The Government of Bangladesh has placed former Detective Branch official Golam Saklayen on compulsory retirement following allegations linked to professional misconduct and an alleged inappropriate personal association during his tenure in the police service. According to an official notification issued on Thursday evening (18 June), the decision concerns Saklayen, who previously served as an Additional […]

Concerns circulating on social media alleging that artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled traffic surveillance cameras at two key intersections in Dhaka had been shut down have been firmly dismissed by the authorities, who confirm that the system remains fully operational. Recent posts and photo cards claimed that AI-based traffic monitoring systems installed at Karwan Bazar and Banglamotor […]

A tragic road accident on the Dhaka–Chittagong Highway in Dhaka–Chittagong Highway has left a bus supervisor dead following a head-on collision between two passenger coaches in the early hours of Friday. The incident occurred at approximately 4:30am in the Hazi Sardar area of Chouddagram, within the Comilla district. According to highway police, the crash took […]

A violent confrontation in Keshabpur, Jessore, has led to the recovery of a stolen motorcycle, the arrest of one individual, and an ongoing police investigation into an attack on officers during an attempted handover of the vehicle outside legal procedures. According to police and local sources, the incident began in the early hours of Friday […]

A convicted fugitive serving a life sentence in a murder case has been arrested by the elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-11) from the Siddhirganj area of Narayanganj. According to officials, the arrest took place at around 10:30 pm on Thursday during a targeted operation conducted in the Jalkuri locality of Siddhirganj. The information was […]

A 35-year-old man has died after being electrocuted while allegedly attempting to interfere with an electricity transformer in Baghai upazila of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. The victim, identified as Mamun Pramanik, was discovered hanging lifeless from a power pole early Friday morning after reportedly remaining suspended there throughout the night. According to local authorities, the incident occurred […]