Police grapple with surge in crime

Data from the Police Headquarters presents a grim picture of violent crimes, including murder, mugging, robbery, extortion, and mob violence, in the first six months of 2025.
12 July 2025, 18:34 PM

Sohag murder: Action taken against those involved

Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury yesterday said legal action has been initiated against those involved in the killing of Lal Chand alias Sohag.
12 July 2025, 18:22 PM

Govt doesn't tolerate mob violence in any way: Rizwana

No accused in a case over mob violence can get out of jail, she says
12 July 2025, 15:28 PM

Food officer withdrawn over paddy stock irregularities in Netrokona

Inspection revealed 9.44 tonnes more paddy than recorded, a shortage of 4,467 empty sacks
12 July 2025, 14:10 PM

Man 'hacks' wife to death, takes own life in Netrokona

A team of Kalmakanda police went to the scene and recovered both bodies
12 July 2025, 13:19 PM

Pabna Mental Hospital resumes patient admission after 9 days

Food supply tender finally resolved as 2 companies get contracts
12 July 2025, 11:37 AM
12 July 2025, 11:23 AM

Nahid calls for dismantling of fascist system, vows to defend mass uprising

Just as the people once rose against fascism, they must now rise against extortionists and criminals,he said
12 July 2025, 06:17 AM

Govt committed to speedy justice for Sohag murder: Asif Nazrul

Police launched an investigation with the highest priority, he said
12 July 2025, 05:31 AM

Push for influence-free police force stalls

The formation of an independent police commission now appears highly unlikely under the current government, as the home ministry has excluded the proposal from its action plan for the coming year.
11 July 2025, 22:38 PM

CJ assigns 22 HC benches to dispose of 10,385 cases

Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed has assigned 22 High Court benches for disposing of 10,385 long-pending cases filed before the year of 2000 on priority basis in order to reduce the backlog of pending cases.
11 July 2025, 21:11 PM

‘Don’t allow UN office in Dhaka’

Hefazat-e-Islam yesterday protested the government’s decision to allow the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to establish an office in Dhaka.
11 July 2025, 21:10 PM

Amirul Haque new BCMA president

Mohammad Amirul Haque, managing director of Premier Cement Mills PLC, has been elected as the president of the Bangladesh Cement Manufacturers Association (BCMA) for the 2025–2027 term, succeeding Alamgir Kabir..A veteran industrialist with over four decades of leadership across diverse se
11 July 2025, 21:10 PM

Abul Barkat sent to jail in graft case

A Dhaka court yesterday sent Abul Barkat, an economist and former chairman of Janata Bank PLC, to jail in a graft case.
11 July 2025, 20:00 PM

Consensus talks set to enter crucial stage

Talks between the National Consensus Commission and political parties are set to enter a crucial stage this week, with key unresolved issues set to dominate the agenda, sources said.
11 July 2025, 18:31 PM

July 12, 2024: No holiday from resistance

Despite the weekly holiday, anti-quota protesters once again blocked the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka, demanding reforms to the quota system in government jobs and condemning the police action on students the previous day.
11 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Political risks threaten to hurt reforms

The warning came just days before the Trump administration imposed a sweeping 35 percent US tariff on all Bangladeshi exports
11 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Body of missing child found in jute field after 5 days in Kishoreganj

Police went and recovered the body at around 11:30am
11 July 2025, 10:51 AM

Don't want BNP-backed or NCP-backed Election Commission: Hasnat

"We want a Bangladesh-centric Election Commission”
11 July 2025, 10:14 AM

10 pushed back through Sherpur border

They were handed over to Nalitabari police station this morning
11 July 2025, 10:03 AM