The attack on Enayetpur Police Station in Sirajganj on 4 August 2024 has been widely described as one of the deadliest assaults on police officers in Bangladesh’s recent history. Fifteen police personnel, including the Officer-in-Charge (OC), were killed in the incident. Testimonies from surviving officers, eyewitness accounts, and information related to the ongoing investigation have […]

A man has been arrested in Rajshahi over allegations that he circulated what authorities described as defamatory, obscene and false content about the wife of the Prime Minister’s Defence Adviser, Brigadier General (retd) Dr AKM Shamsul Islam. The arrested man has been identified as Palash Chowdhury, 48, a resident of the Malopara area of Rajshahi […]

Police have arrested nine alleged activists of the Bangladesh Awami League during a night-time torch procession in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka. Officers also seized a digital banner, five torches and three motorcycles during the operation. Savar Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge Saiful Alam confirmed the arrests on Saturday afternoon. The arrests were made after […]

A 13-year-old schoolgirl in Gopalganj’s Kashiani upazila reportedly attempted suicide by consuming poison after a video allegedly showing her being tied to a tree and subjected to physical and psychological abuse was circulated on social media. The incident reportedly took place on 28 July at a higher secondary school in the upazila, while the video […]

One man was killed and at least 15 people were injured after a dispute reportedly stemming from a quarrel between children over a game of Ludo escalated into a violent clash in Bijoynagar upazila of Brahmanbaria. The incident took place at around 9am on Saturday, 1 August, in Paikpara village under Harshpur Union. The deceased […]

A 45-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death following an argument over suspected banana theft in Patiya, Chattogram, with police arresting one person in connection with the incident. The incident reportedly took place at around midnight on Friday, 31 July, in Monaf Hajipara, Ward No. 6 of Habilasdweep Union in Patiya upazila. The deceased was […]

A 25-year-old woman died after reportedly jumping in front of a moving train at Darshana Halt Station in Chuadanga, leaving her approximately four-year-old child alone on the platform. The incident occurred at around 12.30am on Friday, 31 July, when the train was entering the station, according to local residents and railway police. The deceased was […]

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested two alleged drug traffickers in Sonargaon, Narayanganj, after recovering 1,955 yaba tablets reportedly concealed inside the air filter box of a motorcycle. The arrests were made during a raid at the Mogarapar bus stand area of Sonargaon at around 1.10am on Saturday, 1 August. RAB-11 also seized the […]