A wave of deep anxiety and fear has gripped the residents of Keraniganj Upazila in Dhaka following a disturbing series of seven fatal incidents that occurred over a span of just twelve days. Local authorities recovered six bodies from various locations across the region, while a seventh victim was rushed to a nearby hospital, where […]

DHAKA — Low-lying areas across northern and north-eastern Bangladesh face the risk of temporary inundation as major rivers are projected to rise rapidly following heavy upstream rainfall over the next 72 hours, the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) cautioned in a bulletin on Sunday. According to the FFWC forecast, short-term flooding may affect five […]

DHAKA — In a major crackdown on financial crime, officers from Gulshan Police Station under the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have apprehended two young men and seized fake bank notes totaling BDT 2.8 million during a targeted operation in the capital’s upscale Gulshan area. The law enforcement action was officially confirmed on Sunday afternoon by […]

DHAKA — Tensions surged across the Dhaka University campus on Sunday afternoon following violent confrontations between rival student political factions at Dr Muhammad Shahidullah Hall, where an official hall administration enquiry into alleged inappropriate conduct descended into physical altercations. The unrest stems from an incident that surfaced on Saturday inside the residential room allocated to […]