India Elevates Dinesh Trivedi to Ministerial Protocol Status India has accorded ministerial rank to its newly appointed High Commissioner to Dhaka, Dinesh Trivedi, in a move that applies strictly to protocol arrangements during official engagements. The decision has been formalised through an official memorandum issued by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs’ Public Security Division. […]

A violent attack over a longstanding dispute has left three members of the same family dead in the Raipur Municipality area of Lakshmipur. The incident, which also involved a young child among the victims, took place on Thursday around 12:30 pm in the Denayetpur locality. According to local accounts, the victims were attacked with sharp […]

A teenage motorcyclist has died after losing control of his vehicle and crashing into a roadside tree in Shailkupa upazila of Jhenaidah district. The accident occurred on Wednesday afternoon at a junction in the Raghunandanpur area under Nityanandpur Union. The deceased has been identified as Jayanta Sarkar, 18, son of Binananda Sarkar of Zhaudia village […]

A series of coordinated operations by the Bangladesh Army in the hill districts of Khagrachhari has resulted in the death of an armed group member and the recovery of a significant cache of weapons and ammunition, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The operations were conducted in separate incidents in the Panchhari and Ramgarh […]

Allegations of substandard construction have triggered public outrage and halted work on a road rehabilitation project in the Maharaajpur Union of Koyra Upazila in Khulna, where newly laid asphalt is reportedly peeling off under light pressure just days after application. Locals say the one-kilometre stretch from Madarbariya North Border to Ronbag has been resurfaced using […]

A court in Netrokona has sentenced a 42-year-old man to death for the brutal killing of his wife, following years of alleged domestic abuse linked to dowry demands. The verdict also imposed a fine of Tk 10,000, with an additional six months’ imprisonment in default of payment. The judgement was delivered on Wednesday by Judge […]