Three alleged robbers have been sentenced to death for the killing of university student Mohammad Wazed Simanto in Narayanganj during a robbery. Narayanganj District and Sessions Judge Mohammad Abu Shamim Azad delivered the verdict on Monday, 17 August, in the presence of the three accused. The condemned men were identified as Anik, Akash and Chandi […]

Police in Hakimpur, Dinajpur, have detained three people, including Minhaz Hasan, joint secretary of the newly formed Dinajpur district committee of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League, in two separate operations in Hili. The arrests were made in the early hours of Monday, 17 August, during raids at the Satkuri railway crossing and Khattamadhabpara areas. Police […]

A sleeper coach operated by Royal Cox Transport was completely gutted by fire after colliding with a vehicle on the Dhaka–Chattogram Highway in Cumilla’s Daudkandi area early on Monday. The incident occurred at around 4.30am near the Reliable CNG Filling Station in Elliotganj. No passengers or others were reported injured in the incident, although the […]

One person was killed and four others were injured in two separate road accidents in Demra, Dhaka, late on Sunday night. The accidents occurred at different locations within the Demra police station area within roughly an hour of each other, leaving one motorcyclist dead and four people requiring hospital treatment. According to Demra police, the […]

A 90-year-old woman died after suffering what doctors believe was a fatal cardiac episode triggered by the shock of hearing that her granddaughter had been killed in a road accident. The devastating twist came shortly afterwards, when the granddaughter was found alive and unharmed. The incident occurred on Sunday evening, 16 August, in North Alampur […]

Dhaka is set to introduce a dedicated public bus service for women, with the Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) preparing to launch its new ‘Pink Bus’ initiative. The service is intended not only to provide women with a dedicated mode of public transport but also to create opportunities for women to work directly in the […]

Members of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League staged a protest by blocking the Dhaka-Khulna highway in Kashiani, Gopalganj, on Monday morning, briefly disrupting traffic along the busy regional route. The demonstration took place at around 10:15am in front of Sampan Restaurant in Kashiani upazila. Several activists identifying themselves as members of the Kashiani upazila unit […]

The political landscape in Bangladesh has long seen competing narratives, but recent statements from senior figures within the administration have brought the energy sector into sharp focus. During a budget session in the national parliament, Member of Parliament Rumin Farhana questioned the Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku, regarding delays […]