We were picked up, detained, and tortured

Hasnat Abdullah, a key coordinator of the July uprising, yesterday told the International Crimes Tribunal-2 that several then officials of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence had picked up three coordinators, including himself.
9 December 2025, 22:11 PM

CPJ urges Yunus to free journos in jail

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus to take “urgent action” to release four journalists imprisoned in Bangladesh, saying the charges against them appear retaliatory and unsupported by credible evidence.
9 December 2025, 18:38 PM

Mohammadpur double murder: Cops struggling to trace suspect

The prime suspect in Monday’s double murder is still at large with law enforcers struggling to trace her as she left almost no digital footprint.
9 December 2025, 18:36 PM

Azmi was held in an AC room, not ‘Aynaghar’: Defence lawyer tells ICT-1

Chief Prosecutor Tajul says arguments based on the Court of Inquiry report irrelevant at this stage
9 December 2025, 14:57 PM

Factory worker stabbed to death in Dhaka's Lalbagh

Killed following a dispute on Monday night
9 December 2025, 12:30 PM

Mohammadpur double murder: What valuables did the house help allegedly take?

CCTV shows house help leaving the apartment in school uniform
9 December 2025, 09:25 AM

No mobile, broken CCTVs: Police struggle to trace Mohammadpur double murder accused

Lack of digital footprint add to challenges in solving the murders
9 December 2025, 08:33 AM

House help sued over Mohammadpur double murder

Husband files case as police, Rab, DB hunt suspect who worked only four days
9 December 2025, 05:08 AM

Mother, daughter murdered in their Mohammadpur flat

A woman and her teenage daughter were stabbed to death at their residence in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur yesterday, allegedly by their part-time house help hired only four days ago.
8 December 2025, 18:27 PM

23% of Bangladeshi children face severe online risks: study

Facebook most unsafe platform, followed by Instagram
8 December 2025, 17:05 PM

Mob beats man to death in Noakhali amid allegations of attempted robbery

Police cite ‘public outrage’ over victim’s criminal record, family claims he was targeted due to old rivalry
8 December 2025, 15:46 PM

Mohammadpur double murder: Mother had 30 stab wounds, daughter had at least 6

‘Didn’t recognise her in a school uniform’: Building manager recounts moment suspect walked out
8 December 2025, 13:14 PM

Mother, daughter stabbed to death in Mohammadpur flat

House help who joined four days ago caught on CCTV leaving the apartment in school uniform
8 December 2025, 06:53 AM

Nomination Row: 8 hurt as BNP factions clash in Gazipur

At least eight people were injured and ten motorcycles were set on fire after a clash broke out between rival BNP factions in the Rakhaliachala area of Gazipur’s Kaliakoir upazila yesterday evening.
7 December 2025, 21:00 PM

Shaukat Mahmood held in anti-terror case

Police arrested Shaukat Mahmood, a senior journalist and secretary general of Janata Party Bangladesh, in Dhaka’s Malibagh yesterday in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
7 December 2025, 18:33 PM

Six firearms recovered from Noakhali grave

Police yesterday recovered six locally-made firearms from a grave in Noakhali’s Begumganj upazila following a call to the national emergency service 999.
7 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Couple found dead in their home

Police yesterday recovered the bloodied bodies of a freedom fighter and his wife in Rangpur’s Taraganj upazila.
7 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Auto-rickshaw driver murder in Brahmanbaria: Prime suspect arrested after 7 years

‘This was a planned murder,’ says Brahmanbaria PBI SP
7 December 2025, 15:23 PM

Bodies of freedom fighter, wife found at Rangpur home

No information suggesting the couple had disputes with anyone, local OC says
7 December 2025, 09:50 AM

6 firearms recovered from grave in Noakhali

Legal procedures underway, police say
7 December 2025, 08:16 AM