Crime & Corruption

1 killed as BNP factions clash in Meherpur

TDS Desk: A BNP activist died in a factional clash during a victory march at Meherpur’s Gangni upazila on Tuesday, after a furore erupted over the presence of another activist

40 inmates flee Kushtia jail

Kushtia Corrspondent: Kushtia District Commissioner Ehtasham Reza said that several inmates have escaped. The army has taken control of the prison now. To control the situation, army troops fired blank

Kashimpur Jailbreak: 209 prisoners flee, 6 shot dead

District Correspondent: A mass jailbreak occurred at Kashimpur High Security Central Jail in Gazipur, where 209 prisoners managed to escape, and six were shot dead during the incident. Senior Jail

I’ve not been detained: Harun

TDS Desk: There are reports that Mohammad Harun ar Rashid, former chief of the Detective Branch (DB) and current additional commissioner (Crime and Ops) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), was

Palak detained at Dhaka airport

TDS Desk: Former State Minister for Posts, Telecommunication and Information Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak was arrested at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport while trying to escape on Tuesday afternoon. Earlier yesterday

18 die as Zabeer International Hotel torched in Jashore

Over 50 people were injured in the incident UNB, Jashore At least 18 people died after mobs set fire to five-star Zabeer International Hotel, owned by Shahin Chakladar, General Secretary