Banani rape
‘Rape’ at Banani guesthouse
A year into the Banani rape incident, another woman was allegedly gang-raped during a birthday party at a guesthouse in the same area.
5 February 2018, 10:20 AM
Apan Jewellers owners sued for money laundering
Customs Intelligence files five separate cases against three owners of the Apan Jewellers under Money Laundering Prevention Act with different police stations in Dhaka.
12 August 2017, 14:31 PM
Banani Rape: Shafat, Nayem, 3 others indicted
A Dhaka court yesterday framed charges against five accused in a case filed over the rape of two university students at a Banani hotel.
13 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Thursday fixed for hearing on charge framing
A Dhaka court yesterday fixed Thursday for hearing on charge framing against five accused in a case filed over Banani double rape.
9 July 2017, 18:00 PM
'Rape' in Banani: Accused 'confesses his involvement'
Bahauddin Ivan, 28, has admitted raping a woman at his home in Banani on Wednesday, claimed Rapid Action Battalion yesterday.
7 July 2017, 18:00 PM
'Rape' in Banani: Lone accused arrested
The lone accused in the latest rape case filed in the capital by a college girl was arrested yesterday.
6 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Banani college girl rape accused Ivan held
Rapid Action Battalion arrests Bahauddin Ivan, the lone accused in a case filed for raping a college girl in Banani early Tuesday, from Narayanganj city.
6 July 2017, 14:04 PM
Apan Jewellers’ owners sued for evading duty
Customs intelligence files five separate cases against Apan Jewellers’ owners Dildar Ahmed and his brothers Gulzar Ahmed and Azad Ahmed for evading customs duty on 567 kg of gold.
8 June 2017, 15:09 PM
Jewellers threaten indefinite strike from Sunday
Bangladesh Jewellers’ Association will go for strike for indefinite period from Sunday demanding formation of a gold import policy. The association leaders take the decision at a meeting at its Dhaka’s Baitul Mukarram Market office.
7 June 2017, 11:51 AM
CIID seizes 495kg gold of Apan Jewellers
Customs Intelligence officials start confiscating around 495 kilogrammes of gold of Apan Jewellers as it failed to show valid documents for the gold.
4 June 2017, 05:03 AM
Banani rape: Key accused Nayem confesses at court
Banani double rape accused Nayem Ashraf alias Halim confesses his involvement in the crime before a judicial magistrate at court.
25 May 2017, 07:57 AM
Why rape victims stay silent
From the outdated legal concepts under which cases of rape are tried in court, the “medical” tests that are required for proving rape, to the institutions which are supposed to stand by the survivor, it is not surprising that many women are scared or traumatised to even report incidents of sexual violence.
23 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Gold being sold at Apan Jewellers brought in ‘smuggled way’: CIID chief
Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) Director General Moinul Khan says that the gold and diamond being sold at the outlets of Apan Jewellers are brought in a “smuggled way”.
23 May 2017, 14:39 PM
Mercedes Benz of Apan Jewellers owner seized
Customs Intelligence officials seize a Mercedes Benz of Apan Jewellers owner Dildar Ahmed from Sylhet.
23 May 2017, 11:36 AM
Raintree owner has to appear at CIID office tomorrow as HC order stayed
The Raintree hotel owner will have to appear before Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) office tomorrow as Supreme Court has stayed a High Court order that halted the summons order.
22 May 2017, 08:29 AM
Banani rape: Action against those sharing victims’ photos
Action will be taken against those who are spreading pictures of the Banani twin rape victims through social media, a top DMP official says.
20 May 2017, 06:46 AM
No influence can save Banani rape offenders: Asaduzzaman
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal says the offenders involved in the recent rape of two university students in a Banani hotel will be brought to justice if their offence is proven, no matter who they are.
18 May 2017, 14:45 PM
Banani rape: Shafat, Sakif confess at court
Prime accused Ahmed Shafat and his associate Shadman Sakif confess their involvement in the act of rape before two local magistrates in the much talked-about Banani double rape case.
18 May 2017, 09:16 AM
Banani rape: Shafat’s driver, bodyguard held in Dhaka
Law enforcers arrest bodyguard and driver of Banani double rape prime accused Ahmed Shafat from different places in Dhaka.
15 May 2017, 15:03 PM
VAT graft found against Raintree hotel
Authorities find evidence of dodging VAT against The Raintree Hotel, the upscale hotel in Dhaka's Banani where two university girls were reportedly raped in April 2017. Customs Intelligence say they will file three cases against the hotel under VAT, narcotic and customs act.
14 May 2017, 08:50 AM