extortion
New criminals extorting people, businesses now
Extortion is continuing after the recent political changeover in the country. The void left behind by the previous extortionists has been filled by new ones.
Dhaka footpaths, a money-spinner for extortionists
On the footpath next to the General Post Office in the capital, Sohel Howlader sells children’s clothes from a small table.
Trader dies after gang assaults him over extortion payment
A trader died after a local gang attacked him for not paying the money they demanded as extortion in Dhaka's Mirpur area last night, his family said
Tk 2,000cr laundering: Fresh CID probe finds 30 involved
The Criminal Investigation Department has found involvement of at least 30 people in laundering Tk 2,000 crore while investigating a case filed against two Faridpur brothers Sajjad Hossain Barkat and Imtiaz Hasan Rubel.
Mosharraf’s free fall in AL continues
Former LGRD minister and Awami League MP Khandker Mosharraf Hossain’s fall from grace continued yesterday as he was removed from the post of chief of the parliamentary standing committee on the LGRD ministry.
Trapped in the ‘Game Ghor’
Nuruzzaman Raju owned a mobile phone repair shop in the capital’s Gulistan.
Pogba's brother 'likely to be charged' in extortion case
The elder brother of Paul Pogba and four others are "likely to be charged" on Saturday in an extortion case targeting the French football star, judicial sources said.
Stop top criminals working from abroad
Authorities must fix existing challenges to bring them back for trial
No sign of ‘zero tolerance’ for corruption
Authorities must address the grim findings of TIB survey on corruption.
'Fake cops' held in Dhaka
Police detained six people from Dhaka's Badda area who are said to have been involved with extortion identifying themselves as law enforcers.
Man shot in Dhaka
A group of armed men shot an elderly man in the leg in Dhaka.