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5 held for fraud in Dhaka

Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) arrests five people from Dhaka on charges of fraudulence and cheat.
30 September 2017

DSCC staff stabbed dead in Dhaka

A Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) transport worker is reportedly stabbed dead and another severely hurt in Hazaribagh area of Dhaka this evening.
4 September 2017

7-murder victims' families unhappy with HC verdict

Family members of the seven-murder victims express dissatisfaction over the High Court verdict that upheld death for 15 convicts commuting the capital punishment of 11 others to life terms.
22 August 2017

Convicts’ families to appeal against HC verdict: Defence counsel

Family members of the convicts, who were sentenced death in the sensational Narayanganj seven-murder cases, will file appeal against the High Court, said defence counsel.
22 August 2017

Exemplary verdict: AG

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam terms the High Court verdict on the seven-murder cases as exemplary and relieving.
22 August 2017

Cocaine worth TK 22.50cr seized in Khulna

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in separate overnight drives arrests six alleged drug smugglers and seizes 2.250kg cocaine worth about Tk 22.50 crore from different areas of Khulna.
12 August 2017

No politics over judgment

Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha yesterday said the Supreme Court welcomes constructive criticisms of judgments and its judges will not fall into any trap laid by the government or the opposition. Requesting all to refrain from playing politics with SC verdicts, he said everybody should exercise restraint and it will be good for all.
10 August 2017

GOVT CRITICAL

Some senior ministers yesterday expressed strong disagreement with the Supreme Court over the restoration of Supreme Judicial Council for removal of SC judges on grounds of gross misconduct or incapacity. The SC in the full verdict in 16th constitutional amendment case said the provision of SJC has been reinstated following the cancellation of that amendment, which had empowered parliament to remove SC judges.
7 August 2017

Focus on selection, removal will be rare

The Supreme Court is critical of the system for appointing higher court judges and stressed the need for a better selection process.
3 August 2017

Teen ‘gang-raped’ in Narayanganj running truck: Cops

A 15-year-old girl is allegedly gang-raped inside a running truck in Siddhirganj upazila of Narayanganj, police say.
2 August 2017

Supreme Judicial Council restored

The provision of Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) for the removal of SC judges for misconduct or incapacity has been reinstated in the
1 August 2017

Muggers kill poultry trader in Dhaka

Miscreants mug a poultry seller and run him over while fleeing near Matsya Bhaban in Dhaka.
22 June 2017

Mother, daughter murdered in Feni

Police recover the bodies of a woman and her six-year-old daughter at their house in Fulgazi upazila of Feni.
25 May 2017

WHY WOMEN POLICE DON'T REPORT SEXUAL VIOLENCE

When the 23-year-old constable Halima Begum was posted to her new workplace at Gouripur Thana, Mymensingh, her father, Helal Uddin Akand, was ecstatic.
18 May 2017

16th Amendment Hearing: Chief justice, AG trade heated words

Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha and Attorney General Mahbubey Alam had a heated exchange yesterday during a hearing on the appeal against the High Court verdict that scrapped the 16th amendment of the constitution.
9 May 2017

Rana Plaza victims demand trial of culprits

At the fourth anniversary of the world’s biggest workplace disaster, Rana Plaza victims and labour activists re-echo demand for punishment of culprits responsible.
24 April 2017

42pc Rana Plaza victims still unemployed: Report

Four years into the Rana Plaza disaster that killed around 1,100 people, more than 40 percent survivors remain workless. The fate of the labours has not changed yet as they did not get any compensation and proper rehabilitation, according to a new study.
22 April 2017

7-murder death row convict arrested in Magura

Police arrest a death row convict of Narayanganj seven-murder case in Magura town.
5 February 2017

Youth held for 'killing' wife

Police yesterday arrested a young man allegedly for killing his wife at Hossainpur village in Ishwarganj upazila of the district
29 December 2016

2 arrestees remanded

Police arrested the alleged rapists of a schoolgirl in Kalai upazila of Joypurhat yesterday morning.
29 December 2016