A violent abduction has sent shockwaves through the border upazila of Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar, where an 11-year-old madrasa student was snatched by a heavily armed bandit gang on his way home from agricultural land on Saturday evening. The victim, identified as Mohammad Rihan, is the son of Jamil Hossain and resides in the Roikhyang […]

A group of journalists in Chattogram have staged a protest against actress Pori Moni, throwing shoes at her photograph and calling for a boycott over her alleged misconduct towards journalist Raju. The demonstration was organised in response to an incident in which the actress allegedly behaved disrespectfully towards the media professional. The protest took place […]

A local opposition youth leader in Noakhali district has been summarily expelled from his organisation after being apprehended by detective police in possession of the illicit synthetic drug known as yaba. The expelled politician, 31-year-old Md Masud, served as the senior vice-president of the Ward No. 5 unit of the Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal under the […]

Police and fire service personnel in Bandarban have retrieved the body of a local political leader from a hilly creek in the Kasai Para area under the Sadar Upazila. The deceased has been identified as 38-year-old Sharif, a resident of Talukdar Para within the town and the son of local resident Johir. Sharif served as […]

Two people, including a Jubo Dal leader, were injured in a series of clashes between rival factions of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in Fatikchhari upazila of Chattogram, reportedly over an internal political dispute. One of the injured, identified as Jubo Dal activist Ghoshona Kabir, is in a critical condition after being stabbed. The violence […]

The Bangladesh Chhatra League has called a nationwide general strike for 10 November, urging the implementation of eight demands covering political, educational, economic and labour-related issues. The organisation has announced that educational institutions, public transport, shops, industrial establishments, government and private offices, banks and courts should remain closed on the day. However, emergency services, including […]

Seven Bangladeshi nationals, including three children, have been killed in a devastating road accident in Saudi Arabia, with all the victims hailing from Cox’s Bazar district in Bangladesh. The accident occurred early on Saturday, 7 November, in the Al-Himna area, when a lorry struck a bus carrying the Bangladeshis from behind as they were travelling […]

Actress Pori Moni, whose real name is Shamsunnahar Smrity, has received a legal notice demanding an unconditional apology over allegations of harassing journalists and disrespecting Bangladesh’s national anthem. Copies of the notice have also been sent to the president and general secretary of the Bangladesh Film Artistes’ Association, calling on them to take disciplinary action […]

The death toll from air strikes carried out by the Saudi-led coalition on the outskirts of Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, has risen to 33, with at least 39 others injured, according to the Houthi-controlled health ministry. Anis Al-Asbahi, a spokesperson for the ministry, confirmed the latest casualty figures in a statement published on social media platform […]