Category: Asia

BNP Leader Issues Dramatic Denial Over Extortion Claim

March 28, 2026

A senior Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader in Pabna’s Chatmohor upazila has strongly denied allegations of extortion against him, going so far as to declare that he would take his own life if the accusations were ever proven. Razaul Karim Khokon, also known locally as Kazi Khokon and a former publicity secretary of the Chatmohor […]

BNP Leader Issues Dramatic Denial Over Extortion Claim

March 28, 2026

Ten from Sunamganj Feared Dead in Mediterranean Tragedy

March 28, 2026

At least ten young men from Bangladesh’s Sunamganj district are feared dead after reportedly perishing in the Mediterranean Sea while attempting an illegal sea crossing to Greece, following severe shortages of food and drinking water on board a traffickers’ vessel. The victims are believed to have fallen prey to organised human smuggling networks, having sold […]

Ten from Sunamganj Feared Dead in Mediterranean Tragedy

March 28, 2026

Marriage Music Dispute Sparks Mosque Violence Claim

March 28, 2026

A dispute over music played at a wedding ceremony has escalated into allegations of violence inside a mosque in Chapainawabganj’s Gomostapur upazila, prompting police to investigate the incident. The confrontation reportedly took place in Makrampur village under Alinagar union, inside the Baitus Salam Jame Mosque shortly after Friday prayers. According to police, a written complaint […]

Marriage Music Dispute Sparks Mosque Violence Claim

March 28, 2026

Netrokona Mobile Court Seizes Diesel Stockpile

March 28, 2026

A mobile court in Netrokona Sadar upazila has seized approximately 3,500 litres of illegally stored diesel during an enforcement drive at Hatikhola Bazar, while also imposing a fine on a local trader for operating without a licence and selling fuel at inflated prices. The operation was conducted on Saturday (28 March) evening under the supervision […]

Netrokona Mobile Court Seizes Diesel Stockpile

March 28, 2026

Multi-Vehicle Crash Injures Fifteen in Bogura

March 28, 2026

At least fifteen people were injured, including two in critical condition, following a dramatic multi-vehicle collision involving three trucks and a passenger bus in Sherpur upazila of Bogura district. The incident occurred at approximately 8:30 pm on Saturday (28 March) along the Dhaka–Bogura Highway near the graveyard area of Mirzapur Union. The crash triggered significant […]