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
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
A woman and her two children have been found dead with their throats slashed in a house in Homna Upazila of Cumilla. The identity of the deceased couldn't be known immediately, reports bdnews24.com. The incident occurred at the residence in Monipur Uttarpara of Gharmora Union, according to Homna
A Dhaka court has sent three alleged Bangladesh Chhatra League members to jail in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act following their arrest at Dhanmondi 32. Metropolitan Magistrate Md Jewel Rana rejected their bail petitions on Monday, defence lawyer Jahangir Alam said. The accused are Md
An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of police has died after suffering a heart attack while attempting to arrest a suspect in Pirganj Upazila of Thakurgaon. Pirganj Police Station chief (OC) Mazharul Islam said the incident occurred around 1:00 am on Monday in Senua village under Bhomradaha Union. S
A 65-year-old woman suffered burn injuries in an acid attack by some miscreants in Gurudaspur upazila of Natore district on Sunday. The victim was identified as Halima Begum, mother of union parishad member Chameli Begum. The victim’s family said Nazul, a listed criminal of Nazirpur village
A madrasha student was stabbed to death by some unidentified people in the capital’s Jatrabari area on Sunday night. The deceased was Mahim Mia, 15, a resident of Kajla area in Jatrabari and son of Din Islam from Kishoreganj Sadar. He studied in the hifz section of a local madrasha, accordi
A farmer was hacked to death allegedly for protesting the assault on his son in Char Fasson upazila of Bhola district on Saturday night. The deceased has been identified as Abdur Rahim Bhutto, 45, from the Kalerhat area, reports bdnews24.com. Fakhrul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Shashibhushan
