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Ex-social welfare secy arrested at Dhaka airport

Today, airport police sent him to a Dhaka court seeking a seven-day remand

Ex-Tokyo Olympics official held on alleged Games bid-rigging

In a statement, Tokyo prosecutors said they arrested Yasuo Mori, 55, a senior Tokyo 2020 organising committee official, for allegedly violating the anti-monopoly law.

Prophet remark row: BJP activist arrested for anti-Muslim comments

Police in northern India arrested a youth leader from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), for posting anti-Muslim comments on social media after derogatory remarks by another party official about the Prophet Mohammad led to a diplomatic furore, officials said on Wednesday (June 8, 2022).

Man arrested from Dhaka over inciting content against Pahela Baishakh celebration

Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of DMP arrested a man on charge of circulating inciting and extremist content against Pahela Baishakh celebration.

4 held over school boy murder in Gazipur

Four persons including the key accused in a case filed over killing of a school boy in Gazipur were arrested, Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) says.

4 held with pistol in Brahmanbaria

Four youths were arrested with a foreign made pistol from Akhaura upazila of Brahmanbaria today.

BNP candidate for Satkhira-4 arrested

BNP Candidate for Satkhira-4 (Shyamnagar and Kaliganj) constituency and Jamaat leader GM Nazrul Islam is arrested in connection with a case filed over plotting subversive acts.

Teenager held over raping girl in C’nawabganj

A 19-year-old is arrested from Chapainawabganj on charges of raping a schoolgirl in Naogaon.

Ex-Krishi Bank DGM held over loan scam

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) arrests a former deputy general manager of Bangladesh Krishi Bank in connection with a case filed over misappropriation of Tk 49.26 crore.

December 16, 2018
December 16, 2018

BNP candidate for Satkhira-4 arrested

BNP Candidate for Satkhira-4 (Shyamnagar and Kaliganj) constituency and Jamaat leader GM Nazrul Islam is arrested in connection with a case filed over plotting subversive acts.

May 4, 2018
May 4, 2018

Teenager held over raping girl in C’nawabganj

A 19-year-old is arrested from Chapainawabganj on charges of raping a schoolgirl in Naogaon.

September 22, 2017
September 22, 2017

Ex-Krishi Bank DGM held over loan scam

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) arrests a former deputy general manager of Bangladesh Krishi Bank in connection with a case filed over misappropriation of Tk 49.26 crore.

September 9, 2017
September 9, 2017

2 ‘Neo-JMB militants’ held in Dhaka

Police claimed to have arrested two members of banned militant outfit “Neo-JMB” from Dhaka’s Khilkhet area.

August 11, 2017
August 11, 2017

Schoolgirl raped in Dhaka, university student held

A private university student has been arrested over charges of raping a schoolgirl in Dhaka’s Mirpur.

May 12, 2017
May 12, 2017

Indian police arrest three over alleged involvement in IPL betting

Indian police arrested three people in Kanpur suspected of illegal betting on cricket matches, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Thursday, a day after the city hosted its first Indian Premier League (IPL) game of the season.

August 12, 2016
August 12, 2016

Turkey seeks arrest of ex-football star in coup probe

Turkey has issued an arrest warrant for its former international football star striker Hakan Sukur as it probes last month's failed coup aimed at unseating President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

June 16, 2016
June 16, 2016

21 doping gang members held in Dhaka

Detectives claim arrest of 21 members of a doping gang and recovered foods mixed with sedative medicines from different parts of Dhaka.

June 13, 2016
June 13, 2016

7 fraudsters, doping gang men held in Dhaka

Seven persons have been detained on charge of fraud and doping people from the capital’s Mohammadpur area, police say.

June 12, 2016
June 12, 2016

Dutch woman arrested in Qatar after making rape claim

A Dutch woman is being detained in Qatar on suspicion of adultery after she told police she had been raped.