Crime & Corruption

Six get death penalty in Sirajganj for killing veggie trader

Ashraful Islam Joy & Sirajul Islam Shishir: A court in Sirajganj on Tuesday sentenced six persons to death in a case filed for kidnapping and killing a vegetable trader. The

Fake NGO vanishes with Tk 1 cr in Hatikumrul

Siam Ahmed: A so-called NGO has disappeared with over Tk 1 crore generated from nearly 200 depositors in Ullapara and Raiganj upazila of Sirajganj and Sherpur upazila of Bogura district.

Embezzlement under Fake Names: Greedy bank directors remain untouched

TDS Desk: The money in banks belongs to the general public — but in Bangladesh, the very custodians of that money, the bank directors, have plundered it indiscriminately. Masquerading as

708 sex stimulating pills seized by BGB in Jhenaidah

Jhenaidah Correspondent: The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) forces in a drive on Saturday night seized 708 pieces of sex stimulating tablets from Natunpara village near 65/7S number bordering pillar in

192 acres of land and 38 flats seized in 8 months

TDS Desk: Over the past eight months the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has seized large amounts of property of politicians, businesspersons and government officials who have been accused of corruption. The

Farmer beaten to death in Sirajgnj

Staff Correspondent: An elderly farmer was beaten to death allegedly by his neighbor in Sirajganj’s Tarash upazila over land related dispute on Friday. The incident took place around 4:30 PM