Crime & Corruption

‘Assault on Navy official’: Haji Selim’s son Irfan land in jail for a year

FBD Desk: Ward councilor Erfan Selim, son of Dhaka-6 MP Haji Selim, and his bodyguard Mohammad Zahid have been jailed for a year by a RAB mobile court. RAB spokesman

Death warrant issued for war criminal Kaiser

FBD Desk: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has issued a death warrant for former Jatiya Party state minister Syed Mohammad Kaiser who was sentenced to death for crimes against humanity

Rape incidents continue amid widespread protests

Staff Correspondent: Despite widespread protests against rape and the government’s plan to toughen the law in this regard, the incidents of rape, gang rape and molestation never seem to decline

Journalist hacked to dead in Narayanganj

Narayanganj Correspondent: A journalist of a local newspaper was hacked to death by some unidentified miscreants in Geodhara area of Bandar in Narayanganj on Sunday night. The deceased was identified

Anti-rape protests continue

Staff Correspondent: Activists of different organizations including those working on women’s rights staged demonstrations on the road in front of the Jatiya Sangsad on Saturday protesting the growing incidents of

HRW calls for ‘meaningful’ steps to combat sexual violence in BD

FBD Desk: Bangladesh should take meaningful action to combat sexual violence against women and to support the survivors, said the Human Rights Watch. “Bangladeshi women have had enough of the