Police have apprehended a 37-year-old man in the Nandail Municipality of Mymensingh following the brutal sexual assault of a five-year-old girl. The suspect, identified as Mostafa, son of Abdur Rashid from the same municipality, was taken into custody late on Sunday night, 12 July, at around 10:45 pm after law enforcement officers launched a swift […]

Heavy rainfall, flash floods and overflowing hill streams have led to a sharp rise in snakebite incidents across several flood-affected areas of Chattogram, where venomous snakes have been forced out of their natural habitats and into residential neighbourhoods. Health authorities say at least 75 people have been bitten by snakes since the flooding began, although […]

A mother wanted nothing more than to take her five-month-old son home in her arms. She did return home, but carrying his lifeless body instead. “I wanted to hold my baby and take him home,” cried Amena Begum after losing her son, Mohammad Takrim. “I never brought him here like this. How can I take […]

Persistent monsoon rain continues to affect Bangladesh, prompting the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) to extend its warning for heavy to very heavy rainfall by another 24 hours. Rain has continued across much of the country since Monday morning, including in the capital, Dhaka, while several districts have already recorded significant downpours. The latest forecast, effective […]

Police have recovered the bodies of a married couple from their home in Mahadebpur upazila of Naogaon, with investigators suspecting that poisoning may have caused their deaths. The incident has prompted a police investigation, while the exact circumstances surrounding the tragedy remain unclear pending forensic examination. The deceased have been identified as Lokman Mondol, 55, […]

A 54-year-old man was found unconscious inside his flat in a three-storey residential building in Faridpur before later being pronounced dead at hospital, bringing a deeply poignant chapter of isolation to an end. Despite local residents informing his only sister, who lives in Canada, along with other relatives, none travelled to attend his funeral. He […]