Woman dies after muggers snatch her bag from rickshaw
30 August 2026
A 56-year-old primary school headteacher from Bogura, who was in the capital for eye treatment, died after falling from a moving rickshaw when two muggers snatched her bag yesterday.
30 August 2026
The hassle of finding a hearing date
29 August 2026
Lawyer Hasan Mahmud attended a hearing in a cheque dishonour case at Dhaka’s Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court 8 on June 15.
29 August 2026
Aug 21 blast probe, trial: Skewed from the get-go
21 August 2026
Twenty-two years after the August 21 grenade attack, the case remains one of the most consequential unresolved cases in Bangladesh’s history.
21 August 2026
Once he played the villain opposite Salman Shah. Now he is accused in his murder case
9 August 2026
30 years after the actor’s death, longtime co-star Don has been sent to jail as CID investigates the case
9 August 2026
2 years on, July cases move at a crawl
16 July 2026
Two years after losing her son during the July uprising, Bithy Begum’s long wait for justice has turned her grief into anguish.
16 July 2026
Attacks on Star, Prothom Alo: 6 months on, probe at a standstill
18 June 2026
Six months after the arson attacks on the country’s two leading dailies -- The Daily Star and Prothom Alo -- the investigation remains stalled despite a direct ministerial directive for its swift completion.
18 June 2026
Pro-AL lawyers ‘shut out’ of at least 13 bar elections
12 May 2026
Around 200 lawyers aligned with the Awami League -- a party whose activities are currently banned under the Anti-Terrorism Act -- have been unable to contest at least 13 bar association elections since January, according to members of lawyers’ associations across the country.
12 May 2026
DB raid nets 8kg heroin and one of its own
30 April 2026
Serving constable among two remanded as police investigate alleged drug network across Dhaka and outskirts
30 April 2026
Engr Delwar Murder: His colleague killed him for obstructing bribery
Delwar Hossain, then executive engineer of Gazipur City Corporation, was killed last year over a disagreement with his colleague Mohammad Selim over the latter’s illegal activities, a police probe has found.
8 June 2021
Kajol charged in another DSA case
Investigators have brought charges against photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol in another case filed under the Digital Security Act stating that his purpose was to deteriorate law and order through aggressive intimidation and posting defamatory photos and writings on Facebook.
11 May 2021
Rana Plaza Collapse: No progress yet in trial of murder case
The trial proceedings in the murder case filed in connection with the Rana Plaza collapse in Savar have made no progress in the last five years due to High Court stay orders.
23 April 2021
Attempting to Kill Hasina in 2000: 14 Huji men get death penalty
A Dhaka tribunal yesterday sentenced 14 militants to death and ordered that they be “publicly” executed by the firing squad for attempting to kill Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2000.
23 March 2021
Journo Kajol: Charge sheet in another DSA case
Police recently submitted a charge sheet with the court claiming that photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol’s main purpose was to tarnish the images of ruling party leaders and activists and extort money by uploading fake information.
18 March 2021
Tipu Murder Case: No headway in 10 years
The trial of Sayeed Ahmed Tipu’s murder case did not make any headway in around a decade due to the prosecution’s failure to produce witnesses before court for their statements.
25 February 2021
He was killed to gag free speech
Writer-blogger Avijit Roy was killed to gag and discourage freedom of expression so that no one in the country can write or express themselves freely.
16 February 2021
DSA Case Against Journalist Kajol: Charged with ‘defaming ministers, MPs, leaders’
Investigators have charged photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol with circulating indecent, defamatory, objectionable and fake information about some ministers, lawmakers and top Jubo Mahila League leaders on Facebook.
11 February 2021
Blogger-Writer Killings: Wait now is for verdict in 6 other cases
Six other cases filed over the killings of secular bloggers, writers and LGBT rights activists are either awaiting verdict or under trial.
10 February 2021
Prompt to the call of duty
Last week in Shariatpur’s Dewbhog area, a woman, aged above 60, was seen lying on the cold concrete of the streets. She had been lying there for a few days, groaning in pain, yet nobody came to her aid, fearing she might be infected with Covid-19.
16 December 2020
Shahed’s Fraudulence: Cops sat on his warrants for 10yrs
Ten years have passed since a Dhaka court served two arrest warrants, including a conviction warrant, against Regent Group Chairman Md Shahed in a cheque bounce case, but police are yet to take any action in this regard, the prosecution alleges.
20 July 2020
Earnings of Bede dry up
The life of Bede community members in Shariatpur has come to a halt as they are prevented from earning their livelihood by roaming around localities amid fear of coronavirus spread.
29 March 2020
Killing of Dia, Rajib by Bus: Call for caution was ignored
The drivers of two Jabal-e-Noor Paribahan buses involved in the killing of two college students in 2018 were well aware of the high risk of driving down the ramp of a flyover.
1 December 2019
Circulating Nusrat Clip: Ex-OC Moazzem sentenced to 8 years in jail
A Dhaka court yesterday sentenced Moazzem Hossain, former officer-in-charge of Sonagazi police station, to eight years’ rigorous imprisonment for filming Nusrat Jahan Rafi’s statement and circulating the clip without her consent.
28 November 2019
Arrogance writ large
Unable to hear the judge clearly, accused Mizanur Rahman, 63, thought he had been given the death penalty. From the dock, he let out “Allahu Akbar” (Allah is the greatest) and called for the destruction of all “infidels”.
27 November 2019
Only regular students can participate: VC
Students of Jagannath University’s evening programmes cannot qualify as voters or candidates for the university’s Central Students’ Union election, authorities have said.
28 September 2019
Charges not framed even in 4 years
The charges in two graft cases against former state minister for housing and public works Abdul Mannan Khan and his wife Syeda Hasina Sultana could not be framed even in four years because of repeated time petitions.
25 May 2019
Beyond belief
On June 20 last year, police arrested two men -- Sonu and Rubel -- and recovered two knives from their possession from the capital’s Geneva camp in Mohammadpur. A third man named Rahi fled the scene, leaving a steel-made machete.
28 April 2019
Music Festival at Jagannath University comes to a close
A two-day music festival organised by the Music Department at Jagannath University (JnU), for the third consecutive year, came to a close yesterday.
21 March 2019
Justice continues to elude Parag, family
Six-year-old Parag made national headlines when he was abducted in broad daylight, leaving his mother, sister and driver of their car with gunshot injuries, right in front of his house in 2013.
18 March 2019