The Ministry of Home Affairs has removed Rangpur Metropolitan Police (RPMP) Commissioner Mohammad Abdul Mabud following widespread controversy over the investigation into the brutal murder of retired teacher Ganapati Chakraborty Jewel, his wife, and their two children. According to an official gazette notification issued on Tuesday (25 August) and signed by Deputy Secretary Tousif Ahmed, […]

New questions have emerged regarding the brutal murder of retired teacher Ganapati Chakraborty and three of his family members in Rangpur. Contradictory information has surfaced over whether Ganapati Chakraborty’s daughter, Agami Chakraborty, was subjected to sexual assault or rape prior to being killed. Statements made by a morgue assistant (dom) who assisted in the post-mortem […]

Dhaka, 25 August: Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has described the reaction of State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humayun Kabir as “concerning” and “unbecoming”, following his decision to attack journalists with counter-questions rather than directly addressing enquiries regarding his dual citizenship. In a press release issued on Tuesday, the anti-corruption watchdog stated that targeting journalists and […]

Eight people have died across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, with five children dying after developing symptoms associated with measles and three people losing their lives to dengue, according to figures released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Tuesday. The latest health data also show that 907 new dengue cases were […]

Police officers in Paikgachha, Khulna, have recovered the body of an unidentified elderly man floating near a local sluice gate. The discovery was made on the afternoon of Monday, 24 August, near Darun Mallick village within the Deluti Union. Local residents first spotted the deceased at approximately 2:00 pm near the sluice gate of Polder […]

Police officers in Derai Upazila, Sunamganj, have arrested a 35-year-old man after recovering a large consignment of illegal narcotics during a targeted night-time operation. The suspect was apprehended with 1,305 Yaba tablets, carrying an estimated market value of 652,500 taka. The operation took place at around 10:30 pm on Monday, 24 August, at the Khalpar […]