A Dhaka tribunal has issued an arrest warrant against Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat, a former Jubo League leader and an alleged kingpin of the illegal casino business in Dhaka, after framing charges against him in a case filed under the Arms Act

The arrests were made by a joint team comprising the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police and Chawkbazar police over the past two days, confirmed Talebur Rahman, deputy commissioner of DMP

The couple have been charged under sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1947

Raju Mia, manager of the branch, told The Daily Star that the robbers were unable to enter the bank.

Zulekha was stabbed while returning from work

A Rajbari court yesterday sentenced two people to death and six others to life term for killing a man on December 17, 2017

A Dhaka court yesterday placed Enamur Rahman, former state minister for disaster management and relief, on a six-day remand in connection with the death of hawker Sagor in Mirpur on July 19 last year.

Police have arrested 11 more suspects in connection with the killing of lawyer Saiful Islam Alif amid clashes between former ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das’s supporters, police, and lawyers in Chattogram last year.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed four cases against Tarique Ahmed Siddique, former military adviser to former prime minister Sheikh Hasina; Mohibul Haque, former senior secretary of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism; Air Vice Marshal M Mafidur Rahman, former chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB); and 16 others over embezzlement from various airport-related projects.

Police have recovered the body of an 18-month-old child from a pond in Noakhali's Begumganj upazila a week after he went missing

The district and sessions judge is currently on a four-day leave, while the other three judges are also on leave, said Public Prosecutor Adam Sufi of Panchagarh District Judge's Court.

A youth in Tangail's Mirzapur upazila was sent to jail today for hurting religious sentiment in a Facebook post

Two separate courts in Narayanganj placed Motiur Rahman, a former Narayanganj city councillor and a Jubo League leader, on a seven-day remand in three separate cases, including murder, this afternoon

The deceased is Ahad Ali, 34, a resident of Eolachhara Punji in the Murichhara area.

The court also fined the convict Tk 50,000. In default, he will have to serve an additional two months in jail.

The ACC found assets, including 1.05kg gold, $1,69,300, and €55,000 after searching Sur's locker at the BB

They submitted the petition as a public interest litigation through their lawyer Mohammad Shishir Manir, aiming to ensure the fundamental rights of citizens guaranteed under articles 27, 31, and 35(3) of the constitution.

A Dhaka court today sent former National Board of Revenue (NBR) member Mohammad Matiur Rahman to jail after rejecting both remand and bail petitions in a case over the accumulation of Tk 5.38 crore in illegal wealth and concealing assets worth Tk 2.75 crore..Judge Md Zakir Hossain of Dhaka

The duo has been in jail since they were arrested at Dhaka airport on August 21 last year

The names of the persons were not disclosed by the tribunal or the prosecution