Girl dies by suicide after teacher ‘beats her for attire’

An eighth grader of a Narsingdi school died by suicide yesterday after she was “humiliated and beaten by a teacher for wearing trousers with the school uniform”.
1 September 2022

Corruption case: Wife of Malaysia’s ex-PM sentenced to 10 yrs in jail

Rosmah Mansor, the wife of Malaysia’s ex-premier Najib Razak, was found guilty of graft yesterday and sentenced to 10 years in jail with a $216 million fine, just over a week after her husband began serving a 12-year term after his own corruption conviction.
1 September 2022

Police-bnp clashes in 6 dists: 1 shot dead, over 200 hurt

Clashes between police and activists of BNP left one killed in Narayanganj and over 200 others injured in six districts yesterday.
1 September 2022

Public servants: HC verdict on arrest without nod stayed

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday stayed till October 23 the High Court verdict that cleared the way for law enforcers to arrest government employees in criminal cases without permission from authorities concerned.
1 September 2022

Tk 2,000cr laundering: Court orders CID to probe further

A Dhaka court yesterday ordered the Criminal Investigation Department to further investigate the Tk 2,000-crore money laundering case against Khandaker Mohtesam Hossain Babar, brother of former Awami League minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, and nine other AL men.
1 September 2022

‘Sexual abuse’ at workplace: Victim, witness sacked

A female RMG worker in Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ), who allegedly fell victim to sexual abuse inside her workplace, was terminated, along with the witness of the incident.
1 September 2022

85 election officials won’t get jobs back

Eighty-five upazila election officials, who were appointed during the regime of the then alliance government of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami, will not get their jobs back.
1 September 2022

3 ‘Bangladeshi agents’ of betting site arrested

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police claimed to have arrested three Bangladeshi agents of online-gambling site BetWinner, who allegedly laundered crores abroad.
1 September 2022

Ex-army officer Hasinur Rahman now sued under DSA in Rajshahi

Former army officer Hasinur Rahman was sued in a case filed with the Cyber Tribunal in Rajshahi today (September 1, 2022).
1 September 2022

CID nabs 3 bookies of BetWinner for laundering money abroad via cryptocurrency

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested three Bangladeshi agents of online gambling site BetWinner who allegedly smuggled money abroad by converting it into dollars via cryptocurrency.
1 September 2022

Businessman sued for abetting Falu hiding wealth info: ACC

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against businessman Ashfaque Uddin Ahmed on charge of abetting BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s adviser Mosaddek Ali Falu in concealing information about Tk 9.57 crore.
1 September 2022

One arrested for running fake Facebook account as Salahuddin Lavlu

Police arrested a youth on charge of deceiving young people, opening a fake Facebook account of renowned actor, screenwriter and director Salahuddin Lavlu.
1 September 2022

One killed in police-BNP clash in Narayanganj

A young man was killed and several others were injured during a clash between police and BNP activists in Narayanganj Sadar upazila this morning.
1 September 2022

Charge framed against “Golden Monir” in drug case

A Dhaka court today framed charges against Monir Hossain, widely known as "Golden Monir", in a case filed over possessing narcotics at his Badda residence in November 2020.
1 September 2022

Money laundering case against Barkat, Rubel: CID asked for further probe

A Dhaka court today ordered Criminal Investigation Depart (CID) a further investigation into the Tk 2,000 crore money laundering case against 10 people, including Khandaker Mohtesam Hossain Babar, brother of former Awami League minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain.
1 September 2022

Public servants’ arrest without prior nod: SC stays HC verdict

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today stayed -- till October 23 -- the High Court verdict that cleared the way for law enforcers to arrest government employees in criminal cases without permission from authorities concerned.
1 September 2022

Five accused of raping girl in Rangamati

A case was filed on Tuesday with a Rangamati court against five people on charges of raping a college student and videotaping the incident.
31 August 2022

Injured in attack, AL leader dies in hospital

An Awami League leader died at a Khulna hospital yesterday of his injuries he sustained in an attack allegedly by drug traders on Sunday.
31 August 2022

Gatco Case: Charge framing hearing adjourned

A Dhaka court yesterday adjourned the hearing on charge framing against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 14 others in the Gatco graft case till October 16.
31 August 2022

67 hurt as AL, police clash with BNP

Sixty-seven people, including seven policemen, were injured as the BNP men clashed with the Awami League activists and police in three districts yesterday.
31 August 2022