The southwestern border district of Jashore is grappling with a chilling escalation in gun-related violence, sparking widespread fear as the national elections approach. Data reveals a harrowing tally of 243 homicides within the district over the past four years. While various methods were employed in these killings, the targeted use of firearms—specifically the 7.65mm bore […]

In a stern warning to importers attempting to manipulate market supplies ahead of Ramadan, the Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) conducted a high-profile mobile court operation on the Karnaphuli River this Thursday. Led by Executive Magistrate Sadia Afrin aboard the pilot vessel Dishari-6, the raid uncovered several lighterage ships that have been converted into floating warehouses, […]

Families of missing fishermen from Teknaf and St Martin’s Island have issued a heart-wrenching appeal to the Bangladesh government, demanding urgent action to rescue over 420 individuals currently detained by the Arakan Army, an insurgent group from Myanmar. According to the families, these fishermen were forcibly abducted from within Bangladeshi territorial waters over the past […]

In a significant anti-narcotics operation, the Bangladesh Army has arrested a third-gender individual in possession of a substantial quantity of cannabis. The operation took place on Wednesday night, 28 January, around 11:30 PM at the Gournadi Bus Stand along the Dhaka-Barishal highway. The arrested individual has been identified as Kaushik Chandra Sarker, aged 25, a […]

In a dramatic turn of events at the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court, a senior civil servant was remanded to custody on Wednesday following allegations of elaborate identity fraud. Md. Kamal Hossain, a Senior Assistant Secretary currently serving as a Special Officer on Duty (OSD) at the Ministry of Public Administration, stands accused of falsifying […]

In a major blow to regional drug trafficking syndicates, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-15) has seized a colossal shipment of narcotics valued at approximately £1.5 million (24 crore BDT). The operation, which took place in the secluded coastal mangroves of North Nuniarchhara, Cox’s Bazar, resulted in the recovery of vast quantities of Yaba and Heroin […]

In a harrowing incident that has sent shockwaves through the local community, a commercial easy-bike driver was discovered brutally murdered in the Ramu upazila of Cox’s Bazar. The victim, identified as 35-year-old Md. Babul, was found with his throat slit in what appears to be a cold-blooded premeditated attack by unidentified assailants. Discovery of the […]

A male intern doctor has been taken into police custody at Tangail Medical College Hospital following allegations that he installed a “spy camera” inside a communal washroom used by medical staff. The incident, which unfolded on Monday afternoon, has sparked widespread protests among the hospital’s medical community and led to the immediate suspension of the […]

In a significant breakthrough for law enforcement, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has apprehended a primary suspect in the brutal killing of a senior officer. The suspect, identified as Aliraj Hassan (also known as Sagar), 30, was detained late Saturday night during a targeted raid in the Sugandha Point area of Cox’s Bazar. The Fatal […]