A major fire destroyed goods stored at 26 textile waste warehouses in Bilashnagar, Fatullah, in Narayanganj district, on Sunday night. The fire broke out at around 2am on Monday in Fatullah, under Narayanganj Sadar upazila. No casualties were reported, but the incident caused substantial losses for local traders. According to the Fire Service and eyewitnesses, […]

A 31-year-old man was arrested with a functional Pakistani revolver and eight rounds of ammunition during a raid in Pangsha upazila of Rajbari district on Sunday morning. The operation was conducted by the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) at the man’s residence in Harinadangga village, where officials recovered the firearm and ammunition concealed inside a […]

A man and his son have been arrested in connection with the alleged killing of a man over a long-standing family dispute involving land and crop-sharing in Saturia, Manikganj. The suspects, identified as Abul Hossain, 55, and his son Mohammad Sohel, 28, were arrested by Special Response Battalion (SRB)-4 during a raid in the Kachpur […]

Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigoshthi has organised a cultural protest through music, poetry, theatre and dance following an incident in which ink was smeared on a portrait of Rabindranath Tagore painted on a wall at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. The programme highlighted the importance of Bengali cultural identity, human values, freedom of thought and secularism. Titled Je […]

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is investigating allegations of financial irregularities and money laundering involving Pubali Bank Chairman Manzurur Rahman and Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Mohammad Ali. The allegations concern transactions worth approximately Tk 2.11 billion, alongside claims of abuse of power, irregular lending, recruitment-related corruption, foreign currency purchases and import bill settlements. According […]

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Detective Branch (DB) has arrested two retired army officers under anti-terrorism and cyber security laws. The individuals have been identified as retired Brigadier General Debashish Kumar Barua and retired Lieutenant Kazi Gulshan Ara. They were arrested on Sunday night, 11 October, according to the media division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police […]