Crime & Justice
MV Abdullah: All 23 crew to come back by same ship
Unloading of cargo from the Bangladeshi vessel MV Abdullah at the UAE port of Al Hamriyah started early yesterday (Tuesday)
Trans woman dies allegedly by suicide
A trans woman died after falling from a six-storey girls’ hostel in the capital’s Mirpur area on Monday night.
Kalpana Chakma Abduction: After 28 years, court accepts final report
A Rangamati court yesterday accepted the final report in the much-talked-about Kalpana Chakma abduction case, after around 28 years of the incident.
Graft Allegations: HC asks ACC to submit report on ex-IGP Benazir after two months
The High Court yesterday directed the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to submit a progress report on the enquiry into reported allegations of corruption against former Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed, his wife and two daughters, before it after two months.
Rana Plaza Disaster: Over a decade on, all 14 cases stuck in endless loop
None of the 14 ongoing cases filed over the Rana Plaza tragedy has seen much progress 11 years into the incident, BLAST revealed at a press briefing at the Jatiya Press Club yesterday.
HC stays IDRA decision to suspend Sonali Life Insurance board
The High Court has stayed for six months the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority's (IDRA) decision to suspend the board of directors of Sonali Life Insurance and appoint an administrator to run the company
Man arrested over rape of 11-year-old girl in Jashore
Police today arrested a man for raping a 11-year-old girl in Chowgacha upazila in Jashore last night
Man accused in murder case hacked to death
A man was hacked to death over a longstanding feud in Pirojpur Sadar upazila last night
Bangladeshi youth killed in BSF firing on Brahmanbaria border
A Bangladeshi youth was shot dead by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Kasba border of Brahmanbaria this morning
2 Bangladeshi fishermen injured in BGP firing
Amid tensions along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, members of the Myanmar Border Guard Police (BGP) opened fire on a Bangladeshi fishing boat in Naf river of Teknaf upazila in Cox’s Bazar, leaving two fishermen injured.
Protest over arrears: 60 hurt as RMG workers, cops clash in N’ganj
At least 50 workers and 10 policemen were injured during a clash between garment workers and law enforcers in Narayanganj’s Fatullah area yesterday afternoon.
‘Drug addict’ uncle stabs nephew to death
A young man was killed and his brother injured when their uncle stabbed them in the Kamrangirchar area of Dhaka yesterday.
Still haunted
Having been a hostage by Somali pirates for 33 days was so terrifying for a young general steward of hijacked ship MV Abdullah that he is not only scared to travel back home on the same ship, but is also considering a break from the mariner’s job.
Rifat Murder: Minni seeks bail from HC again
Death-row convict Ayesha Siddika Minni yesterday filed another petition with the High Court seeking bail in the murder case of her husband Rifat Sharif.
'Drug-addict' uncle stabs nephew to death in Dhaka's Kamrangirchar
A young man was killed and his brother injured when their uncle stabbed them in the Kamrangirchar area of Dhaka today
Money laundering case: Charge framing hearing against Samrat deferred again
A Dhaka court today again deferred to July 2 the hearing on charge framing against expelled Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat in a Tk 222-crore money laundering case
MV Abdullah reaches outer anchorage of UAE port
After its release, the ship travelled around 1,450 nautical miles from the Somali coast where it was under captivity to reach UAE port's territory
Rifat murder case: Death-row convict Minni seeks bail from HC
Death-row convict Ayesha Siddika Minni filed another petition with the High Court seeking bail in her husband Rifat Sharif's murder case today
