Emrul Hasan Bappi

Covering Human Rights, Crime & Justice

Bangladesh now a transit for cocaine smuggling

A sharp rise in the smuggling of cocaine, which mainly enters Bangladesh from African and South American countries, has become a new headache for authorities.

2w ago

Cybercrimes continue to scourge women

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

3w 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.

3w 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.

1m 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.

2m 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.

2m 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.

3m ago

Bangladesh now a transit for cocaine smuggling

A sharp rise in the smuggling of cocaine, which mainly enters Bangladesh from African and South American countries, has become a new headache for authorities.

2w ago

Cybercrimes continue to scourge women

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

3w 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.

3w 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.

1m 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.

2m 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.

2m 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.

3m ago
September 29, 2019
September 29, 2019

Only regular students can participate: VC

Students of Jagannath University’s evening programmes cannot qualify as voters or candidates for the university’s Central Students’ Union election, authorities have said.

May 26, 2019
May 26, 2019

Charges not framed even in 4 years

The charges in two graft cases against former state minister for housing and public works Abdul Mannan Khan and his wife Syeda Hasina Sultana could not be framed even in four years because of repeated time petitions.

April 29, 2019
April 29, 2019

Beyond belief

On June 20 last year, police arrested two men -- Sonu and Rubel -- and recovered two knives from their possession from the capital’s Geneva camp in Mohammadpur. A third man named Rahi fled the scene, leaving a steel-made machete.

March 22, 2019
March 22, 2019

Music Festival at Jagannath University comes to a close

A two-day music festival organised by the Music Department at Jagannath University (JnU), for the third consecutive year, came to a close yesterday.

March 19, 2019
March 19, 2019

Justice continues to elude Parag, family

Six-year-old Parag made national headlines when he was abducted in broad daylight, leaving his mother, sister and driver of their car with gunshot injuries, right in front of his house in 2013.

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