In another tragic incident along the international frontier, a 20-year-old Bangladeshi youth was shot and killed by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) near the Kulaura border in Moulvibazar district during the early hours of Sunday. The deceased, identified as Tara Miah, was the son of Abdul Malek and resided in the Muraichhara Bosti area within […]

A wave of severe criticism has erupted in Barishal following grave allegations against a local youth politician and his associates, who reportedly subjected a woman to sexual harassment and forcibly recorded her on camera before disseminating the footage online. Circumstances of the Incident and Online Spread The troubling affair unfolded in the Gournadi Upazila of […]

RAMPAL, BAGERHAT — Abandoned by her husband and stripped of basic shelter, a young mother in Bagerhat has been forced into a desperate sacrifice, selling her own hair for ৳500 to clear unpaid rent before being cast out onto the streets with her two young children. Rehana Khatun’s fight for survival in Santoshpur village, situated […]

DHAKA — An eight-year-old boy has passed away at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka, a day after a catastrophic domestic fire triggered by a gas leak severely injured three members of the same family in Narayanganj. The deceased child, identified as Maruf, succumbed to his injuries around 12:00 pm on […]

DHAKA — A Metropolitan Magistrate’s court in Dhaka on Saturday placed six leaders and activists belonging to the banned Awami League and its affiliate wings on a three-day police remand in connection with an anti-terrorism case filed at Gulshan Police Station. Metropolitan Magistrate Rakibul Hasan passed the order after investigating officer Sub-Inspector Mofizur Rahman produced […]

BRAHMANBARIA — Over fifty people sustained injuries on Saturday morning when two long-feuding local factions engaged in a violent two-hour battle in Nabinagar upazila, using village mosque loudspeakers to mobilize supporters armed with lethal traditional weapons. The violent confrontation unfolded between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm in Tiyara village, situated within the Bitghar union of […]

DHAKA — Tensions remain high around the Dhaka Government Aliya Madrasah in Bakshibazar following repeated attempts by activists from Islami Chhatra Shibir to re-enter residential halls currently controlled by rival student group Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD). Police cordoned off the Bakshibazar intersection on Saturday afternoon, erecting barricades to prevent Shibir members from marching towards the […]

PIRGACHA, RANGPUR — Outraged relatives, local political activists, and residents laid siege to the Pirgacha Police Station in Rangpur on Saturday morning, transporting the corpse of a student political leader in an ambulance and demanding a thorough judicial inquiry into his tragic death. The deceased, 29-year-old Monarul Islam Boksi, was the vice-president of the Savar […]