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11 years on, justice remains elusive in the murder of blogger Washiqur

Dhaka, March 30 -- The family of blogger Washiqur Rahman Babu, who was hacked to death in Tejgaon's Begunbari area, is still awaiting justice for his 2015 murder. Those involved in the 11-year-old ca... Read More


FR Tower fire: Developer Rupayan chairman excluded from charge sheet as flat owners move High Court to stay trial

Dhaka, March 29 -- Seven years after the devastating fire at the Faruk Rupayan (FR) Tower in Banani, the trial into the tragedy faces new hurdles as defendants move the High Court to stay proceedings.... Read More


Test confirms 'sexual assault' seven months after girl's death in Dakshinkhan

Dhaka, March 24 -- Police have found "evidence of rape" during the investigation into the death of a teenage domestic worker who died seven months ago at a residence in Dhaka's Dakshinkhan. The findi... Read More


A father killed his two sons amid dire financial straits. Now his wife waits for justice

Dhaka, March 20 -- A security guard in Pallabi slit the throats of his two young sons and then attempted to take his own life, reportedly driven by poverty, ongoing family conflict, and his inability ... Read More


A man accused Hasina over his son's killing in the July Uprising. Police later found the boy was alive

Dhaka, March 20 -- A man who sued ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 123 Awami League leaders and activists over the alleged killing of his son during the July 2024 Uprising had falsely shown the... Read More


Rakib, devoted to street children, brutally killed at his cherished Shaheed Minar

Dhaka, March 17 -- Rakibul Islam Rakib, a 25-year-old honours student and friend to countless street children, was viciously shot and hacked to death at Shahbagh's central Shaheed Minar -- the very pl... Read More


Investigators recommend clearing Hasina, Quader from separate Uprising murder charges

Dhaka, March 2 -- Investigation officers have submitted reports to the court recommending acquittal for 494 individuals, including former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and Awami League General Secretar... Read More


'I'll seek justice till my last breath': 14 years after Sagar-Runi murder, family's wait for closure drags on

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- When power changed hands after the July 2024 Uprising, Saleha Monir allowed herself to hope once more. Perhaps, she thought, under an interim government, the mystery surrounding the ... Read More


Purbachal plot graft: Hasina's nephew and niece await their verdict

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- Verdicts in two of the six Purbachal plot corruption cases filed against the family of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina are set to be announced on Monday. One of the cases involve... Read More


Dipu Sana's death - a life and its dreams brought to an end

Dhaka, Jan. 30 -- The death of Dipu Sana alias Dipanwita Biswas brought to an end a life and all dreams of a family two years ago. Dipu was an assistant director at the Bangladesh Bank. She had a thr... Read More