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
Green Road: Footpaths under the clutch of extortionists
While there are sidewalks on both sides of the road from Farmgate’s Ananda Cinema Hall to Panthapath intersection, they are hardly functional.
30 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Teen gang patrons still untouched
Seven years ago, the nation was shaken by the murder of an eighth grader named Adnan Kabir by a gang of boys about his age in the capital’s Uttara.
23 March 2024, 18:00 PM
720 educational institutions in Dhaka fire-prone
National Ideal College, a popular educational institution in the capital’s Khilgaon, has over 1,600 students attending classes in two separate residential buildings.
6 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Inadequate Fire Safety Measures: 3 out of 4 city markets risky
Three in four markets and shopping arcades in Dhaka city lack proper fire safety measures, according to a Fire Service and Civil Defence inspection report.
4 March 2024, 18:00 PM
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.
2 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Amend public gambling act
Police high-ups have sought the amendment of The Public Gambling Act 1867, as the existing law has no option to take lawful action against online gambling.
2 March 2024, 18:00 PM
GONE ... TOO SOON
Classes, labwork, exams -- Lamisha Islam was supposed to be worrying about these today while living a life full of potential amongst her friends and family.
1 March 2024, 18:00 PM
A biriyani stop turns tragic
A check-up with the dentist. This is why Lutfun Nahar Lucky, a 47-year-old senior teacher at Viqarunnisa Noon School & College left home on Thursday night. She was accompanied by her daughter Jannatin Tazri, 23, a student of BRAC University.
1 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Short circuit or gas leak might be the cause
An electric short circuit or a leaky gas pipe at a ground floor cafe was most likely the cause of the fire at the Bailey Road building late at night on Thursday, said investigators.
1 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Families lost in flame
It was a leap day on Thursday, and many decided to celebrate the day that comes every four years with dreams and promises to be in a better place in life when the next one arrives.
1 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Police official father in deep shock as daughter dies
Lamisha, 23, a student of mechanical department of the Bangladesh University of Engineering (BUET), became the nucleus of the family
1 March 2024, 11:01 AM
A whimsical biriyani stop turns tragic
Viqarunnisa teacher, her 23-yr-old daughter killed in Bailey Road blaze
1 March 2024, 08:12 AM
Meeting with PM: Cops want more power, benefits
Police officers want postings at the Anti-Corruption Commission, National Security Intelligence, Department of Narcotics Control, Department of Immigration and Passports, BRTA, and BIWTA.
29 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Cocaine Smuggling: Dhaka a vital cog in the wheel
On January 25, Nomthandazo Towera Soko, a Malawian national, landed in Dhaka with 8.3 kilograms of cocaine. A nurse by profession, she was hoping to earn $3,000-$4,000 for bringing the drug to Bangladesh.
28 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Safe but not free
For the last five years 19-year-old Sumona (pseudonym) has been living at the Training and Rehabilitation Centre for Socially Disadvantaged Women in Barishal.
23 February 2024, 18:00 PM
To be able to dream again
At first glance it looks like a happy gathering of women and girls spanning ages from 15 to 50 years. We are greeted by this group of 30 and they welcome us with a song and dance routine.
23 February 2024, 18:00 PM
To Europe via Libya: A voyage fraught with peril
An undocumented Bangladeshi migrant worker choosing to enter Europe from Libya, will almost certainly be held captive by armed militias, tortured, and their families extorted for lakhs of taka.
22 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Election brings ‘rewards’ for cops
It seems like the election years bring “blessings” for the police force, since, if not anything else, the number of Police Awards recipients increases manifold right after the national polls.
20 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Why should we suffer for political vengeance?
Around 40 days after the arson attack on Benapole Express on January 5, police handed over bodies of four victims to their relatives from Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue yesterday.
15 February 2024, 18:00 PM
‘Alor Iskul’ brings light to their lives
A year ago, attending school was a distant dream for 10-year-old Alamin Islam.
15 February 2024, 18:00 PM