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Muntakim Saad

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100 days of BNP government / Few gains to show on law and order

4 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Before the February election, the BNP vowed to restore law and order and ensure public safety if voted to office.
4 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Brutal Killings in Bangladesh

Wave of grisly murders fuels safety fears

21 May 2026, 00:00 AM
1,142 murder cases filed in four months; large number of children among victims
21 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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213 assaults on law enforcers in four months

14 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Three Rab members in plainclothes went to Brahmanbaria’s Nabinagar on Monday to gather intelligence as part of their routine work, but they ended up being held hostage by a criminal gang.
14 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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Extortion and grabbing plague Kalyanpur slum

11 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Several groups, some claiming links to the ruling party, have allegedly been involved in grabbing shops and slum houses, as well as extortion and intimidation, in the Kalyanpur Porabosti slum area of Dhaka.
11 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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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
Geneva Camp in Mohammadpur

Geneva Camp: Drug trade thrives despite crackdowns

25 April 2026, 00:00 AM
A few yards away from the rear gate of Geneva Camp in Mohammadpur, several men were selling heroin, cannabis and yaba in broad daylight. Holding polybags full of narcotics, they called out to potential buyers as pedestrians walked past.
25 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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Footpaths reoccupied despite citywide DMP crackdown

18 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Just 10 days after a massive drive by Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) to reclaim encroached footpaths and roads, many areas across the capital have again been occupied by hawkers.
18 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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Aminul Murder: 14 years on, family waits for justice

5 April 2026, 03:46 AM
Fourteen years after the brutal killing of Aminul Islam, a labour leader from Ashulia, his family continues its quest for justice, calling for a full and impartial probe to bring all those responsible to book.
5 April 2026, 03:46 AM

They had fake certificates for everything

A man and his wife have embezzled over Tk 7.31 crore from job aspirants with their 12 fraud educational institutions in Bogura and Rangpur.
14 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Felani killing

BSF troops enjoy total impunity

Kabirul Hossain Molla’s offence was that he trespassed on Indian soil near the border in Satkhira on May 10. He wanted to bring some packs of tea leaves.
15 June 2019, 18:00 PM
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Deaths in ‘shootouts’ on the rise

Despite concerns from rights defenders home and abroad, deaths in “crossfire” continues to rise in the country with 170 people killed in so-called gunfights since January.
7 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Quota Reform Movement Cases

Quota reform leaders reeling under lawsuits

It is becoming increasingly difficult for quota reform leaders to attend court hearings every month as police are “dillydallying” the submission of probe reports in five cases filed against them over a year ago.
4 June 2019, 06:46 AM
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Crime Spiral in CHT: Conflicting claims bury ‘why’ in hills

Fear has gripped Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT), as murders are taking place one after another due to alleged inter-party conflicts between local armed groups.
27 May 2019, 18:00 PM
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A father’s cry continues in vain

Over a house in the capital’s Mirpur area, a banner hangs reading: some men in civilian clothes introducing themselves as law enforcers abducted Mohan Miah on June 10, 2018.
26 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Banani FR Tower Fire survivors

Luck and wits got them out alive

Once he learnt that a fire had broken out in the building and it was spreading fast, Shariful Islam on the ninth floor of FR Tower told his colleagues to run to safety. But they could not as black smoke already had engulfed the staircases.
31 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Banani Fire victim

An office numb with grief

Ten of the 26 people killed in Thursday's devastating fire in Banani used to work at Heritage Air Express on the 10th floor of the 22-storey FR Tower.
30 March 2019, 18:00 PM

'Masterminds' out on bail

Four suspected “masterminds” of a racket who amassed a hefty amount of money allegedly by leaking question papers of various public exams and government recruitment tests, got bail in a money laundering case recently.
16 March 2019, 18:00 PM
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Girl students first to raise the alarm

What could be a day of boundless festivity for the first time in three decades was eventually spoiled by allegations of foul play, and it was the female students of the country's premier university who first raised the alarm bell.
11 March 2019, 18:00 PM
A rickshaw is burnt in Dhaka's Chawkbazar Fire

More tragedies from the night of horror

The ghastly fire at the Churihatta intersection in Dhaka’s Chawkbazar area leaves some with the last moments of their lives in agony, while others are left with a horrific memory that will haunt them forever.
21 February 2019, 13:10 PM
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'...He died in my arms'

“Fire!”, “Leave immediately!” -- such screams were ricocheting off the walls and echoing down the corridors of the children's ward at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital, as frenzied patients started running for safety, moments after Thursday's fire broke out at the hospital.
15 February 2019, 18:00 PM
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Assault on Girl: Police seek to close case

The hope for justice for a college girl, who was sexually assaulted during an Awami League rally last year, has turned bleak as police have appealed to close the case claiming they could not identify the culprits.
29 January 2019, 18:00 PM
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Kishoreganj: Where sons of three presidents contesting

Three sons of presidents are running for parliament from Kishoreganj and people are saying it's the district of the VIPs.
27 December 2018, 18:00 PM
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Voters' hope of tough race fading away

Voters in Netrokona-4 had high hopes for a tough race as three women with graduate degrees were running for parliament from there.
25 December 2018, 18:00 PM
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A deplorable practice

About 200 teenagers were found shouting slogans near the IBA Hostel in Farmgate on Sunday to drum up public support for Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, Awami League candidate for Dhaka-12.
20 December 2018, 18:00 PM
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After Mass Arrest: Sad faces dot court premises

Around noon yesterday, prison vans entering the court premises rang alive with party slogans being shouted by those inside.
12 November 2018, 18:00 PM
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A happy place at Kutupalong Rohingya camp

Since the Rohingya influx, around 70 percent of school-age children and youth are yet to have access to any educational facility. There is also a scarcity of space in the camps.
3 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Teenage gang violence on the rise in Dakkhin Khan

Teenage gang feud was behind the murder of 17-year-old Mehedi Hasan Shuvo, who was killed by his rivals in the capital's Dakkhin Khan area on August 31, said police.
9 September 2018, 18:00 PM
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Into hilsa mystery

Dr Mong Sano Marma initiated the genome sequencing and proposed it to Prof Haseena Khan, who led the research. Mong also convinced his neighbour in the US, Dr Peter Ianakiev, who facilitated the genome sequencing at his research organisation for free.
6 September 2018, 18:00 PM

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