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Two security personnel stabbed dead at S Alam Coal Power Plant
The deceased were identified as Sarwar Alam and Rashed Jawardar.
Opinion / Tackling the bad apples of police
The onus of ensuring malpractice-free management of the police force squarely rests with the police hierarchy.
When exporters launder crores
In what seems like a story straight out of a Netflix crime drama, a whopping Tk 821 crore has been laundered out of Bangladesh
Man dies after being stabbed in Dhaka’s Panthapath
The deceased was identified as Md Faruk, 26, a resident of Karwan Bazar area
‘I am innocent, why is my bail being delayed?’
She was arrested by Rampura police on November 10 in a case filed over the death of Buet student Fardin Noor Parash. On Wednesday, DB said they found that Bushra was not involved in his death.
The unfortunate apathy of bystanders
Most bystanders do nothing to help.
Cause of infant’s death: Bullet or some other object
Officials yesterday said either a bullet or a different object hit the head of the infant who got killed amid Wednesday’s polls-time violence in Thakurgaon.
Cyberbullying: A punishable crime
With the advent of technology and the proliferation of social media, tentacles of the menace became limitless. With the advantage of anonymity made possible by the Internet, the cyberbullies became terrifying, often far worse than the ‘bullying’ that once had a face.
Charity swindlers caught
Sacked customs official Helaluddin used to identify himself as a social worker.
‘Bandit leader’ killed in ‘gunfight’ with Khulna cops
Alleged chief of a forest bandit racket of the Sundarbans killed in 'gunfight' with police in Koyra upazila of Khulna.
ICC should prosecute Islamic State for Iraq genocide, war crimes: UN
The United Nations human rights office said on Thursday that Islamic State fighters may have committed genocide against the minority Yazidi community in Iraq as well as crimes against humanity and war crimes against civilians including children.
Uproar in Lok Sabha over Bengal nun gang-rape case
Lok Sabha on Tuesday witnessed heated exchanges between members who expressed anger at the gang-rape of a 71-year-old nun in West Bengal.
Argentina arrest over 19th Century gold ingot
The Argentine authorities say they have arrested two Paraguayan men who tried to cross the border with a 19th Century gold ingot worth more than $2m.
Police chief should have resigned after Avijit killing: Justice Khairul Haque
Former chief justice, currently Law Commission Chairman, Justice ABM Khairul Haque says the police chief should have resigned following the murder of writer-blogger Avijit Roy
Police detain 8 men in Indian nun rape investigation
Eight men have been detained by police investigating the rape of an elderly nun in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Police detain 8 men in Indian nun rape investigation
Eight men have been detained by police investigating the rape of an elderly nun in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Jannati gets bail finally
The High Court today granted bail to Jannati Hossain, a young entrepreneur detained in a murder case after her business partner Mostamsir Ashraf died in a car crash.
SC extends stay on Minar bail till April 1
The Supreme Court extended a stay on High Court bail order to Mahtab Uddin Chowdhury Minar, the prime accused in Fulgazi upazila chairman Ekramul Haque murder case, till April 1.
Nemtsov murder: Zaur Dadayev confession 'forced'
Zaur Dadayev, one of two suspects charged with the murder of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, confessed under duress, says a member of Russia's Human Rights Council