A local businessman in Bera, Pabna, sustained life-threatening injuries after allegedly being abducted and brutally assaulted by a regional Shromik Dal leader and his associates over a refused extortion demand of 300,000 taka (£1,950). The victim, identified as 40-year-old Mijanur Rahman, had both a hand and a leg broken during the assault, which took place […]

A former Member of Parliament, A.B.M. Fazle Karim Chowdhury, was brought to the International Crimes Tribunal by ambulance on Wednesday morning to face charges of crimes against humanity. The charges stem from the violent suppression of the student-led July uprising in Chittagong. Despite his arrival at the tribunal, the former lawmaker was not physically presented […]

The government is considering amendments to the national cyber security framework to bring individuals who spread digital rumours, propaganda, and misinformation on social media platforms within the purview of the Cyber Protection Act. Fakir Mahbub Anam, the Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, announced the legislative considerations during a parliamentary session on Wednesday. He […]

A twenty-five-year-old man has died from his injuries after being brutally assaulted over a minor dispute regarding the construction of a market shop in the Mehendiganj sub-district of Barisal. The victim, identified as Babu Rarhie, succumbed to his injuries in the early hours of Wednesday whilst undergoing emergency medical admission at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. […]

One of the world’s largest non-governmental development organisations, BRAC, has issued a formal recruitment notice seeking qualified individuals to join its specialized commercial wing. The recruitment drive aims to fill vacancies for the pivotal position of Regional Sales Manager within the BRAC Artificial Insemination Enterprise. The application portal opened on Wednesday, following the official publication […]

The commercial utilisation of the country’s first orbit geostationary communication satellite, Bangladesh Satellite-1, has yielded a total net profit of 163.97 crore Bangladeshi Taka (approximately £11.2 million) over the last five financial years. Total revenue generated during this five-year period stood at 764.10 crore Taka. Fakir Mahbub Anam, the Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Information […]

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have detained 58 individuals during a coordinated law enforcement sweep across various crime hotspots within the capital’s Tejgaon division. The large-scale operation, executed by multiple police stations, targeted areas notorious for criminal activity to disrupt local syndicates and curb petty offences. The breakthrough was confirmed on Wednesday by Niaz Mehedi, the […]