Cyber slavery: Bangladeshis forced into online scams in Cambodia
17 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Trafficking victim Tofail Ahmed said he was sold to a heavily guarded cyber scam facility in Cambodia.
17 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Sold into cyber slavery / How Bangladeshi jobseekers are trafficked into Cambodia's scam compounds
16 July 2026, 10:00 AM
Hundreds of Bangladeshis have been rescued from Cambodia's infamous scam centres in recent weeks.
16 July 2026, 10:00 AM
In search of work, caught in war
12 July 2026, 00:00 AM
30 Bangladeshis went to Russia on work visas; 4 dead, 2 missing after alleged war deployment
12 July 2026, 00:00 AM
‘If I’m alive, I’ll come back’
10 July 2026, 00:00 AM
In the remote Laur village, under Brahmanbaria’s Nabinagar upazila, Nazmin Akter has been waiting many months for a call from her husband, Kamrul Hasan, who left home for Russia in July last year in search of work but ended up in the Ukraine war.
10 July 2026, 00:00 AM
‘If I’m alive, I’ll return’: Wife waits for Bangladeshi held in Ukraine
9 July 2026, 19:33 PM
Kamrul Hasan’s family says he went to Russia for work, was drawn into the war, and has not been heard from for months
9 July 2026, 19:33 PM
Two Bangladeshis in Ukraine jail say broker tricked them into war
9 July 2026, 14:02 PM
They allege they paid for jobs in Italy but were taken to a Russian military camp after signing documents they could not read
9 July 2026, 14:02 PM
‘Yaba being used as narco-currency’
28 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Seizures of yaba and other amphetamine-type stimulant tablets rose by 90.58 percent in 2025 compared with the previous year.
28 June 2026, 00:00 AM
She left Bangladesh with hope; returned pregnant and broken
4 June 2026, 00:36 AM
A woman's journey to Saudi Arabia, arranged through a broker, spiralled into alleged trafficking, forced labour, sexual exploitation and imprisonment
4 June 2026, 00:36 AM
‘They mostly targeted madrasa teachers, students’
Ansar Al Islam, under scrutiny by law enforcers, tried to form a new platform, “As Shahadat,” led by an Indian national named Muhammed Habibullah, according to Rab.
6 July 2024, 18:00 PM
In police, ‘benefits are for seniors’
Thirteen years ago, Md Halim (name changed) was promoted to police inspector.
5 July 2024, 18:00 PM
MP Azim murder: One murder, too many questions
The detectives have come up with multiple theories since Jhenaidah-4 MP Anwarul Azim Anar was killed over a month ago.
4 July 2024, 18:00 PM
One murder, too many questions
3 out of 6 retract confessions; family yet to get authorisaiton for DNA test; probe into gold smuggling link stalled
4 July 2024, 15:35 PM
Militants using prisons to run operations
Neo JMB, the IS-inspired militant group responsible for the 2016 Holey Artisan Café attack, has been using cell phones from prisons for communication and operations, as per a recent police intelligence report.
3 July 2024, 18:00 PM
‘2 killers went to Kolkata on medical visa’
Foysal Ali Sahazi and Mostafizur Rahman Fakir travelled to Kolkata on a medical visa to murder Jhenaidah-4 MP Anwarul Azim Anar.
2 July 2024, 18:00 PM
8yrs of Holey Artisan carnage: Militants turning to apps to draw new recruits
With the so-called Islamic State trying to regroup in Syria and beyond, Neo JMB, a Bangladeshi IS-inspired group, is becoming active again.
30 June 2024, 18:00 PM
2 of the killers faked identity, worked at a temple: DB
Foysal Ali Sahazi and Mostafizur Rahman Fakir, suspects in the Jhenaidah-4 MP Anwarul Azim Anar murder case, are truck drivers. But to dodge the eyes of law enforcers, they started working as cooks at a temple.
28 June 2024, 18:00 PM
MP Azim murder: Azim sensed danger, tried to leave flat
As soon as Jhenaidah-4 MP Anwarul Azim Anar entered the Sanjeeva Gardens flat in Kolkata’s New Town on May 13, he realised that the accused had planned to murder him.
27 June 2024, 18:00 PM
‘Drive on to recover Babu’s three mobile phones for evidence’
Kazi Kamal Ahmed Babu, the relief and social welfare affairs secretary of the Jhenaidah Awami League, has allegedly used his cell phone to communicate and exchange photos with the suspected killer of lawmaker Anwarul Azim Anar.
24 June 2024, 18:00 PM
MP Azim Murder: Yet another investigator transferred
Two officers supervising the ongoing investigation into the murder of lawmaker Anwarul Azim Anar have been transferred.
23 June 2024, 18:00 PM
MP Azim Murder: Political feud now comes into focus
Not only gold smuggling, political rivalry may have also been a key reason behind the murder of Jhenaidah-4 lawmaker Anwarul Azim Anar, investigators have said.
15 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Azim Murder: Babu confesses meeting hitman over blood money
Accused Kazi Kamal Ahmed Babu admitted to court that he was involved in the murder of Jhenaidah-4 MP Anwarul Azim Anar.
14 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Free rein for gold smugglers in Jhenaidah
Since he was recruited as a carrier about six months ago, Sohel (real name withheld) transported smuggled golds on his motorbike from Jashore to Jhenaidah’s Maheshpur border at least 27 times.
13 June 2024, 18:00 PM
AL leader Mintu assured killers of payment
Saidul Karim Mintu, general secretary of Jhenaidah Awami League, assured one of the masterminds of MP Anwarul Azim Anar murder that he would pay after the job was done.
13 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Negligence of ACs, OCs behind theft during holidays
Incidents of theft typically increase during the holidays as many residents leave the capital for their hometowns.
13 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Dhaka footpaths, a money-spinner for extortionists
On the footpath next to the General Post Office in the capital, Sohel Howlader sells children’s clothes from a small table.
12 June 2024, 18:00 PM
AL leader knew about his murder but kept mum
Investigators have found evidence that Saidul Karim Mintu, general secretary of Jhenaidah Awami League, knew about MP Anwarul Azim Anar’s murder before it was made public.
12 June 2024, 18:00 PM
MP Azim Murder: Police detain Jhenaidah AL general secy
Multiple leaders of Jhenaidah Awami League were aware of MP Anwarul Azim Anar’s murder before the government’s announcement.
11 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Submachine gun in the hands of an ‘unstable’ cop?
SMT-9 submachine gun -- a sophisticated weapon that can wreak havoc in the wrong hands.
10 June 2024, 18:00 PM