Crime & Corruption

Foreigner detained with cocaine worth Tk130cr at Dhaka airport

Staff Correspondent: Customs intelligence officials detained a foreign female passenger with cocaine worth an estimated Tk130 crore at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital early on Tuesday. The arrest

Militants among 700 escaped inmates still at large: prisons chief

Staff Correspondent: More than 700 inmates who broke out of jail during last year’s July Uprising remain at large, according to Bangladesh’s prisons chief. About 2,200 inmates fled during the

17 people testify against Hasina, Joy, Putul over ‘plot graft’

Staff Correspondent: The second day of testimony in three corruption cases involving deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and daughter Saima Wazed Putul has concluded in

Reject black money users in election: ACC chairman

TDS Desk: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Abdul Momen has urged voters to reject candidates who will use black money in the upcoming national election. Speaking to journalists at the ACC

Child rape cases rise nearly 75% in 7 months

TDS Desk: 306 girls raped from Jan to July 2025; up from 175 in same period 2024 Surpasses 234 cases reported in entire 2024 251 Cases filed leaving 55 children

Mystery of killing 7-yr old Chhoa Moni in Raiganj unveiled

Cousin kills her after failing to rape Saidul Islam Abir: The Detective Branch (DB) of police has unraveled the mystery of the sensational murder of seven-year-old Chhoya Moni in Raiganj