crime
6 months of interim govt: Citizens still in fear for safety
Many citizens feel unprotected and vulnerable since law enforcement agencies have not been able to regain control
8 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Govt's decision to release top criminals proving costly
Despite assurances from police of a zero-tolerance policy, citizens have seen a surge in crime
22 January 2025, 06:30 AM
Two security personnel stabbed dead at S Alam Coal Power Plant
The deceased were identified as Sarwar Alam and Rashed Jawardar.
2 September 2024, 06:22 AM
Tackling the bad apples of police
The onus of ensuring malpractice-free management of the police force squarely rests with the police hierarchy.
29 January 2024, 01:00 AM
When exporters launder crores
In what seems like a story straight out of a Netflix crime drama, a whopping Tk 821 crore has been laundered out of Bangladesh
5 September 2023, 12:00 PM
Man dies after being stabbed in Dhaka’s Panthapath
The deceased was identified as Md Faruk, 26, a resident of Karwan Bazar area
24 February 2023, 06:39 AM
‘I am innocent, why is my bail being delayed?’
She was arrested by Rampura police on November 10 in a case filed over the death of Buet student Fardin Noor Parash. On Wednesday, DB said they found that Bushra was not involved in his death.
16 December 2022, 12:14 PM
The unfortunate apathy of bystanders
Most bystanders do nothing to help.
11 August 2022, 00:00 AM
Cause of infant’s death: Bullet or some other object
Officials yesterday said either a bullet or a different object hit the head of the infant who got killed amid Wednesday’s polls-time violence in Thakurgaon.
28 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Cyberbullying: A punishable crime
With the advent of technology and the proliferation of social media, tentacles of the menace became limitless. With the advantage of anonymity made possible by the Internet, the cyberbullies became terrifying, often far worse than the ‘bullying’ that once had a face.
19 July 2021, 18:56 PM
Charity swindlers caught
Sacked customs official Helaluddin used to identify himself as a social worker.
15 January 2019, 18:00 PM
IGP plays down abductions, disappearances
Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Hoque yesterday said abduction and enforced disappearances are nothing new in the country.
10 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Robbers kill three in Faridpur
Three people were killed and two others injured in two separate robbery incidents in two neighbouring upazilas of Faridpur early yesterday.
9 November 2017, 18:00 PM
88pc accused acquitted
Bellal Hossain Sabuj landed in jail four months ago in a mugging case but he walked out of jail two months later on bail. He then
18 October 2017, 18:00 PM
US swimmers quit Brazil after admitting to inventing mugging
US Olympic authorities apologize to Brazil on Thursday as two US swimmers are allowed to go home having retracted a fabricated story about being mugged in Rio.
19 August 2016, 04:10 AM
Arrests of IOC official, swimmers overshadow Rio Olympics
Brazilian police arrest two US swimmers and a top International Olympic Committee official as scandal overshadows the Rio Games.
18 August 2016, 04:37 AM
Jeers for Brazil president Michel Temer dampen Rio Olympic joy
The Maracana stadium erupts in jeers as Brazil's unpopular interim president Michel Temer opens the Rio Olympics and the hostility spreads far beyond the sports venue.
6 August 2016, 07:57 AM
9 held with fake HSC question papers in Dhaka
Nine persons have been detained for their alleged link with question paper leak from Dhaka’s Tejgaon area and several fake HSC question papers seized from them, police said.
9 June 2016, 04:22 AM
Mexican football player's relative ordered kidnapping: official
Mexican authorities arrest a man married to a cousin of football star Alan Pulido, accusing the suspect of ordering the player's high-profile kidnapping over the weekend.
1 June 2016, 09:23 AM
Kalabagan killings: Nothing to panic, says DMP chief
Terming the twin murder of LGBT magazine editor Xulhaz Mannan and his friend Mahbub Tonoy as “isolated incident”, DMP commissioner advises people not to panic.
27 April 2016, 07:00 AM