Officers from the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) have arrested an alleged drug dealer following a targeted afternoon raid in Manikganj’s Shibaloy upazila. Acting on targeted intelligence, an operational team spearheaded by Sub-Inspector Morshed Alam conducted a search at approximately 1:15 pm at a residential property in the Jhoriar Bag Chorkandi area. The operation, supervised […]

A leader of the National Citizen Party (NCP) in Chandpur’s Shahrashti has been accused of leaving home with the wife of a Bahrain-based expatriate worker. A written complaint has been lodged with Shahrashti Model Police Station over the incident, and police have said they have begun looking into the matter. According to the complaint, the […]

Bangladesh Bank has released the latest foreign currency exchange rates for Sunday, 20 September 2026, outlining the purchase and sale valuations of major global currencies against the Bangladeshi Taka (BDT) across the domestic banking sector. According to the central bank’s published figures, the United States Dollar (USD) stands at BDT 122.90 for buying and BDT […]

Tragedy struck Tangail on Sunday afternoon as unknown assailants brutally hacked a former local councillor to death in broad daylight. The victim, identified as Surman Reza, was targeted inside an abandoned petrol station in the Darun area of Gharinda Union, situated along the busy Dhaka–Tangail–Jamuna Bridge Highway. Surman Reza, the son of Hanif Reza, hailed […]

A domestic dispute in Jibannagar upazila of Chuadanga district took a tragic turn on Sunday morning after a mother allegedly attempted to kill her eleven-month-old daughter by forcing weedkiller into her mouth. Police have taken thirty-year-old Sonia Khatun into custody in connection with the incident, which occurred in the Edgahpara area of Mrigmari village. The […]

A daring abduction attempt involving sedative spray was foiled in Nesarabad upazila of Pirojpur, thanks to the quick thinking of a 12-year-old girl who managed to escape alongside her 16-month-old cousin. The incident unfolded on Saturday afternoon in Binna village, situated within the Baldia Union, triggering widespread concern among local residents regarding child safety. According […]

Two more fatalities from dengue fever have been reported across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, alongside 1,232 new hospital admissions, according to official figures released on Saturday by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The latest casualties, both recorded within the Dhaka South City Corporation area, bring the countrywide death toll from the […]