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Suspected thief killed in Mohammadpur 'mob attack'

Bangladesh, Sept. 9 -- A man suspected of theft has been beaten to death by a "mob" in the Chandrima Model Town area of Dhaka's Mohammadpur. The incident occurred in the No. 12 Hakkar Par area around... Read More


Is Hasina bringing Joy, Putul into Awami League leadership?

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- Former prime minister and Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India after being ousted in the July Uprising, has reportedly finalised a plan to bring her son Sajeeb Wa... Read More


Submit fake papers, lose your US visa forever: US Embassy in Dhaka

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- The US Embassy in Dhaka has said that submitting false information or forged documents can result in a permanent ban on visas under US immigration law. On Monday, the embassy m... Read More


Man faces charges after 'using BNP chief Khaleda's illness' as pretext to swindle Tk 150mn

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- Police have filed a case against a man accused of defrauding people of Tk 150 million by using the illness of former prime minister and BNP chief Khaleda Zia as a pretext. The ... Read More


Former secretary Abu Alam sent to jail in Anti-Terrorism case

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- A Dhaka court has ordered Abu Alam Shahid Khan, a former senior secretary, to jail in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act at Shahbagh Police Station. The order was issued... Read More


CID charges former minister Saifuzzaman, wife over 'money laundering' in Dubai

Bangladesh, Sept. 5 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has initiated a case against former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed and his wife Rukmila Zaman over the alleged laundering ... Read More


Journalists demand lawyers be brought to justice over Dhaka court assault

Bangladesh, Sept. 5 -- The Court Reporters Unity (CRU) has condemned the assault on Somoy TV journalist Asif Mohammad Siam inside a Dhaka courtroom, demanding the lawyers involved be brought to justic... Read More


Lawyers barred from representing 'fugitive' ex-PM Hasina over Purbachal plot graft

Bangladesh, Sept. 4 -- Four lawyers have been denied permission to represent ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina in corruption trials concerning the Purbachal plot scandal as she is legally classified... Read More


15 people testify against Rehana, her children over Purbachal 'plot graft'

Bangladesh, Sept. 4 -- As many as 15 people have testified in three cases initiated by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over alleged irregularities in the allocation of plots under the Purbachal N... Read More


7 members of gang posing as DB police arrested over Dhaka robberies

Bangladesh, Sept. 4 -- Police have arrested seven members of a gang accused of robbing people across Dhaka by posing as plainclothes detectives. Md Masud Alam, deputy commissioner of the Dhaka Metrop... Read More