Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina is facing a total of 673 criminal cases, including 457 murder cases, according to information released by the Police Headquarters. She has already been sentenced to death in one case involving crimes against humanity committed during the July uprising, which led to the fall of her government in August […]

Actress Meghla Mukta is desperately seeking information about her missing father after he disappeared while travelling from Uttarkhan to Bashundhara Residential Area in the capital on Monday night. Despite an extensive search throughout the night, the family has been unable to establish his whereabouts. The actress has appealed to the public for help, expressing deep […]

A fire at a madrasa library in the Signboard area of Narayanganj has left 63 students ill after they inhaled smoke, prompting their admission to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka. Three of the students are in critical condition and have been placed in the intensive care unit (ICU). One of […]

A group of people blocked the toll plaza at the southern end of the Padma Bridge in Jajira, Shariatpur, early on Tuesday, 10 November, disrupting toll collection and traffic movement. The incident took place at around 1am in the Naodoba area, where several crude bombs were reportedly detonated and vehicles were vandalised. The protesters have […]

A series of crude bomb explosions, tyre fires and an arson attack on a bus disrupted the peace in Bangladesh’s Manikganj district on Monday evening, triggering widespread concern among residents. The incidents were reported at several locations, including the Deputy Commissioner’s office, the residence of the Superintendent of Police, police facilities and political party offices. […]

Police have arrested three leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in connection with an alleged extortion attempt involving a road construction contractor in Babuganj upazila of Barishal. The accused are alleged to have demanded Tk 300,000 from the contractor and taken away his motorcycle after he refused to pay. The arrests were made on […]

A 30-year-old housewife was shot by unidentified assailants after they entered her home in the remote Shuknochhara area along the Sajek Road in Baghaichhari upazila of Rangamati on Sunday night. The victim, identified as Aruna Chakma, sustained a gunshot wound to her thigh in the incident, which took place at around 9pm on 8 November. […]