A fresh fire broke out in the Konabari area of Gazipur, engulfing a warehouse storing highly flammable garment scrap textiles, locally known as jhoot. Firefighters rushed to the scene on Sunday evening, 18 October 2026, to contain the blaze, which threatened adjacent commercial establishments and residential structures. The media cell of the Fire Service and […]

Coast Guard officers in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar, have apprehended two suspected drug traffickers and seized 40,000 Yaba tablets valued at approximately BDT 20 million during a targeted anti-narcotics operation. The arrested individuals have been identified as Ferdous and Mohammad Kawsar. Providing details of the drive, Coast Guard Media Officer Lieutenant Commander Sabbir Alam Sujon confirmed […]

A 34-year-old shopkeeper was critically injured on Saturday night when a group of masked, armed assailants stormed his grocery store and opened fire in Begumganj upazila, Noakhali. The victim, identified as Mizanur Rahman, also known as Mizan, was rushed to hospital and subsequently transferred to Dhaka as his medical condition deteriorated. The armed assault occurred […]

Police have apprehended the prime suspect in connection with the fatal mob beating of a 38-year-old man in Debhata upazila under Satkhira district. Fazlul Huq Amini, aged 45, was taken into custody at approximately 11:00 pm on Saturday, 17 October 2026, during a targeted raid at a relative’s residence in Faridpur village within neighbouring Kaliganj […]

Lieutenant Colonel Nistar Ahmed, Commanding Officer of the Special Response Battalion-6 (SRB-6) in Khulna, conducted an official security inspection of the historic Dharmasabha Temple on Saturday to assess safety measures for the upcoming Sharadiya Durga Puja festival. During his visit on Saturday, 17 October 2026, the commanding officer reviewed the venue’s operational readiness and delivered […]

A tragic sequence of road accidents on the Sylhet-Tamabil highway in Jaintiapur upazila claimed three lives, including that of a three-month-old infant, within a span of just fifteen minutes on Saturday afternoon. At least ten other passengers sustained severe injuries across both incidents and remain under emergency care at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital. […]