Local member of SA kidnapping gang arrested in Dhaka

Detectives yesterday arrested a local member of a South African gang in the capital.
2 February 2016

HC rejects Tarique's mother-in-law's plea in case filed by ACC

The High Court yesterday rejected a writ petition filed by BNP leader Tarique Rahman's mother-in-law Syeda Iqbalmand
2 February 2016

Jar water factory sealed off

A mobile court yesterday sealed off "Meniba Water", a drinking water supplying factory, at Pashchim Madarbari of
2 February 2016

14 Jamaat-Shibir men held in Ctg

Police arrested 14 Jamaat-Shibir men from different areas of Lohagara and Satkania upazilas of Chittagong yesterday.
2 February 2016

Mir Quasem's appeal hearing deferred

The Supreme Court yesterday deferred for a week the hearing on the appeal filed by war criminal Mir Quasem Ali
2 February 2016

Destiny's Didarul Alam denied bail

The High Court yesterday asked the trial court concerned to finish the charge framing of a money laundering case against Destiny Group
2 February 2016

DMP celebrates 41st founding day

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) celebrated its 41st founding day amid festivity and fanfare in the capital's Rajarbagh Police Lines
2 February 2016

War crimes: Pro-liberation body names 200 ex-Pakistani army men

A pro-liberation organisation reveals a list of 200 former Pakistani army officers and demanded their trial for their crimes committed during the Liberation War in 1971.
2 February 2016

Eskaton twin murder: Charge framing hearing against MP son Rony deferred

Hearing of charge framing against Bakhtiar Alam Rony, son of ruling Awami League lawmaker Pinu Khan, in connection with twin murders at Dhaka’s Eskatan is deferred as his counsels sought time.
2 February 2016

War trial: Hearing on Mir Quasem plea deferred

The Supreme Court defers for a week the hearing on the appeal filed by war criminal Mir Quasem Ali challenging his death penalty.
2 February 2016

War crimes: Taher, Nani razakars get death penalty

Special tribunal finds Obaidul Haque Taher and Ataur Rahman Nani of Netrakona guilty of four out of six charges of crimes against humanity pressed against them and hands death penalty for two charges.
2 February 2016

Fireworks at Rajarbagh Police Lines tonight

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) will organise a fireworks event at the parade ground of Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city tonight, marking the DMP's 41st founding anniversary; said a DMP press release.
1 February 2016

SC upholds stay on Mahbubul's removal from executive body

The Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court order that stayed the removal of Mahbubul Haque Chisty as chairman of the Farmers Bank's executive committee.
1 February 2016

Babar ordered destruction of evidence

A police official yesterday told a Dhaka court that without following any court order two live grenades, recovered in front of Awami
1 February 2016

Arrested cousin confesses to crime

Milton Miah, who was arrested in connection with the murder of two Dhamrai schoolboys after abduction and cousin of the one of the victims, Imran, confessed to the killings before a Tangail court yesterday.
1 February 2016

SC allows trade body to import, recycle ships

The Supreme Court's Appellate Division yesterday stayed a January 5 High Court order which had halted for three months the industries
1 February 2016

3 'hitmen' arrested

Police yesterday and on Saturday arrested three men, claiming that they were hitmen responsible for the murder of Syed Mizanur Rahman Himu, a former president of Jatiya Chhatra Samaj, a pro-Jatiya Party student organisation.
1 February 2016

Man gets life for killing wife

A Meherpur court yesterday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for killing his wife in Gangni upazila of the district in 2006.
1 February 2016

Three including prime accused Piyash arrested

Police yesterday arrested three youths, including the prime accused in the case for killing Muhtasim Billah Shakil, 18, an HSC examinee
1 February 2016

Court sends Nur to two-day remand

A Chittagong court yesterday granted a two-day remand for Khan Jahan Ali Ltd's chairman Nur Mohammad in the case filed over seizure of liquid cocaine from a container carrying sun-flower oil at Chittagong port.
1 February 2016