The Financial Crime Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has dismantled a sophisticated cyber-fraud ring that utilised “cloned” international websites to swindle investors. In a coordinated operation on Wednesday, 7 January 2026, police apprehended the alleged mastermind and a primary accomplice in the Jamalpur district. The duo is accused of siphoning millions of Taka […]

The Financial Crime Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has initiated legal proceedings against five senior executives of Alif Industries Limited. The allegations, filed on Wednesday, 7 January 2026, at Gulshan Police Station, suggest a sophisticated trade-based money laundering scheme involving the siphoning of nearly $28.4 million (approximately BDT 3.4 billion) under the guise […]

A major consignment of illicit drugs concealed beneath the soil has been recovered during an anti-narcotics operation in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar, underscoring the continuing scale and sophistication of drug trafficking along Bangladesh’s south-eastern frontier. The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) confirmed that the haul, consisting of 100,000 yaba tablets, was unearthed from a plantation area following […]

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have uncovered a clandestine factory producing counterfeit iPhones, reportedly operated under the leadership of Chinese nationals. The investigation revealed that the syndicate had been importing iPhone components illegally and assembling them into fake devices, which were then sold in the local market. Authorities believe this deceptive operation had been ongoing for […]

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has successfully arrested two primary suspects in connection with the brutal murder of Sahabuddin, a prominent local businessman in the capital’s Kadamtali area. The victim, who operated a scrap metal and gas cylinder enterprise, was fatally attacked on the night of Tuesday, 6 January 2026. Details of the Ambush The […]

In a sophisticated operation that blurs the lines between local crime and international drug trafficking, the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) has dismantled a high-tech laboratory used for cultivating “Kush”—an exotic, high-potency strain of marijuana—inside a residence in Dhaka’s Wari area. The facility was allegedly established by 22-year-old Tawsif Hasan, a US citizen who utilized […]

A high-stakes missing person case in the capital’s Kadamtali area has concluded with a surprising twist, debunking allegations of an abduction by security forces. The individual, identified as Washim Ahmed Mukshan, was discovered by police on Tuesday at a drug rehabilitation facility, three days after his wife reported him kidnapped by men posing as law […]

A sombre atmosphere has descended upon Chandpur Sadar Upazila following the untimely death of a promising young student, who was fatally struck by a passenger bus on Wednesday, 7 January 2026. The victim, identified as Rahela Akter Shanta, aged 18, was a second-year intermediate student in the Science department at Jilani Chishti College. Details of […]

Fourteen years have passed since the tragic killing of 15-year-old Felani Khatun, yet her family continues to wait for justice. Speaking with a voice choked with emotion, Felani’s father, Nurul Islam, said, “We have approached courts in both India and Bangladesh countless times, but justice remains elusive. Whatever government comes to power, I wish for […]

A shocking incident of physical violence occurred at Bhairab Railway Station on Monday afternoon, 5 January, when a Senior Train Ticket Examiner (TTE) was brutally assaulted by a group of individuals claiming to be students. The attackers reportedly justified their refusal to pay for tickets by claiming they had “liberated the country.” The Incident Aboard […]