Police have arrested a former ward-level leader of the Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Jubo Dal in Monpura upazila of Bhola district over allegations that he assaulted and sexually harassed a woman. The accused, identified as Md Maksud, was arrested on Wednesday afternoon, 4 November, and subsequently sent to court. The victim has filed a case against Maksud […]

A harrowing stretch of eight hours turned tragic in Abhaynagar, Jashore, as two separate road collisions claimed three lives, including that of a college student, whilst leaving another individual critically injured. The first incident unfolded late on Tuesday night along the busy Jashore-Khulna highway in the Prembag Urotola area. Abdullah Al Apon, a 21-year-old higher […]

A fugitive convicted murderer who escaped from Kashimpur High Security Central Jail in Gazipur has been arrested in Sonargaon, Narayanganj, nearly two years after his escape. Abu Mokarram, 44, was arrested by members of Special Response Battalion-11 (SRB-11) during a special operation near the Meghna Toll Plaza in Sonargaon upazila at around 8pm on Tuesday, […]

Violent clashes erupted across the key industrial hubs of Savar and Ashulia on Wednesday, leaving at least fifty people injured, including senior police officers, garment workers, and five journalists. The violence broke out on the fifth consecutive day of labor unrest, driven by demands from apparel workers for a minimum monthly wage of 30,000 taka […]

Police in Nawabganj upazila, Dinajpur, have arrested three active members of Chhatra League following coordinated raids across several areas of the upazila. The operations took place at around 8:00 pm on Tuesday, 3 November, as part of an ongoing investigation into an unlawful assembly and planned subversive activities. The arrested individuals have been identified as […]

Bangladesh’s ongoing battle against mosquito-borne illnesses has reached a critical juncture following a sharp surge in hospitalisations and fatalities across the country. Over the past twenty-four hours, six more individuals lost their lives to dengue fever, bringing the national death toll for the current year to 439. Concurrently, public health facilities recorded a dramatic influx […]

Six more people have lost their lives to suspected measles symptoms within the past 24 hours, while 1,402 new cases—comprising both clinical manifestations and laboratory-confirmed infections—have been recorded across the country. According to an official press release issued on Wednesday, 4th November, by the control room of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the […]