Sujan, Noor get bail from HC in multiple cases

Detained former Awami League ministers Md Nurul Islam Sujan and Asaduzzaman Noor were granted bail in three separate cases and one case, respectively, by the High Court yesterday.
6 May 2026

‘Drug dealers’ hack Rab men in Narayanganj

At least three Rab members were injured in an attack in Narayanganj city yesterday, while assailants attacked police personnel and snatched away an arrestee, a Jubo Dal leader, in Rupganj.
6 May 2026

58 killings tied to Shapla Chattar crackdown

Investigators have identified 58 killings linked to the crackdown on Hefazat-e-Islam’s Shapla Chattar rally in Dhaka and four districts on May 5–6, 2013, the International Crimes Tribunal’s (ICT) chief prosecutor Md Aminul Islam said yesterday.
6 May 2026

Rape of 11-yr-old: 2 weeks on, accused still at large, goes live on FB

Despite nearly two weeks having passed, police are yet to arrest madrasa teacher Amanullah Mahmudi Sagor, the prime accused in a case over the rape and impregnation of an 11-year-old student in Netrokona’s Madan upazila.
6 May 2026

Some may have been complicit in crimes against humanity: Zahed

Filing murder cases against journalists over the atrocities during the July uprising was a wrong move, Zahed Ur Rahman, the prime minister’s adviser on information and broadcasting, said yesterday.
6 May 2026

Rohingya youth arrested over alleged Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan links

Police say the 19-year-old was found in a WhatsApp group associated with the Pakistani militant group
5 May 2026

Rab men hacked, police attacked in separate Narayanganj incidents

Three Rab members were injured during an anti-narcotics drive in Masdair, while assailants freed an arrestee from police custody in Rupganj
5 May 2026

Woman abducted, raped

Police yesterday arrested four men in connection with the alleged rape of a woman in Chandina upazila of Cumilla.
5 May 2026

Madrasa teacher arrested over attempted rape of 8-year-old in Jamalpur

Accused detained following a complaint filed by the victim’s father
4 May 2026

HC bench officer suspended over bail order forgery in KNF uniforms case

Primary inquiry found that a High Court bail rejection order was tampered with, enabling the prime accused to walk out of jail
4 May 2026

Cumilla BNP leader Rezaul Kaiyum released after 12-hr police detention

Police say no evidence found amid protests and transport disruption
4 May 2026

90-year-old killed inside mosque

A 90-year-old man was murdered allegedly by a drug addict during Fazr prayers at a mosque in Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar early yesterday.
4 May 2026

8 labourers killed as truck rear-ends pickup

Khadiza Begum and her husband Badrul Zaman boarded a pickup with other labourers from Sylhet city’s Amberkhana yesterday morning to travel to their construction site.
4 May 2026

BNP leader’s detention disrupts bus services from Cumilla

Supporters blocked buses and three-wheelers for around three and a half hours
3 May 2026

DMP arrests 152 extortionists in 48-hour drive

58 listed extortionists among those arrested as crackdown targets crime across capital
3 May 2026

Primary edu office fire: Cleaner ‘set fire’ to storeroom for Tk 5 lakh deal, claim police

Three people, including the cleaner, arrested over the incident
3 May 2026

Mirpur OC withdrawn over Tk 5 lakh bribery allegation

Deputy commissioner says officer moved for administrative reasons; investigation underway
3 May 2026

Journalists held without trial for up to 620 days

Five senior journalists remain behind bars for between 593 and 620 days in Bangladesh. None of them have been formally charged since their arrest after the 2024 July uprising.
3 May 2026

PhD Students’ Murder: Florida police finally identify Bristy’s body

Authorities in Florida have identified the body of Bangladeshi PhD student Nahida Sultana Bristy, who had been missing since April 16.
3 May 2026