In a significant anti-drug operation, the Department of Narcotics Control apprehended a young man, Mosharaf Hossain, with six thousand yaba tablets on board a passenger bus travelling from Dhaka to Thakurgaon. The operation was carried out on Tuesday night, 17 February, in Saidpur, Nilphamari, at the WAPDA Mor intersection. Mosharaf Hossain, also known as Mofizul, […]

In Habiganj, a group of leaders and activists from the Awami League raised the national and party flags outside the district office, which has been officially inactive, on Wednesday afternoon. The event, held at the Town Hall Road area of the city, was followed shortly afterwards by an incident in which a group of youths […]

Manikganj police have recovered the lifeless body of a local lawyer from a rented residence in Char Beutha, Sadar Upazila. The discovery was made late on Tuesday night, sending shockwaves through the local legal community and the surrounding neighbourhood. The deceased has been identified as Shahidul Islam, aged 36. A native of Jamunabad in Shimulia […]

Dhaka experienced severe traffic paralysis on Wednesday, 18 February, as three of the country’s key highways—Dhaka–Chattogram, Dhaka–Sylhet, and sections of the Asian Highway—were brought to a near standstill for eight consecutive hours. The disruption lasted from 6:00 am to 2:00 pm, causing immense distress to commuters and delaying the transport of goods across vital trade corridors. Field […]