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 […]

Three people, including a decorated war veteran, lost their lives in two separate road accidents along the Dhaka-Khulna highway in Gopalganj’s Kashiani upazila within hours of each other. The fatal collisions took place at the Panchabati and Fukra bus stand areas, highlighting ongoing safety concerns on the nation’s busy inter-district thoroughfares. The first incident occurred […]

Traffic came to a standstill along the Dhaka-Chittagong highway on Sunday morning as hundreds of Comilla University students staged a road blockade, demanding swift justice for the murder of Apratim, a fellow undergraduate student whose body was recovered over the weekend. The demonstration began shortly after 10:00 AM, following Apratim’s first funeral prayer (namaz-e-janaza) at […]

A 23-year-old woman has been brutally stabbed to death in broad daylight after an unidentified assailant broke into her rented flat in Gazipur, on the outskirts of the Bangladeshi capital. The victim, identified as Sanjida Akter, was attacked at approximately 10:30 am on Sunday within the Ambag Ataur Market neighborhood, situated in the Konabari area […]

Tragedy struck Khulna’s academic community after a private university undergraduate lost his life following a brutal assault inside a student residence in the Islam Nagar area. The victim, identified as 22-year-old Md Ajmol Hossain, was a first-year English language and literature student at North Western University in Khulna. Hailing from Boro Solua village under the […]

A robbery at the unfinished home of a Bangladeshi expatriate in Gafargaon, Mymensingh, has been followed by allegations of sexual assault against the man’s wife, with her 14-year-old son allegedly held at knifepoint during the incident. Police have detained a 23-year-old man in connection with the case. The incident reportedly took place at around 8pm […]

Rising retail prices across Dhaka’s kitchen markets are pushing essential protein sources further out of reach for working-class families, as cost hikes hit staple meats, eggs, and farm-raised fish. A spot check across several retail hubs in the capital on Friday revealed significant price spikes over recent weeks. Beef now retails at 850 Taka per […]

Police in Manikganj have recovered the bodies of a couple and their eighteen-month-old daughter from their residence in what appears to be a devastating domestic tragedy. Officers retrieved the remains on Saturday afternoon from a home in Barahi Jannakandi village, situated within the Krishnapur Union of Manikganj Sadar Upazila. The deceased have been identified as […]