A tragic drowning incident claimed the life of a 13-year-old girl, Anisa Akhtar, in Sotti village under Chala Union of Harirampur upazila in Manikganj district on Thursday morning, 1 October. Anisa was the daughter of Anwar Hossain, a native of Sotti village who works at a hotel in Cox’s Bazar. Having resided with her family […]

Police in Shibaloy, Manikganj, have arrested a 27-year-old man after seizing 600 Yaba tablets during a targeted anti-narcotics operation along the busy Dhaka-Aricha highway. Acting on specific intelligence, a team from Shibaloy Police Station conducted a raid on Wednesday afternoon, 30 September, at around 5:45 pm. The operation took place directly in front of Madhumati […]

A popular travel content creator and dental surgeon, Dr Orakatul Jannat, has voiced deep frustration over severe mismanagement at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka after being forced to wait nearly three hours for her luggage and a baggage trolley. Returning to Bangladesh on Thursday, 1 October, following the Umrah pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, Dr […]

A violent clash between two rival factions of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) over a smuggled consignment of drugs has left one man dead and at least seven others injured in Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia. The victim, 60-year-old Tengur Mondal, succumbed to a fatal spear wound during the clash, which also involved several rounds of […]

An illegal soil extraction syndicate operating along the Dhaleshwari River in Fatullah, Narayanganj, faced a major disruption when detective police raided a clandestine meeting convened to revive the illicit trade. The gathering, organised at the residence of a local Bangladesh Chhatra League leader, brought together local figures from both the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and […]

Emerging musician, composer, and music producer Ridoy Jj is carving a distinct niche in the contemporary music scene by blending Bangladesh’s rich folk heritage with modern soundscapes. By fusing traditional rural melodies, Baul philosophy, and contemporary sound design, he has introduced a fresh musical identity aimed at bridging generational gaps while preserving the authentic essence […]

Law enforcement officers have arrested a 36-year-old man in Dhaka for allegedly secretly filming a woman bathing and demanding 1.5 million Taka in blackmail to prevent the images from being leaked online. Members of the Special Response Battalion (SRB) apprehended the suspect, identified as Jahangir Hasan, during a joint operation in the Uttara neighbourhood of […]