Narcotics dept can work at borders, carry arms
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The Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) can now conduct its own raids, searches, seizures, arrests and investigations along the country’s borders and at land ports, airports and seaports under the Narcotics Control (Amendment) Act, 2026.
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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
DMP to bring capital under CCTV coverage
Dhaka Metropolitan Police is working to bring the whole capital under the surveillance of Close Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras to tackle rising crimes like murders, burglary, theft, and robberies.
26 April 2023, 01:40 AM
Yaba glut menacing the city
It was close to 10:00pm on April 11. As usual, people were busy buying daily commodities from shops at the capital’s Mohammadpur Geneva Camp.
20 April 2023, 01:00 AM
New Super Market Fire: Short circuit might have caused it
An electric short circuit might have caused the fire at Dhaka New Super Market on Saturday, say investigators.
19 April 2023, 01:30 AM
Extreme heat elevating fire risks
Record-setting temperatures are making everything dry and more flammable, and this has been making fire incidents more frequent and lethal, experts said.
18 April 2023, 01:10 AM
Heatwave: Jail authorities take measures to protect inmates
The jail authorities, to protect inmates from the heatwave, are keeping the them under the shade of the trees inside the jail grounds for the majority of the daytime
16 April 2023, 08:04 AM
Another fire crushes traders’ Eid hopes
Just 11 days after a blaze ripped through the Bangabazar shopping complex, another one yesterday gutted Dhaka New Super Market, causing losses to businesses and traders.
15 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Siddique Bazar Blast: Faulty Titas gas line might have caused it
A faulty Titas Gas line might have caused the explosion at the seven-storey Café Queen building in the capital’s Siddique Bazar last month, say investigators.
14 April 2023, 01:40 AM
When cons use Facebook as a tool
They had a team to keep an eye on law enforcers.
12 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Human trafficking syndicate busted
The promise of a better life in a foreign land has long been a lure for many. But for some, this dream turns into a nightmare when they become targets of human-trafficking syndicates.
10 April 2023, 18:00 PM
‘Pay some, get so much more’
Taking a deposit of Tk 3 lakh, he first gave the depositor an appointment for the post of an assistant teacher in a school with a monthly salary of Tk 18,000.
6 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Dreams, hopes go up in smoke
They invested the money they had and the money they could borrow in the hope of good business ahead of Eid but within a few hours yesterday, they lost everything.
4 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Meth smuggling rose by 3 times in a year
From 2021 to 2022, the seizure of crystal meth increased by three times.
29 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Demerit Point For Drivers: Govt agencies dragging foot on enforcement
When the Road Transport Act-2018 was enacted over four years ago incorporating a system of demerit points on driving licenses for traffic violation, the authorities said the system would go a long way in ensuring road safety.
27 March 2023, 01:40 AM
Families caught in bureaucratic tangle
Partha Roy Chowdhury, a sub-inspector of Itna Police Station in Kishoreganj, was severely injured in a road accident on the way to a Khagrachhari court for testimony on October 14, 2020.
3 March 2023, 18:00 PM
How a student is reuniting families
It was March 2019. The clock ticked 1:30am. An old man was lying in the middle of Dhaka-Mawa highway.
3 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Police want 550 SP posts before polls
The Police Headquarters is planning to propose promotion of 550 police officials to superintendents of police keeping them in the offices they are serving now.
3 March 2023, 01:40 AM
Conning people inside the secretariat
As per the plan, the gang first arranged for entrance passes to get into the secretariat.
21 February 2023, 18:00 PM
In Dhaka, footpaths not for pedestrians only
It’s a 10-minute walk from Farmgate’s Ananda Cinema Hall to the Panthapath intersection through Green Road. However, it takes 20 minutes to cross this 700-metre road, thanks to illegal occupants of the footpath
17 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Dhaka-Chattogram Highway finally coming under watch
1,427 CCTV cameras to be set up by June to check theft of RMG shipments, robbery
17 February 2023, 01:30 AM
Dream of better life ends in nightmare
Without any licence to run a recruiting agency, they used to send people abroad.
14 February 2023, 18:00 PM