On Thursday, 23 April 2026, the State Minister for Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources, Anindya Islam Amit, announced that the government has decided to implement experimental power cuts in the capital city, Dhaka. This measure is intended to facilitate irrigation in the agricultural sector and reduce the electricity disparity between urban and rural areas. The […]

A tragic road accident in the Banani area of the capital resulted in the deaths of two individuals on Thursday, 23 April 2026. The incident occurred approximately at 3:50 pm near the Setu Bhaban building when a passenger bus, belonging to the ‘Bhuiyan Paribahan’ fleet, lost control and mounted the central road reservation (island). Incident […]

Six labourers were abducted at gunpoint from a rubber plantation in the Tongkaboti area of Bandarban Sadar Upazila. Following the abduction, the unidentified perpetrators demanded a ransom of 2 million BDT (20 lakh) for their release. The incident has prompted an immediate response from local law enforcement agencies, who have launched a rescue operation in […]

The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP), Bangladesh’s most expensive infrastructure project, has reached a critical milestone toward commencing operations. Despite several delays to its construction timeline, the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority (BAERA) recently granted the commissioning licence for ‘fuel loading’ in the plant’s first unit. This development signals that the facility has entered the […]

Police officers from the Tongi East Police Station in Gazipur have arrested two individuals in possession of a foreign-made firearm. The operation, which took place in the early hours of Thursday, 23 April, led to the recovery of a pistol and a magazine from the Pagår Pathanpara area of Tongi. Context of the Operation The […]