Crime & Corruption

Arrest warrants issued against 19 mariners

TDS Desk: The Marine Court has issued warrants to arrest 19 Bangladeshi mariners who fled from vessels docked at foreign ports over the last three years. The general people have

Ex-social welfare Secy placed on remand after arrest at Dhaka airport

TDS Desk: A Dhaka court on Saturday placed Ismali Hossain, a former secretary of social welfare ministry, on a two-day remand. The former government official was arrested in the early

Man hacked to death in Sirajganj over land dispute

Staff Reporter A man was hacked to death by his rivals at Bohuli Baza’ar area in Sirajganj Sadar upazila on Thursday night centering a dispute over land. The deceased was

Ban on polythene shopping bag: 199 drives conducted, over Tk2.5m fined

TDS Desk A total of 199 mobile court drives have been conducted across the country to implement the ban on polythene shopping bags since November 3. These operations have resulted

Attempted bank robbery in Keraniganj ‘inspired from movies’

The suspects had falsely claimed their motive was to help a kidney patient In reality, their goal was to purchase an iPhone and a motorcycle TDS Desk Police have disclosed

PK Halder, his two associates granted bail in India

TDS Desk A court in India has granted bail to Prashanta Kumar Halder, a fugitive banker and businessman accused in around three dozen cases of financial crimes in Bangladesh, has