Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel have apprehended four suspected drug traffickers, including two sitting Union Parishad (UP) members, during an anti-smuggling drive along the Sharsha border in Jessore. The paramilitary force recovered 46 Yaba tablets and five mobile phones during the operation. The inclusion of elected local government representatives amongst the detainees has sent shockwaves […]

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel have seized a massive cache of smuggled Indian goods, including cumin seeds, tea leaves, and sugar, valued at over ten million Taka during separate raids along the Sylhet border. The operations, executed by the Jakiganj Battalion (19 BGB), also resulted in the impounding of three transport vehicles used by smugglers. […]

A period of relentless heavy rainfall has triggered two separate landslides in Chittagong, resulting in the tragic deaths of two young children. The fatal incidents occurred on Wednesday, with the first striking Jangal Salimpur in the Sitakunda upazila during the morning, and the second occurring at Chashma Hill under Panchlaish Thana in the afternoon. An […]

At least five students have been killed after a devastating landslide buried a religious school at a Rohingya refugee camp in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar. The catastrophic incident, triggered by heavy monsoon rains, has also left several other children missing beneath the debris. Emergency rescue teams are working frantically at the scene to locate survivors amidst […]

The floating body of an elderly man was recovered from Hatirjheel Lake in the capital on Wednesday morning. The deceased, identified as 65-year-old Mohammad Azim Uddin, was found near Bridge 1, adjacent to the Rainbow Crossing. The discovery drew a crowd of curious onlookers and early morning joggers before law enforcement cordoned off the area. […]

The Siddhirganj Thana Police have successfully apprehended five members of an organised robbery gang during a series of raids across the Siddhirganj and Fatullah areas in Narayanganj. Alongside the arrests, law enforcement officials recovered a hijacked covered van containing 614 stolen blankets. Details of the coordinated operation were released to journalists by senior police officers […]