In a coordinated 24-hour operation targeting urban crime and narcotics trade, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 431 individuals across various neighbourhoods in the capital. The drive, conducted as part of routine law enforcement measures, resulted in the filing of 70 separate cases involving firearms possession, drug trafficking, and other criminal offences. A press release […]

University of Dhaka authorities at Dr Muhammad Shahidullah Hall have temporarily cancelled the residential seat allocation of Assistant General Secretary (AGS) Ibrahim Khalil following allegations involving two outside guests accommodated in his room. The decision follows widespread campus unrest triggered by a video recording circulated on social media over the weekend. The controversy arose on […]

The government has outlined plans to reintroduce water bus services along Dhaka’s circular waterway, turning to private enterprise to manage operations. The initiative aims to ease urban traffic congestion while simultaneously boosting river-based tourism and recreation, according to Sheikh Robiul Alam, the Minister for Road Transport and Waterways. Speaking to reporters at the Secretariat on […]

Security warnings issued to police forces across Bangladesh following recent bomb scares and suspicious object recoveries are part of a routine operational reminder rather than a response to specific threat intelligence, senior police officials clarified on Sunday. Speaking at a press conference held at the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Media Centre, Additional Commissioner (Detective Branch) […]

A 55-year-old man was shot dead after armed assailants stormed his residence in Raipura upazila of Narsingdi on Sunday morning, following a long-standing local feud. The victim, identified as Momen Mia, suffered fatal gunshot wounds to his head and leg during the attack, which also left three others severely injured. The incident occurred in the […]

Civil society representatives, political activists, and local business leaders gathered in Pabna on Sunday to stage a human chain and submit a formal memorandum to the District Commissioner, alleging widespread extortion, tender manipulation, and land grabbing against Khaled Hossain Parag, the official photographer to the Prime Minister. The demonstration, organised under the banner of the […]

Bangladesh recorded two more dengue deaths in the past 24 hours, while 423 patients were admitted to hospitals with the mosquito-borne disease, according to the latest figures released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The two deaths were reported from Barishal and Khulna divisions, with one fatality recorded in each division. The latest […]

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has announced a fresh price hike for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) at the consumer level for the month of August. Under the new pricing structure, the retail cost of a standard 12-kilogram LPG cylinder has risen by 70 Taka, reaching 1,598 Taka compared to its previous rate of 1,528 […]

Amid humid weather punctuated by light showers, hundreds of candidates selected for assistant teacher positions in state primary schools gathered in front of the National Museum at Shahbagh, Dhaka. Their sit-in demonstration aimed to press the government for immediate job postings after months of administrative delay. The protest officially commenced shortly after 11:00 am, prompting […]

Health authorities have reported four additional child fatalities linked to measles symptoms across the country over a 24-hour period ending at 8:00 am on Sunday. With these latest deaths, the cumulative mortality figure from confirmed measles cases and related symptoms has climbed to 844 over the past four and a half months. The Directorate General […]