Police in Cox’s Bazar have arrested one suspect and charged four others, including a local Chhatra Dal activist, following the violent overnight seizure of a hotel in the coastal town’s prime tourist zone. The operation unfolded during the early hours of Monday, 17 August, when an armed gang raided Nakshi Resort after its owner refused […]

Tawfique Nawaz, a prominent Supreme Court advocate and husband of former Awami League minister Dipu Moni, has died at the age of 76. He passed away at approximately 10:27 pm on Tuesday at Continental Hospital (formerly United Hospital) in Dhaka, where he had been receiving ongoing medical treatment for chronic health issues. His brother-in-law, J […]

A 22-year-old mother from Rajshahi city has given birth to quadruplets—two boys and two girls—at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH). The infants were delivered via emergency caesarean section in the early hours of Tuesday, following early onset labour. Due to their premature birth at 34 weeks, all four newborns were born below standard birth weights, […]

Police in Chandina, Cumilla, have arrested a 32-year-old madrasa teacher following allegations of sexual abuse made by one of his male students. The suspect, Hafiz Monir Hossain, was taken into police custody from the Dollai Nawabpur Union Parishad office at around 8:30 pm on Tuesday, 18 August. The alleged incident took place late on Monday […]

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has issued a comprehensive 120-hour weather outlook predicting widespread light to moderate rainfall, accompanied by gusty winds and severe thundershowers, across major divisions including Dhaka and Chattogram. Meteorologists warn that several regions should prepare for heavy to very heavy localized downpours over the coming five days. According to the official bulletin […]

Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman departed Dhaka in the early hours of Tuesday, 18 August, leading a high-level government delegation on a two-day official visit to Qatar aimed primarily at securing stable liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies. According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the delegation includes key policymakers […]