A series of bomb explosions, arson attacks and violent incidents across Bangladesh has heightened public anxiety, raising fresh concerns about law and order and the authorities’ ability to ensure public safety. From university campuses and busy roads in Dhaka to public transport and important installations in other districts, repeated incidents have disrupted daily life and […]

Police have recovered a bomb-like object wrapped in red tape from inside Magura Government Hossain Shaheed Suhrawardy College, raising concerns over security at the educational institution. The object was discovered inside a packet of sweets in front of the college’s old Building No. 5 at around 11am on Tuesday (10 November). The discovery prompted the […]

Police have recovered four unexploded crude bombs from two separate locations in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi area, including two found in front of the main entrance to the residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Dhanmondi 32. A piece of paper bearing the words ‘Joy Bangla. Projonmo-71’ was also found alongside the explosives. The incident prompted heightened security […]

Violence broke out in Tungipara, Gopalganj, on Tuesday after Chhatra League and Jubo League activists staged demonstrations and blocked roads, setting fire to a vehicle belonging to an additional superintendent of police. The unrest also saw vandalism and arson at a local Jubo Dal office, while the office of a member of parliament was reportedly […]

Fresh unrest has erupted in the Ashulia industrial area on the outskirts of Dhaka as garment workers renewed protests demanding an increase in the minimum wage, leaving at least two workers injured following clashes with police. After a break of several days, including government holidays, workers took to the streets in the Jamgora area on […]

Four passenger seats were destroyed after a fire broke out in a carriage of the Dhaka-bound? No — the Dhaka-originating Haor Express train at Mohanganj railway station in Netrokona early on Tuesday. The incident caused limited damage, with no disruption to train services or the scheduled timetable. Railway workers spotted the fire in carriage ‘Dha’ […]

A Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) ward office was set on fire in Guimara Upazila of Khagrachhari early on Tuesday (10 November), leaving the premises badly damaged. The incident took place at the BNP office in Ward No. 6 of Hafchhari Union, where unidentified individuals allegedly set fire to the building in the early hours of […]

A bus driver was killed after a fire broke out aboard a parked local bus in Faridpur in the early hours of Tuesday. The driver, identified as Kalachan, was trapped inside the vehicle and died as flames engulfed it. The incident took place at around 2.30 am on Monday night in the New Bus Stand […]