- Fakhrul urges democratic forces to build livable Bangladesh
- 'History will not forgive' failure to seal pandemic deal: WHO
- 85 Bangladeshis among 598 immigrants detained in Myanmar
- Hamas to free 6 Israeli hostages as Israel releases 600 Palestinians
- Apple disables encryption feature for UK users
- New political party: Who are in discussion for top six positions
- "We seek unity to build just - humane society"
- Flights to soar from Bogura after 15 years
- Projects launched with the intent of stealing
- Crypto exchange Bybit loses $1.5 billion in record hack
- UAE’s 1st female astronaut aims to inspire future generations, plant flag on moon
- Jaker confident top order will deliver in Pakistan
- Iran warns of ‘precision’ strike on Tel Aviv
- US threatens to cut off Starlink access for Ukraine over mineral deal
- Traders in panic after series of robberies in Mirpur
- Country’s RMG sector regains momentum
- Lady Gaga to perform free concert on Rio's Copacabana beach
- US-backed YPG continues to use child soldiers in Syria, expert says
- Global Ministerial Conf: Bangladesh also walks out during Israeli speech
- There is no pressure against India: Haris Rauf

113 Bangladeshis detained in Malaysia
Malaysian immigration department has arrested 235 people, including 113 Bangladeshis, in an ongoing crackdown on illegal immigrants in the country. They were arrested in five districts in Johor province from Friday to Sunday. Johor Immigration Director Datuk Mohd Rusdi Mohd Darus said in a...

Ex-health secretary Jahangir Alam arrested
The Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Tuesday arrested Jahangir Alam Bulbul, who served as the secretary of the Health Services Division under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare during the July-August mass uprising. DB chief, Rezaul Karim Mallik, confirmed...

Former CMP Commissioner Saiful arrested
Former Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) Commissioner Saiful Islam has been arrested from the capital. Police arrested him on Wednesday morning, confirmed the CMP Deputy Police Commissioner (Crimes and Operation) Md Roish Uddin. The arrestee is being taken to Chattogram and will be...

Operation Devil Hunt: Another 48 arrested in Gazipur
A total of 48 people, suspected to be leaders and activists of Awami League, have been arrested in Gazipur on the fourth day of ongoing Operation Devil Hunt. The latest drive brought to 309 the number of people so far arrested from both Gazipur city and the district. Of them, 80, 100, and 81...

Ex-Habiganj MP Majid Khan arrested
Former MP from the Habiganj-2 constituency, Md. Abdul Majid Khan, has been arrested. He was apprehended on Monday night from the Farmgate area in the capital, reports UNB. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) DC Media Talebur Rahman confirmed the arrest. Khan is facing charges in connection with a...

Ex-Sirajganj MP Chayan arrested
Former MP from Sirajganj-6 (Shahjadpur) constituency Chayan Islam has been arrested from a residence of his relative in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur, said police on Monday morning, reports UNB. Chayans wife and an associate were also detained from the house and taken to the police station....

Ex-BSEC Chairman Shibli Rubayat-Ul-Islam arrested
Former chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) Shibli Rubayat-Ul-Islam has been arrested by the Dhaka Metropolitan Polices (DMP) Detective Branch (DB). DMP Additional Commissioner and DB chief Rezaul Karim Mallik confirmed the arrest, stating that Shibli was detained...

Sirajganj-3 MP Abdul Aziz held in city
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested former Sirajganj-3 Awami League lawmaker Md Abdul Aziz from the citys Kalabagan area on Monday night, reports BSS. RAB media wing officer Senior Assistant Police Super Muttajul Islam confirmed the media of the arrest. Aziz was accused in multiple cases...

Japanese man arrested for kicking rabbit
Japanese police said Thursday that they arrested a man for kicking a rabbit, as authorities probe the deaths of more than 70 bunnies on an island well-known for its large rabbit population. The incident took place on Okunoshima island in Hiroshima prefecture, where more than 1,000 rabbits frolic...

4 Indian nationals arrested with firearm in Nepal
Kanchanpur police arrested four Indian nationals in possession of a pistol from Ward 6 of Bhimdatta Municipality on Wednesday night. The suspects were intercepted near Mahendranagar market while traveling in a vehicle with an Indian registration plate, reports Kathmandu Post. The arrested...

Former MP Mostafa Jalal Mohiuddin arrested in murder case
Dr. Mostafa Jalal Mohiuddin, former Member of Parliament for Dhaka-7 Constituency and President of the Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA), has been arrested by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP). Mohiuddin, who is facing multiple charges, including murder, was taken into custody on Monday...

Detained S Korea's Yoon will not attend questioning: Lawyer
South Koreas arrested President Yoon Suk Yeol does not intend to take part in a second day of questioning on Thursday, his lawyer said, further stonewalling a criminal probe into whether he committed insurrection with his martial law bid. Yoon, the first sitting South Korean president to be...

Anisul, Dipu Moni, 7 others shown arrested in fresh cases
A court in Dhaka on Wednesday showed nine people, including Anisul Huq and Dr Dipu Moni, arrested in cases lodged with different police stations in Dhaka over crimes committed during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. The other people, who were shown arrested, are Zunaid Ahmed Palak,...

Ex-BB governor SK Sur arrested
Former Bangladesh Bank (BB) deputy governor Sitangshu Kumar Sur Chowdhury (SK Sur Chowdhury) has been arrested and sent to jail in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). SK Sur was arrested on Tuesday afternoon on charges of amassing wealth beyond his known sources of income and...

Red alert issued nationwide to capture fugitive former OC Shah Alam
A red alert has been issued across the country for the arrest of former Officer-in-Charge (OC) Shah Alam, who escaped from the Uttara East Police Station in the capital. Shah Alam, who had been detained in connection with the anti-discrimination student movement, was in the process of being...

Palak, Jyoti shown arrested in separate graft cases
A court in Dhaka on Monday showed former state ministerfor ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak and Safi Muddaser Khan Jyoti, son of former homeminister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, arrested in separate graft cases filed bythe Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir...

South Korea investigators seek to extend Yoon's arrest warrant
South Korean investigators will seek an extension of a warrant to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, an official said on Monday, as an anti-graft agency asked police to take over efforts to execute the arrest of the embattled leader. The requests come after a failed attempt to serve the...

Israeli soldiers face growing risk of arrest abroad after Gaza service
A former Israeli soldier on vacation in Brazil fled the country suddenly after a case was brought against him there alleging he was responsible for war crimes while serving in Gaza. The case is the latest in a series of lawsuits brought by the Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) that has tracked the...

South Korea’s Yoon will be arrested within deadline: Anti-graft chief
South Koreas impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol will be arrested before a warrant issued over his short-lived declaration of martial law expires next week, the countrys chief anticorruption investigator has said. Oh Dong-woon, the head of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking...

Inu placed on four-day remand
A Dhaka court on Monday has granted a four-day remand for former minister Hasanul Haq Inu in connection with the murder of one Monir Hossain during an anti-discrimination student protest, reports Dhaka Tribune. The case, filed at Gulshan police station, alleges that Monir was shot while crossing...

Ex-secretary Ismail shown arrested in graft case
A court on Tuesday showed former food secretary Ismail Hossain arrested in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Vacation Judge Md Ibrahim Miah of Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court passed the order, allowing the ACCs plea. Assistant Director Afnan Jannat Keya of...

US, UK, EU condemn sentencing of 25 Pakistani civilians by military tribunal
The United States has expressed deep concern over the sentencing of 25 Pakistani civilians by a military tribunal for their alleged roles in the May 9, 2023, protests. The U.S. criticized the military courts for lacking judicial independence, transparency, and adherence to due process, calling on...

Salman, Anisul, 6 others shown arrested in fresh cases
Eight people, including Salman F Rahman, AnisulHuq and Hasanul Haque Inu, on Monday were shown arrested in fresh cases lodged over themurders that took place during the student-led July-August mass uprising. The other people, who have been shown arrested, were Rashed Khan Menon,Zunaid Ahmed...

11 killed in Vietnam's Hanoi Café Fire; suspect arrested
Eleven people were killed in a fire at a café in Hanoi on Wednesday night, and the police have arrested a man believed to have started the fire, according to Vietnams Ministry of Public Security on Thursday, reports Reuters. The police said in a statement that the man had confessed to using...

Hasina was nucleus of secret prison network, says ICT chief prosecutor Tajul Islam
Sheikh Hasina, the former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, is at the center of allegations involving a secret prison network that has reportedly operated for the past 16 years. Advocate Mohammad Tajul Islam, Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), claims Hasina is directly linked...

I couldn’t endure the torment any longer and said, ‘Just shoot me’
Barrister Shakila Farzana, the daughter of former National Parliament whip and BNP leader Syed Wahidul Alam, was arrested in 2015 on charges of financing the so-called militant organization Shaheed Hamza Brigade (SHB). She was in jail for more than 10 months after her arrest in this case. She...

Home affairs advisor proscribes arrests in white clothes
Home Affairs Advisor Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has directed that no one should be arrested while cop wearing white clothes. He issued the instruction during a meeting with government officials, including police and fire service representatives, at the Shilpakala Academy...

Awami League leader arrested by RAB in Sylhet
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested Mohsin Mortuza Chowdhury Tipu (48), Chairman of Zakiganj Union Parishad, in connection with a case linked to the anti-discrimination movement. Tipu, also the President of the Barothakuri Union Awami League, was detained at his home in Uttarkul village on...