Muntakim Saad

‘Tunda Babu’ behind bars, but fear still haunts

Gripped by fear, many residents of Haddipatti in Dhaka’s Darus Salam area have fled their homes, even after the arrest of a notorious gang leader, Babu Khan -- locally known as “Tunda Babu”.

4d ago

Police grapple with surge in crime

Data from the Police Headquarters presents a grim picture of violent crimes, including murder, mugging, robbery, extortion, and mob violence, in the first six months of 2025.

5d ago

89% drug cases filed in 5 years still pending

The Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) filed over 1.22 lakh drug-related cases in a little over five years, but only 11 percent of those have been disposed of.

3w ago

‘Murdered’ in July uprising, man fights to prove he’s alive

Md Selim, a grocer from Beltoli Bazar in Mymensingh’s Phulbaria, has been listed as dead in a murder case filed over last year’s July uprising.

1m ago

Crime wave sparks fear in city dwellers

Several recent mugging incidents, some taking place in broad daylight, have also rattled residents

1m ago

Over 48,400 arrested in one month

Police have arrested over 48,400 people across the country over the last one month, according to data from the Police Headquarters.

1m ago

Shraban murder case: Three witnesses named without their consent

Three individuals named as witnesses in the case filed over the killing of Mahfuz Alam Shraban during last year’s mass uprising said they were unaware of being listed as witnesses.

2m ago

Over 12,700 arrested in eight days

Police have arrested more than 12,700 people across the country over the past eight days.

2m ago
March 1, 2020
March 1, 2020

Muggers lurk on city streets

Wearing decent clothes and looking like a gentleman, one of them would greet you on the street or at a terminal.

February 11, 2020
February 11, 2020

8yrs into Sagar-Runi Murder: Investigation lingers on

Every time the court fixes a date for the investigation officer to submit the probe report in journalist couple Sagar-Runi murder case, the officer fails to do so. The court then sets another date for the report submission.

February 10, 2020
February 10, 2020

Record number of fires last year: 24,074 incidents, Tk 330cr loss

Fire incidents across the country rose by 22.5 percent to 24,074 last year, compared to 19,642 in 2018, causing a loss of Tk 330.41 crore, says a government report.

January 15, 2020
January 15, 2020

That ‘48 hours’ never ended

48 hours. This was exactly the timeframe the then home minister Sahara Khatun had announced to catch the killers of journalist couple, Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi, hours after the gruesome murder in 2012.

December 31, 2019
December 31, 2019

Border Killings by BSF: 43 Bangladeshis killed this year

There has been a sharp rise in border killings as 43 Bangladeshis were either shot dead or tortured to death this year by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF), according to Ain o Salish Kendra data.

December 15, 2019
December 15, 2019

Luxury at the expense of students’ cause

The Jahangirnagar University authorities have spent more than Tk 84 lakh to decorate the new luxurious office of Vice Chancellor Prof Farzana Islam, taking the money from funds meant for student welfare, research and development of the departments.

December 13, 2019
December 13, 2019

Requiem for dreams

With burns all over his body, 20-year-old Mehedi Hasan kept asking his sister whether he would be able to attend yesterday’s college entrance exams.

December 7, 2019
December 7, 2019

Rumpa’s Death: Cops work on clues to solve mystery

Footprints on the edge of a building’s roof and a pair of sandals found near the body.

December 2, 2019
December 2, 2019

Cheating in recruitment tests with spy gadgets

With a tiny wireless earphone inserted in his ear and an electronic transmitter attached to his arm with an elastic band, Rasel Ali sat for a recruitment test of a state-owned bank at Adarsha High School in Mirpur on Friday, when the detective branch (DB) of police detained him.

November 28, 2019
November 28, 2019

The forgotten ones

Sitting at her home in Narayanganj’s Siddhirganj, a feeble-looking Maksuda Begum stares vacantly into the distance. She mumbles most of the time making her words difficult to catch.