The Bangladesh Police Headquarters has announced a significant administrative reshuffle, reassigning six senior officers across various divisions and specialized units. Issued on Thursday, 10 September, by the Personnel Management-1 branch of Police Headquarters, the directives were formalised through separate official notifications signed by Additional Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Raihan Uddin Khan. Under the primary directive, […]

Police officers in Rupganj have detained two individuals following a targeted operation targeting illicit arms possession and suspected criminal activity in Narayanganj district. The raid, conducted on Wednesday night, took place in the Chanpara Rehabilitation Centre area within Rupganj sub-district. Acting on precise intelligence regarding an armed group allegedly preparing to commit violent offences, a […]

A lorry driver miraculously survived a severe collision on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway in the early hours of Thursday after becoming trapped inside the crushed cab of his vehicle. The incident occurred at around 3:00 am in the Kamarkhola area of Sreenagar Upazila, along the Dhaka-bound lane of the expressway. The driver, identified as 55-year-old Azgar […]

A severe breakdown in routine immunisation services has triggered a devastating measles epidemic in Bangladesh, positioning the country at the centre of the world’s largest current outbreak. Official data published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) places Bangladesh at the top of global tracking lists, reflecting an escalating public health emergency […]

Bangladesh’s parliament has passed the Bank Resolution (Amendment) Bill, 2026, repealing the controversial Section 18(a) of the Bank Resolution Act. Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury introduced the bill in parliament on Wednesday (9 September), and it was subsequently passed by voice vote. The report of the parliamentary standing committee on the Ministry of Finance […]

Chattogram Metropolitan Police’s Detective Branch reportedly recovered a large quantity of foreign liquor during a raid at the home of a Bangladesh Chhatra Dal leader in the city’s Bandar police station area on Wednesday evening. However, police have yet to officially confirm the quantity recovered, provide a seizure list or clarify whether anyone was detained […]

A Union Parishad member and local Awami League leader was hacked to death by assailants while returning home from a local market in Harinakundu upazila of Jhenaidah on Wednesday night. The victim was identified as Moneyam Hossain, 50, a member of Ward 9 of Vayna Union Parishad and president of the Awami League’s ward unit. […]