A Dhaka court today sent Kaushik Hossain Taposh, singer, composer and chairman of Gaan Bangla TV, to jail after showing him arrested in a case filed for an attempt to kill trader Ishtiaque Mahmud in front of Azampur Habibullah High School during the quota reform movement on July 18

Taposh was arrested from Dhaka's Uttara area early today

Haji Salim was arrested from Bangshal area in the early hours of September 2

They were arrested on charges of involvement in drug trading and criminal activities, including mugging

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has fixed November 10 for hearing two leave to appeal petitions filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging the High Court verdict that doubled her five-year jail term in Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case

SC admin seeks opinions on draft rules

A total of 55 former policemen have been sued in a case filed over the alleged indiscriminate firing on BNP leaders and activists in Habiganj in 2021.

The High Court has ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission and other authorities concerned to probe whether the National Bank gave undue privileges to Bashundhara Group regarding a loan of Tk 3,859 crore in violation of the banking rules.

A Noakhali court yesterday acquitted Jubo League leader Majibul Rahman Sharif in a case filed over the rape of a woman while holding her children hostage at knifepoint on October 21, 2020

An elderly man has been arrested in a case filed for allegedly raping a 6-year-old girl in the Khamarnazkoir area of Gurudaspur municipality in Natore yesterday

A Dhaka court, on October 29, 2018, convicted Khaleda and sentenced her to seven years imprisonment in the corruption case

The police are investigating various crimes, including illegal drugs trade, against him

A Dhaka court today rejected the bail petition of former agriculture minister Abdus Shahid and sent him to jail on completion of his four-day remand in a case filed for the death of a bus driver in Dhaka during the mass uprising on August 5

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) yesterday arrested two individuals, including Sakhawat Hossain Molla, 52, personal assistant to former Youth and Sports Minister and ex-BCB Chairman Nazmul Hasan Papon, in Dhaka's Dhanmondi area.

The arrestees admitted to the charges during primary investigation

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today relieved seven pro-BNP lawyers from the contempt of court charges brought against them for allegedly making "slanderous, derogatory and contemptuous" comments about two the then apex court judges.

Several hundred students from Faujdarhat Nursing College blocked the Dhaka-Chattogram highway today with a six-point demand, including 10th grade recognition for nursing diploma holders

Neela Akter (not her real name), a homemaker, received a WhatsApp message from an unknown number last week.

Dr Kamal Hossain, emeritus president of Gono Forum, yesterday recommended updating the constitution.

Over 1,700 journalists were killed worldwide between 2006 and 2024, with about 85 percent of these cases never reaching the courts, according to a report by Unesco.