Police in Sunamganj have arrested a married couple during a targeted anti-narcotics operation, confiscating 90 Yaba tablets from their possession. The law enforcement action took place on Monday afternoon, 9 November, in the Jamalganj upazila of the northeastern district. The suspects have been identified as 40-year-old Shamsul Alam and his 37-year-old wife, Mst. Sujina Begum. […]

Police have arrested three former leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its student wing, Chhatra Dal, in Mirsarai, Chattogram, over allegations of attempting to smuggle fertiliser into Myanmar. Those arrested include a former joint convener of the Osmanpur Union BNP, his son and a former convener of the union’s Chhatra Dal unit. Police […]

A young man sustained severe injuries after being shot by unidentified assailants in broad daylight in the Sholashahar Forest Gate area of Chittagong on Monday. The victim, identified as Imtiaz Sultan Ekram, was attacked at around 1:30 pm on 9 November near the eastern side of the Forest Gate under Panchlaish Police Station. Emergency responders […]

The Traffic Division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) carried out a comprehensive single-day enforcement drive across the capital, filing 2,531 cases against vehicles for violating traffic regulations. The intense operation, conducted on Sunday, 8 November, also resulted in 592 vehicles being impounded and sent to dumping grounds, whilst an additional 420 vehicles were towed […]

A 25-year-old madrasa teacher has been arrested in Tongi, Gazipur, over allegations that he tortured a nine-year-old student by burning him with a hot iron. The accused, identified as Rabbi Hossain, was arrested following a complaint lodged by the child’s mother. The incident reportedly took place at Miftahul Madrasa in the Cherag Ali area of […]

A longstanding land dispute in Manikganj’s Harirampur upazila turned fatal on Sunday afternoon when a 50-year-old woman was beaten to death by her neighbours. The deceased, identified as Moyna Begum, was a resident of Kokarhati village under Balra Union. Following a prompt police operation, three individuals belonging to the same family were apprehended in connection […]

Night-time arson strikes returned to Savar on the outskirts of the capital as unidentified miscreants set fire to two stationary buses at separate locations along the Dhaka-Aricha highway during the early hours of Monday, 9 November. The consecutive attacks have left local residents and transport workers increasingly concerned over public safety and vehicle security. The […]