Police have detained three men in Chhagalnaiya, Feni, after they allegedly posed as police officers to search residents’ mobile phones and extort money from the local community. The incident occurred on Saturday night (5 September) in Uttar Jashpur village, situated within the Mahamaya Union of the upazila. The suspects have been identified as Imam Hossain, […]

Police have arrested a madrasa teacher in Daganbhuiyan, Feni, following allegations of sexually assaulting a young male student in the institution’s residential quarters. The suspect, identified as Nizam Uddin, was apprehended on Saturday night (5 September) during a targeted raid conducted in the Chowrasta area of Noakhali district. Law enforcement officers tracked him down using […]

A substitute madrasa teacher accused of sexually abusing six young pupils has been apprehended by police following a fugitive hunt that led investigators to Gazipur. The suspect, identified as 25-year-old Mahbubur Rahman, was arrested in the early hours of Sunday during a targeted operation in the Kalagachhar area under Gacha Police Station of Gazipur Metropolitan […]

Metropolitan police officers have arrested nine individuals, including three retired army personnel, in connection with a violent armed robbery in Dhanmondi where 3.8 million taka was stolen at gunpoint. The details of the operation were disclosed on Sunday morning during a press briefing led by Joint Commissioner (Crime) Md Faruq Hossain at the DMP Media […]

A 38-year-old woman sustained gunshot injuries inside her own residence in Dhaka’s Darus Salam area on Saturday night after unidentified miscreants opened fire through an open window. The victim, identified as Jasmeen Akhtar, was struck in her right arm whilst watching television at around 11:00 pm. Family members rushed her to a local clinic for […]

A distribution sales officer for the mobile financial service bKash has been robbed at gunpoint in Bagerhat, with assailants fleeing with £2,000 (300,000 Bangladeshi taka) in cash. The incident occurred on Thursday morning between Boitpur Heremer Mor and Bhadrapara Kheyaghat within the Bemorta Union of Bagerhat Sadar Upazila. The victim, identified as Sani Jabir Badhon, […]

A private enterprise owned by the family of Mir Shahe Alam, State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives, has sought complete tax and duty exemptions from the National Revenue Board (NBR). Ruposhi Rice and Pushti Mills, managed by the minister’s son, Mir Shakrul Alam Simanto, submitted the application requesting tax, VAT, and custom […]

A crippling combination of power cuts and unbudgeted generator fuel has left medical services severely compromised at the Raipur Upazila Health Complex in Lakshmipur district. Whilst the government facility possesses operational diagnostic units and a functional diesel generator, local authorities lack the financial allocations required to buy fuel, forcing doctors to halt essential procedures during […]