An 18-year-old mechanic was killed after being struck by a train in the Mahakhali area of the capital on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Imran Hossain, 18, son of Jamal Hossain from Kamarpukur village in Haripur upazila of Thakurgaon. Imran lived with his family in the Arjatpara area of Mahakhali and worked as […]

Motorcycle crashes have claimed 15,712 lives across Bangladesh over the past six and a half years, with another 14,143 people injured during the period, according to a report by the Road Safety Foundation. The figures highlight the growing road safety risks associated with the rapid expansion of motorcycle use, particularly among young people. More than […]

Police in Dhaka arrested 485 people during routine operations across the capital over a 24-hour period, according to the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP). A total of 50 cases were filed during the same period as part of the enforcement drive. Niaz Mehedi, additional deputy commissioner of the DMP’s Media and Public Relations Division, confirmed the […]

Three people were killed and seven others injured when a bus collided head-on with a Nasimon, a locally used three-wheeled transport vehicle, in Gurudaspur upazila of Natore on Saturday morning. The accident occurred at around 9am in the Naya Bazar area of the Bonpara-Hatikumrul highway, according to police. The collision left several passengers injured, with […]

Prominent writer and poet Farhad Mazhar has rejected the description of the student movement of July-August 2024 as an ‘uprising’. In a recently viral interview on social media, he claimed that although the events of that period could be viewed as a movement, there was a different form of international involvement behind them. Speaking in […]

Former Bangladesh cricket captain Shakib Al Hasan has said he is prepared to return to Bangladesh and face all legal proceedings against him if the government guarantees his safety. The veteran all-rounder also indicated that, should an immediate return prove impossible, he would prefer to return alongside former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, referring to her […]

Thousands of residents took to the streets in Savar on Friday, protesting allegations that three local union parishads—Tetuljhora, Aminbazar and Bhakurta—are set to be detached from Savar Upazila and incorporated into neighbouring Keraniganj Upazila. The demonstration, held in the Hemayetpur area, also caused severe traffic congestion along both sides of the busy Dhaka–Aricha Highway, leaving […]