Meghna Alam gets bail in extortion case

A Dhaka court yesterday granted bail to model and Miss Bangladesh Foundation Chairperson Meghna Alam in an extortion case filed with Dhanmondi Police Station.
28 April 2025, 18:01 PM

Man dies in custody after locals beat him over rape allegation

The deceased had been serving as the imam and khatib of a mosque in Hyderabad area of Gazipur
28 April 2025, 10:58 AM

ACC sues ex-AL MP Enamul Haque, wife

He also allegedly conducted suspicious transactions worth Tk 2239.16 crore
28 April 2025, 10:04 AM

Over 500 looted books returned to Abhayaranya Library

Over 500 books, allegedly seized by a group of youths from Abhayaranya Library in Tangail, were returned last night.
28 April 2025, 08:48 AM

Ex-IGP Mamun, Maj Gen Ziaul Ahsan taken to ICT

The investigation agency of ICT is scheduled to submit its probe report today in the cases
28 April 2025, 05:22 AM

Magura rape: Court starts hearing witness testimonies

A Magura court yesterday started hearing testimonies of the witnesses in a case filed over the rape and murder of a child in Magura.
27 April 2025, 21:00 PM
27 April 2025, 19:19 PM

Hasina, 407 others sued over BNP man’s killing

Ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 407 others have been sued over the killing of BNP activist Mahfuz Alam Shraban in the capital’s Mirpur during the mass uprising last year.
27 April 2025, 18:26 PM

Amir Khasru, 4 others acquitted in 2018 case

A Dhaka tribunal yesterday acquitted five leaders of the BNP and its front organisations, including Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, in a case filed under the Special Powers Act over a leaked phone conversation during the 2018 student protests for road safety.
27 April 2025, 18:23 PM

No place to heal

Lamia, a 18-year-old girl and the eldest daughter of a July martyr, vowed to rebuild her family’s life for her grieving mother. Following the death of her father, she would often say, “We will stand again, Ma. I will take care of everything.”
27 April 2025, 18:22 PM

August 21 attack: SC to hear state appeals on May 4

The Supreme Court will hear on May 4 the leave to appeal petitions filed by the state challenging the High Court verdict that acquitted BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, former state minister Lutfozzaman Babar and all others earlier convicted in two cases over the August 21 grenade attack in 2004.
27 April 2025, 18:01 PM

Woman dragged along road by 'muggers' in car in snatching incident

A woman was dragged along a road for several metres by suspected muggers in a private car in the capital's Siddheswari area early yesterday
27 April 2025, 15:27 PM

Court orders ACC to confiscate 20,294 kathas of S Alam's properties

The market value of the properties stands at Tk 559,48,20,477.
27 April 2025, 14:19 PM

Lists of ‘politically motivated cases’ set for withdrawal to be published soon

The decision was taken at the 12th meeting of the committee with Law Adviser Asif Nazrul in the chair today
27 April 2025, 14:03 PM

Man sentenced to death for killing 2 children during attempted rape in 2023

A Barguna court today sentenced a man to death for killing two children while attempting to rape a woman in 2023.
27 April 2025, 13:29 PM

Court seeks progress reports on Hasina, others' arrest warrants by May 12

Rehana, her daughters Tulip Siddiq, Azmina Siddiq, and her son Radwan Mujib Siddiq Bobby are among the 21 others
27 April 2025, 07:17 AM

Crackdown on teen gang: 9 arrested with firearms, drugs in Cumilla

The raids, carried out in Cumilla city and Sadar Dakkhin areas, also led to the seizure of firearms, ammunition, narcotics, and other illegal items
27 April 2025, 06:55 AM

Man sued over attempted rape of 11-year-old in Thakurgaon

A 32-year-old man was sued for attempting to rape a fifth grader in Thakurgaon's Baliadangi upazila last night
27 April 2025, 05:46 AM

Raped weeks ago, daughter of July martyr found dead

The 18-year-old daughter of a July uprising martyr was found dead at her house in Dhaka’s Adabor last night.
26 April 2025, 21:28 PM

JCD leader's body recovered from septic tank in Noakhali

Police are yet to identify or arrest anyone involved in the murder
26 April 2025, 15:48 PM