In a significant blow to cross-border smuggling and potential domestic insurgency, the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has successfully intercepted a cache of high-intensity explosives in the Sunamganj frontier. Acting on a precise intelligence tip-off, a specialised patrol team from the Charagaon Border Outpost (BOP), under the Sunamganj 28 Battalion, recovered 24 electric detonators on Friday […]

As 2025 draws to a close, Bangladesh finds itself grappling with a profound security crisis marked by a staggering rise in homicides and brazen daylight assassinations. Data reveals that over a thousand individuals were murdered across the country this year, painting a grim picture of a law enforcement apparatus struggling to maintain order. From territorial […]

A chilling act of domestic violence has left the garment-working community of Gazipur in shock after a man allegedly strangled his wife to death before callously informing his father-in-law of the murder. The victim, identified as 28-year-old Mastura Akter Suma, was found dead in her rented apartment on Friday morning. Her husband, Jalal Uddin Dulu, […]

The historic Shahjahanduddin (R.) Auliya Mazar in Gouripur, Mymensingh, became the site of a repulsive act of vandalism on Thursday night. According to local residents and the shrine’s custodians, a group of unidentified miscreants not only demolished the perimeter walls of the centuries-old Sufi site but also deliberately desecrated the interior by throwing polythene bags […]

In a dramatic turn of events in the capital, the Demra Police have apprehended three individuals involved in a brazen attempt to kidnap a citizen by impersonating officers from the Detective Branch (DB). The incident, which occurred in broad daylight on Friday, 26 December, has once again raised alarms regarding the rise of criminal gangs […]

In a landmark development for Bangladesh’s judiciary, Justice Zubair Rahman Chowdhury, previously serving in the Appellate Division, has been appointed the Chief Justice of Bangladesh. The official notification was issued yesterday, Tuesday, signed by Liaquat Ali Molla, Secretary of the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs. The notification cited Article 95(1) of the Constitution […]

In a horrifying incident early on Monday morning, 40-year-old Akhtar Hossain, son of Chand Ali Molla, was subjected to a brutal attack in the Gallamari area of Khulna city, resulting in the severing of the tendons in both his hands. Akhtar, who works at a local hotel, was quickly rescued from the scene and admitted […]

Chapainawabganj, Bangladesh — Police have filed a formal case following a wave of violent attacks on a police box and outpost in Chapainawabganj town, triggered by public outrage after the deaths of two young men in a road accident. The incident involved vandalism, looting, and arson, raising serious concerns about public order and security in […]