Crime & Justice

Crime & Justice

Suspended cop sues 18 over 2022 ‘teep’ row

Tejgaon College teacher Lata Samaddar, noted actor Suborna Mustafa and 16 others have been sued for defamation in connection with a 2022 incident involving a police constable who allegedly harassed Samaddar over wearing a teep.

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I’m being denied justice

Model Meghna Alam yesterday told a Dhaka court that she was sent to jail without trial.

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Tensions flare as JCD, SAD face off in Ctg

Tensions erupted in Chattogram’s Akbar Shah area yesterday after members of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) allegedly assaulted a leader of the Students Against Discrimination on their way to Akbar Shah Police Station..Till 9:00pm, JCD members were reportedly stationed outside the polic

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Committee formed to probe financial crimes

The interim government has decided to form a separate committee to begin the investigation into those involved in financial crimes..On Tuesday, the joint task force, formed by the interim government, froze Tk 17,000 crore worth of shares, around Tk 4,000 crore held in different bank accoun

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ACC files case against ex-land minister, wife

The Anti-Corruption Commission has filed a case against former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed, his wife and former United Commercial Bank chairperson Rukmila Zaman, and 21 others for allegedly securing a loan of Tk 20 crore through fraudulent means using shell companies.

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3 held with knife from moving bus in Savar

Police detained three youths with a Burmese knife from a bus during a search operation at a "snatching hotspot" in Savar this evening

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Army arrested 7,822 since deployment under interim govt

The Bangladesh Army has arrested 7,822 individuals across the country since its deployment under the interim government, as part of an ongoing effort to assist law enforcement agencies in maintaining law and order.

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Univ teacher suspended over rape charges

The authorities of Jashore University of Science and Technology have suspended one of its teachers over rape allegation.

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No legal bar to continuing Kajol’s trial

The High Court yesterday rejected three petitions seeking cancellation of charges framed against photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol by a tribunal in three cases filed under the Digital Security Act.

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Charges framed against Shishu Bokta in DSA case

A Dhaka tribunal yesterday framed charges against two people, including Rafiqul Islam Madani, widely known as “Shishu Bokta”, in a case filed with Motijheel Police Station under the Digital Security Act.

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Slain Mitu’s father objects PBI’s final report

Father of Mahmuda Khanam Mitu, also father-in-law of former SP Babul Akter, yesterday filed a no-confidence petition with a Chattogram court on the PBI’s final report in the Mitu murder case.

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Student’s Death: PBI given time again to finish probe

A Dhaka court yesterday again asked Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) to submit -- by March 13-- the probe report in a case filed against

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Five found dead in Savar

Police recovered the bodies of five people from their homes in different areas of Savar yesterday.

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2021, a violent year for children

At least 818 children were raped and 94 faced rape attempts last year -- during the closure of schools due to the pandemic.

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Ctg SI held with 6,000 yaba in Cox's Bazar

Two persons including a sub-inspector of police of Chattogram district were arrested with 6,000 yaba pills in a checkpost of Border Gaurd of Bangladesh (BGB) at Ramu upazila of Cox's Bazar.

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‘Thousands of crores of taka remain unpaid due to long delays in disposal of money loan cases’

Law Minister Anisul Huq today said loans involving thousands of crores of taka remain unpaid due to the long delays in disposal of Arthorin (money loan) related cases.

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30-yr-old rickshaw puller rapes 6-yr old in Dhaka’s Kalachandpur

A 30-year-old rickshaw puller reportedly raped a six-year-old girl in Dhaka’s Gulshan Kalachandpur area this afternoon.

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PBI finds man reportedly ‘killed’ 5 years ago in Meherpur

Police Bureau of Investigation locates a man in Gazipur, who was said to be killed five years ago in Meherpur district.

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