A 15-year-old boy lost his life and another individual was injured following a motorcycle accident in the Panagao Bazar area of South Keraniganj, on the outskirts of the capital, Dhaka. The deceased has been identified as Nirob, aged 15, son of Alamin Mia from Danga village in Matlab Upazila of Chandpur district. According to family […]

A seven-year-old girl was found dead in Manikganj’s Sadar উপজিলা on 17 April 2026, triggering widespread unrest that culminated in a violent mob assault, leaving two people dead and another critically injured. The victim, Atika Akter, a first-grade pupil and daughter of Duddu Mia and Arifa Akter, had gone missing the previous afternoon while attending […]

A woman has died after being struck by lightning in Maheshpur upazila of Jhenaidah district in southern Bangladesh. The incident occurred on Thursday (16 April) at around 1:00 pm in Bathangachi village under Mandarbaria Union. The deceased has been identified as 35-year-old Rozina Khatun, wife of Mijanur Rahman of the same village. According to local […]

A Dhaka court has granted a four-day remand for six individuals arrested in connection with the killing of a young man, identified as Alex Imon, during a violent clash between rival teenage gang groups in the capital’s Mohammadpur area. Following a hearing on Thursday (16 April), Metropolitan Magistrate Monirul Islam issued the order after law […]

At least three people, including a woman and an auto-rickshaw driver, have lost their lives in a series of separate road accidents in Shibganj upazila of Bogura district, highlighting continuing concerns over highway safety along the Dhaka–Rangpur corridor. According to highway police and local authorities, the incidents occurred between Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning in […]