A 21-year-old man has been stabbed to death following a long-standing dispute over land boundaries and property ownership in Begumganj, Noakhali. His brother-in-law was also seriously injured in the attack and later transferred to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for advanced treatment. Police have detained two women in connection with the incident. The incident took place […]

Three people were killed and at least 15 others injured after a passenger bus overturned in Chandraganj, Lakshmipur, amid allegations that the driver was travelling at excessive speed. The accident occurred at around 11.30am on Monday, 9 November, in the Char Chamita area of Chandraganj upazila, on the Lakshmipur–Noakhali highway. The identities of the deceased […]

At least 50 people were injured after a passenger bus collided with a goods truck on the Dhaka-Khulna Highway in Madhukhali, Faridpur, early on Monday (9 November). The crash occurred at around 6am in the Morichbazar area near Madhukhali Bazar. The truck driver became trapped inside his vehicle and had to have one of his […]

A total of 34 platoons of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed across several areas of Dhaka, Gazipur and Narayanganj amid ongoing labour unrest, as the authorities move to strengthen security and maintain law and order in major industrial zones. The deployment comes as concerns persist over the security situation in industrial areas, […]

Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has applied for a new Bangladeshi passport and national identity card (NID), reportedly as part of preparations for her possible return to the country. Reuters reported that she submitted the application through her lawyers in a letter sent to the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi on Monday. The […]

The identities of three men detained following a series of cocktail explosions at Dhaka University (DU) have been established. They are Rezaul Karim, 42, Sohel Rana, 33, and Nazmus Sad, 33. The explosions occurred at several locations across the university campus on Sunday evening (8 November). The three men were subsequently detained on suspicion of […]

A road accident involving five vehicles occurred at the Rainbow Crossing in the Tejgaon Industrial Area of the capital after a lorry struck a CNG-powered auto-rickshaw, causing a chain collision. The auto-rickshaw overturned, while several other vehicles sustained damage. The auto-rickshaw driver suffered minor injuries, but no fatalities were reported. The accident took place at […]