A young man has been killed in Munshiganj town in what police suspect to be a fatal escalation of a longstanding dispute over outstanding payments. The incident took place in the Jasimnagar area under the municipal jurisdiction, with the victim’s body recovered by police on Sunday morning. The deceased has been identified as Md Arif […]

The owner of a restaurant implicated in the criminal case arising from the devastating Bailey Road fire in Dhaka, which claimed 46 lives, has once again withdrawn an application to surrender before the court after initially seeking bail. Rafi Uz-Zahed, 34, appeared before the court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Sefatullah in Dhaka on […]

The principal convict sentenced to death in the widely discussed rape and murder case of schoolgirl Ramisa in Pallabi, Dhaka, has admitted his guilt in a jail appeal and pleaded for clemency before the High Court. Sohail Rana, who was sentenced to capital punishment by the trial court, argued that prolonged drug addiction, financial hardship […]

An anti-narcotics operation in Narayanganj’s Fatullah area turned violent late on Saturday night when police officers came under attack from suspected drug traffickers. The incident left five police personnel injured, including a Sub-Inspector, while officers arrested three individuals, among them an alleged leading drug dealer known locally as “Fighter Monir”. According to police, the incident […]