July uprising survivors: The wounds that nothing can heal
19 July 2026
On August 5, 2024, then a 16-year-old ninth-grader Al Amin Hossain joined thousands of protesters outside BRAC University.
19 July 2026
10 killings a day fuel concerns over law and order
16 June 2026
Analysts say illegal firearms, weak policing, and the return of top criminals after the 2024 political changeover are driving the violence.
16 June 2026
100 days of BNP government / Few gains to show on law and order
4 June 2026
Before the February election, the BNP vowed to restore law and order and ensure public safety if voted to office.
4 June 2026
Wave of grisly murders fuels safety fears
21 May 2026
1,142 murder cases filed in four months; large number of children among victims
21 May 2026
213 assaults on law enforcers in four months
14 May 2026
Three Rab members in plainclothes went to Brahmanbaria’s Nabinagar on Monday to gather intelligence as part of their routine work, but they ended up being held hostage by a criminal gang.
14 May 2026
Extortion and grabbing plague Kalyanpur slum
11 May 2026
Several groups, some claiming links to the ruling party, have allegedly been involved in grabbing shops and slum houses, as well as extortion and intimidation, in the Kalyanpur Porabosti slum area of Dhaka.
11 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
Geneva Camp: Drug trade thrives despite crackdowns
25 April 2026
A few yards away from the rear gate of Geneva Camp in Mohammadpur, several men were selling heroin, cannabis and yaba in broad daylight. Holding polybags full of narcotics, they called out to potential buyers as pedestrians walked past.
25 April 2026
Fire Disasters: Counterfeit wires, cables wreak havoc
In the heart of Old Dhaka’s Nawabpur, a 20ft-by-30ft room houses a handful of machinery.
13 March 2023
Extortion Case: Rab clears 8 students
Rab has cleared eight Mirpur students of any wrongdoing and said the complainant of the extortion case had delivered “incorrect information”.
12 March 2023
'What should we do now?'
Fire service officials paused the rescue operation around 5:30pm after the blast-ravaged building in Gulistan's Siddik Bazar was declared "highly risky"
8 March 2023
‘Please get him back...My mother is waiting...’
Just 10 days ago Md Suman, 21, a migrant worker, returned home from Qatar for a four-month holiday.
7 March 2023
‘We lost father within 33 days of losing sister’
Abdul Mannan was working as an office assistant at a company named "New Generation Company" at a building in the Science Laboratory area this morning. Suddenly there was a loud explosion and the building partially collapsed.
5 March 2023
Sagar-Runi Murder: Solve case or admit failure
Family members of the victims are now demanding that the Rab either solve the case quickly or admit their failure and hand over the investigation to another agency.
11 February 2023
Authorise the PHQ to punish, promote SPs
Police officials yesterday demanded that the government authorise the Police Headquarters to investigate the SP-level officers and determine their transfers and promotions instead of the home ministry.
7 January 2023
Burn cases surge amid winter chill
On a chilly winter night, 18-year-old Sonia Begum from Bhola’s Lalmohan upazila was sitting by a fire in order to warm her body. Suddenly, the edge of her dress caught fire.
6 January 2023
Second-hand clothes their only refuge
Jahirul Islam works as a nightguard at a Karwan Bazar building. A sweater, which he brought several years ago, was all he had to protect himself from the bone-chilling winter cold.
6 January 2023
Probe reports on DB raid: More questions than answers
Police submitted two contradictory probe reports before a Dhaka court in a case filed over the “confiscation” of fake bank notes from a hotel in Paltan in 2016.
20 December 2022
Sanctions on Rab ‘worked like a tonic’
US sanctions on the Rapid Action Battalion “worked like a tonic”, rights activists said yesterday as the number of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances dropped significantly in the last year.
10 December 2022
A month after Fardin’s murder: Family waits for closure with no hope in sight
The books he used to read, the shirts he used to wear, the bed he used to sleep in and the prizes he won are constant reminders of Fardin.
4 December 2022
Mystery still shrouds Fardin’s death
Failing to get any evidence of murder during the month-long investigation, Detective Brach of police is now also looking into whether Buet student Fardin Noor Parash was killed in an accident, or whether he committed suicide.
3 December 2022
Mugging on the rise
Law enforcers have started special drives against snatchers amid a rise in mugging incidents in the capital recently.
22 October 2022
One fraudster, 60 cases, 36 warrants
He was a local correspondent for a national newspaper, in addition to working for a local newspaper during his student days. In 2003, the man opened an organisation called “Janata Multipurpose Cooperative Society” at his area in Kushtia.
19 October 2022
Errant cops: Leniency lends them impunity
Complaints about police’s involvement in various crimes continue to pile up thanks to lenient disciplinary measures that embolden errant cops, say criminologists and legal experts.
4 October 2022
Tortured by cops, deprived of justice
Three years back, a fateful night turned his life upside down.
1 October 2022
One gang, 500 burglaries
The first step of the operation: recce flats and apartments in different areas. Once the lights are turned off, the real action begins.
29 September 2022
A rare move in investigation
Milon Hossain wanted to send his unemployed 21-year-old son Riaz abroad so that he could make a better living there. The father-son duo arranged with one Al Amin that he would send Riaz to South Africa in exchange for Tk 3 lakh.
25 September 2022
Senior cop in Ramna area: Is beating his only duty?
One senior cop in Dhaka has reportedly developed a habit of turning a peaceful gathering into a bloodied one, as witnessed in several events over a few months.
10 September 2022