Four individuals arrested in connection with an alleged extortion attempt at a specialist kidney care hospital in Dhaka have been remanded in custody for four days by a metropolitan magistrate’s court. The order was issued on Monday afternoon after police produced the accused before the Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Court, seeking custodial interrogation in connection with […]

A man named Israfil (55) was killed following a stabbing incident allegedly involving his teenage son in the Demra area of Dhaka, according to police. The incident occurred at approximately 5:30 am on Monday at a rented residence in North Bazar, Demra. The accused son, Noor Hossain (16), has reportedly fled the scene and remains […]

A man has been arrested by the Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) with ten gold bars, weighing over one kilogram and valued at approximately Tk 2.48 crore, in a major interception at the Darshana border area of Chuadanga. The arrested individual has been identified as Alamgir Khan (55), a resident of Mobarakpara village in Darshana. The […]

A court in Rangpur, Bangladesh, has sentenced a 26-year-old man to death in a high-profile case involving the killing of a police officer while on duty, in a verdict that also included additional imprisonment and a financial penalty. The convicted individual, Parvez Rahman Palash, son of Jahidul Islam from the Telipara area of Baharkachna in […]

A violent incident in the Ramu upazila of Cox’s Bazar has left a 65-year-old man dead after his throat was allegedly slit during a late-night altercation, prompting police action and the surrender of a suspect carrying the weapon. The deceased, identified as Kaloo Barua, was a resident of the Purbomeringloa Borua Para area under Fatekharkul […]

A fatal road accident on the Chattogram–Kaptai highway in Rাউজান upazila escalated into arson on Sunday night, when enraged locals set fire to two passenger buses following the death of a CNG-powered auto-rickshaw driver. The incident occurred at around 10:45 pm near the Maijjar Ghat area of Urkirchar union. According to eyewitness accounts, the collision […]

In observance of Pahela Baishakh, the Bengali New Year, authorities have announced temporary service adjustments on the Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit system, with two key stations set to remain closed for varying durations on the day of celebration. According to a notice issued on Monday (13 April) by the Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL), […]

In a notable development in Narayanganj, street vendors vacated major footpaths ahead of a planned eviction drive by the city authorities, resulting in an immediate easing of pedestrian congestion across key commercial routes. From Monday morning, areas including Chashara, Kalirbazar, and adjoining parts of the city presented a markedly different scene compared to previous days. […]

In a deeply unusual development following the killing of religious figure Pir Abdur Rahman in Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia, his family has stated that they will not pursue any legal case over the incident. The decision comes even as no arrests have been made within 48 hours of the fatal attack, despite ongoing police presence […]

A tragic incident in Laxmipur has left a retired traffic police constable dead and three others injured after a violent domestic attack involving a sharp weapon and a fall from a residential building. The incident occurred on Monday morning in the Panchanagar area of Lakshmipur municipal town, at the rented residence of a family living […]