DHAKA — An eight-year-old boy has passed away at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka, a day after a catastrophic domestic fire triggered by a gas leak severely injured three members of the same family in Narayanganj. The deceased child, identified as Maruf, succumbed to his injuries around 12:00 pm on […]

DHAKA — A Metropolitan Magistrate’s court in Dhaka on Saturday placed six leaders and activists belonging to the banned Awami League and its affiliate wings on a three-day police remand in connection with an anti-terrorism case filed at Gulshan Police Station. Metropolitan Magistrate Rakibul Hasan passed the order after investigating officer Sub-Inspector Mofizur Rahman produced […]

BRAHMANBARIA — Over fifty people sustained injuries on Saturday morning when two long-feuding local factions engaged in a violent two-hour battle in Nabinagar upazila, using village mosque loudspeakers to mobilize supporters armed with lethal traditional weapons. The violent confrontation unfolded between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm in Tiyara village, situated within the Bitghar union of […]

DHAKA — Tensions remain high around the Dhaka Government Aliya Madrasah in Bakshibazar following repeated attempts by activists from Islami Chhatra Shibir to re-enter residential halls currently controlled by rival student group Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD). Police cordoned off the Bakshibazar intersection on Saturday afternoon, erecting barricades to prevent Shibir members from marching towards the […]

PIRGACHA, RANGPUR — Outraged relatives, local political activists, and residents laid siege to the Pirgacha Police Station in Rangpur on Saturday morning, transporting the corpse of a student political leader in an ambulance and demanding a thorough judicial inquiry into his tragic death. The deceased, 29-year-old Monarul Islam Boksi, was the vice-president of the Savar […]

GOALANDO, RAJBARI — A local youth leader was fatally stabbed on Saturday morning near the Goalando Bazar railway track in Rajbari district, following an escalating financial dispute with an acquaintance over unpaid debts. The victim, 40-year-old Shariful Islam (also known as Hira), was the deputy publication secretary of the Goalando Poura Jubo League and a […]

BOGURA — The Bangladesh government has unveiled plans to establish a 400-acre industrial park under the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) in Bogura to accommodate the region’s expanding small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector. The announcement was made on Saturday by Commerce, Industries, and Textiles Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir during his address as […]

DHAKA — The Bangladesh government has clarified that a proposed policy framework allowing private companies to import, store, transport, distribute, and market refined fuel contains no provisions to grant special privileges to any individual, corporate entity, or business group. The clarification came via an official press release issued on Saturday, 8 August, by Muhammad Arif […]