A Bangladesh lawmaker on Tuesday demanded government action after actress Azmeri Haque Badhon alleged she was physically and verbally assaulted in Italy by pro-Awami League activists.
United Nations (UN) high commissioner for human rights Volker Türk called Monday for a strong, independent national body to oversee Bangladesh’s law enforcement agencies, renewing a recommendation tied to accountability and institutional reform.
Police arrested a madrasa teacher accused of sexually abusing six children at an institution in Narail Municipality.
Police seized 22,500 yaba tablets from a private car in Bandarban town Friday afternoon and arrested its driver, authorities said.
Bangladesh’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) said Friday it arrested four people in Khulna over an alleged online betting and money laundering network that collected funds through mobile financial service (MFS) numbers and bank accounts before converting them into cryptocurrency and sending money abroad.
Bangladesh’s home minister Salahuddin Ahmed said Thursday that the country’s law and order situation has improved by every measure compared with 2025, rejecting suggestions that crime has worsened.
Families of victims of enforced disappearances gathered Sunday in Dhaka, demanding justice and answers for loved ones who vanished during the former Awami League government.
Bangladesh government has renewed cash rewards for information leading to recovery of looted and illegal firearms, offering up to Tk 200,000 (approximately $1,622) for information that helps authorities recover heavy weapons.
India’s Border Security Force (BSF) allegedly tried to push six men into Bangladesh through the Ramdaspur border in Gomostapur upazila of Chapainawabganj on Thursday morning, but Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) prevented them from entering, BGB said.
A Dhaka court placed Bangladeshi film actor Ashraful Haque, popularly known as Don, on a five-day remand in a murder case over the death of legendary film star Salman Shah.
