Man gets life imprisonment for raping stepdaughter
A Dhaka court on Wednesday sentenced Anwar Hossain to life imprisonment for raping his stepdaughter repeatedly at Hatirjheel in Dhaka in 2022...
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Russia, US swap prisoners in push for closer ties
The United States on Thursday exchanged a sanctions-busting suspect for a ballet dancer held by Russia, the second swap under US president Donald Trump as Moscow and Washington push to rebuild ties...
BSF returns 14 Bangladeshis
Fourteen Bangladeshi nationals were returned to the country on Wednesday afternoon after serving different terms of imprisonment in Indian jail for allegedly entering that country illegally...
5 jailed for life term for 2005 murder
A Pirojpur court on Monday convicted five people and sentenced them to life-term imprisonment for shooting and killing a man during a robbery at Bhandaria in Pirojpur in 2005...
Three get life in prison for raping teenage girl
A Dhaka court on Wednesday convicted three men and sentenced them to life term in jail in a case filed over the rape of a 13-year-old girl in Kamrangirchar area of Dhaka...
One jailbreaker held in 3 months
The jail authorities on Monday said that the members of the law enforcement agencies could arrest only one jailbreaker, out of over 700, in the past three months.
Protesters in Kyiv urge freedom for POWs
Protesters rallied outside the US embassy in Kyiv on Thursday to bring attention to the fate of Ukrainian prisoners of war and ensure their inclusion in any deal to stop the conflict with Russia.
Hamas to hand over four Israeli hostages鈥� bodies
Hamas will hand over the bodies of four Israeli hostages on Thursday in what it said would be an exchange for more than 600 Palestinian prisoners, capping the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire deal...
Russia sells famed imperial prison at auction
A notorious Russian prison complex that once housed jailed revolutionaries, toppled ministers and Soviet dissidents will be turned into a hotel, restaurants, museum and art gallery after being sold at auction on Friday, the site鈥檚 new owner said....
Hamas says committed to truce, hostage release
Hamas said Thursday it was committed to honouring a truce with Israel that has come under severe strain in recent days, adding that it planned to proceed with the next hostage-prisoner swap this weekend as planned...
Russia, Ukraine exchange 300 POWs
Russia and Ukraine each said on Wednesday that 150 of their captured soldiers had been returned in the latest prisoner-of-war exchange between the two warring countries...
15 freed Palestinian prisoners arrive in Turkey
Fifteen Palestinian prisoners freed by Israel under the terms of the Gaza ceasefire have arrived in Turkey, foreign minister Hakan Fidan said on Tuesday...
AL LEADER FARUK MURDER CASE: Ex-MP Amanur, brothers among 10 acquitted
A Tangail court on Sunday sentenced two persons to life term imprisonment and acquitted 10 others in a case over the murder of Awami League leader and freedom fighter Faruk Ahmed around 12 years ago...
Bangladesh interim govt changes logo of Department of Prisons
The Department of Prisons has replaced boat, the electoral symbol of the ousted Awami League, with key and baton in its logo, following an order of the home ministry.
Hamas-Israel complete fourth hostage-prisoner swap
Freed Palestinian inmates were greeted by a cheering crowd in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah on Saturday, after Hamas released three Israeli hostages from the Gaza Strip in the fourth exchange under the group鈥檚 ceasefire deal with Israel...
Ex-MP Mizanur gets 8-year jail in graft case
A Dhaka court on Thursday sentenced former Khulna-2 lawmaker Mizanur Rahman to eight years of imprisonment in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission...
Prisoner dies in Rajshahi
A prisoner of Rajshahi Central Jail died at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital on Tuesday.
Taliban govt announces prisoner swap with US
The Taliban government said on Tuesday it had released two American citizens from prison in return for an Afghan fighter held in the United States, in a deal brokered by Qatar.
Indian rapist murderer of doctor sentenced to life in prison
The rapist and murderer of an Indian doctor was sentenced to life in prison on Monday for a gruesome crime that sparked nationwide protests and widespread hospital strikes last year...
Moscow, Kyiv exchange 50 POWs
Russia and Ukraine have each released 25 captured prisoners of war in the first exchange of 2025, both countries said on Wednesday...
Prisoners鈥� right to health care
LAW and order go hand in hand to ensure justice and well-being of society, to maintain a balance of power, to limit excessive authority that infringes on others鈥� basic freedom and to uphold basic rights for the vulnerable. While the law includes punishment by suspending certain fundamental human rights of prisoners to serve the greater purpose, it is never...
Myanmar junta grants amnesty to nearly 6,000 prisoners
Myanmar鈥檚 embattled junta government on Saturday said it would release almost 6,000 prisoners as part of an annual amnesty to mark the country鈥檚 independence day.
Post-election unrest:聽Mass jailbreak in Mozambique
More than 1,500 prisoners escaped from a Maputo prison on Wednesday, taking advantage of the third day of unrest triggered by the controversial confirmation of the long-ruling Frelimo party as...
Venezuela releases 223 more prisoners
Venezuelan authorities have set free another 223 prisoners who were arrested during post-election protests, the prosecutor鈥檚 office announced Monday, bringing the total number of protesters released to 956.
Babul Akhter released on bail in wife murder case
Former superintendent of police, Babul Akhter, was released on Wednesday from Chattogram Central Jail after 43 months of imprisonment in connection with the murder of his wife, Mahmuda Khanam Mitu...
India to bail long-term prisoners awaiting trial
India鈥檚 interior minister has vowed to tackle chronic court backlogs by issuing bail to detainees awaiting trial for non-serious crimes who have completed at least a third of their possible sentence...
Jail policeman suspended after prisoner commits suicide
A prisoner reportedly committed suicide in Brahmanbaria Jail on Thursday night.
Ukraine probes execution of 4 POWs by Russia
Ukrainian prosecutors said on Saturday they were investigating allegations Russian forces executed four Ukrainian prisoners of war and said a possible suspect for the killings was in custody...
I鈥檓 free because I pleaded guilty to journalism
LADIES and gentlemen, the transition from years of confinement in a maximum security prison to being here before the representatives of 46 nations and 700 million people is a profound and a surreal shift. The experience of isolation for years in a small cell is difficult to convey. It strips away one sense of self, leaving only the raw essence of existence...
Four jail supers sent to forced retirement
As part of ongoing reshuffle in the prison of Bangladesh, the government on Thursday sent four district jail superintendents to forced retirement...