The Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs has constituted a committee to facilitate the permanent institutionalization and transition of digital judicial services, developed under the “Aspire to Innovate” (a2i) program, to the Law and Justice Division. According to an offi
A village in Lalmonirhat’s Aditmari upazila turned into a battlefield on Tuesday as enraged residents clashed with police over the “rape and murder” of a seven-year-old girl, leaving at least 20 people, including the district’s superintendent of police (SP) and an officer-in
Content creator Touhid Afridi, son of My TV Chairman Nasir Uddin Sathi, has been shown arrested in a case filed over allegations of fraud. Police produced Afridi before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court in Dhaka on Tuesday. The investigating officer of the case, filed with Wari Police
A man has allegedly killed his wife and hung her body from a bamboo wall in Narail. The husband, who was detained by the police, claims that he was unable to stop his wife from posting obscene pictures and videos on TikTok and exchanging obscene pictures and conversations with unknown men, which l
Police have arrested a man in connection with the murder of a mother and daughter at their home in Chattogram’s Anwara Upazila. On Saturday night, Sujan Barua's wife, Annie Barua, 40, and their daughter Priyanti Barua, 16, were killed at their own home in Chenamati Barua Para of Ward No. 6 o
Two devotees were injured as armed assailants opened fire inside a mosque during Fajr prayers in Khulna city on Sunday. The incident took place at the West Zone Power Distribution Company Limited (WZPDCL) Jame Masjid on the BL College Road in the Daulatpur area of the city, reports UNB. The injur
A woman and her teenage daughter were hacked to death, and her five-year-old son was injured in an attack by unidentified assailants inside their house in Anwara upazila of Chattogram on Saturday night. The deceased were identified as Eni Barua, 40, wife of Sujan Barua, and their daughter Priyonti
Police have arrested at least 14 members of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League during a procession on Kuril Bishwa Road in Dhaka, demanding the release of arrested activists of the ousted Awami League and its affiliates. The march started outside the Jamuna Feature Park mall around 7am on Saturd
A mugger chase in Dhaka's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar has left a police sub-inspector and a constable injured, with two suspects detained. The injured are Sub-Inspector Samsuzzoha Sarkar of Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station and Constable Md Hridoy Hossain attached to the Public Order Management (POM) uni
Five people, including four members of a family, suffered burn injuries in an explosion, apparently from gas cylinder blast at a house at Madanpur in Narayanganj district on Thursday. The victims were identified as Hazrat Ali, 8, Meem, 13, Sultana, 34, Mannan, 50 and Siam, 19. Witnesses said a ga
At least 30 people, including five police personnel, have reportedly been injured in clashes between two groups in Bhairab. The confrontation brought traffic on two major highways to a complete standstill for around four hours. The incident took place on Wednesday night near Bhairab Bus Stand, sa
A young man has been hacked to death on his way home after celebrating his birthday with his friends in Mymensingh. The murder took place on Monday night at the Mazar Road intersection in Gafargaon municipality, said Gafargaon Police Station chief ASM Atiqur Rahman. The deceased, 24-year-old Nahi
Police have arrested two suspects in connection with the killing of former Swechchhasebak Dal leader Billal Hossain Talukdar in the Mouchak area in Dhaka. The arrestees are Al Amin, convener of Ward No. 19 Jubo Dal and Riaz, an activist of the same ward unit. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Ramna
