Police have recovered 300 rounds of Chinese rifle ammunition abandoned in Dhaka's Pallabi area. The bullets were found at 11:15 pm on Friday in an under-construction building on Baunia Beribadh Road, according to Pallabi Police Station on Saturday. Acting on a tip-off, authorities discovered the
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested 167 more people, allegedly involved in various criminal activities, from across the capital city in the last 24 hours till Saturday midnight, said a DMP statement. The number of arrestees has risen to 1471 individuals for their involvement in
Two people have been arrested after robbing a policeman of mobile phone, walkie-talkie and wallet near Patenga sea beach in Chattogram. The incident occurred in the Outer Ring Road area on Friday when Sub-Inspector Yusuf Ali from Patenga Police Station was attacked and had his belongings forcibly
A young man named Rubel Hossain allegedly hacked his wife and mother-in-law to death by entering the house at midnight in Sadar upazila of Bogura district. The deceased were identified as Sakhina Begum, 35, and her mother Anwara Begum, 58, of Sabgram Moddhopara area of the upazila, according to me
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and Coast Guard in a joint operation detained 16 suspected drug dealers and seized four lakh pieces of Yaba tablets from the Bay of Bengal near Kuakata of Patuakhali. According to a media release issued on Friday and signed by Lt. Com Tanvir Azmal Hridoy, staff officer
The Supreme Court Legal Aid program has provided legal services to 28,611 people at government expense, according to a report published by the National Legal Aid Services Organization. The report covers legal assistance provided from 2009 to January 2025, highlighting the significant contribution
Police arrested five people in a case filed over the gang rape of a 21-year-old woman in Fulbari upazila of Kurigram on Thursday. The arrestees were identified as Moinul Haque, Yakub Ali, Hasanur Rahman (20), Sohel Rana (21), and Lal Mia (40). Two other suspects, Atiar Rahman (35) and Al Amin (20)
The High Court ordered on Monday the relevant government bodies to demolish all illegal brick kilns across the country within four weeks. All Divisional Commissioners and Deputy Commissioners (DCs) have been instructed to comply with this directive and submit compliance reports to the High Court
A Dhaka court has remanded former Dhaka North City Corporation mayor Atiqul Islam, former Exim Bank chairman and NASSA Group chief Nazrul Islam Mazumder, former additional deputy commissioner Shahen Shah, and Dhaka North Jubo Mohila League General Secretary Shamima Akhter in a series of cases linke
A couple was attacked with a sharp weapon by a group of robbers on Sunday night in Damurhuda upazila of Chuadanga, police said. The incident occurred around 9:30 pm on the Harishchandrapur-Sorabaria road, when the robbers ambushed Sagor and his wife while they were returning home on a motorcycle.
A total of 769 people were arrested across the country as part of the ongoing ‘Operation Devil Hunt’ in 24 hours till Saturday afternoon, according to the police headquarters. Besides, 572 others were arrested in connection with various warrants and ongoing cases during the same period
State security forces and armed Awami League (AL) supporters had abused girls and women sexually during the July uprising to deter their participation in the movement, according to a recent report of the United Nations (UN) rights office. "Physical assaults on female protesters often targeted spec
The ousted government started mobilising militarised forces even before the July-August 2024 protests turned violent, said the UN rights office (OHCHR) in its fact finding report on right violation and abuses last year in Bangladesh. “Well before the protests generalized and related violent
