A leisurely evening ride turned into an unimaginable tragedy on Saturday evening when a high-speed collision between a passenger bus and a motorcycle claimed the lives of three childhood friends on the Dhaka-Barishal highway. The accident occurred at approximately 7:00 PM near the Naupara bus stand area within the Bhanga municipality limits, casting a heavy […]

Law enforcement agencies in Gazipur have detained six individuals, including five active members of Bangladesh Chhatra League, following separate operations conducted across the Tongi region. The arrests unfolded on Sunday, with five suspects apprehended under the jurisdiction of Tongi West Police Station and a sixth individual taken into custody by Tongi North-East’s Tongi East Police […]

Bangladesh’s insurance companies have been given six weeks to shut down any undisclosed or additional servers and bring all operational and financial information under a unified system, as the insurance regulator moves to strengthen transparency and oversight across the sector. The directive was announced by Mir Nadia Ninvine, chairman of the Insurance Development and Regulatory […]

Two people, including the alleged mastermind, have been arrested in connection with the death of a primary school headteacher who fell from a moving rickshaw during a bag-snatching incident near Bangladesh’s National Parliament complex in Dhaka. The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) said on Sunday (30 August) that it had arrested the main suspect and an […]

Three friends, including two Saudi expatriates, were killed when their motorcycle collided head-on with a passenger bus in Bhanga, Faridpur, on Saturday evening. The accident occurred at around 7pm near Nowapara Bus Stand on the Dhaka-Barishal Highway in Bhanga municipality, according to highway police. The deceased were motorcycle rider Chayan Molla, 23, also a Saudi […]

Police in Magura have arrested Naimuzzaman Nayan, a former general secretary of the Chhatra Dal unit in Magura Sadar upazila, after a video allegedly showing him assaulting a police officer in public went viral on social media. The incident reportedly stemmed from a dispute over a microbus being unable to pass through a congested area. […]

Manchester City are preparing a substantial offer for Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo as they look to strengthen their attacking options with one of the Premier League’s most versatile forwards. According to reports, City have already reached an agreement with Gakpo’s representatives over personal terms. Their next task is to persuade Liverpool to sanction the transfer, […]

A special concert is being organised in Dhaka in response to an incident involving Syed Hasanur Rahman Hasan, vocalist of the rock band Ark, who was struck by a bottle thrown from the audience while performing on stage. The event, titled ‘Loud City Takeover’, will be held on 4 September at the Krishibid Institution Bangladesh […]

Police have arrested two leaders of Chhatra League’s college units in Kasba upazila of Brahmanbaria. The arrests were made during separate special operations in two areas of the upazila on Saturday night (29 August). The arrested individuals have been identified as Md Saimun Chowdhury, 31, joint general secretary of the Chhatra League unit at Kasba […]