Crime & Corruption

Ex-DB chief Harun among 18 police officers suspended

Staff Correspondent: The government has suspended 18 police officers including additional police commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) and former chief of Detective Branch (DB) Mohammad Harun ur Rashid as

BSF pushes in 2 Bangladeshis through Lalmonirhat border

Lalmonirhat Correspondent: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained two Bangladeshi nationals early on Sunday after India’s Border Security Force (BSF) pushed them in through the Patgram border in Lalmonirhat. Patrolling members

July atrocities: Prosecution hopes to conclude witness testimony against Hasina in Oct

Staff Correspondent: The prosecution of International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Sunday expressed hope that testimony of its witnesses in a case filed over July uprising atrocities against ousted prime minister

Army raids coaching centre in Rajshahi, seizes arms and bomb-making materials; 3 arrested

Rajshahi Correspondent: Bangladesh Army recovered arms and explosives-making materials, and arrested three people during a raid at a coaching centre in Rajshahi city on Saturday morning (August 16), according to

Endangered fishing cat brutally killed by Jhenaidah villagers

Delwar Kabir, Jhenaidah: A section of crazy youths in Satgachhi village of Shailkupa municipality in Jhenadah district killed a kitten of endangered fishing cat (mechhobagh) on Thursday noon violating wildlife

RAB arrests female drug trader with 328g heroin

Solonga Correspondent: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-12 in an anti-drug drive arrested a female drug trader along with 328 gram of heroin from Hatikumrul area near National Food Village and Highway