Two teenage girls have died after being struck by a speeding truck in Shyamoli, in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka. The accident occurred at around 5.30 am on Friday beneath the footbridge at Shyamoli intersection. Both victims were under 18. One of the girls died at the scene, while the other, identified as Mukta, succumbed to her […]

A Union Parishad member has been arrested with 198 yaba pills in Ghoraghat upazila of Dinajpur, with police claiming the drugs were concealed in a plastic bag tucked into the folds of his lungi. The accused, Zakirul Islam, 39, was detained at around 9pm on Thursday, 15 October, in front of a tea stall at […]

A man has been detained for allegedly hacking his 70-year-old mother to death with a machete following a family dispute in Sunamganj Sadar upazila. The incident took place at their home in Kaiyargaon Madhyapara village in the early hours of Friday, 16 October. The victim, Rezia Khatun, was the wife of the late Hasan Uddin […]

Two members of the Bangladesh Police have been detained by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) after entering a no-man’s land area while conducting a drug recovery operation along the Ashabari border in Cumilla’s Brahmanpara upazila. The incident took place at around 10.30pm on Thursday, 15 October, in the border area of Shashidal Union. Md Faruk […]

A man has been accused of killing his 28-year-old son in Raipura upazila of Narsingdi after allegedly tying him up and attacking him with a sharp weapon following a dispute over money for drugs. The victim, Tarek Rahman, reportedly died from excessive blood loss. His father, Oliur Rahman, has been on the run since the […]

Police have arrested five alleged members of an inter-district robbery gang in connection with a robbery at the home of retired Assistant Superintendent of Police Md Matin Ullah in Mirsharai, Chattogram. An LG firearm, four rounds of ammunition, two large machetes, a truck allegedly used in the robbery and several other pieces of evidence have […]

Mohammad Al-Amin, known as the president of the Zia Parishad at the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC), has been issued a show-cause notice over 12 allegations, including interference in tender procedures, attempts to influence staff transfers and postings, misconduct towards senior officials, obstruction of official duties and breaches of workplace discipline. The notice, issued by […]