A local leader of the now-banned Jubo organisation Swechchhasebak League attended his mother’s funeral in Brahmanbaria while wearing handcuffs after being granted temporary parole from prison, in an emotional scene that drew relatives, local residents and law enforcement officials. Shah Alam Khandakar, general secretary of Akhaura Upazila Swechchhasebak League and a resident of Nurpur Dakshinpara […]

A Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) officer posing as a prospective groom helped unravel one of Narsingdi’s most talked-about murder cases, leading investigators to key suspects and exposing what authorities say was a carefully planned robbery that ended in the brutal killing of a 13-year-old girl driven by greed for cash. What appeared to be […]

Four young men lured to Teknaf with promises of well-paid jobs have been rescued by a joint operation conducted by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and police after being held captive for three days in a remote hill hideout, where their captors allegedly attempted to extort millions of taka in ransom from their families. Although […]

Bangladesh’s Parliament has unanimously passed the Gambling Prevention Act 2026, introducing sweeping new measures to combat online gambling, sports betting, virtual casinos and cryptocurrency-based betting networks. The legislation replaces the country’s 159-year-old gambling law with a modern legal framework that reflects the realities of the digital age, carrying a maximum penalty of 10 years’ imprisonment […]