crime
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.
Verdict on 2 Netrokona ‘Razakars’ tomorrow
A special tribunal will deliver its verdict on two alleged Razakars of Netrokona tomorrow over crimes committed against humanity during 1971. The two 'Razakars' are Obaidul Haque alias Taher and Ataur Rahman Noni.
Sust teacher in hiding after car crash
Professor Dr Ariful Islam, head of the Mechanical Engineering department of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), whose car in a crash killed two people near main gate of the university campus in Sylhet on Saturday, has gone into hiding along with his family.
‘Drug peddler’ hurt in ‘gunfight’ with Joypurhat cops
An alleged drug peddler has been injured in a reported gunfight with police at Fiskar Haat in Joypurhat’s Panchbibi upazila.
Another held in Narayanganj 5-murder case
Police have made a second arrest into the sensational 5-murder case of Narayanganj where assailants broke in and murdered five people including two children.
Narayanganj 5-murder victims died of head injuries: Autopsy
Autopsy reports say the Narayanganj 5-murder victims died of head injuries.
Govt seeks SC review
The government yesterday filed a review petition with the Supreme Court seeking death penalty for Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delawar Hossain Sayedee for the war crimes he committed during the Liberation War.
3 killers of JSD leader Kazi Aref hanged
Three condemned killers of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) leader Kazi Aref Ahmed are executed at Jessore Central Jail 17 years into the killing. The killers are: Safayat Hossain Habib, Anwar Hossain, and Rasedul Islam Jhantu. All were top cadres of outlawed Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-Laltu).
Autopsy verifies dead youth as bomber
As police sue two unknown assailants over the Bagmara Ahmadiyya mosque blast in Rajshahi, autopsy report confirms the dead youth as one of the attackers. None of the attackers have been identified yet and none held.
2 Ctg cops held over gold snatching
Three persons including two policemen have been arrested over an incident of snatching gold from a trader in Chittagong city back in September 21.
‘Robber’ killed, 5 hurt in Satkhira ‘gunfight’
Alleged robber killed and five others including two policemen injured in a “gunfight” in Tala upazila of Satkhira. Seven accomplices arrested.