Crime & Corruption

Mob culture persists despite home minister’s pledge, surges in April

Staff Reporter: Soon after taking the oath as minister, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed went to the Secretariat on 18 February this year and declared that mob culture (the practice of

US court denies bail to suspect in killing of two Bangladeshis

TDS Desk: A US court has denied bail to Hisham Saleh Abugharbieh, who was arrested on suspicion of killing two Bangladeshi PhD students at the University of South Florida—Jamil Ahmed

Robbers posing as driver, passengers kill customs official, 5 arrested: RAB

TDS Desk: Five people have been arrested in connection with the killing of customs official Bullet Bairagi (35), according to Rapid Action Battalion, which said the victim was murdered by

Allegations higher than achievement in Sirajganj LGED

Special Correspondent: There are allegations one after another around the concerned engineers of Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) in Sirajganj, but no action is yet to take against any of

Probe underway into alleged irregularities in 3 mega projects: Minister

He presented details regarding the initial estimated costs of the projects and the number of times their budgets were revised BSS: Road Transport and Bridges Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam on

Tonu murder: Former army official placed behind bars after remand

Staff Reporter: A retired Bangladeshi army officer, accused in the high-profile murder and rape case of a college student in Cumilla, has been remanded and jailed. The development brought a