In the Barisal-4 constituency, encompassing Mehendiganj and Hizla, Jamaat-e-Islami’s candidate, Mohammad Abdul Jabbar, has stirred controversy by presenting himself as “Professor Abdul Jabbar” in his election campaign materials. However, verification from his workplace confirms that he is not a full professor but occupies a lower-ranking academic post. Abdul Jabbar currently serves as the Assistant Professor […]

The continuous strike at Chittagong Port has been officially suspended, following a 16-and-a-half-hour standstill, the Port Protection Struggle Council announced late on Sunday night. In a statement issued at 12:30 a.m., the council cited national interest and the ongoing parliamentary elections as reasons for the temporary halt. The announcement was signed by the organisation’s coordinators, Md. […]

A prominent local businessman, Rafiqul Islam Sarkar, aged 50, was fatally shot by unidentified assailants in Raipura, Narsingdi, on Sunday night. The tragic incident occurred around 9:30 pm in Gajipura, a locality within Charamdhuya village of the Raipura sub-district. Rafiqul Islam, the son of Haji Mangal Mia, was returning home from the local market when the […]

In a shocking case from Gopalganj Sadar, a 25-year-old mother, Setu Begum, has been accused of murdering her three-year-old daughter amid an extramarital affair. The child’s body was recovered twenty days after the tragic incident, prompting police to detain the mother. The discovery occurred on Saturday, 7 February, when police from Gopalganj Sadar recovered the […]

Chittagong Port has once again ground to a halt as workers launched a renewed strike on Sunday, protesting against the proposed transfer of the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) operations to DP World, a company based in the United Arab Emirates, along with four other demands. According to the Chittagong Port Struggle Committee, the strike […]