Caller threatened the homeowner’s family and allegedly mentioned fugitive criminal Boro Sazzad

A criminal network allegedly run by a fugitive top criminal has tightened its grip on Chattogram city and several neighbouring upazilas, with businesses facing escalating extortion demands and armed attacks if they refuse to pay, police and locals say.

A trader died after a local gang attacked him for not paying the money they demanded as extortion in Dhaka's Mirpur area last night, his family said

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has asked law enforcement agencies to take strict action against those who extort money in his name.

Three people sustain burn injuries after a local Awami League activist allegedly hurled hot water at them for not getting extortion money in Old Dhaka.