A false shooting claim; living man shown dead
13 May 2026, 00:00 AM
What began as a mother’s demand for justice -- claiming her son was shot during the July uprising -- was in fact a scripted plot driven by vendetta.
13 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Police Week 2026: Cops seek more 999 staff, better forensic labs
12 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Police officials last night placed a series of demands before Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed, including increasing the number of emergency hotline 999 call-takers, modernising forensic laboratories, and procuring new vehicles for the force.
12 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Police push for reforms, capacity building
10 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh Police are set to place a series of reform and capacity-building proposals before the prime minister during Police Week 2026, including the appointment of police liaison officers at Bangladesh missions abroad and the establishment of specialised police facilities in Jangal Salimpur, a crime-prone area near Chattogram city.
10 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Rohingya youth held over ‘TTP link’
6 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Police in Cox’s Bazar have arrested a Rohingya youth for alleged links with Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a Pakistan-based militant group.
6 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Human trafficking: When cases end in compromise, not conviction
25 April 2026, 00:00 AM
After filing a case in 2020 accusing 14 people of trafficking his son to Libya and extorting money through torture, Mannan Munshi saw it move to trial and pass through years of hearings -- only to collapse before charges were framed.
25 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Chasing European dream, fraught with danger
20 April 2026, 00:00 AM
For more than a year, Shakil Ahmed from Sunamganj Sadar survived in Libya on a single meal a day -- a piece of hard, stale bread; some vegetables; and half a litre of water.
20 April 2026, 00:00 AM
No bail, no remand for Shirin Sharmin
8 April 2026, 00:24 AM
Former Jatiya Sangsad speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury had arrived at her cousin’s residence in Dhanmondi just hours before she was arrested early yesterday in an attempted murder case linked to the 2024 July uprising.
8 April 2026, 00:24 AM
Six killed as fire rips thru’ Keraniganj factory
5 April 2026, 03:18 AM
At least six people died after a fire tore through a gas lighter manufacturing factory at the Kadamtali intersection in Keraniganj yesterday.
5 April 2026, 03:18 AM
Bailey Road fire: ‘Restaurant locked exits to ensure payments’
Customers were allegedly locked inside a restaurant during the deadly blaze at Green Cozy Cottage on Bailey Road to ensure bill payments, according to findings by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
3 April 2026, 04:58 AM
CID brings back $3.62m sent abroad thru’ fraud
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has recovered around $3.622 million that was collected from people and siphoned abroad through the MTFE scam.
29 March 2026, 02:02 AM
BB reserve heist: 10 central bank officials among 70 suspects
Nearly a decade after the Bangladesh Bank (BB) reserve heist stunned the world, investigators say they have identified 65 to 70 suspects across seven countries and are now preparing to submit the charge sheet soon.
27 March 2026, 00:04 AM
Karwan Bazar: Extortion, weak sales double blow for footpath vendors
While rows of colourful clothes in makeshift stalls along the busy footpath beside the BMTC building remain untouched despite Eid approaching, vendors in the capital’s Karwan Bazar are grappling with low profits and the continued burden of extortion payments.
19 March 2026, 01:51 AM
Drive against extortionists after Eid
Police are preparing fresh lists of extortionists, armed criminals and other notorious offenders, with a drive expected to begin just after Eid amid growing allegations.
19 March 2026, 01:48 AM
Police likely to revert to old uniform
Police Headquarters (PHQ) is now moving to revert to the former uniform of Bangladesh Police that was replaced just three months ago following a procurement process worth around Tk 141 crore.
4 March 2026, 03:08 AM
Gunmen facilities: Home ministry, police differ on withdrawal
Uncertainty has arisen over the withdrawal of security support -- including the deployment of gunmen, and in some cases, house guards -- provided to at least 70 politicians and politically important individuals ahead of the 13th parliamentary election.
22 February 2026, 03:27 AM
Police roll out three-tier security plan
With the much-awaited national election set to take place tomorrow, looted firearms yet to be recovered and thousands of licensed weapons yet to be deposited may pose security challenges, experts and law enforcers said.
11 February 2026, 02:38 AM
Dhaka division tops list of vulnerable polling centres
As a single constituency, Brahmanbaria-3 (Sadar) has the highest number of vulnerable polling centres in the 13th parliamentary election, with 121 centres classified as “highly risky”, according to police assessments.
10 February 2026, 04:33 AM
Deaths in prison custody: Lives hang in balance when inmates fall ill
Riazul Islam Rizul, president of the Purbabirgaon Union Awami League in Sunamganj, was arrested at his home on March 30 last year during Operation Devil Hunt, a joint forces drive launched to maintain law and order across the country.
8 February 2026, 03:52 AM
Cops fear arms smuggling ahead of Feb 12 polls
Around 5:00am on January 11, a team of Rapid Action Battalion conducted a drive at a house in Raghunathpur in Benapole and recovered two firearms, six rounds of bullets and four magazines.
3 February 2026, 03:17 AM
13 constituencies ‘highly risky’
Police have identified 13 constituencies across nine districts as “high risk” ahead of the February 12 national election, after analysing political violence since the announcement of the polls schedule on December 11.
2 February 2026, 04:36 AM
‘981 hurt in polls-related violence since Oct last year’
Violence has flared since campaigning began for the 13th national election on January 22, and police say arrests and cases alone will not be enough unless rival groups show restraint.
30 January 2026, 00:00 AM
‘Arrests alone won’t stop it’: Police say as election violence flares
5 dead and nearly 1,000 injured since Oct last year, rights group says
29 January 2026, 21:56 PM
DB raid spirals into internal investigations
Officials at the Detective Branch (DB) of police are facing an internal investigation over alleged misappropriation of Tk 2.8 crore in cash said to have been seized during a raid to recover counterfeit currency in the capital.
14 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Top criminal’s aide behind killing: DB
An aide to a top criminal in Dhaka’s underworld allegedly masterminded the killing of Swechchhasebak Dal leader Azizur Rahman Musabbir, according to Detective Branch (DB) officials.
12 January 2026, 00:00 AM
‘At least now my son knows where his father rests’
Little Hamim was just eight months old when his father Mahim Mia, a pickup driver, left their home to join the July movement in the capital’s Mohammadpur on July 18, 2024.
5 January 2026, 18:00 PM
Hadi shooting prime suspect rented car day before attack: DB
Prime suspect Faisal Karim Masud hired a private car for Tk 6,000 a day before the shooting of Osman Sharif Hadi, investigators of the attempted murder case said yesterday.
16 December 2025, 18:34 PM
Shooting spate raises concerns ahead of polls
In recent weeks, several killings involving underground gangs have made headlines.
13 December 2025, 18:03 PM
Hadi’s condition critical, police identify suspect
Police have identified a suspect in the shooting of Sharif Osman Hadi, an independent MP aspirant for Dhaka-8 and spokesperson for Inqilab Moncho, who is currently fighting for his life at Evercare Hospital.
13 December 2025, 18:01 PM