Crime & Justice
School headmaster beaten to death over land dispute
A school headmaster was beaten to death allegedly over a land dispute in Mymensingh’s Phulpur last morning.
RU BCL men 'beat up' student alleging Shibir ties
Activists of Rajshahi University unit Chhatra League allegedly beat up a student early today, accusing him of being a Chhatra Shibir member
Constable closed for beating auto-rickshaw driver
A constable was closed over beating up an auto-rickshaw driver with a rod in Savar today
Man stabbed to death in Dinajpur
A person with mental disability stabbed an old man to death and injured another in Dinajpur Sadar upazila this afternoon, said police
Chief coordinator of KNF's women's wing held in Bandarban
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) today arrested Akim Bam, chief coordinator of Bandarban Sadar and Rowangchari Zone of the Kuki-Chin National Front's (KNF) women wing, from Laimi Para in Sadar upazila of Bandarban
6 teens sent to jail for attacking train passenger in Jamalpur
A Jamalpur court today sent six members of a teenage gang to jail in a case filed for allegedly attacking a train passenger in Jamalpur's Sadar upazila last night
Woman suffers bullet injury in Bogura
A woman suffered injury in her neck by a bullet fired by unidentified person in Bogura’s Shajahanpur upazila yesterday..Zulekha Khatun, 40, of Gohail village is now undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, our Bogura correspondent reports quoting her family..Abdul Wadu
US sanctions against Rab to stay: State Department
The United States has said the sanctions imposed against Bangladesh's elite force Rab are not being withdrawn
Bureaucrats dominate legal aid services: CJ
Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan today expressed utter dismay at the inconsistencies and financial constraints of the National Legal Aid and Services Organization (NLASO), saying that this organisation is not run by the judiciary, but in fact dominated by the bureaucrats
Niko graft case: Court to record statements of prosecution witnesses June 11
A Dhaka court today set June 11 for recording statements of prosecution witnesses in the Niko graft case filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and seven others
4 land in jail for shaving woman's head after torture
A woman and three men were sent to jail today in Gaibandha's Gobindaganj for shaving a woman's head after torturing her early yesterday
Madrasa teacher arrested on charge of raping student in Tongi
A madrasa teacher was arrested today on charges of raping a student in Gazipur's Tongi
Upazila polls: Chairman candidate sent to jail for carrying unlicensed firearm
A Barguna court today sent a chairman candidate for the upcoming Betagi Upazila Parishad election and his car driver to jail on charges of possessing an unlicensed pistol
Niko graft case: Recording statements of prosecution witnesses on June 11
A Dhaka court today set June 11 for recording statements of prosecution witnesses in the Niko graft case filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and seven others
Illegal sand lifting poses erosion threat
A local influential syndicate has long been illegally extracting sand from the New Dhaleswari river, a tributary of Jamuna, in the Kurshabenu area of Tangail's Kaihati upazila
Prisoners in condemned cells: Govt seeks stay on HC order
The government today filed a petition with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, seeking stay on the High Court verdict that ordered the authorities concerned to move the prisoners, sentenced to death, to ordinary cells of jails from condemned cells
Rab arrests 7 suspected robbers
Rapid Action Battalion has arrested seven suspected robbers in separate drives in Gazipur and Dhaka last night
Elevated Expressway: HC lifts status quo share transfer
The High Court has lifted its order of status quo on the transfer of Italian-Thai company's shares in Dhaka Elevated Expressway to China's Sinohydro Corporation Limited
