Journalist leaders yesterday termed the recent attacks on the offices of The Daily Star and Prothom Alo direct assaults on free and independent journalism, demanding swift justice and exemplary punishment for those responsible.

Family members of three of the five people killed in a clash on December 23 between two groups over the grabbing of shoal land in Hatia upazila of Noakhali claimed that the victims had gone there to buy land.

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has estimated that around Tk 250 crore was siphoned off through corruption in land acquisition and compensation in five solar power projects.

Law enforcers have so far arrested 31 people for their alleged involvement in the attacks, looting, and arson at the Karwan Bazar offices of Prothom Alo and The Daily Star.

A man was killed yesterday when a crude bomb, reportedly hurled from the Moghbazar-Mouchak flyover, struck him on the head on New Eskaton Road in Dhaka.

A Dhaka court yesterday placed a suspect on a five-day remand in connection with the murder of Sharif Osman Hadi, spokesperson for Inqilab Moncho and a prominent youth leader of the July uprising.

Ataur Rahman Bikrampuri, known for his highly provocative sermons, online speeches, and Facebook posts, was sent to Kashimpur Central Jail yesterday.

A series of arson attacks on four houses belonging to minority communities in three areas of Raozan in Chattogram in five days has spread fear among residents of the upazila.

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday set January 20 for delivering its judgment in a crimes against humanity case filed over the killing of six people at Chankharpul during the July uprising.

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 yesterday pressed charges against 11 former police officers over the killing of Imam Hasan Bhuiyan Tayim, a 12th grader, in Dhaka’s Jatrabari on July 20 last year.

Shafiqur Rahman blames authorities’ failure to act against perpetrators

Father mourns as 21-year-old killed by crude bomb thrown from Moghbazar-Mouchak flyover

Victim was having tea at a roadside stall, law enforcers say

Victim died after falling sick in jail custody, says executive magistrate

Eight police personnel, including former Dhaka metropolitan police commissioner Habibur Rahman, are accused in the case

Two BGB officers produced before the tribunal, two others are fugitive

Arrest made after review of CCTV footage, says Rab

Eleven people were sent to jail yesterday over their alleged involvement in the arson, vandalism and looting of the offices of Prothom Alo and The Daily Star.

Mob attacks on leading media outlets and cultural centres in the country are deeply alarming and must be promptly and effectively investigated, with perpetrators brought to justice without delay, UN expert Irene Khan said yesterday.

Returning officers and field-level police officials yesterday expressed concerns over major challenges such as illegal arms, social media rumours, indiscriminate bail of listed criminals, and weak border security.