Seventeen suspected members of a juvenile gang have escaped from police custody after breaking down the door of a holding room inside the Daudkandi Model Police Station in Cumilla. The incident occurred at approximately 9:00 pm on Wednesday, following an extensive day-long operation conducted by local police across various areas of Daudkandi Upazila. During the […]

In a concerted effort to enforce lane discipline, reduce casualties, and restore order across Bangladesh’s transit networks, the national police authority has released a comprehensive 12-point advisory for drivers and motorcyclists. Announced via the force’s verified social media channels, the guidelines target the root causes of urban congestion and highway fatalities, demanding strict adherence from […]

Police in Jhikargachha, Jessore, have recovered the decomposing body of a missing engine-driven van driver from the Kopotakkho River, ending a frantic three-day search by his family. The victim, identified as 26-year-old Eklas Hossain, was the son of Sanaul Hossain, a resident of Madhabpur village within the Swarupdaha Union of Chaugachha Upazila. Eklas went missing […]

An elderly man lost his life on Thursday morning following a road traffic collision along the Naogaon-Rajshahi highway in the Manda upazila of Naogaon district. The victim, identified as 65-year-old Abdus Sobhan, was struck by an unidentified passenger bus while travelling to visit his daughter. The fatal incident took place around 9:00 am in the […]

Bangladesh’s Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) has suspended three officials following widespread outrage over major structural irregularities in bridge construction projects across Noakhali and Tangail districts. The disciplinary measures, signed by LGED Chief Engineer Md Belal Hossain, follow media revelations exposing the use of sub-standard materials—including bamboo substituted for steel reinforcement bars—in public infrastructure works. […]

A prominent politician in central Bangladesh has been sentenced to prison following a law enforcement raid that uncovered a clandestine pharmaceutical manufacturing facility producing unregulated health products and expired drugs. Md Bayezid Hossain Shahed, 40, who holds the post of senior joint convener within the National Citizen Party’s (NCP) Faridpur district unit, received a six-month […]

A controversial out-of-court settlement has been reached following the death of a speech- and hearing-impaired construction worker, who was fatally struck by an oncoming vehicle on a pavement in Dhaka’s affluent Baridhara neighbourhood. The victim, 24-year-old Mehedi Hasan Mim, was resting on the footpath when a motor vehicle mounted the curb and ran over him. […]

Two more children have tragically died from measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recorded deaths—both confirmed cases and those presenting symptoms—to 1,065 since 15 March. According to official figures released in a press bulletin by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) control room on Tuesday, the […]