PM Tarique Rahman visits Toyota plant, sits in its first car
PM Tarique Rahman toured Toyota's Motomachi plant in Japan on Thursday and got into the carmaker's first passenger car with his wife, Dr Zubaida Rahman.
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Autopsy done on former air force officer Tahsif Sauri
Doctors at Suhrawardy hospital have completed the autopsy of former Flight Lieutenant Tahsif Sauri, whose body was pulled from the Turag river on Wednesday.
Hanif sentenced to death over six Kushtia killings
Bangladesh's war crimes tribunal sentenced Awami League leader Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif to death for six killings in Kushtia during the July uprising.
Journalist threatened over report on abuse of bodies
Alap reporter Dipu Sikder filed a GD after death threats over his report on the sexual abuse of women's bodies in a Dhaka morgue; CRAB wants a probe.
Necrophilia at Suhrawardy hospital morgue, Alap finds
An Alap investigation found evidence that women's bodies were sexually abused in the Suhrawardy hospital morgue in Dhaka. A morgue assistant has been removed.
Local government probe finds Tk 27,859 crore in graft
A Local Government Division inquiry lists Tk 27,859 crore in irregularities in 66 areas since 2009, from LGED projects to market rents, and sends it to the ACC.
2,957 killed in 'crossfire' in 22 years, says ASK
Ain o Salish Kendra says 2,957 people died in crossfire or alleged gunfights with law enforcers from 2004 to September 2026; police account for about 46%.
Mirza Galib says IGP's crossfire remark revealed his mindset
Academic Mirza Galib says the IGP's crossfire remark shows police are ready to resume such killings if the government allows, and he should not keep his job.
Crossfire will disgrace the police, says Hasnat Abdullah
Hasnat Abdullah condemned the IGP's 'crossfire if permitted' remark, warning it would push police back to extrajudicial killings, and demanded accountability.
Thakurgaon-1 by-election: 21 BGB platoons deployed
Security is tightened for the Thakurgaon-1 by-election on 29 October, with 21 BGB platoons, checkpoints, drones, body-worn cameras and a dog squad deployed.
Police ready for 'crossfire' if government approves: IGP
IGP Md Ali Hossain Fakir says police will not hold back from 'crossfire' if the government approves, and that 27 police members were dismissed in two months.
319 proxy candidates jailed in government job exams
In nine months, 319 people caught sitting government recruitment exams in Dhaka in place of applicants were jailed, most of them at judicial service exams.
Bogura man on the run 20 years after drug sentence arrested
Police arrested Masud Mia, 55, in Kaliakair, Gazipur, 20 years after he was jailed for four years in a Bogura drug case and went into hiding while out on bail.
Probe report on Rupa, Babu and Shyamal Dutta deferred again
International Crimes Tribunal-2 set January 5, 2027 for the probe report in the July uprising incitement case against journalists Shyamal Dutta, Babu and Rupa.
Food businesses must register for safety licence from 1 Nov
Bangladesh Food Safety Authority makes registration or a licence compulsory for all food businesses, from street stalls to importers, from 1 November.
Sack of fake taka found at Bogura rubbish dump
A sack of fake 500 and 1,000 taka notes marked "Only for shooting" was found at a Bogura rubbish dump; police seized a bundle and are investigating its source.
Former Dhamrai councillor Arif arrested in Hemayetpur
Detective police arrested former Dhamrai councillor and Jubo League organising secretary Md Ariful Islam Arif in Hemayetpur, Savar, on Sunday.
Teenager who came to Dhaka for coaching found dead in carton
Police say a 17-year-old from Tangail who came to Dhaka for admission coaching was killed for ransom and his body buried in a carton in Nilphamari.
Man held in Koyra for growing cannabis among vegetables
Police in Koyra, Khulna, have detained a 35-year-old man and seized four cannabis plants grown among vegetables on the bank of a fish enclosure.
Kasba Chhatra Dal leader accused of trying to abduct teacher
A schoolteacher in Kasba, Brahmanbaria, has accused local Chhatra Dal president Delwar Hossain Jinnah of trying to abduct her at gunpoint. He denies it.
Four held with yaba in BAU guest house room
Police detained four people, including a Bangladesh Agricultural University employee, with yaba and drug paraphernalia in a room of the university guest house.
Missing containers expose Chattogram port security gaps
Repeated disappearances of cargo containers at Chattogram port have raised security concerns, including over customs fraud and possible money laundering.
Court approval proposed before journalists' arrests
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed backed requiring court approval before any journalist is arrested under Bangladesh's proposed cyber security amendments.
4 arrested over attack on Mirpur health center
Police arrested four people in a case over vandalism, looting and demolition at the Radda MCH-FP Center in Mirpur-1.
Sixty-two children grow up behind prison walls in Kashimpur
Sixty-two children are growing up with their mothers inside Kashimpur women's central jail, which holds more than 750 inmates in space built for 212.
Woman alleges rape in front of her children in Sreepur
A woman in Gazipur's Sreepur has filed a rape case against a paan shop owner, saying he assaulted her in front of her two small children after offering shelter.
Manikganj to fine tobacco sales near schools
Selling tobacco within 100 metres of schools, hospitals, playgrounds or children's parks in Manikganj will draw fines of up to 5,000 taka, the DC says.
High Court: school move no ground to cancel teacher's MPO
The High Court has ruled that cancelling a headteacher's MPO and stopping his pay over a school relocation he had reported was unlawful, and ordered back pay.
High Court questions Seven College students' transfer
The High Court has asked why moving three batches of Seven College students to the new Dhaka Central University should not be declared unlawful.
Police seek another seven-day remand for MP Gazi Nazrul
Detective police have sought another seven-day remand for MP Gazi Nazrul Islam in the case over the death of his second wife, Mariam, at a flat in Dhaka.
Attorney general pays courtesy call on the president
Attorney General Barrister Md Ruhul Quddus Kazal has called on President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at Bangabhaban and congratulated him on taking office.
ACC to sue former Jashore mayor and his wife
The Anti-Corruption Commission has approved two cases against former Jashore mayor Zahirul Islam Chakladar and his wife over assets of 31 crore taka.
Money laundering law: accused to prove laundered money legal
Bangladesh plans to amend its money laundering law so that people accused of moving money abroad must prove their assets are legal, reversing the burden.
High Court acquits death-row man in Hathazari child murder
The High Court has published its full verdict acquitting Amir Hossain, sentenced to death over a 2005 child rape and murder in Chattogram's Hathazari.
Fact-check: HIV claim about madrasa students is false
A photocard claiming 374 of 468 newly detected HIV patients in Chattogram division are madrasa students has spread on social media. It has no basis.
MP's first wife jailed in suicide-abetment case
Maksuda Begum, first wife of Satkhira-4 MP Gazi Nazrul Islam, has been sent to jail after remand in a suicide-abetment case filed in the capital.
Trafficking survivor home after 12 years in India
The BGB has rescued a Bangladeshi girl from the Patgram border in Lalmonirhat, 12 years after she was trafficked to India, and handed her to her father.
Noakhali university teacher faces irregularity inquiry
An assistant professor at Noakhali Science and Technology University is accused of drawing a travel bill for a student study tour he did not join.
High Court questions inquiries into 400 university teachers
The High Court has asked why the inquiry committees set up against more than 400 public university teachers should not be dissolved and withdrawn.
Case filed over beating death of university student
The father of a university student beaten to death in Khulna over an accusation of theft has filed a murder case naming four fellow students there.
Five agencies hunt motive in Cumilla boy's killing
Police, DB, CID, PBIR and the SRB are all working on the killing of Ishiyat Shahriar Apratim, 13, the only child of a Cumilla University teacher.
Khulna student dies after beating over theft claim
A first-year university student in Khulna has died after being badly beaten over an allegation that he had stolen food and other items from a mess.
Three of one family found dead in Manikganj
Police have recovered the bodies of a Saudi expatriate, his wife and their 18-month-old daughter from their home in Manikganj Sadar upazila.
Youth held over Cumilla schoolboy's killing
Police have detained a young man named Tuhin on suspicion of involvement in the killing of a Cumilla University teacher's only child, aged 13.
Body of missing Cumilla teacher's son recovered
The body of Ishiyat Shahriar Apratim, 13, the missing son of a Cumilla University associate professor, has been recovered from a hill near the campus.
Two JnU Chhatra Dal leaders show-caused over clash
Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal's central committee has issued show-cause notices to two Jagannath University unit leaders over a factional clash.
Two cocktail blasts hit capital's Malibagh
Miscreants set off two crude bombs on a road near Malibagh Railgate in Dhaka, beside a Sohag Paribahan bus counter, on Friday afternoon this week.
23 held after secret meeting at Dhaka mosque
Police have detained 23 people on suspicion of militancy during a secret meeting at Tejgaon Mosque in the capital's Farmgate area, officials say.
Law minister says Awami League killed 4,500 in 'crossfire'
Law minister Asaduzzaman has said the Awami League government killed 4,500 people in the name of crossfire while it was in power, with no remorse shown.
Mother hacks toddler son to death in Tangail
A woman, Aklima Begum, 35, has been accused of hacking her three-and-a-half-year-old son to death in Tangail's Sakhipur, critically wounding another child.
1 tonne of free textbooks found at scrap shop
Authorities in Tangail's Madhupur have recovered nearly a tonne of government textbooks meant for free distribution to students among the public.
Major testifies on killing of BDR witness, 3 others
A witness to the BDR massacre, Nazrul Islam, and three others were blindfolded, shot, disembowelled and dumped in a river, a tribunal has heard.
DU's culture of impunity in unsolved student killings
Dhaka University's century-old walls have witnessed both proud movements for justice and a dark history of killings on campus that were never resolved.
Death sentence for Obaidul Quader, 6 others in massacre
Tribunal-2 has sentenced banned Awami League general secretary and ex-minister Obaidul Quader and six others to death over the July massacre.
Ex-MP detained in Dhaka after scuffle with police
Police have detained former Awami League MP Khondaker Md Azizul Haque Arju from Mohammadpur in the capital, officials confirmed this Tuesday.
Supreme Court clears 98,000 cases in just 8 months
Bangladesh's Supreme Court disposed of over 11,000 Appellate Division cases and 87,000 High Court cases between January and August this year.
Man posing as DGFI officer's aide held in Dhaka
Ansar members arrested a man who tried to intimidate a Health Directorate official by falsely claiming to be a DGFI officer's personal secretary.
DMP arrests 542 in 51 cases in 24-hour Dhaka sweep
Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested 542 people in a routine 24-hour operation across the capital, filing 51 cases against them, officials say.
Dismembered body found in Dhaka's Adabor
Police recovered a man's body, cut into about 10 pieces with the hands and throat severed, from Dhaka's Adabor area Saturday, officials said.
'Who is he?': bar president slams attorney general
Supreme Court Bar Association president Mahbub Uddin Khokon has strongly criticised the attorney general over an Appellate Division walkout.