She left Bangladesh with hope; returned pregnant and broken
4 June 2026, 00:36 AM
A woman's journey to Saudi Arabia, arranged through a broker, spiralled into alleged trafficking, forced labour, sexual exploitation and imprisonment
4 June 2026, 00:36 AM
Human trafficking: When cases end in compromise, not conviction
25 April 2026, 00:00 AM
After filing a case in 2020 accusing 14 people of trafficking his son to Libya and extorting money through torture, Mannan Munshi saw it move to trial and pass through years of hearings -- only to collapse before charges were framed.
25 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Chasing European dream, fraught with danger
20 April 2026, 00:00 AM
For more than a year, Shakil Ahmed from Sunamganj Sadar survived in Libya on a single meal a day -- a piece of hard, stale bread; some vegetables; and half a litre of water.
20 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Opinion / Fuelling the fire: How greedy hoarders deepen panic for a windfall
11 April 2026, 18:22 PM
Illegal stockpiling, smuggling and rumours of shortage expose deeper market manipulation
11 April 2026, 18:22 PM
Labour market: Govt looks to Malaysia amid Gulf slowdown
5 April 2026, 05:48 AM
The ongoing war involving the US, Israel, and Iran has slowed Bangladesh’s labour market in the Middle East, particularly in Saudi Arabia, prompting the government to prioritise reopening Malaysia and explore alternative destinations to sustain overseas employment and remittance flows.
5 April 2026, 05:48 AM
Dreams of Europe end in saltwater
30 March 2026, 02:48 AM
For months, Sajidur Rahman’s family hoped the 28-year-old would reach Europe and change their fortunes.
30 March 2026, 02:48 AM
18 Bangladeshis killed in perilous voyage to Greece: State minister
29 March 2026, 13:15 PM
Survivors taken to hospitals or detention centres, he says
29 March 2026, 13:15 PM
CID brings back $3.62m sent abroad thru’ fraud
29 March 2026, 02:02 AM
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has recovered around $3.622 million that was collected from people and siphoned abroad through the MTFE scam.
29 March 2026, 02:02 AM
Forced Into Prostitution In Dubai: CID to seek Interpol help to nab traffickers
The syndicate that has been trafficking thousands of Bangladeshi girls for last eight years and forcing them into sex work is also involved in trafficking girls from India and Pakistan. It’s Indian and Pakistani members trafficked the girls to Dubai.
13 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Fake Notes Before Eid Syndicates active again
Once again, ahead of Eid-ul-Azha when huge sales of sacrificial animals take place across the country, counterfeit note forgery syndicates have targeted the cattle markets like they do every year.
11 July 2020, 18:00 PM
1,000 listed as human traffickers
Investigators are working to track down local human traffickers who along with different transnational syndicates send people abroad alluring them with promises of a better future.
11 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Police admin brings change to organogram after new SP-rank officials assigned posts
With the recent creation of 215 superintendents of police (SP) rank posts, different police units have reorganised their structure by brining a change to the organogram.
5 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Missing girl found after 7 years
She was around 11-year-old when she first came to Dhaka in 2012 to work as a domestic help from Dinajpur.
4 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Drug traders rear head as movement restrictions ease
The pandemic is leaving an adverse impact on almost every sector, but when it comes to drug smuggling, Covid-19 has just been a reason to come up with newer, more innovative ideas and techniques.
4 July 2020, 18:00 PM
‘Perfect cover’ for crime
With wearing masks in public becoming compulsory to prevent the spread of Covid-19, criminals are also utilising the situation making it difficult for the law enforcers to identify them through CCTV footage.
2 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Fire Service: Divers stretched to their limits
A diver has to take a break for about three hours after working under water for an hour.
1 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Armed police battalions take charge of Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar
Two special police battalions, formed to ensure security of Rohingyas, have finally taken over the responsibility to ensure law and order inside the refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar.
1 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Launch capsize: Thousands throng Sadarghat amid fear of Covid-19 infection
Ignoring health directives to contain the spread of Covid-19, several thousands of people thronged the Sadarghat area today to witness the rescue operations of the launch capsize.
29 June 2020, 12:38 PM
Phone theft racket active in city: CID
They mostly worked in small groups -- around three to four persons in each one.
28 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Fake Covid Reports: Cops track down dozen syndicates
While the coronavirus itself is a cause for grave concern in the country, some people are out there making business by putting others at further risk of infection by selling fake Covid-19 certificates.
24 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Unauthorised masks, hand sanitisers galore in markets
Amid growing demand of face masks and sanitisers, unscrupulous producers and contractors are pushing unauthorised and off-brand products into the markets, raising alarm about public health and safety.
21 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Covid-19 Cases: Recovery rate 56pc at police hospitals
Amidst the gloomy mood of the coronavirus pandemic, a beacon of light can be found in the recovery rate of Bangladesh Police members, who got infected with the virus while working as frontliners during the countrywide shutdown.
20 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Smugglers using courier services to get narcotics to Dhaka: Rab
Taking advantage of lax monitoring and thin presence of public transport amid the Covid-19 outbreak, smugglers are allegedly using courier services to send narcotics from bordering districts to Dhaka.
16 June 2020, 13:23 PM
Murdered in Libya: Cops to seek Interpol help to nab traffickers
Police suspect as many as 120 people were involved in the trafficking of 38 Bangladeshis -- of whom 26 were killed by criminals on May 28 -- to Libya in the last two years.
13 June 2020, 18:00 PM
United Hospital: Doctor, 2 nurses left soon after fire started
Rather than taking any step to take the Covid-19 patients to safety and douse the fire at the United Hospital’s isolation unit, an on-duty doctor and two nurses left the spot. Only a cleaner tried to fight the fire, but his efforts went in vain, leaving five patients dead.
12 June 2020, 18:00 PM
On duty doctor, nurses fled Covid-19 unit after fire broke out at United Hospital
The doctor and two nurses who were on duty at the isolation unit for coronavirus patients at United Hospital fled from the scene soon after the fire broke out, handing over the responsibility of patients’ lives to a cleaner, says a police investigation report.
12 June 2020, 07:19 AM
9 local rings in league with int’l traffickers
Transnational human traffickers used the United Arab Emirates as a major transit point to send Bangladeshi job-seekers to Libya via Amman, according to officials of the Detective Branch of police.
7 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Watch out for new style of theft
An unsuspecting entrepreneur. A mode of transport. Accomplices in the crowd.
These are the three ingredients being used for a brand new method of theft in Dhaka.
24 May 2020, 12:07 PM