Independent commission plans to interrogate Hasina in India
Independent commission plans to interrogate Hasina in India

The independent investigation commission established to reinvestigate the 2009 BDR massacre aims to question ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India on August 5 last year during the July Uprising. At a meeting with the families of the BDR (now BGB) massacre victims at Retired...

Brazilian investigators join forces to extract data from crashed Azerbaijani Airliner’s black box
Brazilian investigators join forces to extract data from crashed Azerbaijani Airliner’s black box

A team of Brazilian air force investigators is collaborating with experts from three other countries to analyze data extracted from the black box of an Azerbaijani airliner that tragically crashed in Kazakhstan on December 25, killing 38 people. Azerbaijan has claimed the aircraft was...

Sanjida Afrin suspended for alleged protection of Anisul, Salman
Sanjida Afrin suspended for alleged protection of Anisul, Salman

Sanjida Afrin, a former Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), has been temporarily suspended by the Ministry of Home Affairs. The action came amid allegations that she sought to shield former Law Minister Anisul Huq and Salman F Rahman, ex-advisor to ousted...

Turkiye singer Serdar Ortac faces trial for promoting illegal betting ads
Turkiye singer Serdar Ortac faces trial for promoting illegal betting ads

The trial of renowned singer Serdar Ortac for allegedly promoting illegal betting advertisements began on Tuesday at the 25th Criminal Court of First Instance in Istanbuls Caglayan Justice Palace. Prominent entertainer Mehmet Ali Erbil, named as a witness, is also involved in the case, reads a...

Full-fledged commission formed to probe BDR carnage
Full-fledged commission formed to probe BDR carnage

The government on Tuesday announced a seven-member national independent investigation commission led by former director general of BGB, A L M Fazlur Rahman, to re-investigate into the BDR (now Border Guard Bangladesh) massacre at Pilkhana on February 25 and 26, 2009. The Cabinet Division...

Michael Chakma files complaint against Hasina over disappearance
Michael Chakma files complaint against Hasina over disappearance

Michael Chakma, a prominent leader of the United Peoples Democratic Front (UPDF), has filed a formal complaint with the International Crimes Tribunal regarding the disappearance by former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Chakma submitted the complaint at the Office of the Chief Prosecutor on Wednesday...

Tribunal grants 2-month extension for investigation report on Hasina
Tribunal grants 2-month extension for investigation report on Hasina

The International Criminal Tribunal has granted a two-month extension for the investigation report on the July-August massacre case. The decision, made on Tuesday, was issued by a three-member tribunal chaired by Justice Golam Mortuza Majumdar, with Judges Mohitul Haque Enam Chowdhury and Shafiul...

RAB to investigate allegations of enforced disappearances and killings: DG
RAB to investigate allegations of enforced disappearances and killings: DG

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) will investigate all allegations of enforced disappearances and killings, announced its Director General AKM Shahidur Rahman on Thursday. Speaking at a press conference held at the Media Center in Karwan Bazar, Dhaka, he assured that such incidents would not occur...

Purging operation in the Cabinet Division
Purging operation in the Cabinet Division

The Cabinet Division has started a cleansing drive against its employees who have been in the same positions for years. Many of them have become involved in various irregularities over time. To maintain a clean image, the Cabinet Division has decided to transfer employees who have been in the...

Sagar-Runi murder: Report submission deferred for 113th time
Sagar-Runi murder: Report submission deferred for 113th time

The submission date for the investigation report on the murder case of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi has been postponed for the 113th time, reports Dhaka Tribune. The report was scheduled to be submitted on Monday, but as the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) failed to file...