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
Extortion on rise ahead of Eid
With a brinjal-loaded truck, driver Sabuj Mia came to the capital’s Karwan Bazar kitchen market from Tangail’s Madhupur early Sunday.
3 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Road Accident Cases: Conviction in only 5pc cases
Hours after Ataul Islam died in a road crash on October 12 last year, his family filed a case against the driver hoping to get justice.
But Sub-inspector Riazul Islam got in the way.
26 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Yaba sneaking in thru’ couriers
An organised syndicate has been using courier services over the last one year to bring yaba pills to the capital from Cox’s Bazar as a new strategy for carrying the mad drug amid strict vigilance of law enforcers.
23 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Conning jobseekers with ‘one-stop service’
It operated like a one-stop service centre for jobseekers. All one needed to do was say what kind of employment they wanted. Even a recruitment test was unnecessary. The service provider would arrange the job and send the appointment letter to them.
19 May 2019, 18:00 PM
DB arrests gang of ‘honey-trappers’
In a shadow investigation of a car theft, detectives have unearthed a honey-trapping scam, in which a gang used to lure men with promise of a fling, before blackmailing them.
14 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Dodgy arms dealer detained
He has been running a licensed firearms shop in Chuadanga for the last nine years but official documents show he has not sold even a single firearm during the period.
5 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Teknaf Yaba Godfathers: Assets being sold to avert confiscation
As law enforcers are looking into the properties of 102 yaba godfathers and dealers who have surrendered, their families and paid agents are trying to sell off the assets fearing those would be confiscated.
23 April 2019, 18:00 PM
They prefer Sunday for robbery
Motin alias Moitta Dakat, the ringleader of a 50-member gang, had been conducting robbery for the past 20 years. He and his men broke into at least 100 households and looted many people at gunpoint during the time.
10 April 2019, 21:29 PM
Cops arrest 3 of a gang of bandits
Motin alias Moitta Dakat, ringleader of a 50-member bandit gang, has been in “robbery profession” for at least 20 years.
10 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Yaba Trade in Teknaf: Surrender has little impact
The surrender of 102 drug lords on February 16 now seems merely an eyewash as the yaba empire in Teknaf remains mostly intact with some of their family members and paid agents taking care of the illegal trade.
8 April 2019, 18:00 PM
The rise of the rogues
From political leaders to businessmen, fish traders to poultry farm owners and brickfield workers to tailors -- the professions of 102 yaba godfathers and dealers who surrendered to police on February 16 are as varied as their age.
5 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Crazy pills spill via new routes
A new strategy of yaba smuggling, involving fresh routes and hundi traders, has been at work since the surrender of 102 godfathers and dealers in Cox's Bazar in February.
4 April 2019, 18:00 PM
The island of ILLEGAL ARMS
The type of light guns put on display during the recent surrender of 102 narcos in Teknaf is easily available in Moheshkhali island, where illegal makeshift factories manufacture such firearms.
4 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Into the world of thieves
He told police that he was just a petty thief two years ago.
2 March 2019, 18:00 PM
43 godfathers still at large
Despite the surrender of 102 top narcos in Teknaf, yaba smuggling continues under the supervision of some listed godfathers and hundi traders who recently launched credit sales of the pink pills.
17 February 2019, 18:00 PM
102 narcos give themselves up
With one police jeep in front and another behind, four buses brought 102 yaba godfathers and dealers to Teknaf Model Primary School from Cox's Bazar Police Lines around 9:00am yesterday.
16 February 2019, 18:00 PM
100 yaba Godfathers, Dealers: Stage set for surrender today
For the first time in the country, around 100 yaba godfathers and dealers will surrender today at a formal programme in Teknaf, the entry point for the deadly drug from Myanmar.
15 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Yaba Smuggling in Cox's Bazar: 500 agents now take full control
A syndicate of around 500 paid agents and carriers, who once oversaw yaba smuggling on behalf of their godfathers and dealers, has now taken control of the trade in Teknaf and Ukhia, the entry points of the drug to Bangladesh.
13 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Crazy pills flying in
Yaba smugglers are now using air routes to carry the crazy pills to the capital from Teknaf, the gateway for the drugs to Bangladesh.
12 February 2019, 18:00 PM
YABA, CHARITY hand in glove?
The other side of Abdur Rahman Bodi, widely known as a yaba godfather, is quite intriguing. The former Awami League lawmaker has been spending roughly Tk 19 crore per annum for the last three years on distributing rice among 56,000 poor people in Teknaf every month.
10 February 2019, 18:00 PM