College student shot dead by men posing as police

A college student was chased from his home and shot dead by assailants in Bagerhat’s Chitalmari upazila yesterday afternoon.
27 March 2026

July Uprising Case: Ex-DGFI chief Mamun Khaled on remand

Lt Gen (retd) Sheikh Mamun Khaled, former chief of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), was arrested yesterday and placed on a five-day remand in connection with a murder case linked to the July uprising.
27 March 2026

Request has been made for extradition: Says home minister

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed yesterday said a formal request has been sent to India through the foreign ministry to bring back an accused in the murder case of Inquilab Moncho Convener Sharif Osman Bin Hadi.
27 March 2026

Swechchasebak Dal man stabbed to death in Bogura

A local Swechchasebak Dal activist was stabbed to death by unidentified assailants in Sariakandi upazila of Bogura on Wednesday night.
27 March 2026

Main accused in Khulna child murder case arrested in Kapasia

48-year-old confesses involvement in killing of four-year-old Jannatul Mawa
26 March 2026

Makeshift ketamine lab busted in Uttara, 3 Chinese nationals arrested

Narcotics officials recovered over 6 kg of the illegal drug
26 March 2026

Man held over attempted rape of child in Moulvibazar

Case filed last night; accused produced before Moulvibazar court this afternoon and sent to jail
26 March 2026

Handcuffed theft suspect caught again after dramatic escape in Lalmonirhat

Police say the accused shoved an officer to the ground and fled, triggering an overnight manhunt
26 March 2026

15% journos face sexual harassment at work: survey

Fifteen percent of Bangladeshi journalists said they had experienced sexual harassment at work, with women reporting significantly higher rates of verbal, online and physical harassment than men, according to a survey of 339 journalists.
26 March 2026

Three shown arrested in Star office attack case

Three suspects were yesterday shown arrested in a case filed over vandalism, arson, and looting at The Daily Star’s office in Dhaka.
26 March 2026

ACC seeks to show Masud arrested in graft case

The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday filed an application with a Dhaka court to show Lt Gen (retd) Masud Uddin Chowdhury, a prominent figure in the army‑backed caretaker government, arrested in a case filed over alleged embezzlement of Tk 119.32 crore through sending workers to Malaysia.
26 March 2026

11 detained with 3,000 litres of petrol in Jamalpur

Police seized 15 drums of fuel after locals grew suspicious of late-night movement
25 March 2026

Gatekeepers’ negligence caused Cumilla train-bus crash: Rab

One of them arrested as probe finds crossing gate not lowered in time
25 March 2026

JCD activist stabbed to death in Cox’s Bazar

Victim, locally known as a 'July warrior', succumbed to multiple injuries
25 March 2026

Savar ‘serial killer’ Samrat dies at DMCH

Moshiur Rahman Khan Samrat -- widely known as “Psycho Samrat” -- who is accused of a series of brutal killings in Savar, has died.
25 March 2026

Three raped in three districts

At least three persons, including a minor, were raped in Moulvibazar, Habiganj, and Narayanganj districts since March 20.
25 March 2026

Dragged from home, beaten to death

An admin of an anti-narcotics Facebook page was forcibly taken out of his home and then beaten to death yesterday afternoon in Brahmanbaria’s Kasba upazila.
25 March 2026

2 dead in clashes over polls rivalry

Two people, including the imam of a mosque, were killed and over 100 others injured in violent clashes in Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria district yesterday.
25 March 2026

Human trafficking case: Ex-Lt Gen Masud on 5-day remand

Masud Uddin Chowdhury, a retired lieutenant general widely talked-about for his role during the army-backed caretaker rule in 2007-08, was placed on a five-day remand yesterday in a case filed over human trafficking and forgery.
25 March 2026
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