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.

June 24, 2015
June 24, 2015

Youth shot, car hijacked in Dhaka

A gang of criminals waylay the car with a truck on the Bijoy Sarani flyover and flee with the vehicle after shooting the youth on the chest.

June 19, 2015
June 19, 2015

Ballistic confirms Rony’s gun over death of 2

Ballistic reports confirm bullets that killed two people in Dhaka were fired from Ruling Awami League MP's son Rony, police say.

June 15, 2015
June 15, 2015

Rony was riding his MP mother’s car when he killed 2 in Dhaka

Bakhtiar Alam Rony shot down two people in Dhaka riding out his lawmaker mother’s car with the sticker of a parliament member, police say.

June 15, 2015
June 15, 2015

Opinion: IGP’s big leader formula

The IGP has not only revealed how politicised he was, he also revealed the nexus between the cops and lawbreaking ruling party men.

June 14, 2015
June 14, 2015

Cops not favouring Rony: DMP

Police assert they are not favouring the ruling party lawmaker’s son Bakhtiar Alam Rony who gunned down two people in Dhaka in a drunken rage.

June 12, 2015
June 12, 2015

Rape–another crime of human traffickers at sea

An investigative report by this paper has unraveled the horrifying sexual abuse of Rohingya women while they make their perilous trips at sea.

June 4, 2015
June 4, 2015

SC halts HC order on Rajshahi city mayor

The apex court stays a High Court directive that halted the government’s suspension order of Rajshahi city Mayor Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul.

June 3, 2015
June 3, 2015

7 burnt as bus firebombed in Comilla

Police cannot say about the motive of the attack; probe body formed to investigate.

June 1, 2015
June 1, 2015

Man to die for killing Barisal University girl

A Barisal court has handed down death penalty to a man convicted of killing a first year Barisal University student back in 2013.

May 25, 2015
May 25, 2015

Ask cops to take rape complaints: HC to govt

High Court orders government to make sure that police accept any rape complaint and give services to all victims without discrimination.