Police have launched a formal investigation under the Explosives Act following the recovery and neutralization of an improvised explosive device (IED) discovered beneath the Motijheel metro station in Dhaka. Detectives from Motijheel Police Station alongside specialist officers from the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) are attempting to […]

A severe crisis in natural gas supply has brought Dhaka’s compressed natural gas (CNG) transport sector to a near standstill, leaving thousands of drivers stranded in sprawling queues across the capital. Diminished pipeline pressure has drastically slowed down operations at refuelling stations throughout the city, forcing several establishments to halt operations temporarily. Drivers now find […]

A 30-year-old businessman from Sreepur, Gazipur, is undergoing emergency treatment in hospital under police custody after allegedly enduring a night of brutal torture at the hands of a local Shramik Dal leader and his associates over an unpaid extortion demand. The victim, Sajeeb Mia, son of Kafil Uddin from Tepirbari Deochala village in Telihati Union, […]

An improvised explosive device (IED) constructed with a galvanised iron pipe, battery, electrical circuitry, and lethal ball bearings was discovered along the procession route of the Hindu festival Ultarath Yatra near Motijheel Metro Rail Station in Dhaka. To prevent widespread panic and chaos, police officers on duty quickly managed the crowd by attributing the glowing, […]

An altercation over train carriage access escalated into violence at Kushtia Court Railway Station on Saturday afternoon, leaving a father and son injured with knife wounds and causing a two-hour rail blockage. The incident unfolded aboard the Dhaka-bound Sundarban Express when a train conductor guard, identified as Abdullah Al Mamun, allegedly drew a sharp weapon […]