A conservancy worker employed by the Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) was fatally stabbed in Sylhet after confronting a youth who was taking photographs of his wife without her consent. The brutal attack occurred on Sunday evening at approximately 8:00 pm in the Kastaghar area, adjacent to the local Sweeper Colony. The victim, identified as 35-year-old […]

A notorious gang leader was shot dead in broad daylight on Monday evening following an internal dispute with his close associates in Siddhirganj, Narayanganj. The deceased, identified as Saheb Ali, faced at least 20 criminal cases across various police stations, primarily involving armed robbery, extortion, and violent crimes. The fatal incident occurred around 6:00 pm […]

A tribunal in Sylhet has sentenced a young man to death for raping a teenage girl at her home in Gowainghat upazila. Judge Rubaiya Yasmin of the Sylhet Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal delivered the verdict in a packed courtroom on Monday afternoon in the presence of the accused. The convict, identified as Abdullah […]

Four fishermen have been sentenced to one month’s imprisonment each for allegedly catching fish illegally in the Jamuna and Padma rivers in Shibaloy upazila of Manikganj district. Authorities also seized around 30,000 metres of illegal current net, estimated to be worth Tk 1.05 million, during a conservation drive aimed at protecting mother hilsa during their […]

Former Chief Adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government and Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus has cancelled his scheduled three-day visit to Berlin for the World Health Summit. Organisers confirmed that the last-minute cancellation was prompted by health concerns, leading to the removal of his name from the summit’s official schedule and speaker roster. The four-day international […]

Meherpur’s newly appointed Superintendent of Police, Ali Haider Chowdhury, has issued a stern warning against extrajudicial arbitrations, juvenile gangs, and illicit gambling networks operating within the district. Addressing local journalists on Sunday afternoon, the police chief declared that traditional informal trials used to abuse, humiliate, or deprive citizens of legal remedies would no longer be […]

Police officers in Cox’s Bazar have detained a controversial young man, Raju, in connection with the broader circumstances surrounding the murder of seventh-grade student Jannatul Tazmin in Cumilla. Although preliminary investigations suggest he was not directly involved in the physical killing, authorities apprehended him for enticing a minor and exposing her to severe danger. The […]

District authorities in Chandpur have suspended a land office assistant after a video showing him taking bribes from service seekers went viral across social media platforms. The penalised staff member, Shuvo Chandra Barman, served as an office assistant at the No. 1 Rajargaon Union Land Office under Hajiganj upazila. The suspension was formally announced through […]

Narcotics control officers in Rajbari have arrested a 31-year-old man following a targeted raid that led to the recovery of a fully functional Pakistani revolver and live ammunition. The operation, conducted on Sunday morning in Pangsha upazila, also resulted in the seizure of a mobile phone belonging to the suspect. Law enforcement personnel identified the […]