More than 155,000 families remain marooned as severe flooding and landslides continue to affect large parts of Bangladesh, with the death toll rising to 54 and at least 39 people injured. The latest situation report released by the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief on Monday (13 July) shows that hundreds of thousands of people […]

Bangladesh Police have arrested nearly 33,000 people during a nationwide special operation conducted over the past two and a half months as part of an intensified drive to tackle crime, maintain public order and apprehend fugitives. Alongside the special operation, almost 84,000 additional suspects were detained in regular policing activities and in connection with various […]

The Government of Bangladesh has assigned 101 recently promoted Joint Secretaries, who had been serving as Special Officers on Special Duty (OSD) under the Ministry of Public Administration, to various ministries and divisions across the government. The officials will continue serving in their newly assigned workplaces until further orders, marking the next phase of their […]

DHAKA — A Dhaka court has placed Haridas Chandra Tarani Das, a temple organiser from Gaibandha, on a four-day police remand in connection with a high-profile money laundering case. Haridas, who recently drew national attention for initiating the construction of an 81-foot-tall statue of Rama in Palashbari, was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) […]

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) is preparing to expand technology-driven traffic enforcement across the capital by introducing a new generation of lower-cost ‘plug and play’ surveillance cameras alongside its existing artificial intelligence (AI)-powered camera network. The move reflects the force’s broader strategy to strengthen traffic monitoring while keeping implementation costs under control. According to DMP officials, […]