A court in Mymensingh has sentenced a man’s second wife to life imprisonment for his murder in 2019, bringing an end to a case that had remained under judicial consideration for several years. Afroza Sheikh Iti was also fined Tk 50,000. If she fails to pay the fine, she will have to serve an additional […]

A construction worker in Bogra’s Dhunat upazila has been charged with the attempted rape of a 29-year-old mother of two, following a late-night home intrusion. The victim lodged a formal complaint against the accused at Dhunat Police Station on Tuesday night, prompting law enforcement to launch a manhunt for the suspect. The incident was confirmed […]

A court in Jamalpur has sentenced three men to life imprisonment for the brutal murder of a seven-year-old boy following a dispute over gathering jackfruit leaves. In addition to the life sentences, the convicts received an extra five years of rigorous imprisonment for attempting to conceal evidence related to the crime. The verdict was delivered […]

In a major breakthrough against superstition-based crime, police in Bhola’s Charfassion upazila have arrested four active members of an organised fraud syndicate that looted valuables from local women by promising to double their gold ornaments using supernatural powers through a “Jinn”. Officers from Dularhat Police Station made the arrests on Monday afternoon following an alert […]

Former textiles and jute minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui has been arrested in connection with a case alleging crimes against humanity arising from the violence surrounding a Hefazat-e-Islam rally at Shapla Chattar in Motijheel, Dhaka. The former minister was arrested from his residence in Gulshan at around 6pm on Wednesday, 29 July, by the Detective Branch […]