Eid journey smooth, fare hike sours joy
26 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Dhaka saw a comparatively smooth start to the Eid-ul-Azha homebound exodus yesterday, with hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers leaving the capital without major hardship or severe traffic congestion on the first day of the seven-day government holiday.
26 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Over 95% of apparel factories pay April salaries
26 May 2026, 00:00 AM
More than 95 percent of factories across garment and textile associations paid April salaries ahead of Eid-ul-Azha as of yesterday evening, according to Industrial Police (IP) data.
26 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Questions at the ICT: Bribery claim, Facebook post and a replaced CCTV drive
31 March 2026, 19:51 PM
A committee is examining misconduct allegations after a prosecutor claimed an accused’s wife entered a colleague’s chamber with a bag of money, but the relevant CCTV hard drive was replaced
31 March 2026, 19:51 PM
‘A big business for some people’: ICT chief prosecutor on July uprising cases
31 March 2026, 12:55 PM
Aminul Islam warns those filing false or motivated cases would face legal action
31 March 2026, 12:55 PM
‘Let my mother know I am here’
6 March 2026, 00:00 AM
A haunting message scrawled on the wall of a secret detention cell has revealed the grim reality of enforced disappearances, a survivor told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday.
6 March 2026, 00:00 AM
Bombs or gravel? Defence challenges ICT Chief Prosecutor Tajul’s earlier claim
14 December 2025, 15:37 PM
Dispute over alleged time bombs surfaces during charge hearing in enforced disappearance case
14 December 2025, 15:37 PM
‘Amar shonar Bangla’: Palak sings from prison van as cameras roll
8 December 2025, 14:44 PM
National anthem stunt at International Crimes Tribunal premises goes viral
8 December 2025, 14:44 PM
Hasina sentenced to death
17 November 2025, 18:14 PM
ICT also hands down capital punishment to ex-home boss Asaduzzaman; ex-IGP Mamun, who turned a state witness, given 5yrs
17 November 2025, 18:14 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
Half win stares at a full loss
The threat of terrorism is far from over and done with.
30 June 2021, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
Reign of fear in Faridpur
Their names had become synonymous with fear.
2 April 2021, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM