Inside house of horror
2 August 2026
From the outside, the ageing two-storey building inside the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab)-1 headquarters in Uttara appears almost idyllic.
2 August 2026
Martyr of July uprising: Son they never got to bury
28 July 2026
Police shot him at point-blank on the final day of the July uprising, then made his body disappear, stripping his elderly parents of the chance to bury their only son, secure timely justice, and receive the state compensation that could have lifted them from crushing poverty.
28 July 2026
Akramul killing: Formal charges pressed against Hasina, 10 others
27 July 2026
For eight years, justice remained beyond the reach of former Teknaf municipality councillor Akramul Haque’s family.
27 July 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
8 Uprising ICT cases: Prosecution to charge several AL veterans
10 July 2026
The prosecution at the International Crimes Tribunal is set to file charges against around two dozen suspects, including several Awami League veterans, in eight cases over crimes against humanity committed during the July uprising in 2024.
10 July 2026
Police seek new names, wider roles for ATU, CTTC
4 July 2026
Bangladesh Police has proposed renaming its specialised counterterrorism agency, the Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU), and expanding its mandate to cover broader internal security and national stability, prompting concerns among serving officers that the move could dilute its core counterterrorism mission.
4 July 2026
‘Not everything is a crime against humanity’
4 July 2026
From century-old clan rivalries over local dominance to rape allegations and professional disputes, the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has been receiving numerous complaints that fall outside its core mandate.
4 July 2026
Inu sentenced to 10 years for crimes against humanity
1 July 2026
The International Crimes Tribunal-2 yesterday sentenced JSD President Hasanul Haq Inu to three concurrent terms of 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment for crimes against humanity.
1 July 2026
Fire service to get major overhaul
The government is all set to increase manpower and other capacities of Fire Service and Civil Defense to modernise the service-oriented organisation in the wake of growing demand.
1 September 2021
A principal mired in corruption
With each passing day, his irregularities became more unbridled and brazen.
24 August 2021
10 Absconding Convicts in Aug 21 Case : CID moves to seek Interpol red notice
The CID will write to the National Central Bureau of the Police Headquarters to get the Interpol to issue red notices for 10 absconding convicts of the August 21 grenade attack case.
19 August 2021
PHQ wants taller cadre officers
The Police Headquarters has recently proposed new specified heights for men and women to qualify as BCS police cadres as the authority wants its officers to be taller.
17 August 2021
PHQ revamps recruitment process
With a view to making the recruitment of constables transparent and free of corruption, the Police Headquarters has overhauled the recruitment procedure ahead of hiring 5,000 individuals in the posts in 64 districts.
16 August 2021
JMB’s Know-how on Explosives: Despite crackdowns, no dearth of experts
Crackdowns on militant hideouts broke down JMB’s networks time and again since its emergence in Bangladesh, but the drives could hardly stop the banned outfit’s endeavour to carry through explosive know-how.
11 August 2021
Salary, Eid Bonus of 38 SPS: Uncertainty over payment of dues goes
Thirty-eight SPs, who had gone without Eid bonuses or any salary for the last two months due to complications over their posting in Rab, will finally get their salaries as they were attached to Police Headquarters last week.
30 July 2021
Hunt on for key Neo-JMB bomb expert
Ismail Hasan Furkan, the key explosives expert and trainer of Neo-JMB, is at the top of the law enforcers’ wanted list as he continues to make most of its members efficient in producing bombs.
29 July 2021
Currency counterfeiters on the prowl around Eid
Money counterfeiting gangs are active again ahead of Eid-ul-Azha as it is relatively easier for them to circulate fake notes in cattle markets, according to law enforcers.
18 July 2021
Rowmari yaba route rings alarm
In the last two years, Rowmari upazila of Kurigram -- which borders the northeastern Indian states of Assam and Meghalaya -- has emerged as a new gateway for yaba pills from Myanmar.
16 July 2021
Neo-JMB wanted to make den in Bandarban
Kawsar Hossain, an explosive expert of the IS inspired militant outfit Neo-JMB, tried to build a militant den in the hilly area of Bandarban to establish links with militants in nearby Myanmar’s Arakan.
12 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
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
Lockdown Detainees: Crammed in vans, at risk of catching Covid
People arrested for defying the ongoing lockdown are being taken to courts in packed prison vans, raising their chances of contracting Covid-19 and spreading it to their families.
8 July 2021
Violating Lockdown: Detainees mostly poor, now prey to court frauds
Morzina Begum was waiting anxiously outside the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court in Dhaka Tuesday morning. Her younger son, Mohammad Hasan, was arrested by Hazaribagh police Monday night for being out during the lockdown.
7 July 2021
Rape, Murder of O-Level Student in Dhaka: No progress in probe in six months
Investigation into the rape and murder of an O-level student in Dhaka's Kalabagan is yet to be completed even over six months after the incident that sparked a huge public outcry.
2 July 2021
Half win stares at a full loss
The threat of terrorism is far from over and done with.
30 June 2021
Vicious cycle on with drug cases rising
Twelve years ago, a case was first filed against Kamal after he was arrested with 10 yaba pills.
29 May 2021
CID to press charges for trafficking, not murder
Nearly two years after investigating the cases filed for trafficking and killing of 26 Bangladeshi migrants in Libya, the CID is mulling to submit charge sheet only for the human trafficking charges in a month, keeping the murder charges pending.
18 May 2021
Govt to set up rehabs in 7 divisions
The government has taken up a project to construct seven 200-bed drug addiction treatment and rehabilitation centres in seven divisions, under the Department of Narcotics (DNC).
8 May 2021