Crime & Justice

Crime & Justice

6 policemen injured in Gazipur casino raid, 7 held

Six policemen of Joydebpur Police Station were injured during a rain at a casino in Gazipur's Sreepur upazila early today

5h ago

Ex-JCD leader Jakir walks free after acquittal in 32 cases

Former Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leader Jakir Khan, who had been accused in 33 criminal cases including murder, walked out of jail yesterday morning.

14h ago

Pahela Baishakh a symbol of our harmony: Yunus

Extending greetings to all on the occasion of Pahela Baishakh, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday said people of all faiths and communities in Bangladesh are members of one family.

15h ago

Covered van driver shot dead in Narsingdi

Miscreants shot dead a covered van driver in Ghorashal municipality under Palash upazila of Narsingdi last night

16h ago

Teacher sent to jail over sexual harassment

A teacher was sent to jail yesterday after being arrested on charges of sexually harassing a class 10 student in Magura

16h ago

Magura rape: Main accused charged with murder

A month after the death of the eight-year-old girl, who was brutally raped while visiting her sister’s in-laws in Magura, police have pressed murder charges against the main accused.

17h ago

Purbachal plot graft: Arrest warrants issued against Hasina, Rehana

A Dhaka court yesterday issued arrest warrants against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, and 21 others in three cases filed over irregularities in plot allocation in Purbachal New Town.

17h ago

‘Portrait of fascism’ fire: Fellow DU students ‘identify’ suspect

The suspect who set fire to two motifs prepared for the Borsho Boron Anondo Shobhajatra at the Faculty of Fine Arts (Charukola) at Dhaka University (DU) has reportedly been identified.

17h ago

Man accused in 2013 child rape case arrested

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.

1d ago

July atrocities: No arrest without evidence or prior permission

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.

1d ago

Repeal Special Powers Act

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.

1d ago

CCTV shows man torching ‘portrait of fascism’

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.

1d ago

2 held for trying to sell govt medicine

The security forces also picked Kurigram General Hospital's medical officer for interrogation to check his involvement in the crime

1d ago

Man accused of attempted rape in Benapole

Victim's mother files case

1d ago

Partially burnt 'Dove of Peace' motif being reconstructed

Students have started work on the Dove of Peace motif meant for the Mangal Shobhajatra, now renamed Anondo Shobhajatra, after it was partially burnt early today.

1d ago

2 die in separate incidents in Noakhali

The incidents took place in Companiganj and Hatia upazilas today

1d ago

Man placed on 5-day remand over triple murder in Narayanganj

The victims were dismembered and hidden in sacks

1d ago

3 ex-BCL leaders held for 'anti-govt campaign' in Lalmonirhat

Police arrested three former leaders of the banned student organisation Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) in separate drives in Lalmonirhat town yesterday

2d ago