Four Union Parishad chairmen of Jamalpur, who also hold positions in the local Awami League, attended a law and order committee meeting in Melandaha upazila yesterday.

As Salman F Rahman was brought to a courtroom of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s (CMM) Court of Dhaka from its lockup yesterday, his hands were cuffed behind his back.

Three days after the armed robbery and shooting in Banasree, law enforcers have yet to arrest anyone, prompting protests by locals and jewellery traders demanding immediate action.

A Dhaka court today sent Keya Group chairman Abdul Khaleque Pathan to jail after rejecting his bail in a case filed over embezzling Tk 498.38 crore from the bank through loan forgery.

The Thakurgaon district BNP has expelled Jobaidur Haque Chowdhury, vice-president of Akhanagar Union BNP, for his alleged involvement in the attack on journalist Mamun Or Rashid at Akhanagar Bazar last night

A journalist was injured in an attack today in Feni’s Sadar upazila, allegedly by miscreants in retaliation for publishing a news report.

Two accused were abducted and assaulted allegedly by the complainant on the premises of Gazipur District Judge Court after they secured bail from a court in a land-related case today

Police today arrested four Awami League-backed union parishad (UP) chairmen in a sabotage case in Melandaha upazila of Jamalpur

A Dhaka court today issued a travel ban on Khandaker Enayet Ullah, general secretary of Bangladesh Road Transport Owners Association and his family in connection with corruption allegations brought against them.

The joint forces arrested 678 more people across the country in the last 24 hours till this afternoon as part of the "Operation Devil Hunt", according to the Police Headquarters.

Private university students have been protesting at Dhaka University (DU) campus centring the announcement of a new student organisation led by leaders of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement.

The court passed the order after granting a no-confidence (naraji) petition submitted by the DU authorities.

Jobaidul was the vice-president of Akhanagar union unit of BNP.

Anisur and Mamun were produced before the court today, a court staffer said.

Meanwhile, Youth Adviser Asif Mahmud said while major crimes have decreased, smaller crimes have risen

Robbers stopped school picnic buses on Ghatail-Sagardighi Road in Tangail’s Ghatail upazila early yesterday and looted cash, gold ornaments, and phones.

The incident took place around 10:00pm in front of Chapra Mosque in Bibir Bagicha.

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday started hearing the review petition filed by Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam challenging his death penalty for crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.

Police are yet to identify the deceased

A young man was killed and two others brutally beaten up on suspicion of being muggers in separate mob-related incidents in Gazipur’s Tongi and Dhaka’s Uttara last night.