In a major operation targeting the illicit narcotics trade, the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) apprehended a suspected drug trafficker and seized 30,000 Yaba tablets in Faridpur district. The operation was conducted on the afternoon of Sunday, 26 April 2026, in the Atadi area of Bhanga Upazila, a strategic junction on the Dhaka-Bhanga Expressway. The […]

A series of physical altercations occurred on Sunday, 26 April 2026, between activists of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) and Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir in the Rajarhat Upazila of Kurigram district. The violence, which reportedly stemmed from provocative posts on the social media platform Facebook, resulted in at least six individuals from both political organisations […]

Three individuals, including a filling station manager, have been detained by law enforcement following the physical assault of a police constable at a petrol station owned by a prominent local political figure. The incident occurred on Sunday, 26 April 2026, at the Raihan Filling Station, located in the Khoyrabad area of Rohanpur Municipality, under the […]

A young student, identified as Nilima Rani Sumona (25), has died at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) after sustaining critical injuries in a road traffic accident in the capital’s Mohakhali area. The victim passed away at approximately 20:30 BST on Sunday, 26 April 2026, while receiving treatment at the hospital’s One-Stop Emergency Centre (OSEC). […]

A series of severe thunderstorms, characteristic of the Kalboishakhi season, resulted in the deaths of at least thirteen individuals across seven districts in Bangladesh on Sunday, 26 April 2026. The fatalities occurred between morning and late afternoon as intense electrical activity accompanied the seasonal nor’wester gales. Official reports indicate that the northern region was the […]