Heavy rainfall forecast over the coming days could trigger short-term flooding across four divisions of Bangladesh, with several rivers expected to rise rapidly and overflow in low-lying areas, according to the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC). In a bulletin issued on Wednesday, 8 July, the FFWC warned that parts of Chattogram, Sylhet, Mymensingh and […]

A university student has died after a violent clash between two rival local groups in the Pagar area of Tongi, Gazipur, in what police say stemmed from a long-standing personal dispute. Two other people were also injured in the incident, while one suspect has been detained as investigations continue. The deceased, Manjurul Islam Hasib, 25, […]

A two-and-a-half-year-old child has died after drowning in accumulated rainwater in Chattogram’s Rauzan Upazila, in a heartbreaking incident that has once again highlighted the dangers posed by seasonal waterlogging in residential areas. The tragedy occurred at around 2:15 pm on Wednesday in the Paschim Dabuya area of Rauzan, where heavy rainfall had left standing water […]

A young boy was found dead on the roof of the Rajshahi-bound Dhumketu Express after the train arrived at Ishwardi Bypass Railway Station in Pabna on Tuesday morning, prompting an investigation by railway police into the circumstances surrounding his death. The victim has been identified as 11-year-old Nirab Hossain, son of the late Biru Mia […]

A Rohingya man has been accused of killing his wife and five-year-old son, while seriously injuring another child, following an alleged domestic dispute inside the Kutupalong Rohingya refugee camp in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar. The incident occurred at approximately 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday night in Block B of Camp-6 at the Kutupalong refugee settlement, one of […]

Police have arrested seven suspected criminals, including an alleged notorious gang leader known locally as “Kutta Faruk”, during a late-night operation in Mohammadpur, Dhaka, as they were reportedly preparing to carry out an armed robbery and launch retaliatory attacks on police informants. The operation was conducted by officers from Adabar Police Station in the Shekhertek […]