In a major law enforcement breakthrough, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-2 has uncovered a clandestine narcotics manufacturing facility operating under the guise of a paint factory in Keraniganj, Dhaka. Officers seized 19,000 methamphetamine pills, known locally as Yaba, alongside substantial quantities of raw chemical precursors and tableting equipment. The unit’s owner, 28-year-old Nasir Hossain, was […]

Dhaka University students took to the streets on Monday afternoon, carrying traditional kerosene lamps and cooking pots to protest against worsening power outages, gas shortages, and inflated electricity bills across Bangladesh. The demonstration, organized by the student organization Jatiyo Chhatra Shakti, took place at the Anti-Terrorism Raju Memorial Sculpture on the Dhaka University campus on […]

In a coordinated law enforcement operation spanning the capital, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 419 individuals across various divisions over a 24-hour period. The Mirpur Division recorded the highest number of arrests during the drive, with officers apprehending 96 suspects. Details of the extensive law enforcement operation were confirmed on Monday, 3 August, by […]

As part of an ongoing crackdown on top criminal networks in Chattogram, police have targeted the notorious Rayhan gang, arresting two close associates and seizing a foreign-made firearm, ammunition, and a magazine. Detectives from the Chattogram District Detective Branch (DB) detained the suspects, identified as Md Didar Alam, 30, and Md Afsar Mia, 30, during […]

Bangladesh has recorded three further deaths from dengue fever over the past 24 hours, while 544 new patients have been admitted to hospitals across the country with the mosquito-borne virus. The latest figures were released on Monday, 3 August, in a daily dengue bulletin issued by the Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room under […]