A 13-year-old schoolgirl in Gopalganj’s Kashiani upazila reportedly attempted suicide by consuming poison after a video allegedly showing her being tied to a tree and subjected to physical and psychological abuse was circulated on social media. The incident reportedly took place on 28 July at a higher secondary school in the upazila, while the video […]

One man was killed and at least 15 people were injured after a dispute reportedly stemming from a quarrel between children over a game of Ludo escalated into a violent clash in Bijoynagar upazila of Brahmanbaria. The incident took place at around 9am on Saturday, 1 August, in Paikpara village under Harshpur Union. The deceased […]

A 45-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death following an argument over suspected banana theft in Patiya, Chattogram, with police arresting one person in connection with the incident. The incident reportedly took place at around midnight on Friday, 31 July, in Monaf Hajipara, Ward No. 6 of Habilasdweep Union in Patiya upazila. The deceased was […]

A 25-year-old woman died after reportedly jumping in front of a moving train at Darshana Halt Station in Chuadanga, leaving her approximately four-year-old child alone on the platform. The incident occurred at around 12.30am on Friday, 31 July, when the train was entering the station, according to local residents and railway police. The deceased was […]

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested two alleged drug traffickers in Sonargaon, Narayanganj, after recovering 1,955 yaba tablets reportedly concealed inside the air filter box of a motorcycle. The arrests were made during a raid at the Mogarapar bus stand area of Sonargaon at around 1.10am on Saturday, 1 August. RAB-11 also seized the […]

Operations at the Mirpur-10 and Farmgate metro rail stations in Dhaka were temporarily suspended on Saturday after two suspicious bags or sacks were found at separate locations, prompting a security response from police and the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) bomb disposal unit. The first suspicious item was spotted at around noon on the second floor […]

Police in Panchhari, Khagrachhari, have detained a 17-year-old youth following allegations of attempting to sexually assault a five-year-old child by luring her with cartoons on a mobile phone. Law enforcement officers took the teenager into custody at around 9:30 pm on Friday (31 July) after receiving an oral complaint from the victim’s family. According to […]

Rain is expected to continue across Bangladesh despite a slight weakening in the influence of the seasonal monsoon, according to the latest forecast issued by the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). While rainfall has become less widespread than in recent days, showers and thunderstorms remain likely in all eight divisions of the country. The weather agency […]