Aftermath of Sayedee’s Death: 1 killed, 70 hurt in violence in 3 dists

At least one person was killed and 70 others were injured after clashes erupted yesterday in Dhaka and some other parts of the country over the namaz-e-janaza of convicted war criminal and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delawar Hossain Sayedee.
15 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Websites of 25 govt, private institutions hacked

Amidst a high alert for cyber-attacks by Indian hackers, both government and private institutions saw a number of such attacks, along with data leaks.
15 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Police raid another den of militants

Law enforcers discovered another hideout of the new militant group “Imam Mahmuder Kafela” in the hills of Karmadha union of Moulvibazar’s Kulaura yesterday.
15 August 2023, 18:00 PM

One dead, 68 hurt as police, 'jamaat activists' clash over gayebana janaza

A man was "shot dead" and 68 people were injured in separate clashes between police and "activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and pro-Jamaat student body Chhatra Shibir" over holding namaz-e-janaza of war criminal Delawar Hossain Sayedee in Chattogram and Cox's Bazar this afternoon
15 August 2023, 13:13 PM

Police raid militants' den: 5kg of explosives, detonators, bullets recovered

Law enforcers discovered another hideout of the new militant group "Imam Mahmuder Kafela" in the hills of Karmadha union of Moulvibazar’s Kulaura today
15 August 2023, 06:57 AM

‘Kafela Operatives’: This time, 17 suspects held by locals

Locals yesterday apprehended 17 people from Karmarha union of Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar on suspicion of their involvement with a new militant outfit called “Imam Mahmuder Kafela”.
14 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Headteacher jailed for harassing schoolgirls

A mobile court yesterday sentenced a school headteacher to one-month imprisonment for harassing schoolgirls in Tangail’s Sakhipur upazila.
14 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Tk 50 Lakh Embezzlement: Ex-BNP minister jailed for 3 yrs

A Dhaka court yesterday sentenced former BNP leader and state minister for liberation war affairs Redwan Ahmed to three years’ imprisonment in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission over embezzlement of Tk 50 lakh from the Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad fund in 2007.
14 August 2023, 18:00 PM

SI lands in jail over rape charges

A Dhaka court yesterday sent a police sub-inspector to jail after he surrendered to it in a case filed over the rape of a woman.
14 August 2023, 18:00 PM

HC adjourns hearing on Khaleda’s plea over indictment in Niko case

The High Court yesterday adjourned till Wednesday the hearing on BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s petition challenging an order of the lower court that framed charges against her and seven others in the Niko graft case.
14 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Four journos attacked while reporting on Sayedee’s death

Four journalists, covering the news of war criminal Delawar Hossain Sayedee’s death, were injured in an attack by a mob in front of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University yesterday.
14 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Kishoreganj AL leader held over murder

Rapid Action Battalion arrested an Awami League leader from the capital yesterday over beating a woman to death in Kishoreganj for failing to repay loans
14 August 2023, 17:56 PM

SI lands in jail over rape charges

A Dhaka court today sent a police sub-inspector to jail after he surrendered to it in a case filed over the rape of a woman
14 August 2023, 17:16 PM

17 suspected militants detained in Moulvibazar

Police have detained at least 17 people suspecting them as militants in Kulaura upazila of Moulvibazar.
14 August 2023, 11:27 AM

HC stays suspension order of CoU student

The High Court today stayed for six months Cumilla University authorities' decision that suspended its student Mohammad Iqbal Monwar on August 2 for reporting on a speech delivered by the university's vice-chancellor on corruption
14 August 2023, 09:16 AM

BNP’s ex-minister Redwan jailed for graft

A Dhaka court today sentenced former BNP state minister Redwan Ahmed to three years' imprisonment in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over embezzlement of Tk 50 lakh from the fund of Muktijudda Sangsad in 2007
14 August 2023, 07:20 AM

Human trafficking: 34 Rohingyas including children rescued in Cox’s Bazar, 2 held

Thirty-four Rohingyas, mostly children, were rescued when they were being gathered in Cox's Bazar Central Bus Terminal area for trafficking, police said
14 August 2023, 05:12 AM

2 arrested for impersonating Rab members, raping tourist

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) yesterday said they arrested two persons involved in raping a tourist and mugging others while impersonating the elite force members.
13 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Pilot Recruitment: HC forms committee to investigate irregularities

The High Court yesterday formed a three-member committee to probe the allegation of irregularities in pilot recruitment and flight operations by Biman Bangladesh Airlines.
13 August 2023, 18:00 PM

3 held with 64kg ganja, 94 liquor bottles

Rab and police arrested three drug dealers and seized 64kg local ganja and 94 foreign liquor bottles from their possession in Chattogram early yesterday.
13 August 2023, 18:00 PM