Dengue fever cases continue to surge at a concerning rate across the northern-central region of Bangladesh, placing heightened pressure on regional healthcare facilities. In a fresh tragedy, a 40-year-old woman, Tahmina Akhtar, succumbed to the mosquito-borne virus within the last 24 hours while receiving treatment at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital. Tahmina was the wife of […]

Electricity generation at the second unit of the Rampal Power Plant in Bagerhat came to a complete halt on Sunday following a sudden technical malfunction. The 660-megawatt unit was taken offline at around 11:00 am. However, power transmission to the national grid from the plant’s first unit continues without interruption. Anwarul Azim, General Manager of […]

Police have recovered the highly decomposed body of an unidentified teenage boy from a water-logged pond inside an abandoned residential property in Monohorganj upazila of Comilla district. The gruesome discovery has triggered widespread shock and concern throughout the locality, drawing a crowd of anxious residents and sparking fears linked to a previous missing person case […]

Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched an expanded investigation into Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan, a former adviser to the interim government, following fresh allegations of money laundering amounting to 110 billion Bangladeshi Taka (approximately £700 million). The high-profile youth leader, who rose to prominence during the July student movement, is facing serious scrutiny over accusations […]

A long-running village feud over local dominance has claimed another life in Alfadanga, Faridpur, where a tea vendor was ambushed and fatally hacked to death by armed rivals. The incident occurred around 9:00 pm on Saturday, 12 September, near Mala Government Primary School along the Kashiani-Alfadanga Road. The victim, 55-year-old Rabiul Islam Sheikh, also known […]

A second Bangladeshi national has died in hospital following a shooting by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along the Thakurgaon border. Thirty-eight-year-old Mostakim succumbed to his injuries late Saturday evening, hours after another victim, Asadul Haq, 35, died on Saturday morning. A third Bangladeshi national, Sri Uda Chandra, 35, sustained gunshot wounds during the […]