Shariful Islam

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.

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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.

2w 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.

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‘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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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December 2, 2023
December 2, 2023

Transfer all UNOs, OCs in phases

In a rare move, the Election Commission has asked for the transfer of all upazila nirbahi officers and officers-in-charge of police stations across the country.

November 23, 2023
November 23, 2023

Law enforcers failing to halt arson spree

Fire service says 7.7 vehicles torched daily on average since October 28; number was 12 per day on Nov 19, 20

November 10, 2023
November 10, 2023

Asleep in KL, accused of bombing in Magura

Alamin Kazi of Magura’s Shalikha, an expatriate businessman in Malaysia, was in deep sleep at his Kuala Lumpur residence at 4:30am on November 3.

October 24, 2023
October 24, 2023

Cases against BNP leaders, activists: Families pushed to brink

The Daily Star has spoken to 20 BNP leaders and activists and their families in Dhaka and elsewhere, and like Moksud, each has a distressing story to tell.

October 23, 2023
October 23, 2023

Cases against BNP-Jamaat leaders: Trials now rolling well into the night

Multiple lawyers dealing with some of these cases said a number of Dhaka courts have been recording depositions of prosecution witnesses beyond court hours.

September 26, 2023
September 26, 2023

Posts of Addl IG, DIG: Police seek more promotion ahead of polls

The home ministry has requested the public administration ministry to approve more in-situ posts of additional inspector general and deputy inspector general of police.

August 17, 2023
August 17, 2023

2005 August 17 series blast: JMB no longer a major threat

Banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) hardly poses any security risks at this moment.

July 27, 2023
July 27, 2023

Pallabi Drug Trade: Allegations of bribery rife against cops

Around a week ago, Sub-Inspector Anwarul Islam and Assistant Sub-Inspector Haridas Roy of the capital’s Pallabi Police Station arrested a man in Adarsha Nagar on charges of selling cannabis.

July 24, 2023
July 24, 2023

‘Feud over money led to the murder’

Nibir, Md Shahjalal, and former Shahjahanpur thana Chhatra League leader Oliullah Rubel were known to be close friends and notorious for extorting hawkers on footpaths, and operating goat markets in Malibagh.

July 16, 2023
July 16, 2023

Department of youth development: Mired in corruption

Corruption seems to be a constant at the Department of Youth Development.

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