Rajshahi University (RU) has been gripped by growing tension following allegations of repeated assaults on students, accusations of politically branding victims before handing them over to police, and controversial remarks directed at journalists. The incidents have triggered widespread concern across the campus, with students, political organisations and journalists warning that the university’s academic environment is […]

Police have arrested six leaders affiliated with the Awami League, Jubo League and Krishak League in separate operations across three upazilas of Bogura, as part of ongoing action against individuals accused in various criminal cases. Following the completion of legal formalities, all six were produced before a court on Thursday (30 July), which ordered that […]

Low- and middle-income households in Dhaka are facing mounting financial pressure as the prices of essential commodities continue to rise, with vegetables and green chillies becoming particularly expensive. The sharp increase in the cost of everyday food items has made weekly grocery shopping increasingly difficult for many families, forcing them to cut back on purchases […]

A former joint secretary of the Narayanganj Metropolitan unit of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) has been accused in a rape case filed by a woman who is the mother of one child. The complainant alleges that the accused lured her to a residence on the pretext of helping her with a legal case involving her […]

Bangladesh recorded four additional deaths among people showing symptoms consistent with measles over the past 24 hours, while no deaths were confirmed to have been caused by laboratory-confirmed measles during the same period. The latest fatalities have pushed the combined death toll from confirmed measles and suspected measles cases to 820 since 15 March. The […]

Police have recovered the body of an unidentified woman from a wooded area inside the Jhilmil Residential Project in South Keraniganj, on the outskirts of Dhaka, after local boys stumbled upon the remains while searching for a football on Friday morning. According to police, the body has been sent to the morgue at Sir Salimullah […]