DHAKA — Law enforcement officials have recovered the body of an unidentified elderly man, estimated to be roughly 70 years of age, from beneath the Bangladesh Secretariat Metro Rail Station. The station falls under the jurisdiction of the Shahbagh Police Station in the capital. The individual was discovered in an unresponsive state at around 9:30 […]

DHAKA — The publication of this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examination results, originally scheduled for 20 July, has been officially deferred owing to pressing administrative engagements across the education boards. While a definitive new date has not been finalised, educational authorities have assured candidates and parents that the results will be formalised […]

The Bangladesh Coast Guard has intercepted a major narcotics shipment in the coastal border town of Teknaf, recovering a vast cache of methamphetamine pills from an abandoned commercial vehicle. A specialised operational team discovered 70,000 pieces of yaba—a highly addictive synthetic drug—hidden inside a compressed natural gas (CNG) powered auto-rickshaw. The street value of the […]

A grim atmosphere has settled over the agrarian community of Rokman Khar Dangi village in Faridpur Sadar upazila, following the discovery of a local businessman’s body on Saturday morning. The victim, 45-year-old Yusuph Fakir, was found bound and lifeless in a local jute field, exactly two days after he mysteriously vanished from right outside his […]

Dhaka residents are unlikely to find immediate respite from the prevailing muggy weather, as the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted that daytime temperatures will remain largely unchanged. While the stifling humidity continues to cause discomfort across the capital, the meteorological office has forecast light to moderate rain or thundershowers in various parts of the country, […]