After serving just over a year and four months, Chief Justice Syed Refat Ahmed has officially retired today, Saturday, 27 December 2025, upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 67. Justice Ahmed assumed office as the 25th Chief Justice of Bangladesh on 10 August 2024, following the resignation of his predecessor, Justice Obaidul Hasan, in […]

In a coordinated operation in Gazipur, law enforcement authorities apprehended 21-year-old Tahreema Jannat Suravi, a wanted individual reportedly linked to the so-called July uprising. Suravi faces multiple allegations, including making offensive and derogatory remarks about government advisers and the Chief of Army Staff on social media. The arrest took place on Thursday, 25 December, at […]

A serious threat has emerged against Nazeen Munni, Head of News at Global TV Bangladesh, with demands for her dismissal triggering alarm within the country’s media circles. On the evening of 21 December, several young men reportedly entered the private television channel’s office in Tejgaon, Dhaka, warning management that unless Munni was removed from her […]

At least five people were killed and more than ten others injured in a fierce gun battle over land ownership on a remote char (riverine island) in Hatiya upazila of Noakhali district, underscoring once again the deadly consequences of long-running disputes over newly emerged land along Bangladesh’s coastline. The violence erupted in the early hours […]

In the early hours of Tuesday, a severe fire broke out in one of Dhaka’s busiest commercial districts, Babu Bazar, sending shockwaves through the local community. The blaze originated on the sixth floor of the 14-storey Haji Tower at approximately 6:40 a.m., quickly engulfing the floor and threatening surrounding shops. Panic spread among the building’s occupants […]