Authorities at Jahangirnagar University recovered the body of a student found hanging in his residential hall on Wednesday afternoon. The grim discovery was made around 2:30 pm in room 413 of the Sher-e-Bangla A. K. Fazlul Huq Hall, one of the university’s prominent residential halls. The deceased has been identified as Arup Ratan Konisk, a […]

Police in Bagerhat have detained three individuals in connection with the removal of service cables outside the residence of Police Inspector General (IGP) Md. Ali Hossain Fakir. However, the district police have clarified that no actual burglary occurred at the IGP’s home. Superintendent of Police (SP) Md. Hasan Chowdhury confirmed the details in a press […]

An autorickshaw driver lost his life after being struck by a covered van on the Dhaka–Sylhet highway in Brahmanbaria on Tuesday night. Following the accident, an enraged crowd set the van on fire before police arrived at the scene. The incident occurred around 9:30 pm in the Malihata area. The deceased, Ashiq, 55, was a […]

A major disruption struck Bangladesh’s rail network on Wednesday afternoon as the Nilshagor Express derailed near Tilakpur in Santahar, Bogura, bringing rail services between Dhaka and northern Bangladesh to a standstill. The incident occurred at approximately 2:30 pm, when seven carriages of the train, en route from Dhaka to Nilphamari, left the tracks. Fortunately, initial […]

Faridpur’s Bhanga Railway Station witnessed unprecedented passenger congestion on Wednesday, 18 March, as travellers boarded the Nakshikantha Commuter Train bound for Khulna. The midday service from Dhaka arrived at Bhanga approximately 30 minutes late, yet every carriage was already filled to capacity, leaving many passengers standing, and some even climbing onto the roof. Passengers were […]