5yrs after HC order: Govt yet to drop the word ‘Kumari’ from Kabin Nama
The High Court in a 2019 judgement directed the government to drop the word “kumari”, or virgin, from the marriage registration form, terming it defamatory and discriminatory against women.
2d ago
Cybergangs now selling ‘genuine’ NIDs
Imagine someone ordering and taking delivery of your personal data -- national identity card information, phone call records, and statements from your mobile financial accounts – as conveniently as ordering food online.
6d ago
Extortionists on the prowl in Badda
A young man wearing a mask and helmet makes a short visit to a local internet service provider’s office in the capital’s Badda Gudaraghat, and on his way out, he pulls a gun out of his pocket and shoots in the general direction of an employee of the establishment without hitting him.
2w ago
Tortured in Libya: Dreams for a better future now a nightmare
A good job with a handsome salary in Libya -- this is what was promised to Md Romel Mia around two months ago by a migrant trafficking gang.
1m ago
KNF gets arms, support from other side of border
The strong influence of armed group Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) in Chin and Rakhine states of Myanmar and Mizoram and Manipur states of India has led to its creation in Bangladesh, said security analyst Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain.
1m ago
4 suspected robbers beaten to death
Villagers beat four people to death and severely injured another one in Narayanganj’s Sonargaon upazila on Sunday night on suspicion that they were robbers.
1m ago
‘No one feels good at gunpoint’
The hostages on board the hijacked Bangladesh-flagged ship were taken to their cabins from the bridge after the pirates anchored the vessel as dawn broke over the Somali port of Garacad.
2m ago
Hijacked ship sailing fast to Somali shores
Neither the government nor the firm that owns the Bangladesh-flagged ship hijacked with 23 crew members has been able to contact the hostages or pirates as of last night.
2m ago
July 27, 2023
Pallabi Drug Trade: Allegations of bribery rife against cops
Around a week ago, Sub-Inspector Anwarul Islam and Assistant Sub-Inspector Haridas Roy of the capital’s Pallabi Police Station arrested a man in Adarsha Nagar on charges of selling cannabis.
July 24, 2023
‘Feud over money led to the murder’
Nibir, Md Shahjalal, and former Shahjahanpur thana Chhatra League leader Oliullah Rubel were known to be close friends and notorious for extorting hawkers on footpaths, and operating goat markets in Malibagh.
July 16, 2023
Department of youth development: Mired in corruption
Corruption seems to be a constant at the Department of Youth Development.
July 3, 2023
Militants using jails to recruit operatives
Taking advantage of gaps in surveillance, incarcerated militant leaders have been forming new outfits and recruiting members inside and outside prisons.
June 26, 2023
Faridpur Racket Laundering Tk 2,000Cr: CID presses charges against 37 more
The Criminal Investigation Department has found involvement of 37 more people in the much-talked about Tk 2,000 crore money laundering racket of Faridpur.
June 16, 2023
Grabbing land, stealing fertiliser his forte?
Abdul Kuddus and his brother Helal Uddin own 13 decimals of land in a plot jointly owned by several people under the Ghorasal municipality.
May 29, 2023
Alokbali’s water hyacinth woes
Mahmuda Begum was bleeding excessively after she gave birth to a baby girl on December 22 last year.
May 7, 2023
Narsingdi’s clout as industrial hub grows
New industries are being set up in Narsingdi as the district’s road connectivity with the capital has seen a remarkable improvement in recent years, businessmen say.
May 5, 2023
‘They laundered Tk 46cr thru MFS’
Ten businessmen and shop owners, and a Saudi expatriate laundered over Tk 46.02 crore abroad through a Chattogram-based bKash distribution house, mostly to pay for various goods they imported illegally, finds a CID investigation.
April 6, 2023
Quick work visa for right amount of bribe
A syndicate of seven Bangladeshi recruitment agencies reportedly sent Tk 154 crore to Saudi Arabia as bribe for two diplomats who used to work at the Saudi embassy in Dhaka. In return, a huge number of work visas were issued for Bangladeshi migration-seekers, revealed an investigation by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
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