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
Survivors now worry about future
Two months ago, her husband fractured his leg in an accident on his way home from Dhaka to Rupganj.
11 July 2021
It’s murder, not accident
The fire that killed 51 employees of a food processing factory in Narayanganj was not a bolt from the blue for the owners who, according to police, knew such a disaster was imminent but chose to do nothing.
10 July 2021
Air heaviest with reek of death
The air was heavy with the stench of death. The smell of burnt plastic, packaging papers, and other factory materials was still lingering.
10 July 2021
Trapped, they die in fire
At least 49 workers and staffers died in a fire at a Narayanganj factory as they were trapped on the third floor with its lone exit locked when the blaze engulfed the building on Thursday.
9 July 2021
Living in the memories of loved ones
Sami lost his father a year ago.
30 June 2021
Cruelties rising in chaotic time
Incidents of brutalities have increased alarmingly in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country in recent months with killing, sexual abuse and torture becoming rampant.
26 June 2021
Run-up to Lockdown: Madness, again
The same old pictures of thousands of people leaving the capital have returned as the country braces for another lockdown.
26 June 2021
‘She kept traffickers in sync’
Once a victim of human trafficking, Nodi Akter became a trafficker herself and worked as a coordinator between traffickers in India, Malaysia and UAE.
22 June 2021
Trafficking victim lost her baby in the womb
A few months after she was trafficked to India and forced into sex work, 18-year-old Sania, not her real name, found out that she was pregnant.
20 June 2021
Cybercrimes against women rampant
Taking advantage of the naivety of some young women and children, cybercriminals are using social media to exploit, expose, blackmail, bully, and even traffic them in astonishing numbers.
17 June 2021
Snare of Bigo Live runs deep
A 40-year-old reputed businessperson joined Bigo Live, a video streaming app, a year ago and spent around Tk 26 lakh on young women, who lured him through live streaming.
13 June 2021
Trafficked by husband into India for Tk 40k
Two years ago, when she was 18, Tania (not her real name) married Jahidul Islam Rony, 27, a conductor of a city bus.
Their days were passing well until she discovered that her husband was a drug addict and irregular in his job.
11 June 2021
Raped, assaulted, locked up in foreign land
Many cannot even imagine the brutalities an 18-year-old girl endured for more than two months.
6 June 2021
Human Trafficking: Tales of horror unravelling
A woman, devastated, is sitting on a bed with two others. There are bruises and injury marks on her legs, face and other parts of her body. Bloodstains can be seen on the bed sheet.
31 May 2021
Human Trafficking to India: Young female TikTok users targeted
Saima [not her real name], 15, led a regular teenage life of this generation, making videos on popular mobile app TikTok, before she was trafficked to India with the promise of a better job.
29 May 2021
Sexual Assault on Girl: 5 Bangladeshis arrested in Bengaluru
Police in the Indian city of Bengaluru said they arrested five Bangladeshis, four men and a woman, yesterday over the rape and torture of a young woman who they also believed to be from Bangladesh.
27 May 2021
Pandemic curbs only on paper
The restrictions to contain the spread of Covid-19 remain only on paper as there is little enforcement by government agencies to control public movement and plying of vehicles.
21 May 2021
Home-goers unstoppable
The ban on inter-district buses and restrictions on public movement could not stop the mad rush of homebound people, as thousands made arduous journeys yesterday to celebrate the Eid with their loved ones amid the pandemic.
11 May 2021
Home rush set to get madder still
Be it on the highways or on ferries, people’s desperate rush to go to their home towns for Eid only heightened yesterday, despite mounting difficulties.
10 May 2021
Virus scare lost in home rush
As Eid draws nearer, people desperate to go back to their home districts have continued to leave Dhaka despite all difficulties and while ignoring the restrictions the government imposed to curb the spread of Covid-19.
9 May 2021