Journalists held without trial for up to 620 days

Five senior journalists remain behind bars for between 593 and 620 days in Bangladesh. None of them have been formally charged since their arrest after the 2024 July uprising.
3 May 2026, 00:00 AM

PhD Students’ Murder: Florida police finally identify Bristy’s body

Authorities in Florida have identified the body of Bangladeshi PhD student Nahida Sultana Bristy, who had been missing since April 16.
3 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Schoolgirl abducted in front of father, rescued after 9 days; ‘mastermind’ arrested

Police have rescued a Class 10 student from Pubail in Gazipur, nine days after she was abducted in front of her father in Uttara
2 May 2026, 15:58 PM

Written complaint filed over attack on two journalists in Lalmonirhat

Attack allegedly led by union-level BNP leader, who however denied the allegation
2 May 2026, 13:30 PM

Truck driver beaten to death by mob after 'injuring pedestrians' in Faridpur

At least seven hurt in alleged reckless driving incident, police say
2 May 2026, 13:10 PM

Bangladeshi expatriate killed younger brother in Italy, family says

Suspect later confessed during a video call and showed the victim’s body to relatives in Munshiganj
1 May 2026, 22:06 PM

Schoolboy beaten to death during clash between teenagers in Mymensingh

Police say 15-year-old Siam was attacked with bamboo sticks
1 May 2026, 18:33 PM

Suspects targeted Baridhara's De Mazenod Church after Easter celebrations: police

Three arrested within three days; Tk 2.5 lakh, passports recovered
1 May 2026, 15:42 PM

Police team attacked while probing mugging incident in Narayanganj

Snatched service shotgun recovered after 4 hours, 3 arrested
1 May 2026, 14:53 PM

Named accused in Kushtia pir killing case arrested in Rajshahi

On April 11, Abdur Rahman, a pir in Kushtia, was beaten and hacked to death by a mob at his darbar in Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia over 'hurting religious sentiments'
1 May 2026, 11:39 AM

Case backlog swells amid judge shortage in SC

Appointments might take place under previous constitutional procedures, says Attorney General Md Ruhul Quddus Kazal
1 May 2026, 11:04 AM

21 killed in mob violence in April: MSF

Rights body Manabadhikar Shongskriti Foundation (MSF) yesterday said incidents of mob violence rose in April, surpassing the figures recorded in the previous month.
1 May 2026, 00:00 AM

ICT asks how Qamrul got foreign report

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday expressed surprise at how former food minister Qamrul Islam, now in jail, obtained a medical report from a Singapore hospital without its permission.
1 May 2026, 00:00 AM

DB raid nets 8kg heroin and one of its own

Serving constable among two remanded as police investigate alleged drug network across Dhaka and outskirts
30 April 2026, 22:07 PM

Law Reporters Forum condemns assault on journalist Habibul

Journalist and his camera crew were allegedly confined, tortured and threatened
30 April 2026, 20:14 PM

DB team attacked during Tongi drug raid; 4 cops injured, 7 suspects held

Legal proceedings against the arrestees are underway, says police
30 April 2026, 16:19 PM

4 arrested over ‘links with TTP’

The Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has arrested four people for their alleged links with Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a militant outfit based in Pakistan.
30 April 2026, 00:00 AM

Titon killing: Control over cattle market likely motive

Dhaka’s underworld was jolted once again by the killing of listed top criminal Khandokar Noyeem Ahmed Titon, with investigators suspecting rivalry over local dominance and control of a cattle market as a key motive, while also examining several other angles.
30 April 2026, 00:00 AM

Limon, Bristy Killings: ‘They’re family’

A court yesterday ordered the prime suspect in the killings of two Bangladeshi PhD students to be held without bond on murder charges in a courtroom filled with friends of the victims demanding justice.
30 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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