Youth killed by 'friend' after abduction: Rab

A man, along with his three accomplices, has allegedly killed his friend after abduction for not getting Tk 50 lakh of ransom in Savar's Ashulia, Rab said yesterday.
18 May 2023, 18:29 PM

Abductee’s body found after 5 months

Police yesterday recovered the decomposed body of a young man in Maona, Gazipur, five months after he was abducted and killed by a gang that demanded Tk 10 lakh from his family.
18 May 2023, 18:00 PM

One killed, 15 injured over land dispute

A farmer was killed as two rival groups clashed over harvesting paddy from a piece of disputed land in Pabna’s Santhia upazila yesterday.
18 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Car carrying Zahangir, his mother attacked

A vehicle carrying suspended GCC mayor Zahangir Alam and his mother Zaida Khatun, an independent in the Gazipur City Corporation mayoral race, was attacked in ward-44 of the city yesterday evening.
18 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Police official gives deposition in murder case against Arav

One more prosecution witness yesterday gave a deposition before a Dhaka court against Robiul Islam alias Arav Khan and nine others in a case filed over the killing of Special Branch (SB) Inspector Mamun Imran Khan in July 2018.
18 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Man held for 'raping' girl

A Moulvibazar court today sent a man to jail on charges of raping a girl in the district's Kamalganj upazila.
18 May 2023, 17:50 PM

Murder case against Arav Khan: one more witness gives deposition

One more prosecution witness today gave his deposition before a Dhaka court against Robiul Islam alias Arav Khan and nine others in a case filed over the killing of Special Branch (SB) Inspector Mamun Imran Khan in July 2018
18 May 2023, 13:02 PM

Gold bars worth Tk 25cr recovered from cargo hold of Biman plane

Customs officials seized 204 gold bars weighing over 23kgs at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport this morning.
18 May 2023, 11:30 AM

Sayeed Khokon relieved of Tk 34.89cr embezzlement charges

A Dhaka court yesterday relieved Dhaka South City Corporation former mayor Sayeed Khokon and six others from the charges of the case filed over embezzlement of Tk 34.89 crore.
17 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Graft Case: Former Rajuk chair appears in court on stretcher, gets bail

Appearing in court on a stretcher, Humayun Khadem, former chairman of Rajuk, yesterday secured bail till June 4 in a case filed over the allotment of government land in the name of individuals in the capital’s Gulshan.
17 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Niko Graft Case: Khaleda files petition to scrap indictment order

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday filed a revision petition with the High Court challenging a lower court order that framed charges against her and seven others in the Niko corruption case.
17 May 2023, 18:00 PM

323 extremists to surrender to Rab on May 21

With over 200 arms and weapons, at least 323 members of over 14 extremist groups in the country’s northwestern and southwestern regions will surrender on May 21. 
17 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Illegal Brick Kilns in N’ganj: High Court blasts government for not demolishing them

The High Court yesterday blasted the government authorities for not demolishing all the illegal brick kilns in Narayanganj despite its repeated orders.
17 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Two army men killed in KNA attack in Bandarban

Two soldiers of the Bangladesh Army were killed and two officers injured in an attack of Kuki-Chin National Army members in Bandarban’s Ruma upazila on Tuesday, said the Inter Services Public Relations in a press release yesterday.
17 May 2023, 18:00 PM

ACC summons Zahangir over graft allegations

The Anti-Corruption Commission summoned Zahangir Alam, the suspended mayor of Gazipur City Corporation, for interrogation over corruption allegations on Tuesday, a day after his expulsion from the ruling Awami League.
17 May 2023, 18:00 PM

25 pro-BNP lawyers sued over violence at SCBA office

Twenty-five pro-BNP lawyers have been sued over Tuesday’s violence on the Supreme Court Bar Association office premises.
17 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Farmer shot dead near Indo-Bangla border

A farmer was shot dead near Bangladesh-India border in Dinajpur’s Chirirbandar upazila early yesterday.
17 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Tk 34.89 crore graft case: Court relief for former DSCC mayor Khokon

A Dhaka court today relieved Dhaka South City Corporation former mayor Sayeed Khokon and six others from corruption charges over alleged embezzlement of Tk 34.89 crore.
17 May 2023, 15:42 PM

Niko graft case: Khaleda moves HC to scrap of indictment order

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia today moved the High Court challenging a lower court order that framed charges against her and seven others in Niko corruption case.
17 May 2023, 12:21 PM

Youth's bullet-hit body recovered near border in Dinajpur

Police today recovered a bullet-riddled body of a Bangladeshi youth at Amtoli border in Dinajpur's Chirirbandar upazila.
17 May 2023, 10:22 AM