Category: Asia

Cumilla Police Arrest 93 Drug Dealers in 24-Hour Crackdown

August 22, 2026

District police in Cumilla have apprehended 93 suspected drug dealers in a sweeping 24-hour anti-narcotics operation spanning every police station across the district. The coordinated drive saw law enforcement units conduct 44 simultaneous raids targeting established trafficking networks, local peddlers, and supply dens. Additional Superintendent of Police (Administration and Finance) Ishtiaque Hasan Ameen confirmed the […]

Local Awami League Leader Found Dead in Kasba Ditch

August 22, 2026

Police have recovered the body of a 60-year-old local Awami League politician from a roadside ditch near his residence in Brahmanbaria’s Kasba Upazila, two days after he went missing under suspicious circumstances. Officers retrieved the remains of Nayeb Ali on Friday afternoon from Dhajnagar, a border village situated in the upazila’s Gopinathpur Union. The deceased, […]

Keshabpur Mosque Dropped Over Fraudulent Honourarium Beneficiary List

August 22, 2026

A government welfare initiative aimed at providing monthly financial honourariums to grassroots Islamic clerics and staff has sparked intense controversy in Keshabpur, Jashore, following allegations that local political figures usurped the names of genuine religious workers on official beneficiary rosters. The dispute centred on Garbhanga Baitun Nur Jame Mosque in Panjia Union, where long-serving staff […]

Bodies of Seven Bangladeshis Handed Over Following Kolkata Fire

August 22, 2026

Bodies of Seven Bangladeshis Handed Over Following Kolkata FireThe bodies of seven Bangladeshi nationals who died in a devastating fire at a residential hotel in Kolkata’s central New Market area have been handed over to their grief-stricken relatives following the completion of post-mortem examinations. The forensic procedures were conducted on Friday at the mortuary of […]

Bangladesh Bank Issues Guidelines to Recover Defaulted Loans via Mediation

August 21, 2026

Bangladesh Bank has introduced an institutional framework to settle non-performing loan disputes through mediation, steering the financial sector away from protracted courtroom litigation. Under the initiative, the central bank will enlist qualified mediation firms to handle dispute resolution between lending institutions and defaulting borrowers, establishing a structured mechanism for Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) across the […]

Meghdol Revisits Century-Old Tea Heritage in New Coke Studio Track

August 21, 2026

Celebrated Bangladeshi alternative rock outfit Meghdol has returned to the Coke Studio Bangla stage with ‘Mulluk’, a powerful new release inspired by the century-old folk music and oral histories of the nation’s tea-garden labourers. The track marks the band’s first appearance on the franchise since their hit ‘Bonobibi’ in the platform’s second season in 2023. […]

London Expat Humayun Kabir Sworn In as State Minister

August 21, 2026

Humayun Kabir, previously serving as Foreign Affairs Adviser to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, has formally taken the oath of office as a State Minister. The swearing-in ceremony took place on Friday night at the historic Darbar Hall of Bangabhaban, following the formal induction of newly elected President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, who administered the oaths […]

Afroza Moved to Food Ministry in Major Cabinet Reshuffle

August 21, 2026

In a significant realignment of government portfolios, Afroza Khanam is set to be reassigned from the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism to take charge of the Ministry of Food. Multiple high-level cabinet sources confirmed the development ahead of a formal swearing-in ceremony scheduled to take place at the historic Darbar Hall of Bangabhaban. Under […]

Chhatra League Activists Stage Surprise Black-Flag Procession in Netrokona

August 21, 2026

Activists affiliated with the Bangladesh Chhatra League staged an unexpected flash demonstration carrying black flags in Netrokona’s Purbadhala on Friday morning, briefly taking over a section of the regional highway before rapidly dispersing. The demonstration unfolded shortly after quarter to eight in the morning in the Hiranpur Bazar area along the Netrokona-Mymensingh highway. Eyewitnesses reported […]

Rajshahi College Prepares for Grand Sesquicentennial Celebrations and Reunion

August 21, 2026

Rajshahi College stands not merely as an academic institution, but as the enduring custodian and beacon of education, intellect, and culture for Bangladesh’s northern region, declared Land Minister Md Mizanur Rahman Minu. Emphasising its profound legacy, the minister described the historic college as a maternal figure to generations of scholars, urging former and current students […]

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Cumilla Police Arrest 93 Drug Dealers in 24-Hour Crackdown

Local Awami League Leader Found Dead in Kasba Ditch

Keshabpur Mosque Dropped Over Fraudulent Honourarium Beneficiary List

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