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.
1w 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.
1w 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.
4w 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.
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.
Bangladesh-India Border: Zero death pledge rings hollow
Killing along the Bangladesh-India border marked a gradual rise over the last three years despite repeated state-level commitments to bring such killings down to zero.
Shooting a student: Teacher bought illegal arms from bordering district
Rayhan Sharif, the arrested doctor who shot his student during a viva on Monday, had bought his two pistols illegally from a southern district.
Taqi Murder: 11 years on, probe yet to be completed
Yet another year of the killing of Tanwir Muhammad Taqi in Narayanganj passed by and the investigating body, Rab, like the past nine years, said the investigation is still ongoing, prolonging the wait of Taqi’s parents for justice.
February 13, 2024
Graft at Youth Dev Dept: Govt fires four officials
The government yesterday dismissed four officials of the Department of Youth Development (DYD) from service on charges of corruption.
February 12, 2024
4 sacked over graft at Youth Development Dept
The government today dismissed four officials of the Department of Youth Development (DYD) from service on charges of corruption
February 5, 2024
Tensions spill over Tumbru border
At least 68 Myanmar border guards, 15 of them bullet-hit, took refuge in Bandarban yesterday as fighting raged close to the border in the district’s Tumbru area.
February 4, 2024
Tk 150 fine, 5 days’ drill for cop who shot a man!
On a night in March 2019, Shahadat Hossain Shyamol and three of his friends were returning to their hometown in Keraniganj from Munshiganj on three motorcycles.
February 3, 2024
Trafficking To Malaysia: Victims made to walk thru jungles, wade canals
A so-called broker in Dhaka promised Rasal Miah he would be taken to Malaysia and given a job at a construction site.
February 1, 2024
Department of Youth Dev: Four officials to be sacked over Tk 13.96cr graft
The government is set to dismiss four officials of the Department of Youth Development (DYD) on charges of corruption involving Tk 13.96 crore.
January 18, 2024
They tortured and watched him die
Saiful Islam Russel was lying on the floor -- motionless, blood oozing from his mouth, and bruises on his face and body.
January 14, 2024
How Arav Khan preyed on migrants in Dubai
After slogging it out in Dubai for 16 years, Aynal Sipat Ali had saved up 131,000 UAE dirham (AED), which is about Tk 44 lakh. But he never got to enjoy the money thanks to Rabiul Islam, better known as Arav Khan.
December 6, 2023
Police see dead man running
Prisoners, migrants, even the deceased get implicated in cases
December 4, 2023
207 UNOs, 326 OCs to be transferred in 1st phase
Authorities have made primary lists of upazila nirbahi officers and officers-in-charge of police stations to transfer in the first phase of the Election Commission’s move to reposition all UNOs and OCs ahead of the January 7 national election.
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