In Anwara, Chattogram, a 22-year-old mentally disabled young woman has been raped. Critically injured, she was rescued and sent yesterday, Sunday afternoon, to the One-Stop Crisis Centre (OCC) at Chattogram Medical College Hospital. Local residents and police sources said that the mentally disabled young woman has been living in the Anwara area for several months. […]

In the capital Dhaka, markets in different areas remain closed on designated days of the week. Today, Monday, is no exception. Before heading out, here is a list of the areas where markets and shopping malls will remain closed on 17 November. Areas Where Markets Are Closed Markets in the following areas will remain closed […]

Three cocktail explosions occurred within half an hour in the Manikganj bus stand area and its surroundings, leaving two rickshaw pullers injured. The explosions took place last night, Sunday, in Manikganj town. The injured are Sagar Hossain of Bandutia area under Manikganj Municipality and Nabin Hossain of Beutha area. They were treated at the district […]

An attempted arson attack took place at the Jashodal branch of Grameen Bank, located on Station Road in Kishoreganj town. The incident occurred on Sunday (16 November) night on the ground floor of the bank. Video footage circulating on social media shows a masked individual setting fire while chanting ‘Joy Bangla’. However, people nearby quickly […]

Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H. Mansur has revealed that a single family withdrew nearly Tk 50,000 crore from Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited. He stated that advanced accounting practices, good governance and high-quality auditing are now essential to place the Islamic banking sector on a sustainable foundation. Speaking as the chief guest at the ‘Bangladesh […]

Cocktail explosions occurred in front of the main gate of Titumir College and at the Amtali intersection in the capital. Around the same time, miscreants set fire to a bus parked in front of a water tank beside BRAC University in Merul Badda. These incidents took place between 2:00 am and 2:30 am on Sunday […]

The ‘International Khatm-e-Nubuwwat Grand Conference’ has commenced at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka. The religious gathering was officially inaugurated at 9:00 am on Saturday and will continue until 2:00 pm. Scholars from Bangladesh and five other countries are participating in the event. From early morning, devout Muslims and scholars from different parts of the country have […]