Assault on santal woman: Accused UP chairman held

Police yesterday arrested a local union parishad chairman for allegedly assaulting a Santal woman and subsequently setting her house on fire in Gaibandha.
8 January 2025, 22:10 PM

Proof of graft, power abuse found against Hasina: DG of ACC

The Anti-Corruption Commission has found clear evidence that former prime minister Sheikh Hasina abused power to amass wealth, said its Director General Akhtar Hossain.
8 January 2025, 18:03 PM

Tk 1,114cr embezzlement: ACC sues two sons of S Alam, 52 others

The Anti-Corruption Commission has lodged a case against 54 individuals, including Ahsanul Alam and Ashraful Alam, sons of S Alam Group Chairman Mohammad Saiful Alam, over allegations of misappropriating about Tk 1,114 crore from Islami Bank’s Jubilee Road branch in Chattogram.
8 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Attempt to murder case filed against Hasina, 343 others

Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 343 former lawmakers have been sued for attempted murder
8 January 2025, 15:58 PM

Case filed over gang rape in Cox’s Bazar

A case was filed today against six persons in connection with the gang rape of a teenage girl in Bodorkhali union under Chakaria upazila of Cox's Bazar
8 January 2025, 14:48 PM

Six smugglers held with deer meat in Mongla

Acting on a tip-off, officials intercepted a Dhaka-bound microbus and recovered the venison, reportedly poached from the Sundarbans.
8 January 2025, 12:49 PM

Gayeshwar, Rizvi among 173 BNP men discharged from sabotage case

A Dhaka tribunal today discharged a total of 173 leaders and activists of BNP including Standing Committee Member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy and Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi from a case filed over sabotage charges in 2018
8 January 2025, 12:49 PM

4 former officials of AB Bank sent to jail on charge of embezzlement of Tk 176 crore

A Dhaka court today sent four officials of AB Bank Ltd, including its former managing director Shamim Ahmed Chowdhury, to jail after rejecting their bail in a case filed on charges of embezzlement of Tk 176 crore
8 January 2025, 12:44 PM

Two jailed for illegally transporting eight endangered langurs

They were taking the black-faced langurs from Chattogram to Kushtia for sale
8 January 2025, 12:37 PM

ACC asked to seize income tax documents of Benazir's wife and daughter

ACC Public Prosecutor Mahmud Hossain Jahangir moved the petitions on behalf of the anti-graft body.
8 January 2025, 12:13 PM

Hanging body of man found hours after his father returns from hiding since Aug 5

The deceased is a businessman, and his father the ex-general secretary of Joypurhat Motor Workers’ Union
8 January 2025, 11:39 AM

ACC files recruitment corruption case against Taqsem, nine others

ACC Director General Akhter Hossain disclosed the development to journalists this afternoon.
8 January 2025, 11:39 AM

Court orders ACC to seize income tax documents of former DB chief Harun

A Dhaka court today ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to seize income tax documents of Harun Or Rashid, former head of the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, and his brother ABM Shahriar, in connection with two separate corruption cases.
8 January 2025, 11:04 AM

Qamrul, Palak and 3 others shown arrested in four separate cases

Qamrul expressed dissatisfaction before the court as he had to walk on foot instead of lift. He also shouted at police forces for their activities.
8 January 2025, 08:39 AM

Murder case against Hasina: Court now sets Feb 10 for probe report submission

This is the fifth time the court re-fixed the date for the probe report submission.
8 January 2025, 06:32 AM

Assault on Santal woman: Accused UP chairman arrested

The arrestee is Gobindaganj's Rajahar Union Parishad Rafiqul Islam, the prime accused in the case
8 January 2025, 05:11 AM

ACC launches probe against Nayeemul Islam Khan

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has initiated an investigation against senior journalist and former press secretary to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, Nayeemul Islam Khan, over allegations of amassing illegal wealth.
7 January 2025, 22:30 PM

7 arrested over gang rape of 14-yr-old girl

Police have arrested seven men for their suspected involvement in the gang rape of a 14-year-old girl in Badarkahli of Chakaria upazila in Cox’s Bazar.
7 January 2025, 21:30 PM

Govt scraps passports of Hasina, 96 others

The Department of Immigration and Passports has cancelled passports of 97 individuals, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, over their alleged involvement in enforced disappearances and killings during the July-August mass uprising.
7 January 2025, 21:25 PM

Confiscate 22 flats of Nafeez Sarafat, family

A Dhaka court yesterday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to confiscate 22 flats owned by former Padma Bank chairman Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat, his wife, and their son over allegations that they embezzled Tk 887 crore from banks and the share market.
7 January 2025, 21:21 PM