Police have detained a madrasa teacher in Kushtia following allegations of severe physical and sexual abuse against a young male student. Local residents apprehended the accused, 23-year-old Abir Hasan, on Friday afternoon at the Mohammadia Shamsul Ulum Madrasa in the town’s Aruapara area before handing him over to law enforcement authorities. The victim was admitted […]

The government has enacted a sweeping reshuffle within the top tiers of Gopalganj’s civil administration and law enforcement, removing both the Deputy Commissioner (DC) and the Superintendent of Police (SP) from their posts with immediate effect. According to separate gazette notifications issued on Sunday by the Ministry of Public Administration and the Ministry of Home […]

The government has ordered a direct swap between the Superintendents of Police (SP) of Gopalganj and Feni districts, transferring Gopalganj SP Md Habibullah to Feni and appointing Feni SP Prottush Kumar Majumder in his place. The Ministry of Home Affairs issued a formal gazette notification detailing the administrative reshuffle on Sunday, 15 November. Signed by […]

Leaders and activists of the Awami League, whose political activities are currently restricted, staged an armed demonstration and rally in Gopalganj town on Sunday, 15 November, ahead of their announced 19 November lockdown programme. According to local reports and eyewitness accounts, protesters breached police barricades, vandalised a police armoured personnel carrier (APC) and a police […]

Unidentified miscreants set fire to the zonal office of Grameen Bank in the Upashahar area of Sylhet city late on Sunday night, damaging crucial official documents and a vehicle used by a senior bank official. The incident occurred at approximately 3:50 am, sparking fresh security concerns over institutional properties in the north-eastern divisional headquarters. According […]

Activists and leaders of the Awami League, whose political activities are currently staged a large, turbulent demonstration in Gopalganj on Sunday to drum up support for their upcoming 19 November lockdown programme. According to local reports from the district, protesters breached police barricades, vandalised public and private property, unlocked the shuttered district party office, and […]

Millions of rural and unbanked citizens in Bangladesh can now access collateral-free loans of up to Tk 50,000 from the comfort of their homes. Under a newly updated digital lending framework introduced by Bangladesh Bank, marginalised communities, female entrepreneurs, students, and persons with disabilities can apply for credit and repay instalments entirely online, removing the […]

A Luminary in the World of Bangladeshi Engineering Certain individuals become part of a nation’s history of progress through their intellect, contemplation, wisdom, and deeds. Their contributions are never confined to a specific era or profession; rather, they cascade from one generation to the next. National Professor Jamilur Reza Choudhury was precisely such an extraordinary […]