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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
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Attackers free, victims in fear

BCL men have attacked quota reformists at least 13 times in the last three months, injuring around 68 students of four universities. But neither police nor the university authorities took action against any of the attackers.
10 July 2018, 18:00 PM
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Yaba Invasion-2: An open affair with death

It was like wooing customers to have kebab and biriyani at popular Bihari restaurants. Only a few steps into the Camper Bazar, youths in small groups were looking for potential customers, holding packets full of pink tablets.
12 May 2018, 18:00 PM
Question paper leak in SSC Examinations 2018

Question leak spree continues

Question paper leaks seem unstoppable.
5 February 2018, 18:00 PM
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Other side of a JU teacher

A professor at Jahangirnagar University secretly married one of his students, forced her to abort their first child and then divorced her three days after she gave birth to a second one, the victim said in a written complaint to the JU authorities.
1 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Rubina Akter

Her tumble costs her, family dearly

She was to finish her studies in a few months and be the one looked up to by her poor family. But her dreams were dealt a big blow yesterday.
28 January 2018, 18:00 PM
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Zubair Killing: HC confirms death for 5 ex-BCL men

The High Court yesterday upheld the death sentences of five former Chhatra League activists and acquitted four others in the Jahangirnagar University student Zubair Ahmed murder case.
24 January 2018, 18:00 PM
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Killers rehabilitated?

On January 8, 2012, Jahangirnagar University student Zubair Ahmed was mercilessly beaten and stabbed by a rival group of
8 January 2018, 18:00 PM
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Noble effort in unlikely place

Sekandar Ali, a morgue attendant, who worked on more than 80,000 bodies in his 35 years in the profession at Dhaka Medical College, also nurtured a rather wholesome hobby.
16 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Alip Kumar Biswas

Alleged 'Leader of Question Leak Gang'': He got govt job also thru' the backdoor

One of the alleged leaders of a question-paper leaking gang, who helped many cheat their way into universities, also got a government job allegedly through the backdoor.
14 December 2017, 18:00 PM
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Muskan hopes for cure

Sitting on a tiny bed on the sixth-floor of the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), tiny Muskan hopes of one thing only -- to go
5 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Enslaved in the Kingdom

Bangladeshi female workers continue to come home from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with harrowing tales of modern slavery.
7 September 2017, 18:00 PM
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His Eid is different now

He always returned to his hometown during Eid holidays with new clothes for the children of his family.
31 August 2017, 18:00 PM
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Teen gangs violent again

Remember schoolboy Adnan Kabir?
27 August 2017, 18:00 PM

Abused, she returns home

In June this year, she boarded a plane all the way to Saudi Arabia with a dream -- a dream to bring solvency to her family back home.
21 August 2017, 18:00 PM
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Cops smell sabotage

A video clip shows that Siddiqur Rahman collapsed to the ground when a policeman shot a teargas canister directly at the agitating college students at Shahbagh on Thursday.
24 July 2017, 18:00 PM
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Unclaimed bodies rotting at DMC

Thirty-three unclaimed bodies have been decomposing at Dhaka Medical College mortuary, releasing an unbearable stench as the only graveyard in Jurain designated for burying such bodies is inundated with rain water.
3 July 2017, 18:00 PM
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Living in the memories of loved ones

Sami lost his father a year ago, but he still lives in his memory.
30 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Extortion in disguise

The extortion is going on in the capital in the name of Eid tips.
24 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Con woman held with 2 cohorts

If your loved ones live abroad, beware.
18 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Controversy as JU staff protest 'vandalism'

A recent protest of Jahangirnagar University officers and workers against some "unruly students who vandalised" the vice chancellor's
8 June 2017, 18:00 PM

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