A mobile court in Mirzapur, Tangail, sentenced three young men to terms of imprisonment on Thursday afternoon following separate offences involving maternal abuse and illegal drug consumption. The summary judicial proceedings were conducted by the Mirzapur Upazila Nirbahi Officer and executive magistrate, Johirul Alam, on the sub-district administration premises. Among the convicted individuals is Sagar […]

Outpatient services at Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital (SZMCH) in Bogura came to a complete standstill on Thursday morning as intern doctors escalated their ongoing strike. Demonstrating doctors forcibly shut down the ticket counters at approximately 9:45 am, leaving hundreds of patients and their relatives stranded in queues. The sudden cessation of medical care […]

A tragic head-on collision between a passenger bus and a pharmaceutical delivery microbus has claimed the life of a driver and left another person injured in Palashbari Upazila, Gaibandha. The fatal crash occurred around 10:00 am on Thursday along the busy Gaibandha–Palashbari road in the Majhipara area. The deceased driver has been identified as 40-year-old […]

Detectives from the Gaibandha District Detective Branch (DB) of police have arrested Ranjit Bakshi Surya, a vice-president of the district Awami League, in connection with an arson and violence case stemming from mid-2024. The 68-year-old politician was taken into custody at around 8:00 pm on Monday, 31 August, during an operation in the VH Road […]

A 32-year-old motorcyclist died instantly after being struck by an oncoming passenger bus on the Patuakhali–Kuakata highway on Thursday morning. The incident occurred at approximately 8:00 am in the Dhalugajir Moor area, situated within Patuakhali Sadar Upazila. The victim was identified as Md Atik, son of Maulana Ashraf Howlader, hailing from Jamura village under the […]

A tragic road accident in Shariatpur town has claimed the life of Ratan Poddar, a tea vendor and sole provider for his two orphaned children. The incident occurred on Wednesday evening along the Shariatpur–Madaripur regional highway in the Dhanuka area, highlighting persistent concerns over reckless driving and pedestrian safety on Bangladesh’s regional highways. According to […]