under Article 49 of the constitution.
25 August 2024, 09:20 AM

Hasina, Brig Gen Aziz, 11 others sued over death of BDR deputy director in jail custody

Abdur Rahim, the former deputy director of BDR who was an accused in the BDR carnage case, died in jail custody on July 29, 2010
25 August 2024, 08:56 AM

Ex-minister Golam Dastagir Gazi arrested

Former Textile and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi was arrested in Dhaka's Shantinagar area early today
25 August 2024, 04:37 AM

HSC examinee hacked to death in Rampura

An 18-year-old HSC examinee, Hafizur Rahman, was hacked to death in Rampura yesterday
24 August 2024, 19:39 PM

Cops sue 40,000 for attack, arson on Ctg police station

Another case accuses 1,500, mostly unnamed
24 August 2024, 19:18 PM

Justice Manik hospitalised with critical injuries

Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik, who was attacked and beaten by unruly people while being produced before a Sylhet court, has been admitted to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital with critical injuries
24 August 2024, 18:38 PM

Hasina, 7 journos sued for murder

A murder case has been filed against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 192 others, including seven journalists, over the death of a student during protests in Dhaka’s Jatrabari on July 19.
24 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Justice Manik undergoes surgery after attack

Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik, a retired judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, was hospitalised last night shortly after he was sent to the Sylhet Central Jail.
24 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Youth sent to jail for vandalising temples

A Rajshahi court has sent an 18-year-old youth to jail on charges of vandalising three temples in Bagha upazila, Rajshahi, on Friday.
24 August 2024, 18:00 PM