The interim government has formally asked the United Nations to support a fair, transparent, and swift investigation into the assassination of Sharif Osman Bin Hadi, a frontliner of the July uprising.

Testifying before the International Crimes Tribunal‑1 yesterday, former army chief General (retd) Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan said his greatest distress was seeing professional army officers return from the Rapid Action Battalion postings transformed into what he described as professional killers.

Ashraful was shot in Mirpur-10 on Aug 5, 2024

Move could bring relief to nearly five lakh people

Move follows demands for a UN-supervised investigation into the killing

ACC says the accounts contain Tk 5.46 lakh 

Appears as first prosecution witness against former NTMC DG Ziaul Ahsan

Inquiry on corruption allegations ongoing

Ramesh Chandra Sen, former Awami League MP from Thakurgaon-1 and  water resources minister, died yesterday morning after falling ill at Dinajpur District Jail.

Riazul Islam Rizul, president of the Purbabirgaon Union Awami League in Sunamganj, was arrested at his home on March 30 last year during Operation Devil Hunt, a joint forces drive launched to maintain law and order across the country.

A Dhaka court yesterday placed Mehedi Hasan alias Dipu, a close associate of top criminal Subrata Bain, on a five-day remand after a team of joint forces arrested him and recovered a large cache of firearms and ammunition in the capital’s Middle Badda area on Friday.

Bangladesh Times official says detention unjustified, calls it attack on independent journalism ahead of polls

Court places him on 5-day remand

Police find child’s body after 17 days

Victim’s father files case

A youth was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Khulna town early Thursday, police said.

At least five people, including three children and two Rohingya refugees, were injured in a shooting incident during an election campaign for the BNP‑nominated candidate in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar, on Thursday night.

At least 70 people were injured yesterday as police and protesters clashed for hours near Hotel InterContinental and the Shahbagh intersection in the capital during demonstrations demanding justice for slain Inqilab Moncho leader Sharif Osman Bin Hadi.

Second round of clashes began around 7:35pm

23 injured, none with gunshot wounds, it says