A Dhaka court on Sunday ordered to attach two plots, one in Purbachal and another in Uttara, and to freeze 29 bank accounts of ex-lawmaker from Narayanganj-4 constituency Shamim Osman. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order, allowing a plea from the Anti-Co
Former ministers Anisul Huq and Qamrul Islam, former adviser Salman F Rahman and former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun were shown arrested in three murder cases in Gazipur on Sunday. Judge of Gazipur Metropolitan Magistrate Court Omar Faruk passed the order after hea
A Dhaka court on Wednesday ordered the attachment of two flats in the capital and the freezing of shares in 55 companies owned by Nasrin Islam, director of EXIM Bank and NASSA Group, in connection with corruption allegations involving wealth beyond known sources. Judge of the Metropolitan Senior S
Detectives arrested six alleged muggers in connection with the mugging of Tk 2.1 million from a money exchange businessman in the capital's Mirpur-10 area. The arrestees were Zafar, 33, Mostafizur Rahman,40, Saikat Hossain alias Dipu Mridha,52, Sohag Hasan, 34, Jalil Molla, 52, and Palash Ahm
A Dhaka court on Wednesday showed arrested former prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Barrister Tureen Afroz in a case lodged over the murder of madrasa student Arafat Hossain during the July-August mass uprising. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate M Mejbah Ur Rahman passed the order
A Dhaka court on Tuesday ordered to attach 200 acres of land owned by S Alam Group owner Mohammad Saiful Alam and people related to him over graft allegations. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order, allowing a plea of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC),
The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized various types of smuggled goods worth over Tk 1.33 billion in the border areas and other places of the country in May last, said an official release of the paramilitary force. The seized weapons include two domestic pistols, five foreign pistols, two 9mm pi
Investigation into the case filed with the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT) in Dhaka in connection with the murder of Abu Sayed, a student of Begum Rokeya University, and crimes against humanity committed during the 2024 uprising is at the final stage. The prosecution informed the ICT of the
Authorities at Bangladesh Medical University (BMU) have expelled 19 people, including doctors, over their alleged involvement in murder attempts, vandalism and an arson attack in the cabin block area during last year's Anti-discrimination Student Movement. On January 5, the authorities had tempora
A Manikganj court on Sunday sent former Awami League MP and noted singer Momtaz Begum to jail in two separate cases after the expiry of a 6-day remand. Manikganj Chief Judicial Magistrate Ivy Akhter passed the order when she was produced before the court. Earlier in the day, Momtaz was produced b
Two men allegedly involved in drug dealing and mugging have been beaten to death by a mob in Dhaka's Darussalam. The two young men had gone to the area around 12pm on Saturday when angry locals launched a fatal assault, killing them on the spot, said Darussalam police Assistant Commissioner Imdad
A court on Thursday ordered to send former mayor of Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) Dr Selina Hayat Ivy to jail after ending her two days on police remand in a murder case. Narayanganj police produced Ivy before the court of Senior Judicial Magistrate Md Shahidul Islam Chowdhury after ending he
A court in Dhaka on Wednesday placed listed terrorists and ‘seven star’ syndicate kingpin Subrata Bain and his close accomplice Molla Masud and two others on different terms of remand in a case lodged under arms act. The two other remanded accused are underworld shooters Md Arafat Ibn
