Advocate Zainul Abedin, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Member of Parliament for the Barishal-3 constituency, has raised serious concerns in the Jatiya Sangsad over severe electricity disruptions in his area. Speaking during the parliamentary question-and-answer session on Thursday, he alleged that residents in his constituency endure power cuts for nearly 20 hours out of every […]

Unidentified gunmen have shot dead a local leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in Rupsha upazila of Khulna. The victim, 43-year-old Sheikh Zakir Hossain, was killed around 10:00 pm on Thursday (12 November) in the Swalpabahirdia area under Sadar union. The sudden late-night attack has triggered widespread panic and tension across the quiet locality. […]

A crude bomb, locally known as a cocktail, exploded on the road directly outside Bangladesh Bank in Dhaka’s Motijheel area on Thursday night. The blast occurred at approximately 9:30 pm on 12 November, shattering the late-evening calm of the capital’s principal financial district. No casualties were reported. Despite the sudden detonation on a public thoroughfare, […]

Police in Rajshahi’s Tanore upazila have arrested Palash Ali, a 30-year-old local leader of the National Citizen Party (NCP), in connection with a case alleging the attempted rape of a female colleague. Officers detained Palash, who serves as the Organising Secretary of the party’s Tanore upazila unit and hails from Pranpur village, during an operation […]

Manikganj District Correspondent: Gopal Rajbanshi A mobile court in Manikganj has sentenced six men to varying terms of simple imprisonment and monetary fines following an anti-narcotics raid in the district town. Conducted on Thursday, 12 November 2026, under the initiative of the Manikganj District Office of the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC), the operation targeted […]

The riverine char region of Munshiganj has once again descended into violence ahead of upcoming local government elections. Intermittent clashes erupted between two rival factions of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in Mollakandi union under Sadar upazila, leaving at least ten people injured, including five with gunshot wounds. The fighting, marked by heavy gunfire and […]

Three crude bombs, locally known as cocktails, were detonated across two court premises in Jashore town on Thursday night, sparking widespread panic and prompting an immediate security clampdown. The coordinated explosions occurred at approximately 8:30 pm on 12 November at the Assistant Judge Court and the Senior Chief Judicial Magistrate Court. Loud blasts accompanied by […]