A 15-year-old boy was killed after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a truck in Chuadanga on Wednesday afternoon, 22 July. The accident occurred at around 1pm near Alukdia Bazar on the Chuadanga-Meherpur regional road. The deceased was identified as Abdullah, son of Shahabuddin Biswas of Taltala village in Chuadanga Sadar upazila. According to […]

A 75-year-old pedestrian was killed after being struck by a truck on the Jhenaidah-Kushtia highway in Shailkupa upazila of Jhenaidah on Wednesday morning. The accident occurred near Hannan Filling Station, in front of an office of a non-governmental organisation, in the Chandipur area of the highway. The deceased was identified as Tarif Uddin Mondol, son […]

Light rain began falling in the capital Dhaka at around 11.30am on Wednesday, as the Bangladesh Meteorological Department forecast continued rainfall across the country for the next five days. The five-day forecast, issued at 9am on Wednesday, suggests that unsettled weather conditions will persist across much of Bangladesh, with several regions likely to experience light […]

A housewife has allegedly left her home in Mymensingh’s Ishwarganj with a neighbouring young man, who is described by the complainant as his nephew by relation, taking cash and gold jewellery with her. The incident reportedly took place in Brindasthan village under Rajibpur Union of Ishwarganj upazila. On Tuesday (21 July), the woman’s husband, Manindra […]

A joint operation has been launched in Haji Majar slum in Tongi West police station area of Gazipur Metropolitan City to dismantle illegal electricity, water and internet connections allegedly being used to facilitate drug-related activities. The operation began on Wednesday morning, 22 July, with members of the Gazipur Metropolitan Police (GMP), the Dhaka Electric Supply […]

Three children, including a brother and sister, drowned in a pond in Bogura’s Kahaloo upazila on Tuesday afternoon, turning an ordinary morning of play into a devastating tragedy for two families. The incident took place at around 1pm at Valta Guchchogram in Murail Union of Kahaloo upazila. The deceased were identified as six-year-old Jakirul, son […]

Content creator Touhid Afridi has secured bail in a fraud case filed with Wari Police Station in the capital, completing the bail process in all three cases pending against him, according to his lawyer. His legal counsel said there is now no further legal obstacle to his release from custody, subject to the completion of […]

The burial of valiant freedom fighter Haji Md Abdul Rouf Sarkar has been completed following his death at the age of 73. He was laid to rest on Tuesday afternoon after a funeral prayer held at the grounds of Khilgaon Government Primary School, near Pubail College in Gazipur. Family members, relatives, well-wishers and local residents […]