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
Frightening phone calls
Traders in Dhaka's Kachukhet area get ‘death sentence’ over phone if they dare turn down the demand of the caller. Many listed criminals are demanding and taking extortion money from businessmen and traders in some parts of the city, police say.
17 May 2019
8 days in jail for crime he knew nothing about
Suddenly one day, he came to know that he has a second wife. He was also told he even tortured that woman for her father’s failure to pay him Tk 1 lakh in dowry.
Sazzadul Haque, executive director of Barishal-based Zam-Zam Nursing Institute, was in utter shock and disbelief when he was told
16 May 2019
Dhaka streets to come under electronic traffic surveillance
Traffic police are going for centralised and remote monitoring of traffic rule violations in the capital from June, with around 100 specialised close-circuit cameras being installed on 28km stretch of roads between Abdullahpur of Uttara and Kajla of Jatrabari.
15 May 2019
Cold case cracked
In late March, 2017, police recovered the decapitated body of a woman in a secluded area near Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. They had no clue about the identity of the victim or who killed her in such a brutal way.
3 May 2019
Feni Madrasa Principal: He enjoyed impunity
Despite some serious allegations against him in the past, the now arrested Feni madrasa Principal Siraj Uddoula managed to hold his post with protection from about a dozen influential locals, including some Awami League leaders.
12 April 2019
Tortured in Libya
Mominur Islam had paid Tk 3 lakh to some manpower brokers in Naogaon to go to Malaysia as a worker.
22 March 2019
With a little help
Life was not kind to Shajenur Begum, a member of the 'Bede' (a nomadic ethnic group) community in Savar, when she had to make a living off snake-charming and selling amulets.
17 March 2019
A never-ending probe
“Investigation is going on.”
This is what officials say every year when journalists contact them for comments on the anniversary of Taqi murder. And six years have passed this way.
5 March 2019
Biman plane was hit by two bullets
The Boeing 737-800 Biman aircraft, which Polash Ahmed reportedly tried to hijack on Sunday, will resume operations within eight to ten days, Civil Aviation Secretary Mohibul Haque said yesterday.
27 February 2019
Biman Hijack Bid: 'It was a toy gun'
It was a toy gun, not a real one, the suspect was carrying during a plane hijack bid on Sunday, and there were no explosives inside the flight either, a top government official involved in probing the incident told The Daily Star yesterday.
26 February 2019
No red flags raised
Polash Ahmed, who attempted to hijack a Biman flight to Dubai on Sunday, boarded the plane at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport without raising any flags at the security checkpoints.
25 February 2019
Silent extortion rife in hills
Several armed groups allegedly affiliated with regional political parties in the hill tracts are extorting money from businessmen and contractors, locals said.
19 February 2019
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
Break the link
IGP Mohammad Javed Patwary yesterday ordered the police officials to re-intensify the countrywide anti-narcotics drive.
7 February 2019
Cops want land, a fleet of choppers
Police high-ups yesterday placed before the home minister a host of demands that include land allocation for the force and appointment of police officials to the key posts, including that of the director general, at the passport department.
5 February 2019
Cops place flurry of demands
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday gave her nod to all the demands placed before her on the opening day of the Police Week yesterday.
4 February 2019
Medal galore for police personnel
All 80 police officials holding commanding posts in divisions, districts and metropolitan areas, along with their 269 colleagues, are getting prestigious police medals this year.
29 January 2019
Police draw up long list of demands
Police officials are likely to come up with a list of demands in the upcoming Police Week to be held from February 4-8.
22 January 2019
Mass promotion for cops sought
Buoyed by the recent in-situ or supernumerary promotion in large numbers, the police sent the government another list of 280 officials, ranging from superintendent of police to additional inspector general, for promotion.
18 January 2019
Extortionists feast on Mirpur footpaths
An estimated Tk 50 to 60 lakh is extorted monthly from street vendors at Mirpur-10 roundabout and adjoining places, and the control over the easy money sometimes leads to clashes among the beneficiaries.
8 January 2019