Stolen firearms fueling crime surge across Bangladesh
Stolen firearms fueling crime surge across Bangladesh

After the July Revolution, around 460 police stations across the country were targeted, vandalized, set on fire, and plundered. Criminals also raided 114 police outposts. Along with crucial government documents, state weapons were taken. Some of these stolen weapons have been kept by individuals,...

Hasina will stand trial for crimes against humanity: CA to Sky News
Hasina will stand trial for crimes against humanity: CA to Sky News

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has told Sky News that ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina will stand trial for crimes against humanity. She is accused of overseeing a system of enforced disappearances during her time in government, as well as the mass killing of protesters in July and August last...

Shuvosangho hosts football match in Bogura to promote crime-free society
Shuvosangho hosts football match in Bogura to promote crime-free society

Bashundhara Shuvosangho recently organized a friendly football match at the Santahar Modern Stadium in Adamdighi upazila, Bogura, aiming to keep the youth away from drugs and terrorism. The match saw participation from Chhatiangram Football Academy and Damdama Udiyaman Jubo Shakti Club. The...

DU students stage midnight protest
DU students stage midnight protest

A group of Dhaka University (DU) students staged a late-night protest on campus, demanding the immediate resignation of Home Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury over the rising wave of crimes across the country, reports UNB. The demonstration began at 1:30 am on Monday, with students from various...

ICT set April 22 for submitting probe report
ICT set April 22 for submitting probe report

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Sunday set April 22 for submitting probe report in a crimes against humanity case filed over atrocities that took place in the citys Chankharpul area during the student-led July-August mass uprising, reports BSS. The media quotes Prosecutor BM Sultan...

Investigation of several accused including Hasina almost done: Chief Prosecutor
Investigation of several accused including Hasina almost done: Chief Prosecutor

Chief Prosecutor of International Crimes Tribubal Tajul Islam said the investigation of several accused including autocratic Sheikh Hasina for crimes against humanity is almost over. Tajul Islam has also informed the International Crimes Tribunal that a new report given by the United Nations...

ICT orders submission of investigation report against Sheikh Hasina by April 20
ICT orders submission of investigation report against Sheikh Hasina by April 20

The International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh has directed the submission of an investigation report in the case against Sheikh Hasina, alleging crimes against humanity related to the July-August genocide. A three-member panel, led by International Crimes Tribunal Chairman Justice Md. Golam...

US sanctions ICC prosecutor over Israeli arrest warrants
US sanctions ICC prosecutor over Israeli arrest warrants

Washington has sanctioned International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan after he issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over alleged war crimes in Gaza. The sanctions, including a freeze on Khans US assets and a...

Japanese man detained in Thailand over suspected online fraud in Myanmar
Japanese man detained in Thailand over suspected online fraud in Myanmar

A 29-year-old Japanese man was detained by Thai police on Thursday for his suspected involvement in online frauds in Myanmar. He was arrested at Bangkoks airport after arriving on a flight from Yangon, Myanmars largest city, according to Thai authorities and other sources. The man, who is also...

ICT to receive probe reports of several July genocide cases in Feb
ICT to receive probe reports of several July genocide cases in Feb

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) is likely to receive probe reports of several cases filed over July-August genocide incidents within February. Confirming this to BSS, ICT Chief Prosecutor Muhammad Tajul Islam said he hopes that probe reports of multiple cases will be submitted by the...

3 Bangladeshis detained at Panchagarh border while attempting to cross into India
3 Bangladeshis detained at Panchagarh border while attempting to cross into India

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has detained three Bangladeshis, including a child and a suspected broker, while attempting to illegally enter India through the Muhurijot border in Panchagarh district, reports UNB. The detainees, taken into custody late Friday, have been identified as Nitai...

Crimes on the rise
Crimes on the rise

An alarming rise in crime has left citizens across the nation deeply concerned, with incidents of extortion, encroachment, robbery, mob justice, cybercrime, fraud, and even suicide on the increase. Despite efforts by law enforcement, which remains hampered by limited resources, the surge in...

4 Indian nationals arrested with firearm in Nepal
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...

ATM Azharul Islam's review hearing rescheduled for Feb 20
ATM Azharul Islam's review hearing rescheduled for Feb 20

The Appellate Division has deferred the hearing of Jamaat leader ATM Azharul Islams review petition against his death sentence in the 1971 crimes against humanity case. The hearing has been rescheduled for February 20. The petition was scheduled third on the agenda of the Appellate Divisions...

US, Japan, South Korea issue joint warning on North Korea cryptocurrency theft
US, Japan, South Korea issue joint warning on North Korea cryptocurrency theft

The United States, Japan, and South Korea released a joint statement highlighting the threat posed by Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK) cyber actors targeting the global cryptocurrency industry. The statement underscores ongoing concerns about DPRKs use of cyber thefts to fund its...

Red alert issued nationwide to capture fugitive former OC Shah Alam
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...

ICT orders to produce constable Sujan on Jan 12
ICT orders to produce constable Sujan on Jan 12

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) today (Jan 1) ordered authorities concerned to produce Armed Police Battalion (APBn) constable Mohammad Sujan, who was seen shooting at student-people rally in capitals Chankharpul area,on Jan 12 The three-member tribunal led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza...

2025, trial year for Sheikh Hasina & AL leaders: ICT chief prosecutor
2025, trial year for Sheikh Hasina & AL leaders: ICT chief prosecutor

Md Tajul Islam, the chief prosecutor of International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) said, 2025 will be the year of trial for ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the leaders of Awami League for their crimes against humanity. He made this remark on Wednesday, after exchanging New Years greetings....

Israel’s targeted killings of Palestinian journalists constitute war crimes
Israel’s targeted killings of Palestinian journalists constitute war crimes

Jodie Ginsberg, the chief executive of Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), says Israels killing of Palestinian journalists is part of a systematic attempt to censor information coming out of Gaza and the occupied West Bank, reports Al Jazeera. We are reliant on [Palestinian journalists] for...

ITJP submits over 60 sanction requests against Sri Lankan officials
ITJP submits over 60 sanction requests against Sri Lankan officials

The International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP) has submitted more than 60 sanction and visa ban requests till Wednesday targeting Sri Lankan officials over human rights abuses and economic crimes. These submissions have been sent to governments in the US, UK, Australia, Canada, the EU, and the...

Israeli airstrike kills at least 7 Palestinians at Nuseirat camp in Gaza
Israeli airstrike kills at least 7 Palestinians at Nuseirat camp in Gaza

At least seven Palestinians were killed and several others injured in an Israeli airstrike on a house in the Nuseirat refugee camp, located in the central Gaza Strip, medics reported to Reuters; citing the agency the Dawn reported this on Wednesday. In Beit Hanoun, a town in northern Gaza,...