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
Airport Road’s 2 U-loops built spending Tk 3cr two years ago, demolished for BRT work
The U-loops on Dhaka’s Airport Road might be a perfect example of how public money is spent on arbitrary projects.
11 March 2022
9 Years of Taqi murder: A charge sheet taking forever
Almost a year after the brutal murder of Tanwir Muhammad Taqi, the draft of a Rab probe report got leaked in the media, revealing the involvement of 11 people, including Ajmeri Osman, in the killing.
5 March 2022
No mandatory dope tests at the moment
The government move to make dope tests mandatory for all public and private recruitment as well as university admissions will take some time to implement, as necessary rules of the narcotics act are yet to be enacted, due to lack of sufficient test facilities.
4 March 2022
Is Harris really dead?
The National Central Bureau at the police headquarters has asked CID to investigate whether Harris Chowdhury, former BNP leader and fugitive convict in the August 21 grenade attack case, is dead.
11 February 2022
Doing everything necessary for police: Home Minister
Police high-ups yesterday placed before the home minister a slew of demands, including a separate division for them at the ministry and upgrade of the IGP’s rank to that of a four-star general.
27 January 2022
Set up dedicated cybercrime unit
Police high-ups yesterday started discussing with their chief a list of over 100 demands, including a replacement of long-barrel firearms with short arms for on-duty policemen, and the establishment of an independent cyber unit and a cyber and IT training academy to cope with rising cybercrimes.
26 January 2022
NEO-JMB: Financier now allowed to travel abroad
Despite restrictions after her arrest, Dhaka’s Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal ordered the police to unblock the passport of Humaira Zakir Nabila, chief a “sister department” of Neo-JMB and it’s financier.
11 January 2022
Nightmare on Rokeya Sarani: Poor maintenance, construction to blame
Large potholes, contraflow lanes, overflowing drains and long tailbacks make the commute through the capital’s Begum Rokeya Sarani an exercise in patience.
20 December 2021
Bedlam at Dhaka airport
Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport has been nothing short of a travellers’ nightmare for over a week.
18 December 2021
Theft gang brought to justice
The Detective Branch of police recently busted a theft gang based in Cumilla, which devised a strategy, comprising of multiple layers, to accomplish their goals -- to break into offices in high-rise buildings.
12 December 2021
Sports Ministry Promotions: Political govt, thus political consideration
Nazrul Islam joined the Department of Youth Development under the youth and sports ministry in an entry-level post in 1990. He had topped the list in the recruitment test. After 15 years of “satisfactory” performance, he was regularised in 2005.
9 December 2021
Irregularities cost Delta Life Ins Tk 3,687cr
Embezzlement of funds, corruption, revenue evasion, and mismanagement by the suspended board and management have cost Delta Life Insurance Company Ltd Tk 3,687 crore in financial losses, according to a new audit.
4 December 2021
Irregularities cost Delta Life Insurance Tk 3,687cr
Embezzlement of funds, corruption, revenue evasion, and mismanagement by the suspended board and management have cost Delta Life Insurance Company Ltd Tk 3,687 crore in financial losses, according to a new audit.
4 December 2021
Road Accidents: 169 cops killed in last 3 years
The number of road accidents involving police personnel is growing every year, with 62.9 percent of the accidents involving motorcycles.
29 November 2021
No happy ending: She trafficked herself to rescue her daughter
After the incredibly brave rescue efforts to retrieve her daughter from traffickers in India -- an extraordinary story that stunned people in Bangladesh and the neighbouring country alike -- the mother from the capital’s Pallabi thought her ordeals were over.
5 November 2021
Militancy in Two Decades: Poverty, blind faith at play
Eight out of every 10 militants, arrested in about the last two decades, were from the northern districts and dragged into militancy by their poor socioeconomic status and religious bigotry, reveals a police study.
3 November 2021
Theft of garment items rising on Dhaka-Ctg highway
Highway theft is becoming a growing concern for garment exporters.
12 October 2021
TK 1,100cr Eorange Scam: Blame-shifting fails
The truth always comes out, and this is what the top brass of Eorange, one of the many Evaly imitations, has found out recently.
3 October 2021
All in the name of development: Without compensating, Gazipur city corporation grabs pvt properties
Several thousand residents of Gazipur city have lost valuable lands as the city corporation “encroached” on their private property and demolished their buildings to widen streets, drains and footpaths.
22 September 2021
Human Trafficking: Families’ wait for justice gets longer
Justice remains elusive for 21 fortune seekers, who either died or went missing after being trafficked abroad, as investigators could not collect any evidence in around one and a half years since filing of the cases.
4 September 2021