A weather alert has been issued for twelve regions across Bangladesh, with internal river ports advised to hoist cautionary signal number one. The Bangladesh Meteorological Department announced on Thursday evening that convective clouds could trigger sudden squalls, moving at speeds of up to 60 kilometres per hour. According to the official forecast released at 9:00 […]

A major political rally organised by the National Citizen’s Party (NCP) in Feni’s Sonagazi sub-district descended into brief chaos on Thursday, 9 July, when rival factions engaged in a physical altercation on stage. The scuffle unfolded right in front of the party’s central leaders, including the chief organiser for the southern region, Hasnat Abdullah MP. […]

A ten-year-old schoolgirl has been hospitalised in Gazipur after allegedly being subjected to repeated sexual assaults and death threats by an older relative. The suspect, identified as forty-year-old Hanif Dewan Hanifa, a resident of Kaliganj Upazila and a father of three children, fled the area immediately after the crimes came to light. Law enforcement officials […]

A twenty-two-year-old man has been arrested in Rajshahi following the brutal sexual assault of a seven-year-old child in Charghat Upazila. The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-5) apprehended the primary suspect within eight hours of a criminal case being registered by the victim’s family. The suspect, identified as Deb Chandra Das, a resident of the Arjisadipur area […]

A teenager has been taken into police custody in Bhairab, Kishoreganj, following the alleged sexual assault of a five-year-old child who had gone to his residence to play. The local community intervened on Thursday afternoon, detaining the adolescent before handing him over to the authorities. The incident, which has sparked deep anger and concern across […]

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 […]