55kg gold theft from customs warehouse may be an inside job: investigators

The gold -- 55.51kg to be precise -- stolen from Dhaka Customs House was taken from 437 separate packs kept inside a customs warehouse at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
4 September 2023, 18:00 PM

21-day-old snatched from home

A 21-day-old infant was snatched from a house in Haripur area of Habiganj’s Sadar upazila yesterday while her parents were asleep.
4 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Hizb-ut-Tahrir leader arrested

Rab arrested a top leader of the banned militant outfit Hizb-ut-Tahrir from the capital’s Mohammadpur yesterday.
4 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Probe into S Alam’s wealth abroad

Without mentioning S Alam’s name, Jatiya Party Secretary General Mujibul Haque Chunnu yesterday urged the prime minister to take immediate steps to investigate the allegations that the businessman has built an empire of USD 1 billion in Singapore.
4 September 2023, 18:00 PM

2 yrs jail, Tk 50,000 fine for giving false info to borrow money

The Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) Bill, 2023 was passed in parliament today keeping a provision of two years in prison and a maximum fine of Tk 50,000 for providing false information for borrowing money from the corporation
4 September 2023, 16:15 PM

Parliament passes Family Court Bill

The Family Court Bill, 2023 was passed in parliament today aiming to replace an ordinance of the military regime with some minor changes
4 September 2023, 15:30 PM

Hizb-ut-Tahrir leader arrested in Mohammadpur

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members yesterday arrested a top leader of banned militant organisation Hizb-ut-Tahrir from the capital's Mohammadpur.
4 September 2023, 07:34 AM

House help killed for 'eating food': police

The 10-year-old house help, whose body was recovered last week from an apartment in the capital, was tortured to death by her employer over a trivial incident involving eating food that was kept for others, police said
3 September 2023, 21:41 PM

Dhaka Int’l Airport: 55kg gold vanishes from customs godown

Approximately 55.5kg gold bars and jewellery worth around Tk 47 crore have been stolen from a customs warehouse at Dhaka airport, officials say.
3 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Over 2,800 BNP men sued over clash with cops

A total of 2,816 BNP leaders and activists have been sued over Saturday’s clash with police during the party’s procession marking its founding anniversary.
3 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Bangladeshi man killed in BSF firing

A Bangladeshi man was shot dead allegedly by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at Rowmari border in Kurigram in the early hours of yesterday.
3 September 2023, 18:00 PM

2 missing persons found dead

Police recovered two bodies in Jamalpur’s Sarishabari and Dewanganj upazilas yesterday.
3 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Dhaka Airport: 55kg gold vanishes from customs godown

Approximately 55.5kg gold bars and jewellery worth around Tk 47 crore have been stolen from a customs warehouse at Dhaka airport, officials say
3 September 2023, 14:09 PM

Newborn rescued two days after being stolen from DMCH

Police yesterday rescued a newborn who was stolen from the pediatric ward of Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Thursday.
3 September 2023, 12:29 PM

AL leader stabbed dead in Natore

A local Awami League leader was stabbed to death by miscreants in Lalpur upazila of Natore this morning
3 September 2023, 10:01 AM

Fakhrul, Rizvi, 6 others indicted over torching garbage truck in 2012

A Dhaka court today framed charges against BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and seven others in a case filed over torching a garbage truck of Dhaka South City Corporation in the city's Paltan area in 2012
3 September 2023, 08:22 AM

Graft case: Aman’s wife sent to jail upon surrender

A Dhaka court today sent Sabera Aman, wife of BNP leader Aman Ullah Aman, to jail after rejecting her bail petition in a graft case in which she was convicted for three years in 2007
3 September 2023, 08:12 AM

SC issues written order on holding rallies on court premises

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday issued written order asking the lawyers to strictly follow High Court order that prohibits any form of procession or gathering within the Supreme Court premises
2 September 2023, 19:11 PM

Death of house help: 10-yr-old girl was beaten, then strangled to death

The 10-year-old house help, whose body was recovered from a city flat last week, was beaten with a wooden utensil before being strangled on the day she died, said police quoting her employer.
2 September 2023, 18:00 PM

College teacher hacked to death in broad daylight in Bogura

A college teacher was hacked to death in Shajahanpur, Bogura over a “family feud” yesterday.
2 September 2023, 18:00 PM