- Elizabeth Strout, Miranda July shortlisted for Women's Prize for Fiction
- Mymensingh youth who participated in Ukraine war for Russia dies
- CA to hold bilateral talks with Modi, other BIMSTEC leaders tomorrow
- Rescue team led by Bangladesh Army continues its operation in Myanmar
- Thai ministers meet CA on BIMSTEC sidelines
- ‘Evidence of conspiracy to thwart July-August trial found’
- Kagiso Rabada leaves Gujarat Titans squad for personal reasons
- Gold price declines after hitting all-time high on Trump tariffs
- India says 'examining the implications' of US tariffs
- Russia, Cuba, North Korea escape Trump's tariff
- Over 100,000 child deaths, 63,000 stillbirths annually in Bangladesh
- Trump's tariffs dull the dollar's safe-haven sheen
- BIMSTEC Secretary General calls on Touhid
- CA joins official dinner of BIMSTEC
- Real Madrid got $154M from UEFA to top prize money table last season
- Rejuvenated IPL match-winner Siraj praised for 'fire in his belly'
- Top Russian official in Washington for talks on improving ties
- Strict action to be taken to stop extortion in hills: Home Advisor
- China arrests 3 Filipinos on charge of spying
- Strong earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia

Erdogan slams opposition as ‘theatrics’ after arrest of Istanbul mayor
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticized Turkiyes main opposition party for using theatrics following the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. Erdogan accused the opposition of distracting the public from their own shortcomings and misleading the nation through political maneuvers....

ARSA chief Jununi, 9 members arrested
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested Ataullah abu Ammar Jununi, 48, the chief of Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) from Siddhirganj in Narayanganj. A team of RAB-11 captured Ataullah and five other members of the ARSA a Rohingya insurgent group active in northern Rakhine State,...

Biman passenger held with 400 grams gold at Ctg airport
National Security Intelligence (NSI) members arrested a passenger of a Biman flight with 400 grams of gold at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram on Wednesday, reports UNB. Engineer Mohammad Ibrahim Khalil, public relations officer of the airport, said the arrestee came from Saudi...

DMP roundups 235 persons by operating 667 patrols
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has operated 667 patrol teams and 71 check posts in the last 24 hours and rounded up 235 individuals, including 27 dacoits, as part of its security arrangements across the city to ensure public safety, and law and order, reports BSS. According to the Crime...

Thai man arrested for laundering money for call centre scam gangs
A Thai man has been arrested for laundering money for more than 70 call centre scam gangs, according to the Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD). The suspect, who remains unnamed, was apprehended at his residence in Mae Fah Luang district, Chiang Rai, after returning from Poipet to escape...

Rampura massacre: Arrest warrants issued for 3 individuals
The International Crimes Tribunal has issued arrest warrants for three individuals in connection with the Rampura massacre, which occurred during the anti-discrimination student movement in the capital. Tajul Islam, the chief prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal, confirmed the...

Man arrested after scaling Big Ben, shouting 'Free Palestine'
A man who scaled Big Bens Elizabeth Tower in London on Saturday morning, waving a Palestinian flag and shouting Free Palestine, was arrested after spending 16 hours on the landmark, British police confirmed on Sunday, report Reuters, AFP/ KT. The man, who remained barefoot on a ledge several...

36 members of banned Hizb-ut Tahrir arrested across country
At least 36 members of the outlawed group have been arrested across the country since Friday. They include Saiful Islam, a key organiser of the group, which was banned in 2009 for an anti-state campaign. Police have launched a nationwide search for the members of the group who took part in...

Six arrested over Banasree gold trader shooting
Detectives have arrested six people in connection with their alleged involvement in the looting of gold jewellery after shooting a gold trader in the Banasree area of the capital on February 24. A team of DB police arrested the six individuals from different parts of the capital, said Talebur...

DMP arrests 188 in special drives
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 188 individuals involved in various crimes during special operations in the capital in 24 hours till midnight on Thursday, reports UNB. Among those arrested were six robbers, 22 professional hijackers, four extortionists, seven thieves, 20 drug dealers,...

Former AL lawmaker Aftab Uddin arrested in Rangpur
Former Awami League lawmaker Md Aftab Uddin Sarkar was arrested in the early hours of today (March 6) while hiding at a relatives house in the New Senpara area of Rangpur metropolis, reports BSS. Aftab Uddin Sarkar, who previously served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Nilphamari-1...

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...