Crime & Justice
Bus helper held over harassment of JU student
Police detained a bus helper who allegedly harassed a female student of Jahangirnagar University on her way to the campus on May 14
Keshabpur upazila chairman, OC sued
A case was filed on Wednesday with a Jashore court against three persons including an officer-in-charge (OC) and an upazila chairman over taking lease of land.
Comilla univ student suspended for ‘hurting religious sentiment’
The Comilla University authorities yesterday suspended a student for allegedly making derogatory comments against religion on social media.
Harassment writ large
Mosharrof Hossain, 48, has been a reconditioned car seller for 30 years and has never been arrested or accused in any criminal case.
Woman found dead in Brahmanbaria
A woman was found dead at the house of her in-laws at Bhurbhuria village under Bancharampur upazila of Brahmanbaria last night
Jashore's Keshabpur upazila chairman, OC sued
A case was filed yesterday with a Jashore court against three persons including an officer-in-charge (OC) and an upazila chairman over taking a lease of land
Complaint filed for cancelling Sreepur upazila chairman aspirant's candidacy
A complaint has been filed seeking cancellation of a chairman aspirant’s candidacy for contesting Sreepur upazila elections scheduled to be held on May 21
Grameen Kalyan's tax evasion case: HC starts rehearing pleas
The High Court today started rehearing of two separate writ petitions that challenged National Board of Revenue (NBR) orders over reassessment of around Tk 600 crore as income tax from Grameen Kalyan for different tax years
Rizvi to be brought to justice soon
The Additional Commissioner of the Detective Branch of police Harun Or Rashid yesterday said they were looking for BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.
‘Neo JMB trying to reorganise’
The IS-inspired militant group “Neo JMB” is now attempting to regroup after being cornered for many years following the Gulshan café attack.
Yunus case verdict today
The verdict of a labour law violation case filed against Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus and three top officials of Grameen Telecom is set to be delivered today.
Fakhrul’s bail hearing Jan 9
A Dhaka court yesterday set January 9 for hearing the bail petitions in nine cases filed against BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir over political violence in the capital centring BNP’s rally on October 28.
Throat-slit bodies of 2 brothers found in Magura
Police recovered the throat-slit bodies of two brothers from a field in Panighata village of Magura's Mohammadpur upazila this morning
Three arrested for carjacking Uber car
The muggers took away the vehicle from an Uber driver at gunpoint on May 19 and used the car to mug people in different areas of Dhaka for the last seven months
Brick kiln worker chained, tortured to death in Barguna
A brick kiln worker in Barguna's Amtali upazila was chained and allegedly tortured to death for leaving work after taking wages in advance
Arsa’s 'logistic chief' arrested in Cox’s Bazar
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members arrested the logistic chief of Arsa, a Myanmar-based armed group, and its two members in Cox’s Bazar town today
Child's body recovered in Gazipur
Police today recovered a body of a girl, aged around 12, from a paddy field in Bason village in Gazipur's Sadar
BNP's Alal, 7 others get 3 years in jail in arson case
A Dhaka court today sentenced eight people including BNP’s Joint Secretary General Moazzem Hossain Alal to three years in prison in a case filed for torching a bus in Dhanmondi during hartal in 2013
