Fatema Mamun, former banker and wife of eminent historian and retired Dhaka University professor Dr Muntasir Mamun, has died at the age of 75. She passed away at 5:30 am on Monday, according to an official statement issued by her family. Having built a distinguished career in the banking sector, Fatema Mamun retired after decades […]

Police officers in Pabna have recovered a cache of firearms ammunition and sharp domestic weapons concealed underneath a large banyan tree in the remote Kuchlia village of Faridpur Upazila. The recovery followed a targeted night-time drive launched in response to surging activity by extremist faction groups operating in the region. Officer-in-Charge Manjurul Hasan Masud of […]

A magistrate court in Dhaka has denied bail to 27 individuals who were apprehended during a police raid on the central headquarters of the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) in the capital’s Gulistan area. The accused were remanded in judicial custody following allegations that they attempted to destabilise public order by chanting political slogans. Metropolitan Magistrate […]

A featured article by France-based Professor of Law, Billah Masum, written on the occasion of Sheikh Hasina’s birthday, presented verbatim for our readers. The birth of the endearing nation named Bangladesh carries a distinct legal dimension. Among the nations worldwide that gained independence through armed struggle, Bangladesh stands out as perhaps the sole country where […]

A joyful evening ride on a newly purchased motorbike ended in tragedy in Chattogram’s Patiya upazila when a speeding truck collided head-on with the vehicle, killing a ten-year-old girl and leaving two of her young cousins critically injured. The collision took place at approximately 6:00 pm on Sunday (27 September) in the Kachharipukur Par area […]

A ferocious fire triggered by an electrical short circuit has swept through a residential compound in Chattogram’s Boalkhali, destroying thirteen rented homes and two commercial shops. The landlord estimates that the blaze caused damages amounting to approximately 2 million taka, leaving low-income workers and families suddenly destitute. The incident occurred at around 8:00 pm on […]

A private hospital in the Indian city of Bengaluru withheld the body of a deceased Bangladeshi citizen for eight days over an unpaid medical bill, according to allegations made by the victim’s family and reported by The Times of India. The body was eventually released to the grieving family following diplomatic intervention by the Bangladesh […]