DC distributes tree saplings in Netrokona's Madan upazila
The event is part of a five-year, government-declared nationwide tree plantation program.
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PM Rahman: Government committed to fulfilling aspirations of democracy movement's martyrs
Prime Minister Tareque Rahman handed appointment letters to 74 family members of those killed or forcibly disappeared during the anti-fascist movement.
PM gives 74 job appointment letters to families of enforced-disappearance victims, July martyrs
Tareque Rahman personally handed letters to 10 recipients at a Prime Minister's Office ceremony, as families renewed calls for justice.
Kolkata police file FIR against Mamata Banerjee
The case alleges contempt of court and obstruction of police duty after a TMC student wing event ran past its court-ordered end time.
BGB detains 4 in Mahespur operations, seizes Indian cannabis and medicine
Separate raids near Chuadanga's Jibannagar border recovered contraband worth over 1.3 million taka and detained a group attempting to cross into India.
Signboard removed from Abhishek Banerjee's office, TMC moves court
Kolkata Municipal Corporation officials say the signboard was illegal; TMC alleges police helped municipal staff force their way onto the office rooftop.
Two confess to strangling teacher, family of three in Rangpur
Police say the suspects killed retired teacher Ganapati Chakraborty and his wife, daughter and 12-year-old son after he caught them using drugs on the roof.
Three fake magistrates arrested for extortion in Savar
Locals detained the men after growing suspicious during another extortion attempt and handed them to Savar Model Police Station.
BGB seizes Tk 755,000 in contraband, drugs at Jashore border
Patrol teams from three border posts recovered Indian cough syrup, sarees, cosmetics and food items in a day-long operation.
President to meet CEC today
The Election Commission may brief President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on preparations for local government elections at the Bangabhaban meeting.
Delhi court orders 700 families to vacate slum near Modi’s residence
The high court cited national security concerns and set up a committee to oversee relocation, with residents saying the move would cost them their livelihoods.
7 detained over attempted CID-impersonation kidnapping in Magura
Police say the gang, posing as CID officers, tried to abduct a woman by microbus before a tip led officers to intercept them.
Good news on primary head-teacher appointments
The Directorate of Primary Education has begun filling more than 32,000 vacant posts after the Appellate Division resolved a long-running seniority dispute.
Bogura Chhatra Dal leader held with 1,200 yaba tablets
RAB says the accused was carrying the drugs by auto-rickshaw when a checkpoint stopped him; his party has since expelled him.
Mobile court seizes 271 sacks of fertilizer in Chaugachha, fines trader
The stockpile, meant for sale above the government price, was found in a warehouse; a case has also been filed against the trader.
Chuadanga man gets life sentence for slitting wife’s throat
Rahm Ali, 60, was convicted more than a decade after his daughter discovered her mother's body following years of domestic abuse and drug addiction.
Court orders Bidisha sent to jail
Former president H.M. Ershad's ex-wife was denied bail in a Gulshan fraud case, days after a separate conviction over a disputed flat sale.
Need a roadmap to prevent fascism’s return: law minister
Md Asaduzzaman alleged that some are still conspiring to rehabilitate figures responsible for mass killings under the ousted government.
All recent crime suspects arrested swiftly, including Rangpur killings: home minister
Salahuddin Ahmed said law enforcement has failed to catch perpetrators in not a single case since the government took office, calling it a major achievement.
‘Who is this judge to speak about our religion?’: Owaisi slams hijab ruling
The AIMIM MP's sharp rebuke of an Allahabad High Court ruling that hijab isn't essential to Islamic practice has ignited fresh controversy in India.
Chaugachha shop raid finds 13,550kg of illegally stockpiled fertilizer
Dealer Khairul Islam was fined 20,000 taka and confessed after a mobile court found 271 sacks of urea, TSP, DAP and MOP without valid documentation.
Manikganj court hands life terms to 8 in landmark 2009 Hiron murder case
The court delivered its verdict after a lengthy trial in which 17 witnesses testified; seven other defendants were acquitted.
Rupganj police arrest three, including woman, with 76kg of cannabis
Separate pre-dawn raids in Narayanganj also recovered 51 yaba tablets and 10 grams of heroin; two of the suspects face multiple prior cases.
Nagarpur college student strangled, buried; one arrested
Anik confessed to strangling final-year student Md Shamim after allegedly demanding ransom money from the victim's family using his phone.
Banned Awami League leader arrested in Ulipur over sabotage case
Yunus Ali was arrested in connection with a road sabotage incident allegedly meant to spread panic ahead of a lockdown last November.
Imran Khan’s special medical treatment reignites debate over equality under law in Pakistan
A Supreme Court order moving the former PM to a private hospital raises questions over whether other prisoners with similar ailments would get the same treatment.
Writ petition seeks mandatory disclosure of prior marriages on marriage certificates
The High Court petition argues the current form lets grooms and brides conceal previous marriages, divorces and children, enabling fraud and family disputes.
High Court to deliver verdict Tuesday in Asiya child rape-murder case
Hearings concluded on the death reference and appeal for convict Hitu Sheikh in the landmark Magura case that gripped the country last year.
Chaugachha OC named district’s best police officer
Mamunur Rashid PPM received the honor for sustained anti-drug operations and efforts to curb militancy and smuggling in his upazila.
Fake police officer arrested during truck robbery in Sonargaon
Hira Sheikh, who faces 13 existing cases, was caught with a police uniform after allegedly stopping a truck by posing as an officer.
Chief justice pays courtesy call on president
Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury briefed President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on the judiciary's activities at Bangabhaban.
Human Rights Watch calls for end to prolonged detention without trial in Bangladesh
The group says hundreds detained after the 2024 uprising remain uncharged, with at least 10 dying in custody since Tareque Rahman took office.
Moheshpur police seize 20 yaba tablets, arrest one; second suspect flees
A special anti-narcotics operation in Jhenaidah caught one suspect red-handed while a second fled; both face charges under the Narcotics Control Act.
High Court strips judicial powers from judge in Nusrat murder case
The court found the trial judge's blanket death sentences for all defendants in the case had a devastating effect on the families involved.
Lalmonirhat court hands down death sentence in child murder case
A sessions judge sentenced the primary defendant to death and two others to prison over the killing of a 7-year-old schoolgirl, just six working days after trial began.
Anti-terrorism case filed in Narail’s Lohagara; two arrested
A case names 17 people and accuses 20 to 25 others linked to the banned Awami League and its affiliates over a procession with anti-government slogans.
Rangpur family killed after witnessing yaba use, police say
Police say two men strangled a retired teacher and three family members one by one after being caught using drugs on the family’s rooftop, then robbed the house.
Woman arrested, Chhatra Dal leader expelled over assault on Mymensingh vet
A CCTV clip showing a veterinarian beaten after refusing an extortion demand led to an arrest and the expulsion of a Metropolitan Chhatra Dal leader from the party.
Gazipur auto-rickshaw driver murder solved, three arrested
PBI says two men strangled and beat driver Ataur Rahman to death for his vehicle; his 75-year-old mother died of shock hours later on hearing the news.
Four killed at night in Rangpur, killers fled next afternoon after drug binge in between
Police say two young men high on yaba killed retired teacher Ganapati Chakraborty and his family after he caught them on his roof, then staged the scene as a robbery.
Two cases filed after man tortured to death on suspicion of cattle theft in Kaliganj
Habib died after a mob hung him upside down and beat him in Jhenaidah's Kaliganj; a second man, Sumon, remains hospitalized as police investigate more than 200 unnamed suspects.
Indian captain faces 10 years in UK prison
Ajay Panth, captain of a sanctioned Russian “shadow fleet” tanker seized in the English Channel, could face a decade in prison in a case seen as a legal test for seafarers.
Police to intensify crackdown on drugs, teen gangs in Kotchandpur
The OC of Kotchandpur Model Police Station told local journalists that regular operations against drugs and teen gangs will be stepped up, with public cooperation.
US judge strikes down visa suspension policy affecting Bangladesh, 74 other countries
A Manhattan federal judge ruled the Trump administration's blanket immigrant-visa suspension for 75 countries exceeded the secretary of state's legal authority.
Two murders tied to turf control, drug trade and show of force
RAB says an arrested Khulna gang leader has confessed to two retaliatory killings that erupted from a long-running rivalry over drug-trade territory between rival gangs.
PTI files contempt petition over Imran Khan hospital transfer
Imran Khan's party alleges the government defied a Supreme Court order to move him to Shifa International Hospital, taking him to a government facility instead.
Hasina must be brought back to enforce sentence: Shibir president
Islami Chhatra Shibir president Nurul Islam Saddam called on the government to pursue Sheikh Hasina's extradition from India, including through Interpol, to carry out her death sentence.
Turkey seeks Interpol red notice against Netanyahu
Turkey has applied for an Interpol red notice against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and an Israeli official over an attack on the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters, Turkish Justice Minister Akin Gurlek…
Anti-discrimination case complainant killed in Narayanganj, gang leader Sifat among 9 arrested
Criminals hacked to death the complainant in a case over an attack on his rickshaw garage during last year's anti-discrimination student movement, prompting a highway blockade and the arrest of a gang leader and…
3 arrested including union Jubo League president in Damurhuda drug case
Police in Chuadanga's Damurhuda arrested three men, including Hauli union Jubo League president Md Swapan, as accused named in narcotics cases filed earlier this month.
12 tons of stolen rebar recovered in Mirsharai, 3 arrested
Police recovered 12.1 tons of steel rebar stolen from a BSRM shipment in Chattogram's Mirsharai and arrested three people, who confessed to the theft during initial questioning.
Man arrested for rape-murder of woman, killing her infant son
Police in Madaripur's Shibchar have arrested a man who confessed to raping and killing a 28-year-old woman, then strangling her one-year-old son and throwing his body into the Arial Khan river.
Artificial bodily alteration is forbidden
Islam considers tattoos, plastic surgery and transhumanist body modification a corruption of Allah's creation, according to Quranic verses and hadith that scholars say permit changes to the body only for genuine medical necessity.
The Prophet's inspiration for military strength
Islam's core aim is peace, justice and human welfare, but achieving strength and defensive capability is sometimes a necessary means toward that end, drawing on Quranic guidance and the Prophet's own emphasis on military…
Stolen brass idols recovered from Kali temple in Nagarkanda, 4 detained
Police recovered two brass idols stolen from a Kali temple in Faridpur's Nagarkanda and detained four people on allegations of involvement, two days after the theft was discovered.
Robbery plotted in jail, gang steals Tk 1.21 crore after bail
RAB has arrested three men, including the mastermind of an armed robbery that netted Tk 1.21 crore from a Dhaka fuel station, saying the plan was hatched while the ringleaders were in jail together…
Evergrande founder sentenced to life in prison
A Chinese court has sentenced Hui Ka Yan, founder of the world's most indebted property developer, China Evergrande Group, to life in prison, five years after the company's collapse shook China's economy and financial…
Kishoreganj woman confesses to killing mother, framing neighbors
A woman in Kishoreganj's Karimganj has confessed to killing her own 65-year-old mother over a land dispute and then filing a false murder case against neighbors to frame them, police say, more than three…
Next presidential election will follow amended Article 70: home minister
The next presidential election will be held under an amended Article 70 of the constitution, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said, adding that the opposition has yet to join the constitutional amendment committee.
Actress Rupa Dutta gets bail in Mumbai theft case
Bengali actress Rupa Dutta, previously arrested over a 2022 pickpocketing allegation at the Kolkata International Book Fair, has been granted bail after her arrest in Mumbai on charges of stealing items worth 148,000 rupees.