Four people were arrested yesterday in connection with a case over the murder of a journalist in front of a crowded market in Chandana Chowrasta of Gazipur on Thursday night.

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A local BNP leader's son was detained by joint forces in Patuakhali’s Baufal upazila last night for allegedly demanding extortion money from traders and assaulting a village policeman.

The prosecution yesterday urged the International Crimes Tribunal-2 to indict 16 people, including a former Awami League lawmaker and a former Dhaka range DIG, for their alleged involvement in the killing of seven people during the July uprising in Ashulia.

The High Court yesterday scrapped the proceedings of a case filed against internationally acclaimed photographer Shahidul Alam. The case was filed under the controversial section 57 of the ICT Act, 2006 in which he was behind the bar for 107 days.

A Dhaka court yesterday sent former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque to jail yesterday on completion of his seven-day remand in a case filed over manipulation of the Supreme Court verdict on the caretaker government system.

The High Court yesterday acquitted expelled Jubo League leader Golam Kibria Shamim, widely known as GK Shamim, and his seven bodyguards from a money laundering case in which he was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment by a lower court.

A group of miscreants killed a journalist with sharp weapons in front of a crowded market in the Chandana Chowrasta area of Gazipur city last night.

Anwar Hossain Sourav, 35, a staff reporter for the daily Bangladesher Alo, was attacked in broad daylight, reportedly in front of police

The prosecution yesterday submitted formal charges at the International Crimes Tribunal against five former police officials, including Habibur Rahman, ex-commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), in a case filed over crimes against humanity committed in the capital’s Rampura during the July uprising.

A Dhaka court yesterday placed the wife of an army major on a five-day remand in a case over a “secret meeting” allegedly involving members of the Awami League and its banned student wing Chhatra League.

Prof Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah, former vice-chancellor of Begum Rokeya University, was sent to jail in a corruption case yesterday.

The incident took place on a road in Ukilpara area

The case was filed under the controversial section 57 of the ICT Act, 2006 in which he was behind the bar for 107 days

GB found that he was allegedly involved in smuggling activities

The tribunal's judge declared the verdict after vote recount conducted at the courtroom today

A team of detectives arrested him from Mohammadpur area around 12:15pm over corruption charges.

She was sent to court today after being picked up from Mirpur DOHS yesterday evening