A district and sessions judge’s court in Rangamati has sentenced two men, including the victim’s own son, to death for the gruesome murder of Shanti Lal Chakma in Sajek, Rangamati. The verdict was delivered on Tuesday afternoon by Rangamati District and Sessions Judge Md Ahsan Tarek following a lengthy trial. The convicts are the victim’s […]

A university student sustained severe injuries after being stabbed by a gang of muggers on the roof of a moving train in Dhaka’s Mohakhali area on Monday evening. The attackers fled with his personal belongings, highlighting ongoing security concerns along the capital’s railway network. The victim, 22-year-old Hasanuzzaman Sajid, is an undergraduate civil engineering student […]

A female teacher from Rakudia Dakhil Madrasa lost her life on Tuesday morning after being struck by a speeding passenger coach on the Dhaka-Barisal Highway in Babuganj, Barisal. The victim, 45-year-old Rehana Begum, served as an assistant teacher (Qari) at the madrasa and was the wife of the institution’s superintendent, Maulana Nasiruddin. The accident occurred […]

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has instructed field-level officers to take responsibility if political marches, gatherings or other disruptive incidents occur within their jurisdictions, stressing that law enforcement must focus on preventing such incidents rather than responding only after they take place. The directive was issued at the DMP’s monthly crime review meeting, or crime conference, […]

Police in Kaliganj, Gazipur, have registered a case against Jahid Munshi, joint member secretary of the National Citizen Party’s (NCP) local unit, following allegations of serial sexual assault, blackmail, and physical abuse involving a college student. The suspect, son of Zakir Mistry from Munsefpur village in Kaliganj municipality, allegedly coerced the victim into a relationship […]

An expatriate family in Keraniganj has been left in state of acute distress and peril following a violent raid on their homestead by armed miscreants who demanded £125,000 (20 million Bangladeshi taka) in extortion money. The incident, which unfolded in the South Baluchar area of Hazratpur Union, saw land grabbers systematically dismantle the victim’s residence, […]

A journalist’s home in Dhaka’s Pallabi area came under attack late on Monday night, with gunshots reportedly fired at the residence of private television channel reporter Pranta Parvez. The incident took place at around 2.15am on Tuesday in the Sabuj Bangla residential area of Pallabi. According to Parvez, four men arrived at his residence on […]

Bangladesh is facing mounting pressure from a sharp rise in dengue cases, with hospitals in Dhaka and other parts of the country struggling to accommodate the growing number of patients. At Mugda General Hospital in the capital, 187 dengue patients were receiving treatment on Monday against just 60 designated beds. With no beds available, some […]

Popular Bangladeshi singer, composer and music arranger Bappa Mazumder is set to return to the stage with a solo musical evening for his fans. Titled ‘Moonlit Melodies’, the concert will be held on 9 October at the Krishibid Institution auditorium in Dhaka, where the artist is expected to perform a selection of his widely loved […]