Police have arrested two individuals over allegations of sand extraction from the Halda River, a natural fish breeding centre. A bulkhead used for transporting sand was also seized during the operation. They were arrested on Wednesday (26 November) evening from the Boruapara Katakhali Canal area in South Madarsha Union, part of Hatkhazari in Chattogram. The […]

In Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar, a large quantity of yaba tablets has been seized in a special operation conducted by the BGB. The Ukhiya Battalion (64 BGB) reported that a total of 360,000 yaba tablets were recovered, with an estimated market value of approximately 108 million taka. Lieutenant Colonel Mohammad Jasim Uddin, commander of the Ukhiya […]

Ahead of the upcoming 13th national parliamentary election, the Election Commission (EC) has held a meeting with law enforcement agencies to discuss preparatory measures and security arrangements. On Thursday (27 November), shortly after 10:30 am, the meeting took place at the Election Commission Secretariat in Agargaon, Dhaka, chaired by Chief Election Commissioner A M M […]

An Indonesian domestic worker, who had been enduring severe physical and mental abuse for nearly 16 years in Selangor’s Batu Caves area, has finally been rescued by the Malaysian Immigration Department. She was recovered from a house during a special operation conducted on Monday (24 November). According to Immigration Director-General Datuk Jakaría Shaban, when officers […]

An armed attack and mugging took place in Dhaka’s Jatrabari area at noon, targeting Sabina Yasmin (35), an NGO worker. The assailants fled after looting her money and jewellery. The incident occurred around 2:30pm on Wednesday (26 November) in the Dholairpar area of Jatrabari. Colleagues rescued Sabina in a critically injured condition and took her […]

A wintry ambience is sweeping across the country, and the slight drop in temperature has increased the chill in Dhaka. On Thursday at 6am, the temperature in the capital was recorded at 17.8°C, with humidity at 84 percent. On Wednesday (26 November) at the same time, Dhaka’s temperature stood at 19°C with 88 percent humidity. […]

Several areas of Kaliganj upazila in Gazipur will experience a power outage on Thursday due to maintenance work on the national grid line. The information was confirmed by Md Akhtar Hossain, Deputy General Manager of the Kaliganj Zonal Office under Gazipur Palli Bidyut Samity-1. He stated that maintenance work will be carried out from 8am […]