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Shobuj murder: Hasina charged with 'planning', 3 of her ex-ministers charged with giving the order

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- Deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and three of her former ministers have been charged with "planning and criminal conspiracy to commit murder, financial assistance, supplying firea... Read More


London politics pulled into Dhaka drama as UK MP Tulip, Hasina's sister Rehana await corruption ruling

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- A Dhaka court is set to deliver its verdict on Monday in a corruption case implicating Sheikh Rehana, the sister of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and Tulip Siddiq, the Labour M... Read More


Bangladesh set to deliver verdict on Hasina, her children over Purbachal plot allocations

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- The nation holds its breath as a Special Judge's Court in Dhaka prepares to announce a verdict in unprecedented corruption cases implicating Sheikh Hasina and her immediate family. ... Read More


Five years on, family of murdered ASP Anisul Karim still awaits justice

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- The family of Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Anisul Karim says they are losing hope as the trial of his murder case is yet to finish five years since his killing. An... Read More


Dhaka University student Shammo 'killed while trying to stop drug dealers from selling marijuana' at Suhrawardy Udyan

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Six months after the fatal stabbing of Dhaka University student SM Shahriar Alam Shammo, investigators have found drug peddlers responsible for the killing. In its chargesheet over t... Read More


Fardin's father accuses Bushra of involvement, suspect's family denies claims

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- The mystery behind the death of the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) student Fardin Noor Parash remains unresolved nearly three years after the incident, as ... Read More


'My daughter left home four days ago. She returned as a corpse'

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- They met in college, fell in love, and got married. But the marriage didn't last even four days. After the woman was found dead, a case was filed against her husband, Sajjadul Islam N... Read More


July Uprising: Three reasons given for actor Iresh Zaker's exemption from case

Dhaka, Oct. 23 -- A petition has been filed seeking the discharge of actor Iresh Zaker from the murder case of BNP activist Mahfuz Alam Sraban, who was killed during the July Uprising. On Oct 9, the ... Read More


Journalist expresses anger over 'lack' of police effort in Pallabi 'gang-rape'

Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- A female journalist who filed a case over an alleged gang-rape in Dhaka's Pallabi has expressed outrage as all of the suspects have not been named in the police chargesheet. She sai... Read More


A mother's heartache: Rokeya still hopes for Abrar's return

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- The passage of time has done little to erase the grief of Rokeya Khatun. Six years have passed since her son, Abrar Fahad, was savagely beaten to death, yet she remains in a trance, ... Read More