A total of 34 platoons of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed across several areas of Dhaka, Gazipur and Narayanganj amid ongoing labour unrest, as the authorities move to strengthen security and maintain law and order in major industrial zones. The deployment comes as concerns persist over the security situation in industrial areas, […]

Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has applied for a new Bangladeshi passport and national identity card (NID), reportedly as part of preparations for her possible return to the country. Reuters reported that she submitted the application through her lawyers in a letter sent to the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi on Monday. The […]

The identities of three men detained following a series of cocktail explosions at Dhaka University (DU) have been established. They are Rezaul Karim, 42, Sohel Rana, 33, and Nazmus Sad, 33. The explosions occurred at several locations across the university campus on Sunday evening (8 November). The three men were subsequently detained on suspicion of […]

A road accident involving five vehicles occurred at the Rainbow Crossing in the Tejgaon Industrial Area of the capital after a lorry struck a CNG-powered auto-rickshaw, causing a chain collision. The auto-rickshaw overturned, while several other vehicles sustained damage. The auto-rickshaw driver suffered minor injuries, but no fatalities were reported. The accident took place at […]