Arsa’s 'logistic chief' arrested in Cox’s Bazar

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members arrested the logistic chief of Arsa, a Myanmar-based armed group, and its two members in Cox’s Bazar town today
31 December 2023, 12:50 PM

Child's body recovered in Gazipur

Police today recovered a body of a girl, aged around 12, from a paddy field in Bason village in Gazipur's Sadar
31 December 2023, 12:22 PM

BNP's Alal, 7 others get 3 years in jail in arson case

A Dhaka court today sentenced eight people including BNP’s Joint Secretary General Moazzem Hossain Alal to three years in prison in a case filed for torching a bus in Dhanmondi during hartal in 2013
31 December 2023, 11:48 AM

5 arrested over attacking JS whip’s motorcade in Chattogram

Police arrested five people this morning in connection with the attack on Jatiya Sangsad Whip and Chattogram-12 independent candidate Shamsul Haque Chowdhury's motorcade during election campaign in Chattogram’s Patiya upazila yesterday.
31 December 2023, 11:02 AM

Rizvi will be brought to justice soon: DB chief

The Additional Commissioner of the Detective Branch of police Harun Or Rashid today said they were looking for BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi
31 December 2023, 10:30 AM

Locals, police clash in Banasree over death of domestic worker

Locals torched three private cars and clashed with police after the body of a domestic worker was recovered in front of her employer's house in Dhaka's Banasree area this morning
31 December 2023, 07:31 AM

Bangladesh Bank cyber heist: CID takes 76th date to end probe

A Dhaka court today again asked Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to submit the probe report in the Bangladesh Bank cyber heist case by February 25
31 December 2023, 06:08 AM

Rohingya youth shot dead in Ukhiya

A Rohingya youth, suspected to be a member of Rohingya Solidarity Organisation (RSO), was shot dead allegedly by Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), at Jamtoli Camp (No-15) in Ukhiya of Cox's Bazar on Friday night
30 December 2023, 19:13 PM

A raid riddled with questions

A team of detectives on Wednesday night raided a printing press in the capital’s Katabon area and claimed to have recovered crude bombs, petrol, gunpowder and over 52,000 leaflets calling for boycott of the election.
30 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Serial muggers terrorise Mohammadpur

The residents of Mohammadpur’s Beribadh area have been living with a growing sense of insecurity and fear over the last few months due to recurring robberies and muggings perpetrated mostly by teenage gangs.
30 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Bangladeshi man shot at Indian border, dies at home

A man was allegedly shot by the Border Security Force (BSF) inside Indian territory at Bichnakandi border area in Sylhet, and later died from his injuries at his home.
30 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Bangladeshi student shot dead in Texas robbery

A former Dhaka University student, who went to the US last January to pursue higher studies, was shot dead in a robbery at a store in Beaumont, Texas on Friday
30 December 2023, 16:36 PM

Bangladeshi 'shot dead by BSF' near Sylhet border

A Bangladeshi man was shot dead allegedly by the Border Security Force (BSF) inside Indian territory near Sylhet's Bichnakandi border area last night, police said
30 December 2023, 06:23 AM

35 hurt in clash at AL rally venue

A 55-year-old man died and at least 35 others were injured as supporters of two Awami League leaders clashed at the party’s rally venue in Barishal city yesterday afternoon.
29 December 2023, 18:00 PM

‘My son’s nose, ears bled after cop beat him up’

Cops beat up the 18-year-old youth, whose body was found hanging in a room at Baniachong Police Station on Tuesday night, leaving him bleeding from his ears and nose, his mother alleged yesterday.
29 December 2023, 18:00 PM

41.9 tonnes of imported rawhide seized

Customs officials seized 41.9 tonnes of imported buffalo rawhide at Benapole Port on Thursday night.
29 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Magistrate foils marriage of 15-year-old in Brahmanbaria

The arranged marriage of a 15-year-old girl was foiled today by Brahmanbaria's Akhaura upazila administration.
29 December 2023, 17:01 PM

Tk 4,000 crore defaulted loan: Nurjahan Group’s MD arrested in Dhaka

Police yesterday arrested Chattogram-based Nurjahan Group’s Managing Director (MD) Zahir Uddin Ahammed Ratan in Dhaka in connection with cases filed over around Tk 4,000 crore defaulted loans
28 December 2023, 21:32 PM

Lured to India’s red light district, and a lucky escape

Every year, many girls are trafficked out of Bangladesh with the promise of a better life abroad, only to end up in the underbelly of Indian cities. The Daily Star takes a look into this dark world
28 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Custodial Death: Brother of deceased gets death threat

Moin Uddin, who alleges that police tortured his brother to death at Baniachong Police Station and then hung his body from a ceiling fan, received a death threat yesterday.
28 December 2023, 18:00 PM