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
October 30, 2023
‘I just want my husband back’
Twenty-four-year-old Mousumy was seen roaming in front of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court in Dhaka for several hours to get news of her husband Sabuj Mia yesterday.
October 29, 2023
‘That’s my father in the van’
Every time a van stopped in front of her, seven-year-old Jannat started clapping.
October 28, 2023
‘Mother, I am here’
An elderly couple rushed towards a prison van after it stopped in front of the lockup of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court of Dhaka around 12:45pm yesterday.
October 27, 2023
Relatives crowd Dhaka court to catch sight of loved ones in prison vans
An elderly couple rushed towards a prison van after it stopped in front of the lockup of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court of Dhaka around 12:45pm today
October 26, 2023
Little Maysha's long wait in vain
A seven-year-old Maysha was waiting to see her 45-year-old uncle Rakibul Haque Sarker in front of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court in Dhaka
October 24, 2023
‘He was right under their nose’
On November 20 last year, two death row convict militants, Abu Siddiq Sohel and Moinul Hasan Shamim, escaped from a Dhaka court in broad daylight with help from their associates.
October 17, 2023
DNC official sued for framing university student with yaba
An official of the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) has been sued under the Narcotics Control Act, around one year and eight months after he framed a private university student with illegal narcotics
October 14, 2023
When a cop robs at knifepoint
Assistant Sub-inspector Omar Faruk of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police stands accused of stealing an auto-rickshaw, after holding the owner at knifepoint in Gendaria area of Dhaka in February.
October 11, 2023
Driving seized bus: Police clear ASI who ran over and killed 2 people
Police cleared ASI Emadul Haque, who ran over and killed two people while driving a seized bus in Gulistan in December 2021, of any wrongdoing saying he drove the vehicle in “good faith” to ensure smooth flow of traffic.
October 9, 2023
Money launderers enemies of nation
Money launderers are enemies of the country and the nation as they illegally build mountains of wealth abroad, a Dhaka court observed yesterday after sentencing PK Halder to 22 years in jail for money laundering and possession of illegal wealth.
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