A court in Dhaka on Sunday sent to jail former lawmaker Advocate Shamima Akhter Khanam, showing her arrested in a case lodged over the murder of Juba Dal leader Shamim. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Atiqur Rahman passed the order as police produced her before the court and pleaded to keep her behi
A Dhaka court has granted bail to 40 more individuals convicted by lower court under the Explosive Substances Act over the brutal 2009 BDR carnage at Pilkhana headquarters in the capital. Judge Md Ibrahim Miah of Dhaka Special Tribunal-2 on May 8 held hearing of the case, examining Major (Retd) Za
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested a former member of the now defunct Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) sentenced to death in a case over the Pilkhana massacre. Ex-BDR trooper Rezaul Karim, 49, was arrested in Chattogram's Lohagara Upazila on Sunday. He hails from Dengapara in Patiya Upazila, bdn
A Dhaka court has granted police three days to question University of Scholars student Faria Haque Tina in custody in connection to the murder case of Primeasia University student Zahidul Islam Parvez. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbub Alam issued the order on Friday following a petition file
The bullet-riddled body of a senior assistant superintendent of police working at Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-7) in Chattogram was found at his office in the port city on Wednesday. The victim was identified as Palash Saha (37), an officer of the 37th BCS (Police) cadre, and the son of the late Bi
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday started hearing an appeal petition filed afresh by ATM Azharul Islam, former Assistant Secretary General of Jamaat-e-Islami, challenging his death penalty awarded by a tribunal on charges of committing crimes against humanity during the Liberat
The Supreme Court (SC) chamber judge has stayed a High Court (HC) order that granted bail to former ISKCON leader Chandan Kumar Dhar, known as Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, in a sedition case filed on charge of defaming the national flag. Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division, Justice Md Reza
A man has been accused of killing his wife and mother-in-law over a family feud in Bhandaria upazila of Pirojpur. The incident occurred at Dawa village in Dhawa Union around 11:00 pm on Monday, said Ahmed Anwar, chief of Bhandaria Police Station. The dead have been identified as 32-year-old Champ
Detectives detained nine leaders and activists of Awami League, including former MP from Bagerhat-4 Aminul Islam Milon, from different areas of Dhaka on Monday night. Md Talebur Rahman, Deputy Commissioner (media and public relations) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), said Detective Branch (DB)
An Indian national allegedly involved in smuggling was detained by Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) from a hospital in Dhaka’s Moghbazar area on Monday. The detainee, identified as Sujon Barman, son of Mongol Barman from Bottoli village in Agartala, capital of the Indian state of Tripura, alleg
The chief of Kalabagan Police Station and two sub-inspectors have been temporarily suspended for allegedly entering a house at the dead of night, accompanied by criminals, and vandalising it after identifying themselves as DB officers and demanding extortion money. The incident occurred at the hou
Several people have been injured in a clash between two rival groups over control of the area surrounding Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital in Dhaka. The first round of clashes broke out around 11:00 am on Saturday near the area between the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases a
Police have arrested 11 people, including suspected drug dealers and thieves, from the Hatirjheel area in the capital during a special drive in various crime-prone zones. The arrestees are Rakibul Hasan Shanto, Mosammat Khadija Begum, Md Shamim (25), Zubayer Hasan (22), Md Imrul Khan (23), Sohel R
