Crime
Travel ban on graft suspects: SC modifies HC ruling on prior court permission
The Supreme Court today modified, with some observations and directions, the High Court ruling that Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has to take court permission to impose embargo on corruption suspects or accused from leaving the country.
Convict arrested 19 years after attack on Sheikh Hasina’s motorcade in Satkhira
Detectives have arrested a convict in a case filed over the attack on motorcade of the then opposition leader and current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Satkhira in 2002.
Family demands safe return of missing JU student
The family of a Jahangirnagar University student who has been missing for about a week has demanded for his safe return.
3 brothers shot by Rohingyas in Teknaf, police say
Three locals, brothers, were hospitalised after being shot and critically injured by a group of armed Rohingyas in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar, police said.
Lalmonirhat mob killing: Imam arrested
Detectives arrested an imam for his alleged involvement in the brutal killing of Abu Yunus Md Shahidunnabi Jewel in Lalmonirhat.
2 sued for stealing Humayun Ahmed’s paintings
Actor Meher Afroz Shaon, wife of celebrated novelist, screenwriter and filmmaker Humayun Ahmed sued two people yesterday over stealing some of his paintings.
‘Sharing misleading video on social media’: 2 arrested under Digital Security Act in Bogura
Two people, including a student, were arrested by Bogura Cyber Police early today for allegedly sharing old video footage on social media, claiming it was current video footage.
Moghbazar explosion: Another body found in debris, death toll now eight
Two days after a deadly explosion in a building at Dhaka’s Moghbazar area, another body was recovered from the debris today -- raising the death toll to eight.
Man arrested for hacking Facebook accounts, swindling money from victims
Detectives arrested a man on charge of hacking Facebook accounts through sending phishing links to victims and swindling money from them.
Bribe demanded from DAG over land deeds, offered Tk 5,000 discount despite introduction
Even after showing his ID card, two employees of Kushtia Sub-Registrar’s Office demanded Tk 30,000 bribe from Deputy Attorney General (DAG) BM Abdur Rafell for preparing deeds of his family land. The deeds were completed after bribing them Tk 10,000, the DAG alleged.
Driver, helper arrested for raping woman on moving truck on Dhaka-Sirajganj highway
A truck driver and his helper were arrested on charge of raping a 20-year-old woman on a moving truck on Dhaka-Sirajganj Highway last night.
Hefajat violence in Brahmanbaria: MP files DSA case against former Hefajat leader, 18 others
RAM Ubaidul Moktadir, MP of Brahmanbaria-3 constituency, has filed a case against 19 named accused including Hefajat-e-Islam’s dissolved central committee joint secretary general Sajedur Rahman for tarnishing his personal image by holding a press conference after the violence in Brahmanbaria.
Fake freedom fighter certificate scam: ACC sues Sonali Bank’s ex-DGM
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed a case against the former Deputy General Manager (DGM) of Sonali Bank, Pradip Kumar Sharma, today over fake freedom fighter certificate scam.
8 associates of Omi placed on 2-day remand each
A Dhaka court today placed eight associates of Tuhin Siddiqui Omi, an influential businessman in Dhaka's Dakshinkhan area and at different posh clubs in the capital, on a two-day remand each in connection with a case filed over human trafficking.
Omi amassed considerable wealth through deceiving and trafficking jobseekers, CID says
Tuhin Siddiqui Omi, arrested following an attempted rape case filed by actress Pori Moni, has trafficked several hundred people abroad and amassed considerable wealth at home and abroad, said officials of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) today.
Accused in abduction case: Convict arrested after 32 years on the run
Police have arrested a fugitive convict in an abduction case after 32 years from Joypurhat’s Kalai upazila.
French woman goes on trial for killing stepdad-turned-husband who repeatedly raped her
A French woman went on trial on Monday (June 21) for killing the man who raped her for years as her stepfather before becoming her husband and pimp.
'Multilingual Bangladeshi woman with many identities coordinated with traffickers in India, Malaysia, UAE'
Nodi Akter, one of the seven members of a transnational human trafficking racket whom police arrested last night, used to work as a coordinator with traffickers in India, Malaysia and UAE.