Crime & Justice

Crime & Justice

Man sentenced to death for rape in Keraniganj

A Dhaka tribunal today sentenced a man to death for raping his stepdaughter in 2021

16m ago

2 held with contraband cigarettes, smartphones, cosmetics at Ctg airport

The seized items are 160 cartons of foreign cigarettes, 8 Google Pixel-7 and 2 Google Pixel-6 smartphones and 140 banned skin-whitening creams

50m ago

Six arrested over Tk 21 lakh robbery in Mirpur; firearms, stolen cash recovered

The arrests were made yesterday in separate drives across Dhaka and other districts

3h ago

9-yr-old raped at knifepoint in Meherpur

A nine-year-old girl was raped at knifepoint in Meherpur on Monday, while three men were sent to jail yesterday in connection with the gangrape of a woman in Cumilla.

16h ago

Nagad official robbed of Tk 55 lakh

Four armed men yesterday snatched Tk 55 lakh from two officials of Nagad in Monirampur upazila of Jashore, in the second such incident in three days.

18h ago

Holey artisan case: Damage to nation’s image, brutality considered

The High Court, in the full text of its verdict on the Holey Artisan Bakery attack case, said it sentenced seven convicts to imprisonment until death considering the brutality of the 2016 terrorist act and the damage it caused to the country’s global image.

19h ago

Court orders ACC to freeze 94 bank accounts of IOE chairman

A Dhaka court today ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to freeze 94 bank accounts of AKM Aftab Ul Islam, chairman of International Office Equipment (IOE) Bangladesh Ltd, in connection with corruption allegations brought against him

22h ago

BNP factional clash in N'ganj: man shot dead

The clash took place yesterday afternoon in the Majhipara area of Bhulta union

1w ago

Man’s hacked body recovered from Mirpur-11

Police yesterday recovered the body of a man bearing multiple hack wounds from a roadside in the capital’s Mirpur-11 area.

1w ago

Man arrested for killing wife on Eid morning in Lalmonirhat

A murder case was then filed by the victim's father

1w ago

60-year-old shopkeeper sued for attempted rape of 12-year-old girl

The girl's father filed the case at the Madan Police Station on Sunday night

1w ago

Man hacked to death, brother injured over land dispute in Jashore

Police are trying to arrest the killer

1w ago

6 bodies found in a day at Cox’s Bazar beach

Lifeguards cite manpower shortage while monsoon adds to the dangers

1w ago

'Why should an innocent person be punished?' says Jahangir on Hamid's arrival

The home adviser says Hamid will face legal consequences only if an investigation finds him guilty

1w ago

2 sisters with speech impairment found dead

Their mother alleges that the father, who also has speech disability, poisoned the girls and attempted to take his own life

1w ago

Man held for ‘raping’ 12-year-old Mro girl

The alleged incident occurred after the suspect, identified as Men Ya Mro, 40, took two girls out in search for crabs last night

1w ago

Home adviser meets law enforcers on Eid day

He began his visits at noon by attending a gathering at the Rajarbagh Police Lines, where he exchanged greetings with police personnel

1w ago