Eight individuals, including four women and four men, have been arrested during a targeted police operation at a residential hotel in the Konabari district of Gazipur. Law enforcement officials launched the raid on Wednesday evening, 8 July, following a tip-off regarding illicit activities taking place within the premises. The detainees were formally presented before a […]

A special court in Jamalpur has sentenced a man to death after convicting him of murdering his wife over an unmet dowry demand. Alongside the capital punishment, the court imposed a punitive fine of 500,000 BDT on the convict. The verdict was delivered on Thursday afternoon, 9 July, by Judge Muhammad Abdur Rahim of the […]

A twenty-five-year-old private university student has succumbed to his injuries following a violent clash between two local factions over a long-standing dispute in Tongi, Gazipur. The victim, Monzurul Islam—popularly known as Hasib—passed away during the early hours of Thursday, 9 July, whilst undergoing emergency treatment at a private hospital in Dhanmondi, Dhaka. Law enforcement officials […]

Six people, including three police officers and three family members, have been seriously injured after violent clashes erupted outside Agailjhara Police Station in Barisal. The disturbance began on Thursday afternoon, 9 July, when angry relatives surrounded the police station to protest against the alleged unlawful detention and overnight torture of a local youth, Riaz Fakir. […]