torture
BSF tortures Bangladeshi to death
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) allegedly tortured a Bangladeshi cattle trader to death along Shaljhore border in the district's Bhurungamari upazila early yesterday.
18 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Writ filed for judicial probe
The one-member committee formed to probe the alleged police torture on Bangladesh Bank official Golam Rabbi has submitted its report without any recommendations.
17 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Torturer cops Masud, Akash suspended
Dhaka police suspends two sub-inspectors (SI) for torturing two officials in Mohammadpur and Jatrabari. SI Masud Shikder of Mohammadpur Police Station and SI Arshadul Islam Akash of Jatrabari Police Station were suspended for beating up and allegedly threatening central bank official Golam Rabbi on January 9 and DSCC Conservancy Officer Bikash Chandra Das yesterday respectively.
16 January 2016, 07:59 AM
Rogue SI closed
The sub-inspector who allegedly tortured a Bangladesh Bank official for Tk 5 lakh was closed yesterday.
11 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Cops fly tonight to bring back Kamrul from KSA
A police team is departing for Saudi Arabia tonight to bring back Kamrul Islam, the prime accused in the murder case of 13-year-old Rajon.
11 October 2015, 09:17 AM
Moulvibazar teen housemaid’s tale of horror
The horrific tale of a housemaid who faced torture from her employers has come to light in Sylhet’s MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital.
6 October 2015, 15:24 PM
Cops seek 7-day remand for Shahadat
Investigators seek a seven-day remand for quizzing national cricketer Shahadat Hossain in connection with allegation of torture of his domestic help.
6 October 2015, 11:38 AM
Cricketer Shahadat lands in jail after surrender
Suspended national team cricketer Shahadat Hossain surrenders before a Dhaka court and seeks bail in a case filed for torturing an 11-year-old domestic help.
5 October 2015, 05:25 AM
Cops to interrogate Shahadat’s wife at jail gate
A Dhaka court allows police to interrogate former national team cricketer Shahadat Hossain’s wife Nrittya Shahadat for three days at jail gate in connection with the torture of their 11-year-old house help.
4 October 2015, 04:46 AM
Yet another child killed in brutal torture
Nearly a month into the killing of Rajon, another 13-year-old boy has been allegedly tortured to death in Khulna.
4 August 2015, 06:51 AM
Housemaid tortured brutally (video)
A housemaid is brutally tortured by a housewife in Pabna.
16 July 2015, 16:08 PM
South Sudan conflict: Army 'raped and torched girls'
South Sudan's army and allied militias "abducted, torched and gang-raped girls" during fighting against rebel forces, a UN report says.
30 June 2015, 14:00 PM
Journo remanded for ‘torturing’ wife
Police arrest the news editor of a private television channel in Dhaka on charges of torturing his journalist wife and demanding dowry, Bangla daily Prothom Alo reports.
27 June 2015, 08:08 AM
3 madrasa teachers detained for torturing student in Dinajpur
Police picks up three madrasa teachers in Dinajpur Sadar Upazila for their alleged involvement in torturing a student accused of stealing.
19 May 2015, 13:14 PM
A forceful message
IT is indeed heartening to see justice finally meted out to Md Helal Uddin, who as the OC of Khilgaon Police station picked up Abdul Kadar, a meritorious Dhaka University student, tortured him in custody and later tried to arrest him on trumped-up charges.
18 May 2015, 18:00 PM
A forceful message
IT is indeed heartening to see justice finally meted out to Md Helal Uddin, who as the OC of Khilgaon Police station picked up Abdul Kadar, a meritorious Dhaka University student, tortured him in custody and later tried to arrest him on trumped-up charges.
18 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Khilgaon OC jailed for torturing DU student
A Dhaka court sentences Helal Uddin, a former officer-in-charge of Khilgaon Police Station, to three years’ imprisonment for torturing Dhaka University student Abdul Kadar and implicating him in three false cases three years back.
17 May 2015, 11:14 AM
They starved us and threw the dead overboard, says victim
Death, hunger and torture were all part of Bangladeshi national Mohammad Rashid’s arduous sea journey from Teknaf to Malaysia.
9 May 2015, 07:17 AM
School principal in Uttar Pradesh beats student to death over stolen pencil
10-year-old Shiva Rawat died after being allegedly beaten up by his principal Lalit Kumar Verma on suspicion of stealing pencils.
10 April 2015, 07:30 AM
Uproar in Lok Sabha over Bengal nun gang-rape case
Lok Sabha on Tuesday witnessed heated exchanges between members who expressed anger at the gang-rape of a 71-year-old nun in West Bengal.
17 March 2015, 14:48 PM