A long-standing land dispute culminated in tragedy in Mymensingh’s Tarakanda upazila, where a forty-five-year-old man was intercepted and stabbed to death while on his way to file a lawsuit. The deceased, identified as Akram Mia, was reportedly targeted by his nephew following an altercation that turned physical on a rural road. The fatal encounter occurred […]

Born on the same day and raised side by side, three triplet sisters from Kurigram have set a rare academic milestone by simultaneously securing talent-pool scholarships in the primary scholarship examinations. The three exceptionally meritorious students—Tabia Rahman, Tahia Rahman, and Takia Rahman—are the daughters of Tariqur Rahman Tariq, a prominent advocate at the Kurigram District […]

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) forces deployed along the southeastern frontier have apprehended two suspected transnational smugglers, including a Rohingya national, shortly after they allegedly crossed back into Bangladeshi territory. The suspects were intercepted while returning from the Rakhine State of Myanmar, where they had reportedly delivered illicit shipments of agricultural fertiliser and cooking oil. During […]

Nahid Islam, the Convener of the National Citizen’s Party (NCP) and Opposition Whip in Parliament, has sharply criticised the interim administration’s sluggish emergency response to catastrophic floods and structural waterlogging in Chittagong. Speaking to journalists on Sunday afternoon during a relief distribution effort at the Dobhashi Bazar area under the Raipur Union in Anwara Upazila, […]

A suspected member of Dhaka’s notorious “Kobji Kata” (Wrist-Chopper) street gang has been apprehended during a targeted law enforcement operation in the capital’s Mohammadpur enclave. The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) executed the raid, recovering sharp domestic weapons from the detainee’s possession. Additional Deputy Commissioner Niaz Mehedi […]

The admissions committee of Dhaka Central University—a major academic consortium comprising seven premier government colleges in the capital—has officially released the undergraduate admission test results for the Arts and Social Sciences unit. The outcome for the 2025-2026 academic year was made available to the public shortly after 9:00 pm on Sunday, 12 July. Candidates anxious […]

Five suspects have been remanded in police custody for three days following the brutal murder and robbery of a 70-year-old railway station cleaner in Narsingdi. The suspects were brought before the Narsingdi District Court on Sunday, 12 July 2026, amid growing public outrage over the fatal assault of a vulnerable elderly woman who had dedicated […]

Three suspected drug traffickers have been apprehended following separate law enforcement operations in Chunarughat Upazila, Habiganj. The coordinated raids, executed by the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-9), led to the recovery of 95 bottles of smuggled Indian liquor and 55 kilograms of cannabis. The operations were carried out at different […]

Torrential monsoon downpours and widespread flash floods have triggered a humanitarian emergency in Chittagong, claiming thirteen lives—including six children—and exposing displaced communities to a dramatic surge in venomous snakebites. Official data reveals that seventy-five individuals have required emergency hospital treatment for snakebites after rising floodwaters forced venomous reptiles into inundated human settlements. According to a […]