Police yesterday arrested a youth over the rape of a 13-year-old girl in Palash upazila in Narsingdi.
Police recovered three bodies in Sonargaon and Rupganj upazilas in Narayanganj yesterday morning. The bodies were sent to Narayanganj General Hospital for an autopsy.
A man accused in a 2013 child rape case in Jashore’s Pagladahe village was arrested yesterday morning, 12 years after the crime was committed.
Police officers must obtain approval from higher authorities before arresting any accused in cases filed over the killings and other atrocities during the mass uprising, according to an official order of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police.
Legal experts and various rights groups called for the repeal of the Special Powers Act following the detention of model and Miss Bangladesh Foundation Chairperson Meghna Alam.
Police believe the fire that burnt the “Portrait of Fascism” motif for Anondo Shobhajatra at Dhaka University’s Faculty of Fine Arts was “a deliberate act”. A young man in black T-shirt, brown pants, and sandals, his hair tied in a bun, was seen setting fire to the motif early in the morning yesterday, police said.
The security forces also picked Kurigram General Hospital's medical officer for interrogation to check his involvement in the crime
The victims were dismembered and hidden in sacks
Police arrested three former leaders of the banned student organisation Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) in separate drives in Lalmonirhat town yesterday
A 35-year-old businessman was hacked to death allegedly over a dispute centring control of the local dish and internet business in Gazipur's Dakshin Khan area last night
An incident of robbery took place on a moving passenger bus in Savar’s Bank Town area yesterday.
Following the ouster of the Awami League government on August 5, the Anti-Corruption Commission has significantly increased its activities, as the number of cases filed, charge sheets approved, and complaints investigated in 2024 surpassed those of the past five years, according to the commission’s draft annual report.
Police have recovered the body of a man who was missing for seven days from a remote forest area in Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj early yesterday.
On the night of April 1, she was abducted by the accused while she returning home
Model and Miss Bangladesh Foundation Chairperson Meghna Alam was detained and sent to jail for 30 days under the Special Powers Act of 1974 following a late-night court hearing on Thursday, drawing widespread criticism over the use of what many say is a draconian law.
Police yesterday recovered the bodies of two women and a child from a pile of debris in Siddhirganj of Narayanganj.
Bangladesh Police has finalised its new logo or monogram, replacing its older emblem featuring a sailboat.
