A Dhaka court has ordered a businessman to be questioned for five days in a case filed by a police officer on charges of rape and fraud. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbub Alam issued the order on Tuesday, and Prosecution Police Sub-Inspector (SI) Tahmina Akhter gave information about the remand
A man has been stabbed to death in the neighbourhood of Sagarika in Chattogram. The incident took place at Pahartali Sagarika BITAC on Thursday night. The victim has been identified as Akash Das, 25, who worked in a garment factory in BITAC, reports bdnews24.com. Metropolitan Police Assistant Co
Dhaka police have conducted a sweeping overnight operation in Mohammadpur and Adabor, arresting 100 suspected criminals as part of efforts to curb gangs, extortionists, and drug dealers. The raids, carried out from 10pm Wednesday to 2am Thursday, were aimed at restoring public safety, officers sai
Police have arrested the key suspect over the brutal stabbing of an eighth-grade schoolgirl outside her home in Rayerbazar. The suspect, identified only as Siam, was arrested on Thursday morning at Kalabagan, said Dhanmondi Zone Assistant Commissioner Shah Mostafa Tarikuzzaman. “An FIR has
An elderly man has been shot dead in public over a “tiff” at a market in Chattogram’s Raozan. The incident occurred at Oli Mia’s Hat in the Purba Guzra Union around 7:15pm on Wednesday, according to police.
The deputy inspector general (DIG) of Rajshahi Range has ordered police to show Awami League leaders and activists who are “capable of reorganising the party” after securing bail as “arrested” in other cases. DIG Mohammad Shahjahan issued the “special” directive
A Dhaka court will deliver its verdict in a corruption case against ex-Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat over the illegal accumulation of wealth on Wednesday, February 25. Dhaka Sixth Special Judge Zakaria Hossain will announce the verdict. After hearing arguments, the case was s
Md Aminul Islam, the newly-appointed Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), on Tuesday said strict legal action will be taken if anyone associated with the tribunal is found involved in corruption. He made the remarks while responding to questions from journalists at his offi
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Monday said 2,701 police constables will be recruited on an emergency basis to address the existing manpower shortage in the force. Talking to journalists at the Secretariat, the minister said restoring law and order and rebuilding public confidence remain the gov
Police have paraded an alleged extortionist through the streets of Mohammadpur after arresting him for demanding illegal tolls from several local businessmen. The suspect, identified with a single name Faruk alias “Kala Faruk”, was apprehended on Sunday afternoon during a raid in Keran
A domestic worker accused of drugging an elderly couple and looting their flat in Uttara has been arrested. The suspect, who took up work under the fake name “Marufa”, was identified as 40-year-old Bilkis Begum, according to police. Police said she had taken the job at the house just
A Dhaka court has sentenced two men to death for the murder of Tejgaon College student Ikram Hossain Molla in 2023. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Sabbir Fayez delivered the verdict on Sunday, according to court official Md Riaz Hossain. The convicts are Shanto Mia, a friend of the victim,
Five people have been arrested over an attack on an embroidery factory in Dhaka’s Adabor after workers surrounded the local police station at midnight, demanding action. Adabor Police Station chief (OC) Abdul Malek said the factory owner, Mustafizur Rahman, filed a case naming eight people
