Emrul Hasan Bappi

Covering Human Rights, Crime & Justice

Eight years on, trial of case yet to start

Eight years into the murder of blogger Nazimuddin Samad, the trial of the case is yet to begin at a Dhaka court.

1d ago

Trial of murder case drags on

Even 11 years after the Rana Plaza collapse in Savar, the trial of two cases filed over the incident did not reach any verdict, causing frustration among the victims.

3d ago

Hurling stones at metro: 9-month probe fails to identify culprits

During a nine-month investigation, police were unable to identify any one responsible for damaging a window on a metro train in Dhaka.

3w ago

Major Fire Incidents: No verdict to date

At least 71 people were killed in a tragic fire at Wahed Mansion in Chawkbazar’s Churihatta area in Old Dhaka on February 20, 2019.

1m ago

Back to planning sabotage a day after release

Just a day after securing bail in five cases filed under the anti-terrorism act and coming out of jail, Mufti Jashimuddin Rahmani, chief of banned outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team, started planning for sabotage activities in full swing.

3m ago

Torture of 4 men in custody: Police probe finds addl SP, OC guilty

An investigation has found evidence that an additional superintendent of police and an inspector had physically tortured four men in custody at a police station in Shariatpur last year. 

3m ago

When cops turn part-time robbers

On the night of January 23 last year, Abdullah Munshi landed at Dhaka airport from Dubai and took a CNG-run autorickshaw to go to his brother’s house in Khilgaon around 11:00.

3m ago

Ansarullah Bangla Team chief out of prison

Mufti Jashimuddin Rahmani, chief of the Ansarullah Bangla Team, an Al-Qaeda-inspired militant outfit now known as Ansar al Islam, was released from the Kashimpur High Security Central Jail in Gazipur on Sunday.

3m ago

Eight years on, trial of case yet to start

Eight years into the murder of blogger Nazimuddin Samad, the trial of the case is yet to begin at a Dhaka court.

1d ago

Trial of murder case drags on

Even 11 years after the Rana Plaza collapse in Savar, the trial of two cases filed over the incident did not reach any verdict, causing frustration among the victims.

3d ago

Hurling stones at metro: 9-month probe fails to identify culprits

During a nine-month investigation, police were unable to identify any one responsible for damaging a window on a metro train in Dhaka.

3w ago

Major Fire Incidents: No verdict to date

At least 71 people were killed in a tragic fire at Wahed Mansion in Chawkbazar’s Churihatta area in Old Dhaka on February 20, 2019.

1m ago

Back to planning sabotage a day after release

Just a day after securing bail in five cases filed under the anti-terrorism act and coming out of jail, Mufti Jashimuddin Rahmani, chief of banned outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team, started planning for sabotage activities in full swing.

3m ago

Torture of 4 men in custody: Police probe finds addl SP, OC guilty

An investigation has found evidence that an additional superintendent of police and an inspector had physically tortured four men in custody at a police station in Shariatpur last year. 

3m ago

When cops turn part-time robbers

On the night of January 23 last year, Abdullah Munshi landed at Dhaka airport from Dubai and took a CNG-run autorickshaw to go to his brother’s house in Khilgaon around 11:00.

3m ago

Ansarullah Bangla Team chief out of prison

Mufti Jashimuddin Rahmani, chief of the Ansarullah Bangla Team, an Al-Qaeda-inspired militant outfit now known as Ansar al Islam, was released from the Kashimpur High Security Central Jail in Gazipur on Sunday.

3m ago
April 26, 2024
April 26, 2024

Eight years on, trial of case yet to start

Eight years into the murder of blogger Nazimuddin Samad, the trial of the case is yet to begin at a Dhaka court.

April 24, 2024
April 24, 2024

Trial of murder case drags on

Even 11 years after the Rana Plaza collapse in Savar, the trial of two cases filed over the incident did not reach any verdict, causing frustration among the victims.

April 6, 2024
April 6, 2024

Hurling stones at metro: 9-month probe fails to identify culprits

During a nine-month investigation, police were unable to identify any one responsible for damaging a window on a metro train in Dhaka.

March 3, 2024
March 3, 2024

Major Fire Incidents: No verdict to date

At least 71 people were killed in a tragic fire at Wahed Mansion in Chawkbazar’s Churihatta area in Old Dhaka on February 20, 2019.

January 28, 2024
January 28, 2024

Back to planning sabotage a day after release

Just a day after securing bail in five cases filed under the anti-terrorism act and coming out of jail, Mufti Jashimuddin Rahmani, chief of banned outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team, started planning for sabotage activities in full swing.

January 27, 2024
January 27, 2024

Torture of 4 men in custody: Police probe finds addl SP, OC guilty

An investigation has found evidence that an additional superintendent of police and an inspector had physically tortured four men in custody at a police station in Shariatpur last year. 

January 24, 2024
January 24, 2024

When cops turn part-time robbers

On the night of January 23 last year, Abdullah Munshi landed at Dhaka airport from Dubai and took a CNG-run autorickshaw to go to his brother’s house in Khilgaon around 11:00.

January 23, 2024
January 23, 2024

Ansarullah Bangla Team chief out of prison

Mufti Jashimuddin Rahmani, chief of the Ansarullah Bangla Team, an Al-Qaeda-inspired militant outfit now known as Ansar al Islam, was released from the Kashimpur High Security Central Jail in Gazipur on Sunday.

December 26, 2023
December 26, 2023

Trader ‘tortured’ in DB custody

A trader in the capital’s Ashkona has alleged that he was tortured in custody of the Detective Branch of police in October and forced to write a cheque of Tk 3.60 crore.

November 21, 2023
November 21, 2023

Bail hard to come by for BNP ranks

Mehedi Hasan was in Kuwait when Jatrabari police filed a case on July 30 over political violence in the area the day before.  Police named 99 people, mostly BNP leaders and activists, in the case, and Mehedi was not among them.

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