A headteacher in Pirojpur’s Nazirpur has allegedly been threatened with being killed along with his family after refusing to pay Tk 2 million in extortion. The incident was reported by schoolteacher Kishore Kumar Halder, 54, who filed a general diary (GD) with Nazirpur Police Station on Wednesday, 23 September. Nazirpur police station officer-in-charge (OC) Md […]

West Bengal singer Rupankar Bagchi and Bangladeshi artiste Joy Shahriar have released a new joint album, ‘Gaaner Pothe Dekha’, bringing together eight songs from a musical association that has spanned nearly a decade. Released under the banner of Aajob Records, the album features an equal contribution from its two principal vocalists. Rupankar has performed four […]

Police in Narail’s Kalia upazila are searching for a man who was freed from custody after a group allegedly attacked officers during an operation in the Naragati area. Four people have since been arrested in connection with the incident, while the handcuffs used on the suspect were later recovered. The incident took place at Putimari […]

A National Citizens Party (NCP) leader in Faridpur has been sentenced to six months in prison and fined Tk10,000 after authorities found an allegedly illegal factory producing sexual stimulants, baby gel and other products. Mohammad Bayezid Hossain Shahed, 40, a senior joint convener of the NCP’s Faridpur district committee, was sentenced by a mobile court […]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Bangladesh’s government of weakening existing human rights protections through three laws approved by parliament in September, saying the measures roll back safeguards introduced during the interim administration. In a statement published on 23 September, the international rights organisation said the legislation could reduce the ability of state institutions to […]

A sharp increase in fuel prices is putting additional financial pressure on Bangladesh’s insurance sector, raising travelling costs for field agents while adding to the operating expenses of insurance companies. The increase has also prompted concern over whether insurers will be able to keep their management expenditure within the limits prescribed by law. The government […]

Crude oil prices fell again in global markets on Wednesday, as the resumption of Saudi Arabia’s oil shipments through a key pipeline and hopes of diplomatic progress between the United States and Iran eased concerns over supply disruptions. At around 7:30am Bangladesh time on 23 September, Brent crude was down 7 cents, or 0.07 per […]