Banani rape

‘Rape’ at Banani guesthouse

A year into the Banani rape incident, another woman was allegedly gang-raped during a birthday party at a guesthouse in the same area.

Apan Jewellers owners sued for money laundering

Customs Intelligence files five separate cases against three owners of the Apan Jewellers under Money Laundering Prevention Act with different police stations in Dhaka.

Banani Rape: Shafat, Nayem, 3 others indicted

A Dhaka court yesterday framed charges against five accused in a case filed over the rape of two university students at a Banani hotel.

BANANI RAPE CASE / Thursday fixed for hearing on charge framing

A Dhaka court yesterday fixed Thursday for hearing on charge framing against five accused in a case filed over Banani double rape.

'Rape' in Banani: Accused 'confesses his involvement'

Bahauddin Ivan, 28, has admitted raping a woman at his home in Banani on Wednesday, claimed Rapid Action Battalion yesterday.

'Rape' in Banani: Lone accused arrested

The lone accused in the latest rape case filed in the capital by a college girl was arrested yesterday.

Banani college girl rape accused Ivan held

Rapid Action Battalion arrests Bahauddin Ivan, the lone accused in a case filed for raping a college girl in Banani early Tuesday, from Narayanganj city.

Apan Jewellers’ owners sued for evading duty

Customs intelligence files five separate cases against Apan Jewellers’ owners Dildar Ahmed and his brothers Gulzar Ahmed and Azad Ahmed for evading customs duty on 567 kg of gold.

Jewellers threaten indefinite strike from Sunday

Bangladesh Jewellers’ Association will go for strike for indefinite period from Sunday demanding formation of a gold import policy. The association leaders take the decision at a meeting at its Dhaka’s Baitul Mukarram Market office.

July 6, 2017
July 6, 2017

Banani college girl rape accused Ivan held

Rapid Action Battalion arrests Bahauddin Ivan, the lone accused in a case filed for raping a college girl in Banani early Tuesday, from Narayanganj city.

June 8, 2017
June 8, 2017

Apan Jewellers’ owners sued for evading duty

Customs intelligence files five separate cases against Apan Jewellers’ owners Dildar Ahmed and his brothers Gulzar Ahmed and Azad Ahmed for evading customs duty on 567 kg of gold.

June 7, 2017
June 7, 2017

Jewellers threaten indefinite strike from Sunday

Bangladesh Jewellers’ Association will go for strike for indefinite period from Sunday demanding formation of a gold import policy. The association leaders take the decision at a meeting at its Dhaka’s Baitul Mukarram Market office.

June 4, 2017
June 4, 2017

CIID seizes 495kg gold of Apan Jewellers

Customs Intelligence officials start confiscating around 495 kilogrammes of gold of Apan Jewellers as it failed to show valid documents for the gold.

May 25, 2017
May 25, 2017

Banani rape: Key accused Nayem confesses at court

Banani double rape accused Nayem Ashraf alias Halim confesses his involvement in the crime before a judicial magistrate at court.

May 24, 2017
May 24, 2017

Why rape victims stay silent

From the outdated legal concepts under which cases of rape are tried in court, the “medical” tests that are required for proving rape, to the institutions which are supposed to stand by the survivor, it is not surprising that many women are scared or traumatised to even report incidents of sexual violence.

May 23, 2017
May 23, 2017

Gold being sold at Apan Jewellers brought in ‘smuggled way’: CIID chief

Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) Director General Moinul Khan says that the gold and diamond being sold at the outlets of Apan Jewellers are brought in a “smuggled way”.

May 23, 2017
May 23, 2017

Mercedes Benz of Apan Jewellers owner seized

Customs Intelligence officials seize a Mercedes Benz of Apan Jewellers owner Dildar Ahmed from Sylhet.

May 22, 2017
May 22, 2017

Raintree owner has to appear at CIID office tomorrow as HC order stayed

The Raintree hotel owner will have to appear before Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) office tomorrow as Supreme Court has stayed a High Court order that halted the summons order.

May 20, 2017
May 20, 2017

Banani rape: Action against those sharing victims’ photos

Action will be taken against those who are spreading pictures of the Banani twin rape victims through social media, a top DMP official says.