Local residents in Savar, on the western outskirts of Dhaka, have detained and handed over a 50-year-old man to the police following the alleged sexual assault of a nine-year-old child. The suspect, identified as Md. Uthan Mia, also known locally as Hari, was caught at the scene late on Wednesday night in the Bedepara Tin […]

Police in Ranisankail, Thakurgaon, face growing scrutiny over allegations of professional negligence after refusing to register a criminal case involving the abduction and assault of a ninth-grade schoolgirl. Despite submitting a formal written complaint to the local police station, the victim’s family was repeatedly turned away. The Officer-in-Charge (OC) allegedly offered various excuses before instructing […]

Bangladesh’s ongoing fight against vector-borne disease faces renewed strain as public health authorities recorded one further death and 450 new hospital admissions from dengue fever over the past 24 hours. The latest figures, released on Thursday, 23 July, in a formal bulletin by the Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room of the Directorate General […]