In a move aimed at ensuring food security and maintaining the country’s trade balance, Bangladesh has approved the import of 220,000 metric tonnes of wheat from the United States. The decision was made on Wednesday, 23 July, during a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase, held at the Secretariat. Decision Highlights Aspect Details Quantity […]

Two more suspects—Md Parvez and Md Zahirul Islam—have been placed on a three-day police remand in connection with the brutal murder of scrap dealer Lal Chand, also known as Md Sohag (aged 39), in front of Sir Salimullah Medical College and Mitford Hospital in Old Dhaka. On Wednesday, 23 July, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Atikur Rahman […]

The process of auctioning off the luxurious personal belongings of former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed and his family—seized from a Gulshan duplex apartment—has officially commenced. The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge’s Court has formed an auction committee to oversee the proceedings. Auction Announcement and Procedure The auction committee recently met and decided […]

On 23 July, a video circulated widely on social media showing a young man being beaten and forcibly detained by police during a student protest in front of the Secretariat in Dhaka. In the footage, several police officers are seen throwing the man to the ground and assaulting him before forcing him onto a rickshaw […]

A court in Bogura has today handed down a life imprisonment sentence to a man convicted of a murder committed over two decades ago in Shibganj upazila of the district. The verdict was pronounced by Additional District and Sessions Judge Raju Ahmed this afternoon. Details of the Verdict Convict’s Name Azizur Rahman Residence Krishnapur, Shibganj […]

A tragic aircraft crash involving a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft at Milestone School and College in Uttara, Dhaka, has resulted in the deaths of 31 individuals, the majority of them children. Only two of the deceased were teachers. The incident, which occurred on Monday, has triggered widespread outrage across Bangladesh, as citizens protest alleged […]

A tragic road accident in Baraigram upazila of Natore, Bangladesh, has left six people dead and one critically injured after a microbus collided head-on with a truck on Wednesday morning. The fatal crash occurred at approximately 10:30 AM on 23 July near the Srirampur area, adjacent to the Airmari Bridge. Casualties and Injuries All those […]

A man has died and three others have been seriously injured in a mob beating over alleged cattle theft in Gazipur, Bangladesh. The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, 22 July, in Ramchandrapur village, located in the Kaliganj upazila of Gazipur district.   Victim and Injured – Identity and Condition The deceased has […]