A traditional healer has been arrested in Kalapara, Patuakhali, over allegations that he sexually exploited a teenage girl under the pretext of spiritual healing, recorded intimate videos of her and later threatened to circulate the footage on social media. The accused, identified as Taizul Islam Musa, was detained by members of the Special Response Battalion […]

Garment workers staged demonstrations and blocked the Dhaka-Aricha Highway in Hemayetpur, Savar, on Wednesday, demanding that their minimum monthly wages and allowances be raised to Tk 30,000. The protest brought traffic on both sides of the busy highway to a standstill, causing long tailbacks and considerable disruption for passengers and transport operators. The demonstrations began […]

A 21-year-old garment worker injured during a labour protest over wage increases in Gazipur has died, prompting fresh concern over security in the industrial district. More than 50 garment factories have announced temporary closures amid continuing labour unrest and fears of further disruption. The worker, Toufiq Sheikh, died on Tuesday while receiving treatment at Shin […]

Authorities have stepped up security across the industrial areas of Gazipur, deploying 25 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), the Special Reserve Battalion (SRB) and Ansar personnel alongside police to maintain law and order amid continuing labour unrest. The deployment was confirmed on Wednesday morning by Md Arif Hossain, Assistant Commissioner of the Media and […]

Police have recovered the body of Shyamal Chandra Das, a 52-year-old employee of Nestlé Distribution Company, three days after he went missing in Raipura, Narsingdi. A boatman has been accused of handing him over to a gang of robbers in exchange for Tk 10,000. The gang allegedly beat him, stole more than Tk 100,000 in […]

Four people, including two women, were killed when a passenger bus collided head-on with a battery-powered rickshaw in the Mirpur Beribadh area of the capital on Wednesday morning. The accident occurred at around 7.30am on 4 November in Nawab-er-Bagh, within the jurisdiction of Shah Ali Police Station in Dhaka. The victims comprised two men and […]

A fire broke out in a flat on the second floor of a 14-storey residential building in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi area on Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters brought the blaze under control at 4.18pm after responding with two fire service units. No casualties or injuries were reported. The fire was reported at around 3.30pm at House No. 27 […]

Police have recovered the body of an 18-year-old student from a room at a women’s hostel in Pabna, raising questions about the circumstances surrounding her death. The deceased, identified as Saida Akter Rila, was found at Chand-er Alo Women’s Hostel, located near Degree Bottola of Government Edward College in Pabna town. Police recovered her body […]

The Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation (Petrobangla) has urged the public not to believe rumours circulating on social media claiming that gas supplies across the country will remain completely suspended for four days. In a statement issued on Tuesday (3 November), the state-owned corporation clarified that the claims were misleading and had no factual […]

A road accident involving five vehicles on the Dhaka-Khulna Highway in Kashiani, Gopalganj, has left a van driver dead and at least 10 people injured. The injured include the driver of a covered van. The accident took place at around 7.30 am on Tuesday (3 November) near the Bhatiapara roundabout in Kashiani upazila. Several vehicles, […]