A police superintendent in Chattogram has been arrested in a sedition case over allegations of maintaining contact with the Awami League and sharing sensitive internal information with the party. Jahangir Alam, Superintendent of Police (SP) of the Chattogram Range Reserve Force (RRF), was arrested late on Saturday night by members of the Special Response Unit […]

Khulna is facing growing concerns over public safety following a series of murders, armed attacks, extortion, vandalism and other criminal activities. Government lawmakers, a parliamentary whip, the administrator of Khulna City Corporation (KCC) and opposition political figures have voiced frustration over the deteriorating law and order situation, calling on the police and administration to take […]

Police have recovered the body of an eight-year-old madrasa student from a toilet at an educational institution in Biral upazila of Dinajpur. The child, identified as Safayet Hossain, was taken to hospital on Saturday (14 November) night but was pronounced dead by the attending doctor. Police have detained the madrasa director, Hafiz Maulana Mokarram Hossain, […]

A fire triggered by a leaking gas cylinder at a roadside restaurant has destroyed 13 residential units, a restaurant and a shop in Sreepur, Gazipur. The blaze broke out on Sunday (15 November) morning, leaving extensive property damage but causing no casualties. The incident occurred at around 9am in front of the Denimac factory in […]

A 19-year-old man has died after a fire broke out in the T&T Colony area of Korail slum in the capital’s Banani neighbourhood early on Sunday (15 November). The blaze destroyed between seven and eight residential structures and a shop, causing damage to several properties in the densely populated settlement. The fire broke out at […]

Police have recovered the body of an unidentified woman from beneath a pedestrian footbridge in Mirzapur, Tangail, beside the Dhaka–Tangail Highway. The body was found on Sunday (15 November) at around 9.30am near Pakulla in Jamurki Union of the upazila. According to local sources, residents spotted the woman’s body lying on the western side beneath […]

Police in Shariatpur have arrested a local Union Parishad member in connection with a case involving a road blockade, vandalism of vehicles and crude bomb explosions at the southern toll plaza of the Padma Bridge in Jajira. The arrested man, identified as Jasim Mridha, 42, is a member of Ward No. 7 of Bikenagar Union […]

India has reportedly outlined two strict conditions to Bangladesh’s government regarding the potential return of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, aiming to guarantee both her personal security and access to a fair legal process. According to a report published by BBC Bangla on 12 November, New Delhi is actively engaged in discussions with Prime Minister […]

Four local journalists in Sakhipur upazila of Tangail have been arrested and sent to jail following an extortion lawsuit filed by a local leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). The incident unfolded after the reporters allegedly filmed individuals consuming narcotics in the Deobari area of Dariapur union on Friday night, 13 November. The arrests […]

Police have arrested Mizanur Rahman Akhand, the Bandarban district assistant organising secretary of the National Citizen Party (NCP), in connection with a legal case filed by his wife alleging domestic dispute, non-payment of dower, and failure to provide financial maintenance. Officers from Satkania Police Station apprehended the local political figure on Friday, 13 November, near […]