DB raid nets 8kg heroin and one of its own
30 April 2026, 22:07 PM
Serving constable among two remanded as police investigate alleged drug network across Dhaka and outskirts
30 April 2026, 22:07 PM
Over 90% of July uprising cases still under probe
27 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Nearly 2 years on, victims’ families wait for closure, while those falsely implicated continue to suffer
27 April 2026, 00:00 AM
2013 Rana Plaza Tragedy / 13 years on, justice yet to be served
24 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Thirteen years after the collapse of Rana Plaza, justice remains elusive as trials in two cases continue to stall due to the prosecution’s failure to produce witnesses.
24 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Baby cries in courtroom as mother sent to jail; granted bail after several hours
21 April 2026, 20:37 PM
Shilpi Begum, still recovering from a C-section, broke down after her initial bail plea was rejected at Dhaka CMM Court
21 April 2026, 20:37 PM
No bail, no remand for Shirin Sharmin
8 April 2026, 00:24 AM
Former Jatiya Sangsad speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury had arrived at her cousin’s residence in Dhanmondi just hours before she was arrested early yesterday in an attempted murder case linked to the 2024 July uprising.
8 April 2026, 00:24 AM
An ex-speaker’s silence, faint smile and stumble at the court
7 April 2026, 21:17 PM
Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury said little at Dhaka’s CMM Court before being sent to jail amid chaotic scenes in and outside the courtroom
7 April 2026, 21:17 PM
A decade of stalled trials in 3 blogger murders
28 March 2026, 02:24 AM
A decade after the murders of bloggers Oyasiqur Rahman Babu, Nazimuddin Samad and Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy, the trials remain stalled as prosecution witnesses continue to skip court hearings, preventing proceedings from moving forward.
28 March 2026, 02:24 AM
‘If I were guilty, I wouldn’t have returned from UK’
26 March 2026, 19:39 PM
Former DGFI chief Mamun Khaled tells court he had supported July Uprising
26 March 2026, 19:39 PM
Casino brothers to serve 7 years
Organised crimes and money laundering are a serious threat to the rule of law and sustainable development of the country, said a Dhaka court in the verdict in a money laundering case.
25 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Rana Plaza Murder Trial: Only 1 out of 594 witnesses testified so far
The trial progress in the murder case filed over the 2013 Rana Plaza collapse has been dismal as only one out of 594 prosecution witnesses has so far testified.
23 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Humayun Azad murder case: After 18 years, verdict due today
A Dhaka court is set to deliver verdict over the murder of Prof Humayun Azad after 18 long years as the alleged negligence of investigators and prosecution delayed the trial completion.
12 April 2022, 18:00 PM
A book and a bloodthirsty terror outfit
Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) supremo Shaikh Abdur Rahman had directed his younger brother and the outfit’s military commander Ataur Rahman Sunny to kill Prof Humayun Azad for writing the book “Pak Sar Jamin Sad Bad”.
12 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Pahela Baishakh Sexual Assault: Trial in limbo
Trial of the case filed over the Pahela Baishakh sexual assault incident at Dhaka University (DU) did not make any headway even after five years, due to the prosecution’s failure to produce witnesses before court for their statements.
12 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Azad to Avijit: Deadly cost of freethinking
Both of them shared some common principles and championed the causes of freethought and secularism. And both met the same fate.
11 April 2022, 18:00 PM
DB Informer Jalal Killing: Trial stuck in legal limbo
The half-decomposed body of Jalal, who drove the car of Detective Branch (DB) of police, was recovered from the overhead water tank of DB’s Minto Road headquarters on March 25, 1999.
19 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Masterminds of Hussaini Dalan blasts: IO’s negligence kept them beyond law
The masterminds behind the 2015 Hussaini Dalan blasts had remained beyond the law due to the investigator’s utter negligence, said a Dhaka court.
15 March 2022, 18:00 PM
‘Rehab had no clearance, licence’
The hospital -- where assistant superintendent of police Anisul Karim Shipon was allegedly tortured to death on November 9, 2020 -- had no government clearance and licence, found a police probe.
10 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Bribery hurts the image of govt officials
Being senior “government officials”, Khandaker Enamul Basir and Mizanur Rahman took and gave bribes, causing serious damage to the image of public servants, a Dhaka court said yesterday while delivering the verdict in a graft case against the duo.
23 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Churihatta fire tragedy: An outcome of greed and negligence
Despite being aware of the threats to life and property, Hazi Wahed Mansion owners still rented out the residential property to set up five warehouses for flammable materials in order to make extra profit.
19 February 2022, 18:00 PM
PK Halder has laundered Tk 80cr to Canada
Proshanta Kumar Halder, the former managing director of NRB Global Bank, had laundered about Tk 80 crore to Canada, found the Anti-Corruption Commission found in its probe.
13 February 2022, 18:00 PM
87,600 hours and counting
Numbers in the quest for justice in Sagar-Runi murder keep getting longer as investigators continue to fail to make any headway in the investigation.
10 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Killing of 3 Mirpur boys: 7 years on, no answer
On February 22, 2015, three adolescent boys were shot dead in the capital’s Mirpur area during a violent political movement, on suspicion that they were arsonists linked to the opposition party.
2 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Looking back at 2021’s noteworthy judgments
Several important cases, which went on for years, were disposed of in Dhaka’s lower courts in 2021, amid the pandemic.
31 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Sony, Dwip Murder Trials: Neglected, they see no closure
Twenty Buet students were handed death sentence and five others life imprisonment this month for the murder of their fellow student Abrar Fahad inside a university dorm on October 7, 2019.
22 December 2021, 18:00 PM
BUET student abrar murder verdict: 20 students get death
Twenty Buet students were sentenced to death yesterday for their direct involvement in the murder of a fellow student in a dorm room, an incident that shocked the nation two years ago.
8 December 2021, 18:00 PM
This must not happen to any other child
The parents of slain Buet student Abrar Fahad said they do not want to see anyone else being killed by fellow students on university campuses like their son was.
8 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Killing of Six in Aminbazar: 13 sentenced to death, 19 to life
A Dhaka court yesterday sentenced 13 people to death and 19 others to life imprisonment for the killing of six students in Aminbazar on the outskirts of the capital more than 10 years ago.
2 December 2021, 18:00 PM
9 years of Tazreen tragedy: Victims don’t believe justice will ever be done
Trial proceedings of a lawsuit over Tazreen Fashions fire made no significant progress in six years as prosecutors kept failing to bring witnesses to court.
23 November 2021, 18:00 PM