Cybercrimes continue to scourge women
Neela Akter (not her real name), a homemaker, received a WhatsApp message from an unknown number last week.
2d ago
Lawyers worried over attacks on court premises
Lawyer Morshed Hossain Shahin was speaking to reporters outside the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court in Dhaka after defending former independent lawmaker Syed Sayedul Haque Sumon on October 22. Suddenly, a pro-BNP lawyer approached and hit Morshed on the head.
3d ago
A curious tale of two cases
Two cases were filed over the killing of two men in the capital’s Jatrabari during the mass uprising that toppled the Awami League government.
4w ago
July uprising cases: No cops to be arrested without specific evidence
Police members sued for murder, attempted murder, and kidnapping during the quota reform protests in July-August will only be arrested if there is specific evidence against them.
1m ago
Dubious cases weaken quest for justice
A man named Labhlu Mia was shot dead in the capital’s Uttara during protests on the morning of August 5.
1m ago
Quota reforms protest: Police file final reports in 650 cases
Police have dropped charges of committing violence and cybercrimes countrywide against all the accused in around 650 cases, said a high official at the Police Headquarters.
2m ago
437 Ansars sued over clashes near Secretariat
A total of 437 Ansar personnel have been named as suspects in four cases that also accuse 11,100 unidentified people over clashes between the members of the force and students outside the Secretariat in Dhaka on Sunday night.
2m ago
Iron cages being removed from all courtrooms
The Public Works Department (PWD) has initiated the removal of iron cages from courtrooms nationwide, following directives from higher authorities.
2m ago
Cybercrimes continue to scourge women
Neela Akter (not her real name), a homemaker, received a WhatsApp message from an unknown number last week.
2d ago
Lawyers worried over attacks on court premises
Lawyer Morshed Hossain Shahin was speaking to reporters outside the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court in Dhaka after defending former independent lawmaker Syed Sayedul Haque Sumon on October 22. Suddenly, a pro-BNP lawyer approached and hit Morshed on the head.
3d ago
A curious tale of two cases
Two cases were filed over the killing of two men in the capital’s Jatrabari during the mass uprising that toppled the Awami League government.
4w ago
July uprising cases: No cops to be arrested without specific evidence
Police members sued for murder, attempted murder, and kidnapping during the quota reform protests in July-August will only be arrested if there is specific evidence against them.
1m ago
Dubious cases weaken quest for justice
A man named Labhlu Mia was shot dead in the capital’s Uttara during protests on the morning of August 5.
1m ago
Quota reforms protest: Police file final reports in 650 cases
Police have dropped charges of committing violence and cybercrimes countrywide against all the accused in around 650 cases, said a high official at the Police Headquarters.
2m ago
437 Ansars sued over clashes near Secretariat
A total of 437 Ansar personnel have been named as suspects in four cases that also accuse 11,100 unidentified people over clashes between the members of the force and students outside the Secretariat in Dhaka on Sunday night.
2m ago
Iron cages being removed from all courtrooms
The Public Works Department (PWD) has initiated the removal of iron cages from courtrooms nationwide, following directives from higher authorities.
2m ago
August 11, 2024
Prof Yunus acquitted in graft case
Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus has been acquitted in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) four days after his acquittal in the case filed for labour law violations
July 29, 2024
Cases after violence: Over 2 lakh accused in Dhaka city
Over 2.13 lakh people, most of them unnamed, are accused in around 200 cases filed with police stations in the capital over the recent violence centring the quota reform movement.
July 26, 2024
Agonising wait to see loved ones
Everyone was ready to celebrate Surjo’s sixth birthday at his Gopibagh residence on Monday night.
July 25, 2024
Scenes of despair at CMM court
Bristy Begum went to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court in the old part of the city from Manik Nagar in Jatrabari to catch a glimpse of her husband Fazlur Rahman.
July 24, 2024
Arrests following unrest: Desperate for a glimpse of loved ones
Julekha Khatun could not sleep. Her husband Helal, 49, was arrested at 2:00am yesterday from their residence in Karail slum.
July 7, 2024
‘They mostly targeted madrasa teachers, students’
Ansar Al Islam, under scrutiny by law enforcers, tried to form a new platform, “As Shahadat,” led by an Indian national named Muhammed Habibullah, according to Rab.
July 5, 2024
Bera mayor: From a fugitive in plain sight for 33 months to a free man
Police did not arrest Pabna’s Bera municipality mayor SM Asif Shams for over two and a half years, even though he had an arrest warrant against him for his company’s failure to pay Tk 191.63 crore it owed the state.
June 24, 2024
Trial yet to see closure in 9 years
Nine years into the murder of blogger Oyasiqur Rahman Babu, the trial of the case is yet to see any closure as the complainant and other witnesses are not appearing before a Dhaka court for statements.
June 12, 2024
Fear forced Hindus to sell their land to ex-IGP Benazir
A cluster of shanty-like homes belonging to Hindus are accessible only by a makeshift bamboo bridge over a roadside canal at Patikelbari village of Gopalganj Sadar upazila. The rickety structures declare the financial constraint of the 100 or so Maitra family.
June 6, 2024
Ansar Al Islam raised Tk 18 lakh through crowdfunding
Ansar Al Islam, a militant group inspired by al-Qaeda, has raised Tk 18 lakh through crowdfunding within a few months.
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