Cyprus police arrest Bangladeshi national over murder of 22-year-old; body recovered amid ransom scam claims

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 26 leaders and activists of the Awami League, whose activities remain banned, and its associate bodies in separate drives across the capital yesterday.

Journalist injured in assault by Jamaat activists in Dhanmondi

A victim of enforced disappearance testified before ICT-1 yesterday, alleging that he was abducted by plainclothes men posing as law enforcement and tortured during a month-long secret detention.

A motorcyclist, who was critically injured after being struck on the head with a brick in Dhaka’s East Shewrapara area on June 9, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital yesterday morning.

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 yesterday set June 30 for delivering its verdict against Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) president and former information minister Hasanul Haq Inu in a crimes against humanity case linked to the July uprising.

Agitating people blocked the Dhaka-Khulna highway in Faridpur’s Madhukhali yesterday, demanding justice for the death of a youth in police custody.

A Jhenaidah court yesterday sentenced the lone accused to death for the rape and murder of four-year-old Tabassum in Kaliganj upazila this year.

A Dhaka court yesterday placed Anowar Hossain of Lakshmipur’s Raipur on a three-day remand in the case filed over the attack at Prothom Alo’s office in Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar area.

The incident occurred during a tiffin break in Purbadhala’s Narandia union

Anowar Hossain faces interrogation over the attack on Prothom Alo, while a separate Daily Star case is also pending

Former Dhaka Zila Parishad chairman has now secured bail in all nine cases against him

Hall superintendent and higher secondary student held in murder case filed after class 8 student was found dead in dormitory

Sejuti went missing while playing near home on Saturday

Jhenaidah court completes proceedings in five working days, orders compensation for victim's family

Union-level leader stabbed to death over school committee dispute; two detained

Former information minister faces eight charges over deaths of six people in Kushtia during the July uprising

Police decline to disclose specific allegations behind detention of Jubo Dal leader

Victim had been on life support since June 9 attack

A Bangladesh Army warrant officer, who once served as the bodyguard of Maj Gen (relieved) Ziaul Ahsan, told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday that he witnessed the former Rab intelligence chief orchestrating and carrying out the killings of 150 to 200 people during the period he worked under him.