A Dhaka court has sentenced two notorious muggers to death for the brutal murder of a young man during a roadside robbery near the Kallyanpur bus stand in the capital. The verdict brings a resolution to a legal process that spanned more than two decades, underscoring the protracted nature of criminal justice in historic capital […]

The Jhenaidah district administration has suspended the dismantling of the Bir Shreshtha Hamidur Rahman monument and sculpture, positioned at the entrance of the district town. The decision follows intense public concern and subsequent media coverage regarding the unauthorised demolition of the memorial dedicated to one of the nation’s highest decorated military heroes. Work to tear […]

Two student wing leaders at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) have been expelled from their political organisation following the assault of a resident student who complained about the quality of university dining hall food. The central committee of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) issued the expulsion orders against Hasibur Rahman, the SUST unit’s communications […]

Four Arrested After Using Imposters to Secure Civil Service Jobs Four young men have been apprehended at the Secretariat in Dhaka after attempting to assume government positions they had secured through fraudulent means. The suspects allegedly hired imposters to sit their written and oral examinations, assuming their elaborate deception would go unnoticed once the final […]