At least eight blacklisted militant organizations are yet to be banned by the Home Ministry. These militant groups are operating with near impunity in the country. The groups are Allahr Dal, Ulema Anjuman al Baiyinaat, Hizb-ut-Tawhid, Islamic Solidarity Front, Tamir
False rumors through Facebook posts led to incidents of attacks killing five people and injuring several hundred others over the last seven years. Many temples and hundreds of homes have been looted, vandalized and set on fire over those alleged
Expelled Dhaka South Jubo League president Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat paid Tk 70 lakh per month to the expelled Jubo League chairman Omar Faruk Chowdhury and Tk 15 lakh to Rashed Khan Menon, MP. Law enforcement source told the Daily
Son of a construction worker Rajib was known as a vagabond but with the blessing of one of the top ruling party leaders he turned into a 'Sultan' of his locality.Fortune began to smile upon him after he became a
Several ruling party leaders identified as godfathers of extortionists, tender manipulators, disputed land grabbers and illegal drug dealers have gone underground following the government crackdown on graft and casinos. On September 18, law enforcement agencies started drives against casinos at
Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat turned into a 'monster' by his activities of collecting extortion, tender manipulation and casino business. Samrat was the Jubo League president of Dhaka South city unit and is known by the epithet 'Casino Samrat.' Samrat was
Intelligence agencies are preparing a list of high profile persons, including ruling party men, controversial businessmen and some government officials, who have frequently visited abroad, suspecting them to be involved in money laundering, sources said. A high official of an
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) allocated Tk 27 crore work order in a single package to the controversial contractor Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan's firm Bhuiyan & Bhuiyan.Khaled Mahmud, who has been expelled from Jubo League after he was found involved in
SM Golam Kibria Shamim paid two per cent commission to the chief engineers of the Public Works Department against every tender he secured in the last five years. He said this to investigators during interrogation in connection with cases against
Jubo League leader Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan used Habibullah Bahar University College in the capital as a fort from where he ran his criminal activities.Intelligence agencies identified several close associates of Khaled who acted as his armed cadre on instructions from