'Derogatory remarks about court': HC gives ex-DUCSU VP Nur 4 weeks to explain

The High Court today gave four weeks' time to former DUCSU vice president Md Nurul Haque Nur to place his explanation over the allegation of making "derogatory comments about the court and judges"
17 January 2024, 06:50 AM

BNP leader Quayum held in Malaysia

Malaysian police on Friday arrested BNP senior leader MA Quayum, who has been living in Malaysia as a resident under a second-home visa for the last eight years.
16 January 2024, 18:00 PM

AL Factional Clash: 7 hurt, 4 vehicles torched

Seven people were injured, while four vehicles were torched during a factional clash between two groups of the Awami League in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj yesterday afternoon.
16 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Body of suspected Rohingya robber found

The body of a suspected Rohingya robber was recovered from the footsteps of a hill in the deep forest of Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar yesterday evening.
16 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Over 30,000kg marijuana destroyed in Khagrachhari

The district police conducted a special drive in the remote hilly area and seized the marijuana being cultivated on around 3.5 acres of land
16 January 2024, 16:54 PM

Five to die for killing woman after rape

A Shariatpur court sentenced five people to death for killing a woman after gang rape in the district’s Damudya upazila in 2019
16 January 2024, 14:30 PM

SC special committee urges UN to protect children in Gaza

The Supreme Court Special Committee for Child Rights has urged the United Nations to immediately take effective steps to stop violence against the children in Gaza and to ensure their safety and security
16 January 2024, 13:02 PM

Remove unauthorised structures, standing vehicles from roads: HC

The High Court today directed the government to remove all unauthorised markets, establishments and standing vehicles from the roads and highways across the country in order to ensure free movements of people and to submit a report to it in three months
16 January 2024, 12:07 PM

Attack on CJ’s residence may be tantamount to sedition: HC

The High Court in the full text of verdict on the bail petition of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has observed that the allegation of attack on the chief justice’s residence may be tantamount to sedition
16 January 2024, 11:56 AM

Wife held for torturing husband in Gazipur

Police yesterday arrested a woman in a case filed for torturing her husband in Gazipur
15 January 2024, 18:17 PM

Headteacher held on rape charges in Ctg

Police yesterday arrested a headteacher for allegedly raping an 11-year-old girl inside a school in the Steel Mills area in Chattogram's Patenga
15 January 2024, 18:17 PM

BCL leader lands in jail over rape of two women

A Bagerhat court yesterday sent a local Chhatra League leader to jail in a case over raping two women.
15 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Probing S Alam: SC extends status quo till Feb 5

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday deferred for three weeks the hearing on whether the authorities concerned will probe allegations against the owner of S Alam Group over amassing properties abroad without Bangladesh Bank’s permission.
15 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Cheque Bounce Case: Warrants issued against ex-Evaly CEO, wife

A Dhaka court yesterday issued arrest warrants against Mohammad Rassel, the former chief executive officer of the controversial e-commerce platform Evaly, and his wife Shamima Nasrin, also a co-founder of the platform, in a cheque bounce case.
15 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Ex-BNP leader hacked to death in Gafargaon

A 55-year-old homoeopathy doctor and a former BNP leader was hacked to death in broad daylight yesterday in Pagla area of Gafargaon, Mymensingh.
15 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Arav Khan vents anger over Star report

Rabiul Islam, better known as Arav Khan, cursed The Daily Star and urged his followers to report the link of the newspaper’s report on his swindling AED 425,500 (about Tk 1.46 crore) out of 10 Bangladeshi expatriates
15 January 2024, 16:25 PM

SC upholds HC order on Fakhrul’s bail

The Supreme Court today upheld a High Court order that directed the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court in Dhaka to accept, hear, and dispose of the bail petitions of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in nine cases
15 January 2024, 13:10 PM

Local BCL leader arrested for rape in Bagerhat

A local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League has been arrested on charges of raping two women in Fakirhat upazila of Bagerhat
15 January 2024, 12:03 PM

'We may turn into an uncivilised nation if these incidents continue'

HC says on detainee being put in bar fetters during father's funeral
15 January 2024, 11:23 AM

Casino 'kingpin' Samrat gets bail in money laundering case

A Dhaka court today granted permanent bail to expelled Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat in a Tk 222-crore money laundering case
15 January 2024, 08:42 AM