Writ seeks arrest of cop Masud, judicial probe

A writ petition was filed with the High Court today seeking the arrest of suspended policeman Masud Shikder and a judicial probe over the torture of a Bangladesh Bank official.
17 January 2016

War crimes: Sayedee files review against SC verdict

Convicted war criminal Delawar Hossain Sayedee files a review plea against Supreme Court verdict that gave him jail until death for war crimes.
17 January 2016

Madrasa teacher sues 500 people

Another case has been filed in connection with the triangular clash in Brahmanbaria town that left a madrasa student dead on January 12.
16 January 2016

Main accused in Banoful staff murder case held

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested the prime accused in the case for killing two employees of Banoful sweetmeat factory from Dorbost area under Jaintapur upazila of Sylhet district on Friday.
16 January 2016

2 held with counterfeit notes in Barisal

Police arrested two people with 27 counterfeit notes worth Tk 14,000 in Barisal city's Launch Ghat area on Friday.
16 January 2016

Two held with 2,100 bottles of Phensedyl in Ctg

Law enforces detained two youths with 2,100 bottles of Phensedyl from Madambibir Hat on Dhaka-Chittagong Highway in Sitakunda
16 January 2016

Dhaka reaffirms zero tolerance for terrorism

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan at an assembly of the United Nations said Bangladesh government has taken a zero tolerance policy to
16 January 2016

Torturer cops Masud, Akash suspended

Dhaka police suspends two sub-inspectors (SI) for torturing two officials in Mohammadpur and Jatrabari. SI Masud Shikder of Mohammadpur Police Station and SI Arshadul Islam Akash of Jatrabari Police Station were suspended for beating up and allegedly threatening central bank official Golam Rabbi on January 9 and DSCC Conservancy Officer Bikash Chandra Das yesterday respectively.
16 January 2016

'Criminal' injured in 'gunfight' with cops

An alleged criminal was injured in a "gunfight" with police in the capital's Sutrapur area yesterday evening.
15 January 2016

Eleven abducted fishermen rescued

Eleven fishermen, who were kidnapped by robbers for ransom from the sea in Noakhli's Hatiya on Thursday morning, were rescued by
15 January 2016

Youth held with firearms in Ctg

Law enforcers detained a youth with two firearms from Bakalia in Chittagong city yesterday.
15 January 2016

Jessore Kotwali OC closed

The officer-in-charge of Jessore Kotwali Police Station, Shikdar Akkas Ali, was closed to the district police line on Thursday night for
15 January 2016

SC allows ACC to appeal against Morshed Khan's acquittal

The Supreme Court yesterday allowed the Anti-Corruption Commission to move an appeal before it against a High Court verdict that acquitted former BNP foreign minister M Morshed Khan in a corruption case.
14 January 2016

3 food shops, pharmacy fined

A Chittagong mobile court yesterday fined four shops a total of Tk 2.10 lakh for preparing food in unhygienic condition, with substandard ingredients and selling date expired items.
14 January 2016

Cotton mill fined for assaulting workers

A mobile court yesterday fined the authorities of a cotton mill Tk 15,000 on the charge of assaulting its workers, hurling expletives and misbehaving with them in Gazipur.
14 January 2016

SC scraps Sylhet mayor Ariful’s acquittal

The Supreme Court scrapes a High Court verdict that acquitted suspended mayor of Sylhet City Corporation Ariful Haque Chowdhury in a corruption case.
14 January 2016

2 'JMB men' killed in Hazaribagh ‘shootout’: DB

Two alleged members of a banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) have been killed in an encounter with law enforcers at Hazaribagh in Dhaka Wednesday night, detectives say.
13 January 2016

CU BCL activist arrested in arms case

Abu Taher Mamun, a prime accused in Chittagong University (CU) Bangladesh Chhatra league (BCL) arms recovery case
13 January 2016

2 more remanded over Sylhet murders

A Sylhet court yesterday granted one-day remand each for two more people who were arrested in connection with the
13 January 2016

Why lawyer Shakila should not be granted bail in militancy case: HC

The High Court yesterday asked the government to explain in two weeks as to why Barrister Shakila Farjana should not
13 January 2016