Crime & Corruption

Economist Abul Barkat sent to jail in Tk297cr embezzlement case

Staff Correspondent: Renowned Economist and former chairman of Janata Bank Abul Barkat has been sent to jail in connection with a Tk297 crore embezzlement case involving Anontex Group. Following a

How LGED and WASA became Tazul’s personal goldmines

TDS Desk: Tazul Islam not only oversaw rampant corruption and authoritarianism within his ministry, but he also established a regime of terror and graft in his own constituency. However, there

Wife Fauzia far more dangerous than Tajul

TDS Desk: Fauzia Islam, wife of influential politician Md Tajul Islam, has been engaging in illegal land confiscation in Bandarban’s hills. While Tajul siphoned hundreds of crores through bribes from

Enforced disappearance: Electric shocks, nail removal, and other forms of torture at secret detention cells

TDS Desk: A gamchha (thin cotton towel) would be draped over the face, and water poured over it, cutting off airflow. The sheer terror, suffocation, and pain would often cause

Minister Tajul: A man of hundreds of crores

Staff Correspondent: Md Tajul Islam, former Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, has come under serious allegations of large-scale corruption and abuse of power during his tenure, with

Youth’s decomposed body found in Kamarkhanda

Staff Reporter: Police recovered the decomposed body of a youth from Kuthirchar village near ACI Food Factory in Kamarkhanda upazila of Sirajganj district on Friday. The deceased has been identified