A routine inspection of municipal infrastructure in the Indian capital descended into physical confrontation after a Delhi minister struck a young man who was filming the event, prompting the aide to attempt a retaliatory strike. The dispute occurred in Tilak Nagar, West Delhi, during a public road inspection conducted by Delhi Public Works Department (PWD) […]

Two young men have been taken into custody following an intelligence-led operation in the Govindapur area of Comilla, where law enforcement officers recovered an illegal foreign-made pistol and a magazine. The raid was conducted on Sunday afternoon by a team from the Special Response Battalion (SRB)-11, CPC-2, targeting suspected criminal activities in the Kotwali Model […]

Five police officers, including a vehicle driver, have been temporarily suspended following the escape of a notorious criminal with 25 pending cases from a prison van in Gazipur. The fugitive, identified as Raja—famously known by his alias “Picchi Raja”—managed to slip away from law enforcement while being transported from a court in Dhaka back to […]

A fatal road accident on the outskirts of Gazipur Metropolis has taken the lives of a 30-year-old mother and her young daughter. The incident occurred late on Sunday night along the busy Dhaka Bypass Road, near the Meghdubi Kali Factory area under the jurisdiction of Pubail Police Station. The victims have been identified as Rejuka […]

Police in Bangladesh’s south-western district of Khulna have recovered the bullet-ridden body of a 35-year-old man from a commercial fish enclosure in Rupsha Upazila. The victim, identified as Mohammad Bappi, a resident of Alaitpur village within the upazila, was found dead in the early hours of Monday morning in Mominbagh Beel, situated in the Naihati […]

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has summoned 23 teachers from the prestigious Ideal School and College in Motijheel, Dhaka, over allegations of securing their teaching positions using forged academic credentials. In a letter dispatched to the principal of the institution, the anti-graft watchdog instructed the listed educators to present themselves for questioning at the principal’s office […]

A long-standing dispute over local dominance erupted into bloody violence early on Monday morning in Brahmanbaria’s Bancharampur upazila, leaving one man dead from gunshot wounds and at least ten others seriously injured. The clashes broke out at around dawn in Shantipur village, situated within Bancharampur upazila. The deceased has been identified as 35-year-old Jewel Mia, […]

Bangladesh has reported six more deaths from dengue fever alongside a sharp surge in daily hospitalisations, marking the highest single-day admission rate recorded this year. According to the latest figures released on Sunday by the Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room under the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), 2,158 patients were admitted to […]

Bangladesh’s external financial accounts faced heightened pressure during the first two months of the current financial year, as debt servicing obligations substantially outpaced foreign aid inflows. According to updated figures released by the Economic Relations Division (ERD), the country repaid more than double the amount of foreign assistance it received between July and August. During […]