In a chilling incident in Bogura’s Dupchanchia Upazila, a 55-year-old auto-rickshaw driver, Mozam Uddin Shah, was brutally murdered, and his battery-powered auto-van was stolen. The crime took place on the night of Tuesday, 24 February, beside a paddy field near the Dupchanchia-Akkelpur road in Borhia, Jyangar Union. According to Dupchanchia Police Station Officer-in-Charge Afzal Hossain, […]

Due to scheduled maintenance and repair operations, the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) will be temporarily reduced, leading to lower gas pressure across various regions of the country. Petrobangla, the state-owned energy corporation, announced the development in a statement on Wednesday, 25 February. According to the notice, from 11:00 am to 5:30 pm on […]

In a rare glimpse of normal city life intersecting with high office, President Md. Sahabuddin’s convoy was temporarily held up at a traffic signal in Karwan Bazar on Wednesday. The incident, though brief, highlighted the evolving nature of VIP movement protocols in Dhaka. Traditionally, the movement of VVIPs in the city followed strict protocols that […]

Since the formation of the new government, rapid changes have begun across the upper echelons of Bangladesh’s administrative machinery. Key positions in the civil service, police, and education sectors are undergoing significant reshuffles, signalling the start of a broader institutional reorganisation. High-level appointments have already been made, including the Cabinet Secretary, the Principal Secretary to […]

On the very day of his departure from the position of Chief Prosecutor at the International Crimes Tribunal, Mohammad Tajul Islam has faced serious allegations of corruption and malpractice. The accusations were made by the outgoing tribunal prosecutor, B M Sultan Mahmud, who claims that a syndicate under Tajul Islam exploited the Chief Prosecutor’s office […]