Border guard deployments have been significantly strengthened along the Benapole border under Sharsha Upazila in Jessore. Although the immediate threat of forced repatriation attempts—locally termed “push-ins”—by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has subsided, a state of alert, anxiety, and underlying tension persists across the frontier region. Increased Surveillance and Troop Reinforcements While no fresh […]

A armed clash between two rival factions has erupted over territorial dominance in the Padma River shoals (chars), situated at the intersection of Lalpur in Natore, Bagha in Rajshahi, and Bheramara in Kushtia. The gunfire resulted in the death of a 35-year-old man, identified as Azizul Haque. His bullet-ridden body was recovered on Tuesday afternoon […]

The police in Chitalmari, Bagerhat, have arrested a man following an allegation of raping a first-grade female student. The detained individual has been identified as Parimal Bhakta, aged 45, who happens to be the father of the victim’s classmate. Following the incident, a formal criminal case was initiated by the victim’s father, leading to the […]

The Sonaimuri police have arrested two men on charges of sexually assaulting an expatriate’s wife, recording the acts without consent, and subsequently blackmailing her. The detainees have been identified as Md. Shafiqul Islam Saikat, aged 28, and Ibrahim Khalil Jewel, aged 35. According to the Sonaimuri police, both individuals were forwarded to the Noakhali Magistrate […]