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Shariful Islam

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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
Hridoy July Uprising Martyr

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
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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
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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
Shapla Chattar crackdown case update

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
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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
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‘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
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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
money laundering

‘They laundered Tk 46cr thru MFS’

Ten businessmen and shop owners, and a Saudi expatriate laundered over Tk 46.02 crore abroad through a Chattogram-based bKash distribution house, mostly to pay for various goods they imported illegally, finds a CID investigation.
4 May 2023
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Quick work visa for right amount of bribe

A syndicate of seven Bangladeshi recruitment agencies reportedly sent Tk 154 crore to Saudi Arabia as bribe for two  diplomats who used to work at the Saudi embassy in Dhaka. In return, a huge number of work visas were issued for Bangladeshi migration-seekers, revealed an investigation by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). 
5 April 2023
Arav Khan

2018 Cop Murder: Rabiul linked in every way

Though Rabiul Islam alias Arav Khan on a recent Facebook live claimed that he was not involved in the 2018 killing of a cop, the police probe report made some shocking revelations regarding his complicity.  
23 March 2023
Arrest Symbol

Garment Theft Ring: From ‘mastermind’ to ‘accused no 7’

Md Shahed alias Sayeed was arrested in September 2021 after police found his involvement in the theft of readymade garment products from goods-laden lorries on their way to the Chattogram port for shipment.
19 March 2023
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‘He hooked me with promises of stardom’

Says young man who landed in jail pretending to be Rabiul
18 March 2023
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Bringing back Arav will take time and cooperation of UAE, India: experts

There are two ways to bring back the accused. One is through a cooperation between India and the UAE authorities, and the other through coordinated efforts by Interpol.
17 March 2023
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Murder accused now a jeweller in Dubai

A man accused of killing a policeman in Bangladesh launched a jeweller’s in Dubai yesterday.
15 March 2023
Arav Khan

Owner of Dubai's Arav Jewellers is fugitive accused in cop murder case

The jewellery store is set to be inaugurated by Bangladesh cricket superstar Shakib Al Hasan in Dubai today
15 March 2023
Gulistan blast: Rajuk doesn’t know whether building design was approved

Siddikbazar Building: 3 designs seized, only 1 had approval

The owner of the ill-fated seven-storey building in Siddikbazar constructed its basement and the two top floors without approval from Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha, detectives have said.
10 March 2023
Wait for justice frozen in time

Wait for justice frozen in time

One year into the brutal murder of Tanwir Muhammad Taqi, Rab said it had cracked the murder mystery, identified the killers and even prepared a draft probe report.
6 March 2023
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4 narsingdi AL men: ‘Picked up’ 6 years back, no trace yet

It has been almost six years since four Awami League men disappeared after police allegedly picked them up from a village in Raipura, Narsingdi.
4 March 2023
Naming Ctg, Cox’s Bazar drug-prone zone raises fears about tourism

Plan to tag Ctg, Cox’s Bazar as drug-prone zone raises fears about tourism

It will also send a negative message to other countries and discourage foreign tourists from visiting Bangladesh's prime tourist destinations, the tour operators said
2 March 2023

Was political rivalry the reason?

The massive popularity of Narsingdi’s Shibpur Upazila Parishad Chairman Harunur Rashid Khan and the possibility of him contesting in the next general election might be reasons behind Saturday’s gun attack on him.
26 February 2023
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It’s hard to trust anyone these days

Mujibur Rahman and his family were eagerly preparing for his daughter’s and his niece’s wedding in Madaripur’s Shibchar.
23 February 2023
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Rampal Power Plant: There’s no stopping the thieves!

It seems nothing can stop organised criminal gangs from stealing machines, materials and different kinds of equipment from Bagerhat’s Rampal coal-based thermal power plant.
21 February 2023
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Bandarban’s Thanchi: Rab arrests 17 militants after daylong gunfight

Rapid Action Battalion arrested 17 members of newly formed militant outfit Jama’atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya and three members of Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) following a daylong gunfight in Bandarban’s Thanchi upazila yesterday.
7 February 2023
Uttara of Dhaka

Abandoned, left to starve

A woman and her 10-year-old twin daughters, who were rescued in critical condition from their flat in the capital’s Uttara early yesterday, had not eaten for at least four days.
7 February 2023
money laundering

Tk 2,000cr laundering: Fresh CID probe finds 30 involved

The Criminal Investigation Department has found involvement of at least 30 people in laundering Tk 2,000 crore while investigating a case filed against two Faridpur brothers Sajjad Hossain Barkat and Imtiaz Hasan Rubel. 
6 February 2023
Jama'atul Ansar

‘Biggest militant threat’ country has ever faced

Jama’atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya posed a bigger security threat than any militant outfit ever did, law enforcers said.
31 January 2023
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Terror Training: Two ‘missing’ men left for CHT hills, not Afghanistan

Two young men -- Shibbir Ahmed and Abdur Razzak -- went missing from Sylhet in March 2021. Their families have never heard from them since.
27 January 2023

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