In a troubling case that has reignited debates about women’s safety in Dhaka, a young woman was sexually harassed and physically attacked on a moving bus in Uttara on Friday afternoon (28 November). The 24-year-old victim filed a general diary at Uttara West Police Station against nine to ten unidentified individuals responsible for the assault. […]

A National Conference on Urban Governance and Local Economic Development was held on Thursday, 27 November, at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center in Dhaka, jointly organized by the Local Government Division (LGD), JICA, and the Embassy of Switzerland. The conference brought together senior government officials, development partners, representatives from city corporations and municipalities, private sector […]

Bangladesh’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has filed a case under the Money Laundering Prevention Act against Khandaker Enayet Ullah, former General Secretary of the Dhaka Road Transport Owners’ Association and owner of Ena Transport. According to CID, he allegedly amassed more than 1.07 billion taka through extortion and subsequently attempted to disguise the illicit funds […]

Bangladesh police have arrested Atiar Rahman Dipu, managing director of M/s Sasko Tex (BD) Limited, along with his wife and director of the company, Papia Rahman, in connection with defaulted loans at Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC. The couple was apprehended on Saturday night at approximately 11:45 pm from their residence in the Mirpur Pallabi DOHS […]