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
4 killed in chemical warehouse fire in city
Haunted by the fear of deadly fires caused by chemical warehouses in Old Dhaka, Maidul Alam Akash’s family rented a flat in Armanitola’s Musa Mansion seven years ago mainly because the building housed no chemical warehouses.
23 April 2021
Mugging, extortion increased last year
Mugging and extortion marked a sharp rise last year from 2019, although the country saw a fall in overall crime incidents during the same period.
19 April 2021
Reign of fear in Faridpur
Their names had become synonymous with fear.
2 April 2021
Justice for Tonu: 5 yrs on, no ray of hope for her family
Her parents left no stone unturned to help her become what she wanted to be: an artist. Sohagi Jahan Tonu had a natural knack for acting, and she would often sing and dance in theater plays.
19 March 2021
Where vehicles die
With all four tyres deflated and almost half of each wheel sunk into the ground, one could hardly tell that it is a Toyota Corona Exiv. The car has no windows, not even the front or back windscreens.
18 March 2021
Taqi Murder in Narayanganj: Eight years’ probe yields nothing
Rownak Rehana routinely dusts the trophies her son had won in different competitions and the books he used to read.
5 March 2021
Mighty shelter for thug brothers
Former Faridpur Awami League leader Sajjad Hossain alias Barkat and his brother Imtiaz Hasan alias Rubel amassed Tk 2,535.11 crore beyond their known sources of income, a CID probe has found.
3 March 2021
Pilkhana Mutiny Anniversary: Make probe reports public
The family members of 2009 Pilkhana massacre victims say they are still in the dark about the reasons behind such a bloodshed and who masterminded the killing of so many people.
24 February 2021
He was killed to gag free speech
Writer-blogger Avijit Roy was killed to gag and discourage freedom of expression so that no one in the country can write or express themselves freely.
16 February 2021
PBI Report on Militancy: Suspects slipped out
It was on July 29, 2011.
14 February 2021
Blogger-Writer Killings: Wait now is for verdict in 6 other cases
Six other cases filed over the killings of secular bloggers, writers and LGBT rights activists are either awaiting verdict or under trial.
10 February 2021
Jonny’s Murder in Custody: Fugitive convict ‘selling drugs’ in Pallabi
Five months have passed since the delivery of the verdict in the case filed over the murder of Ishtiaque Hossain Jonny in police custody, but two convicts are still eluding arrest.
8 February 2021
Sub-Inspectors, Constables: PHQ to revamp their recruitment process
Men under the height of 5 feet 6 inches and women under 5 feet 4 inches will not be able to qualify for the post of sub-inspector as some changes in the recruitment criteria for the lower tier of police force is in the offing.
1 February 2021
Councillor Rajib may own more assets than thought
As investigation into the money laundering case against Dhaka city ward councillor Tarequzzamqn Rajib nears completion, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has found a previously undiscovered duplex house owned by him and Tk 1.46 crore deposited in his bank account.
31 January 2021
Evidence Preservation at Police Stations: It’s a mess in Maalkhanas
At first glance, it looked like piles of trash jumbled together.
15 January 2021
Rape Case Investigation: Delays put justice at risk
Two schoolgirls lost their way back home in the capital’s Badda from an outing on the night of February 8 last year. Wandering on the road for a few hours, they came across one Emon Hossain.
2 January 2021
Trial of Robbery Cases: Most offenders go unpunished
It was a robbery that caused quite a sensation in Manikganj almost 15 years ago.
11 December 2020
Hefajat Mayhem 2013: Govt moves to resume probe
The government is resuming the long-stalled investigations into 62 cases filed over the mayhem by thousands of Hefajat activists in the capital and elsewhere in May 2013.
4 December 2020
Beat policing gaining popularity in rural areas
Anguished and fed-up by her husband’s frequent torture, Farida Begum lodged a complaint with the newly established beat police office at her union in Satkhira’s Debhata upazila in mid-October.
4 December 2020
Yaba flows in as drives lose steam
The anti-narcotics drive, particularly against yaba, has lost momentum since the killing of Maj (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan in police firing in Teknaf four months ago, resulting in an increase in the availability of the crazy pills in the capital and elsewhere.
1 December 2020