A tribunal in Cumilla has handed down the death penalty to a faith healer following the brutal murder of a Cumilla University student and her mother inside their residence. On Wednesday, 11 November, Judge Yasir Arafat of the Cumilla Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal delivered the verdict in a crowded courtroom. The court also […]

Six more children have succumbed to measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh over a 24-hour reporting period, bringing the total number of fatalities linked to suspected and confirmed cases to 1,295 since mid-March. According to the latest daily bulletin released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Wednesday, no fatalities directly confirmed as lab-tested measles […]

Every day, before dawn breaks, 27-year-old garment worker Shilpi Khatun lights a makeshift clay stove with firewood to prepare meals for her family. They cannot afford to buy a gas cylinder. Once the cooking is done, she leaves home for a garment factory in Gazipur, an industrial hub on the outskirts of Dhaka. Shilpi is […]

Unidentified miscreants set fire to two passenger buses parked along a main thoroughfare in the Pallabi area of the capital early on Wednesday morning. The targeted vehicles belonged to Bikolpa Paribahan and Abhijat Paribahan, two prominent local public transport operators. Though no casualties were reported, the sudden arson attack damaged both buses and caused a […]

A wave of public anger and widespread criticism has erupted across Lakshmipur district following the emergence of a viral TikTok video showing an unauthorised young man seated in the official chair of a senior government officer in Kamalnagar Upazila. The incident, which highlights severe administrative negligence and breach of security within a public service institution, […]

Unidentified miscreants poured petrol on the tyres of a stationary goods-laden lorry and set it ablaze on the Dhaka–Narayanganj link road late on Tuesday night. The incident occurred at approximately 11:30 pm in the Jalkuri Koraitala area, creating a brief wave of panic among local commuters and residents along the busy transit route. According to […]